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JUNE 17, 1933 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA FIVE Class of Twenty Graduated at Marist College, Atlanta Rev. William Lonergan, S. M., Delivers Address at An nual Commencement (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—Seventeen seniors were awarded diplomas in the liter ary department of Marist College and three certificates in the commercial course were presented at the annual commencement exercises of Marist College held June 2 in the Atlanta Woman’s Club Auditorium. The Very Rev. P. H. Dagneau, S.M., president, presided, and the address was delivered by the Rev. William Lonergan, S.M Harvey Commagere delivered the valedictory. The ath letic awards were presented by Louis Van Hotuen, athletic director. Graduates in the literary depart ment included Allen Alfred Alexan der, Willoughby Ernest Beaudry, Bur ton H. Bellinger, Jr., Max W. Bips, Jack Bothamley, Jr., Morton Reck Campbell, Jr., William Lloyd Car- verm, Harvey G. Commagere, Wil liam J. Holland, William Benson Hughes, Vincent J. Hurley, Jr., Mi chael Theodore Lambert, Jr., Edward Nicholas Maddox, Jr., John Traylor Malone, Jr., Clement L. McGowan, Jr., and Alvin Francis Schwartzwal- der. Certificates in the commercial course were awarded Arthur J Bremer, Frank K. Murphy and Walter T. Williams. Harvey Commagere won the J. J. Haverty medal for highest standing during senior year, John Schroder the P. O. Herbert medal for senior dec lamation, and Nedom Angler the Mrs. M. C. King medal for junior declama tion. The Atlanta Chapter, U. D. C., med al for the best essay on Sidney La nier was won by Jack Bothamley, and the D. A. R. medal for the best essay on the Georgia Bicentennial went to Lewis F. Gordon. The Mrs. A. J. Alexander medal went to John Reilly, the Rapid Calculation medal to Porter Warren, the Mrs. Willis Jones medal to Thomas Blohn and the Excellent English medal to Por ter Warren. Class leaders were: Third senior, Commencement Held in Augusta Parish Nineteen Graduated at the Sacred Heart School AUGUSTA, Ga.—Nineteen girls and boys received certificates from Sa cred Heart School at exercises closing the 1932-1933 session. They were: Av- ice Moody, Joseph Arthur, Thelma Battle, Virginia Buckley, Owen Claf- fey, Clara Cotter, Sarah Culpepper, Daniel Culpepper, Timothy Gleason, Edward Deween, Helen Gary, John Mahoney, John Sullivan, Marian Sheahan, Marvin Woodward, Bernard Vaughan and Theodore Hickman The highest average was made by Avice Moody, with Clara Cotter sec ond. An interesting program was pre sented and the girls, all in white with red ribbons, the boys in white trou sers and shirts with red ties, created a bright note of uniformity. The program. Recitation, Bertram Hester; chorus, dialogue, by Anne Casey and Mary Von Sant; action song, first and second grades; group recitation, “The Meaning of the Flag”, by first grade; song, “Say a Kind Word Whenever You Can,” third and fourth grades; reading, “Where Do You Live”? by Helen McAuliffe; reading, “A Bristol Legend”, by Le Garde Doughty; song, “Anvil Cho rus”, by boys; song, “Little Boy Blue” by Clara Punaro, Mary Stulb, Ethel Ferguson, Clara Teague, Rita May, Anne Beale, Frances Gleason; reading “The Conqueror”, by Timothy Glea son; address appreciation, by Avice Moody; presentation of diplomas, Rev. J. B. Franckhauser, S. J.; hymn, “Ave Maria”, 7th grade. Harvey Commagere; second senior, William Bruckner; first senior, Wil liam Hart; third junior, Robert Trout man; second junior, Porter David Moncrief; first junior, Porter Warren; commercial, Frank Murphy. Runners- up in these classes respectively were William Hughes, Eugene Steinhauer, Elwood Wright, Richard Smith, John Lynch, Michael Murphy and Arthur Bremer. Wit. De Sales Academy at Macon Graduates Fourteen MACON, Ga.