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Show EXERCISES fl Bishop Glass Addresses Graduates; Grad-uates; Sixteen Receive Diplomas ; "Hold to the truth, my dear girls,' said Rt. Rev. Joseph S. Glass. C. M. D. D in his address to the" sixteen girl graduates of Sacred Heart Academy Acad-emy last evening at the annual commencement com-mencement exercises, "for it is the I only way you can retain the higher ideals of the 'Women and the ,West,' and which, in the end, will win you the right to say, 'I have kept my tryst.' In speaking further to the graduates Bishop Glass told the girls that the fight outside in the world was far harder than that of school days, but that the highest stand that they could take was one of purity, high ideals and love. Congratulating them on their past successes, Bishop Glass stated that he hoped the success suc-cess of the future would be jut as groat. Turning to the parents, he said. "You must all realize that somo day the end will come, and it is time now to ask yourselves, "What am I going to'leavo to my children?' Will it be money, or will it be a strong right arm with which to figiit their way? I care not whether it be even one dollar, or several millions, the girl or bov who Is left a strong right arm, something to fight with, is wealthier by far. "And you, -my dear girls, are leaving leav-ing Sacred Heart tonight, perhaps forever, but whatever you- do, stand faithful to the end, so that you can say to the King of your court, 'I Have Kept the Tryst.' " Program Given. The address to the graduates by Bishop Glass was the conclusion of an Interesting program, including both musical and reading numbers. Students Stu-dents of the academic, commercial I courses and from the conservatory of I music were given their medals and j diplomas. Miss Pauline Sparks of ! American Falls, Idaho, gave the class 'essay entitled, "Women and the West," with Margaret Wright giving the class poem, "The Truth Remains."! The class song was written by Missi j Kathryn Shufilebarger. Miss Margery Marg-ery Mullen, valedictorian, gave the ad-J dress, "1 Keep the Tryst," which follows: fol-lows: Valedictory Addros. t "Once upon a time, so the story I runs, there was a young lad who livod at the court of a great king. As he listened, day after day, to the stories of bravery and courage told by the' minstrels in the presence of his sov-1 creign, he dreamed and longed to bei one day a great and noble knight. A wise and gentle bard observed "the boy's bright, eager face and guessed at his desire. And stooping down to tne lad, he whispered to him a secret sec-ret of its accomplishment. It was this, "Keep Tryst," and be in all things faithful. "rj.he boy was determined when he left the king to accomplish every duty he had to well, so he could gain the longed-for goal. "As he grew older his tasks became mote dlrficult and many times he was ready to give up when a voice within his heart would say 'Keep Tryst.' This always gave him courage and the more difficult the duty the greater was his Inward joy, when, arter its accomplishment, accom-plishment, ho could say: 'I have Kept the Tryst:' "As he went through life great sorrows sor-rows came to him, so greac that at times he could hardly bear them, but always he was faithful. . "Then there were great deeds to be accomplished, heroic undertakings, j for his heart and will. jJut his goal: was worth all cost and in these, loo, he "Kept the Tryst,' Kept Faithful. "When at last he returned to the court of the king foot-sore, spent and ragged he was surprised to receive i from his lord not only the welcome of a knight, but the embrace and I place of nonor of the king's most trusted friend. For, said the kln'g, he has been in all things faithful' and thrusting aside the ragged mantle man-tle he diaplayca upon the neck of the new-made knight a splendid necklace. It was all set with diamonds for his great and valiant deeds, amethysts Sov his suffering, and most beautiful of all. a wealth of softly radiant pearls for his little tasks well done. "We graduates of the class of 1920 are each like the lad who sat and dreamed of future greatness in the palace of the king. Our King Is God and His court is the world and the kindly bard Who has whispered to us the secret of our future success is ( our school and teacher, Sacred Heart I academy. And that secret is "Keep the Tryst,' and bo In all things faithful. faith-ful. Much to Do. "We go now to meet the growing tusks of the coming years there twill be much pleasant work to do there will bo the inevitable sorrows, there may possibly be somo great accomplishment accom-plishment that will earn a conspicuous conspicu-ous reward, but mostly there will come into our lives the routine of monotonous monoton-ous daily duties to be performed. In all these things we must bo faithful for we have before us tho supreme and everlasting object of a place of friendship at the right-hand of our Ivlng. "And as we say good-bye to Sacred Heart toda with all that it holds for us our devoted Sister Superior, teachers, teach-ers, school . friends, with all its memories mem-ories and associations our hearts are high, our wills are strong ou: goal is the Sacred Heart of Christ, our King and unto that end we pledge ourselves to Keep the Tryst." |