—Mount de Sales Academy graduated 14 young women at its 68th commencement at the Catholic school Friday night, June 9, after a several days’ commencement program. The commencement celebra tion included music programs, ad dresses, the senior play, and religious services. Rev. T. J. McNamara of Milledge- ville, addressed the seniors on Memo ries. Pilate’s Daughter, the senior play, was given in the academy auditorium Thursday night, June 8. Graduates leading the roles, assisted by junior students as vestal dancers and mem bers of stage groups. After the play, the graduates went to St. Joseph’s Church for the bac calaureate address by Rev. Felix J. Clarkson, S. J. Graduation exercises were held at 10 o’clock Friday morning, June 9 in St. Joseph’s Church, where High Mass was celebrated and the com mencement sermon preached by Rev. D. J. McCarthy, Columbus. The music of the Mass was sung by St. Joseph’s choir, with Prof. J. G. Weisz, at the organ. The class of 1933 fellows: Misses Anita Cassidy, Sallie May Devlin, Jane Pritchard, Jane Osbourne, Martha McKenna, Margaret McNelis, Helen Lasse ter, Margaret Jarratt, Bernadette Kennington, Kathryn Carr, Dolores Stamps of Macon, Angela and Frances Gaggioni of Savannah; Gladys Mariette Cassell, Florida. 40 in Sacred Heart Class in Savannah SAVANNAH, Ga.—Forty boys and girls of Sacred Heart Parochial School will be awarded diplomas at the annual graduating exercises in Sacred Heart Church June 7. . Diplomas were presented by the Very Rev. Father Boniface, O. S. B„ rector of Sacred Heart Church and prior of the Benedictine Fathers in Savannah. Following are the graduates: Frances Imogene Aranda, Ger trude Margaret Barbee, Catherine Armella Barrett, Mary Theresa Becker, Eleanor Clair Beranc. Evelyn Elizabeth Clarke, Margaret Elizabeth Cooper, Theresa Eloise Cooper, Miriam Malin Craig, Rosemary Flood Crowley, Elizabeth Catherine Davis, Concetta Mary Di Natale, Martha Elizabeth Ducey, Katherine Fidelis Galletta, Leila Elizabeth George, Dorothy Margaret Hohenstein, Ma- thilde Boykin Howard, Mary Louise Meighen, Julia Mary Murphy, Mar garet Elizabeth Frances Murphy, Dorothy Cecile McGinley, Sheila Theresa Pierce, Mary Sullivan, Helena McMahon Uffelmann, Fran ces Edna Weimar, Kathleen Margaret Wells, Joseph Lee Conners, Joseph Patrick Doyle, Jr., Joseph Valentino Heller, William Anthony Joseph Leo nard, Jr., Thomas Logan McCarthy, Myles McManus, George N. Paul, Jr. Nathan Anderson Roane, Jr., John James Russo, Robert McDermott Schwarz, Owen Francis Stoughton, Richard Tuten, John Jefferson Walsh and Bernard Downey Wright. COMMENC EMENT NEWS had preferred at tention in this issue of The Bulletin. This neces sitated the holding of some other items for the next issue. _ All com mencement news from schools in the Southeast up to the time this issue was made up appears in this number. Schools which have not sent in their programs are invit ed to do so for the next issue. These commence ment stories are the most convincing evidence of what the Church is do ing for the cause of edu cation in the South, and this despite the compara tively limited number of her children here. Diplomas for 31 at Marist, Savannah Bishop Keyes Presents Hon ors at Commencement Mt. St. Joseph’s Graduates Class of Twelve at Augusta AUGUSTA, Ga.— Twelve young ladies received diplomas June 1 from Mount St. Joseph at interesting ex ercises at which the address was de livered by Dr. M. H. Bryan, who is instructor of economics in the de partment of commerce University of Georgia. Dr. Bryan’s subject was the “Value of an Education.” The initial number on the program was the salutatory by Itala Punaro, We Who Are About to Live, Salute You,” followed by the chorus, “Daily We Are Tripping,” with accompani ment by Jane Rox. “Leaves from an Old Journal,” by Philomena An drews, was an interesting sketch pre pared from “The Banner of the South,” the newspaper edited in Au gusta just after the War Between the States by the Rev. Abram Ryan, the only copies known to exist being in the possession of Capt. P, H. Rice, K. C. S. G. Miss Anna Louise Boeckman, first honor graduate, delivered the vale dictory. , The diplomas were delivered by Right Rev. Monsignor James A. Kane to the Misses Anna Louise Boeckman, Philomena Andrews. Mary Caver, Anne Herman, Mary Ivey, Bernice Kirsch, Katherine Pope, Theresa Punaro, Itala Punaro, Adelaide Sheehan, Frances Toomey, and Dorothy Usry. Certificates to the high school de partment were given the Misses Anne Mulherin, Roslyn Sylvester, Reba O’Connor. Marian Lawrence, Mary Daly, Katherine Kelly, Frances Wat kins, and Anne Gordon Harper. Other musical numbers were the solo, “Liebestraum” by Theresa Pu naro, accompanied by Itala Punaro; and the closing number, the hymn by the class, ’Ave Maris Stellis.” (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Commencement exercises of the Marist School were conducted in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D.D., bishop of Sa vannah, presided at the exercises which were held in conjunction with the closing exercises of the St. Vin cent’s Grammar School. The diplo mas were presented by Bishop Keyes, assisted by the Very Rev. Monsignor Joseph F Croke. Special honors were awarded as fol lows: The Patrick Brennan memorial me dal for excellence in scholarship awarded to Charles C. Davis; next in merit, Thomas F. Walsh. The Semmes medal for Christian doctrine awarded to Charles C. Davis; next in merit, Charles Laffiteau. Medals for perfect attendance were awarded to Joseph L. Dyer and Chas. A. Laffiteau. A prize of $2.50 presented by Sa vannah Division Ladies’ Auxiliary A. O. H., for best essay submitted by grammar school pupil in Savannah in the national Irish history contest for 1933 was awarded to Charles E. Feu- ger, Jr. Roll of honor certificates were awarded to: Charles C. Davis. John F. Chadboume, Charles A. Laffiteau, Joseph L. Dyer. James M. Lucree, Robert J. Chambers Robert E. Davis, Joseph A. Mulligan, Leroy A. Bums. Attendance pins were awarded to- Charles C. Davis, John F. Chad- bouine, Charles A. Laffiteau, Joseph L. Dyer, Joseph M. Lucree, Robert Chambers, Joseph A. Engel, William Lloyd, Robert E. Davis, William P. Dowling, William F. Reilley. The following were presented di plomas: Charles C. Davis, Thomas E. Walsh, John J. Chadboume, John S Robertson. Charles A. Laffiteau, Rob ert F. Burns, Joseph L. Dyer, James M. Lucree, Robert J. Chambers, Jo seph A. Engel, Julian H. Dillon, Rafe T. Salas, Charles E. Feuger, Wright E. Powers, Reid A. McFeeley, Wil liam M. Lloyd, Robert E. Davis, Mi chael T. Handiboe, Joseph A Mulli gan, William P. Dowling, Bernard F. Mackie, William F. Reilley, Charles J. Schroder, Charles A. Smith, Fran cis L. Dowell, Seaborn J. Griffith, Lawrence Quinan, Arthur M. Winters, Lawrence E. Morgan, and Sebastine Olliff. MISS MORRISON HIGHLY HONORED VTMARYMOUNT President of Senior Class Welcomes Cardinal Hayes (Special to The Bulletin) AT LAN i A, Ga. —Miss Blake Mor rison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W J. Morrison, of Atlanta and Orlando, who was graduated from Marymount College last week,, delivered, as pres ident of the student council and the senior class .the address of welcome to Cardinal Hayes at the commence ment exercises. Miss Morrison was awarded the Marquis George Mac Donald Gold Medal, presented by the college “to the student who, by her character and example, has the greatest, influence for good on her companions.” and was also awarded the Cardinal Farley Gold Medal for Apologetics. MSGR. LAVELLE 77 NEW YORK — The Rt. Rev Msgr. Michael J. Lavelle, rcetor of St. Pat rick’s Church, observed his seventy- seventh birthday Memorial Day. Be yond an informal luncheon in his honor and a floral tribute from the children and felicitations from Car dinal Kayes and numerous other friends, there was no observance of the anlversary. , ( Benedictine School Holds 33rd AnnualCommencement Bishop Keyes Presides at Savannah — Thirty - Four Cadets Get Diplomas (Special to The Bullet in) SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D.D., Bishop of Sa vannah, presided at the 33rd annual commencement, at Benedictine School here June 8, at which high school di plomas were presented to 34 cadets. After the entrance march by the Benedictine Battalion, and the invo cation by the Very Rev. Boniface Bauer, O.S.B., prior of the Benedic tine community and pastor of Sa cred Heart Church, Captain Edward Brown gave the salutatory and Ser geant Arthur Dowling the valedic tory. The address to the graduates was delivered by Major Louis Craig, U. S. A. The Benedictine cup for the cadet best exemplifying Benedictine ideals went to John B. Thompson, of the class of 1933. The cup is given by the class of 1924. The medal given by Bishop Keyes for highest average in the senior class went to Arthur Dowling, with Edward J. Brown, Jr., salutatorian, next in merit. , The Abbot Vincent medal for ju nior class scholarship was won by James Burke McEllin, with William Francis Whalen second. The medal given by Father Boniface for soph omore class honors went to Henry- Suiter Brown, and Robert R. O’Brien second, and the Judge Houlihan fresh man medal was awarded William F. Hennessy, Jr., with Mahony M. Ray, Jr., second. Mahoney M Ray-, Jr., won the class of 1929 silver cup as the outstanding freshman, Henry Suiter Brown the Jordon F. Brooks Memorial Medal for the individual manual of arms drill, and John J. Clancy', Jr., the Thomas J. Dooley Medal for military exellence. Cadet Clancy is cadet ma jor for the coming year. John Elliiott Corcoran of Company B was present ed the Savannah Cadets’ Medal for the best drilled company. Following are the cadets who re ceived diplomas: Sergeant David Wil liam Bolton, Jr., Captain Edward John Brown, Jr., Corporal Joseph John Cannaella, Major Walter Crawford Corish, Lieutenant Thomas William Creaser, Jr., Lieutenant Eugene Dom ini Curtis, Sergeant Arthur Joseph Dowling. Sergeant John Tharpe En gel, Cadet William Gorman Fogarty', Sergeant John Joseph Foran, Jr.. Ca- GREENVILLE PARISH SCHOOL EXERCISES (Special to The Bulletin) GREENVILLE, S. C. — Addressed by the Rev. Sydney Dean, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, nine boys and girls were graduated from St. Mary's School at final ex ercises in the church auditorium. The following received certificates, Lumia Dumit, Charles Ballentine, Aurelia Slattery, Imeal George, Rob ert Dowling, Katherine McNamana, Frances Cunningham, Frances Gal- livan and Elizabetr Schwiers. Father Dean awarded the certifi cates and also two medals offered by Mrs. James F. Gallivan. The religious medal was awarded to Imeal George and the mathematics prize to Charles Balentine. Father Dean urged the students to have an ideal and stick to it. He used George Washington and Bene dict Arnold as examples, declaring that. Washington had an ideal and followed it, while Arnold did not. He admonished them to be loy'al to the church and state and to their teachings. They were served breakfast later in the St. Mary's club room by Miss Adele George, assisted by Misses Lucile Boniface and Mary Scruggs. The room was appropriately deco rated with paper and flowers with the school colors, blue and white predominating. det David Daniel Katzoff, Cadet Vin cent de Paul Kelly, Cadet John Peter King. Lieutenant Petro Charles La mas, Sergeant Lester Lasky, Cadet Ir ving Joseph Lovitt, Sergeant William Patrick McDonough, Lieutenant Rob ert Joseph McManus, Sergeant Jo seph Francis Odom, Lieutenant Ed ward Matthew Patterson, Sergeant John Joseph Powers, Lieutenant Thomas Edward Powers, Jr.. Cadet Sidney Lewis Raskin, First Class Pri vate Charles Vernon Ray, Corporal Edward Joseph Redmond, Lieutenant Edmund Verdery Ryan, Lieutenant Joseph Charles Schreck, Sergeant Daniel David Segall, Sergeant Major John Joseph Sullivan, First Class Pri vate John Joseph Tarantino, Lieuten ant John Bernard Thompson, Jr., Ca det Grover T. Tuten, Jr., Lieutenant ] Henry Persse Walsh, Captain Charles Joseph Whitehead. Certificates were presented Richard Joseph Dolan, Walter Anthony Rem- ion and John Elliott Corcoran. St. Vincent’s, Savannah, G raduates Class of Twenty \ (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. D., presided at the annual commencement of St. Vincent Academy at the Lawton Me morial, at which high school diplo mas were presented to twenty young ladies. Class honors were announced by the Very Rev. Msgr. Jos. F. Croke, chancellor. The class leaders were the Misses Josephine Mary Alonso and Mary Lovett Trapani; these young ladies having attained an equal average during the school year were awarded the highest honors. The graduating class is composed of Josephine Mary Alonso, Elizabeth Frances Beytagh, Louise Marie Byrnes, Isabelle Martina Burnett, Marian St. Claire Conklin, Margaret Catherine Counihan, Edith Margaret Crowley, Mary Jane Cullum, Adeline Louisiana Giavemberg, Mary Louise Halligan, Idell Theresa Hendrix, Kathleen Ann Howard, Elizabeth Ann McAlphin, Annabel Mary Mc Carthy, Cecilia Rita McGouldrick, Margaret Celeste Michel, Mary Jane Ray, Ellen Thcrese Ryan, Esther Josephine Ryan, Mary Lovett Tra pani. v The following is the program of the graduating exercises: March (Goundod). March, “A Fantasy of Youth” (Gounod). Prologue,-Mary Lovett Trapani. “To Greet the Spring (Mendels sohn). “When Life is Brightest” (Pinsuti). “Ave Maria” (Bach-Gounedj. Presentation of diplomas and aca- j demic honors by the Bishop of Saaj vannah. Epilogue. Josephine Mary Alonso. “Farewell to Alma Mater” (Wie- gand). Accompanists and director of cho- ; rus, Mrs. Addie May Jackson, general i director, Madame Munthe. ST. VINCENT GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES Bishop Keyes presented the award* and diplomas to graduates of the St. Vincent Grammar School at joint ex ercises with Marist School at th« Cathedral. Those receiving diplo mas included the Misses Loyola Anxfc Trapani, Julia Theresa Sheehan, Christine Martina Coyle, E-leanop Mary Dovle, Julia Cecil, Rossiter, Mary Theresa Kenny. Margaret Theresa Price, Ruth Mary Holm, Ann Theresa Remion, Johann* Theresa Daly, Frances Louise Ccn- neff, Frances Theresa Saunders. Theresa Mary Harmon. Ann Mary Harte. Mary Justina O’Hayer, Doro thy Helen Englade, Elizabeth Mary Haynes, Rose Elizabeth Hall. Made-i liner Bernadette Puder, Pauline Ve ronica Kenny, Barbara Elizabeths Downing, Catherine Martina Clifton, Helen Elizabeth Smith, Hortensst Theresa Kavanaugh, Dolores Eliza beth Ryan. Junior High Commencemen in Atlanta’s Mother Parisl (Special to The Bulletin) the m—,, vr * > (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA. Ga.—The simplicity and beauty so characteristic of the Im maculate Conception Junior’ High Commencements made the closing exercises of June 4, in the Immaculate Conception Church, a very impressive occasion. High Mass was sung by the Rev. J. E. Moylan, pastor, and his perfectly trained senior altar boys, robed in pure white, added greatly to the solemnity of the services. In his sermon, Father Moylan im pressed on his congregation the ne cessity of supporting their parochial school by calling attention to the many factors that made Catholic education the only complete educa tion. • At the close of the Mass, the diploma bearers, the Misses Caroline Keith and Thelma Kelly of the Junior grade, with the attractive little flower girls, the Misses Mary Ruth Hanson, Ann* Price, Ann Davis, Constance Vat Mansfield, Helen Baumgartner &im Cecelia Smith, led the Senior gra^i to the Sanctuary steps where dipo mas were awarded to the following William Jabaley, winner of th< Christian Doctrine prize offered bj Mrs. R. Reynolds, James Duke Thomas Abraham, Miss Leona Vai Mansfield. William Carmen, Mis Margie Maloof, winner of the gol< medal for deportment, offered by Mrs Arthur Brown of New' York in room ory of her daughter, Jeanette; Misf Lydia Dalon, Michael Praeter, Mis Mary Maher. Donald Brundage ant Eugene McDermott, winner of the I] D. C. medal donated by Mrs. Molfil Moran. The choir under the direction d Mr. W. Karst and Mr. M. Millar^ rendered a very appropriate program^