Baccalaureate Graduation at Mt. St. Clare

Source: The Catholic Messenger, June 8, 1944, Page 8

Clinton -- In his baccalaureate sermon, the Rev. Edward Taylor, college chaplin, gave no promises for the future in wealth, happiness, or success to the Mt. St. Clare graduates on May 28.  Nevertheless, he stated that a pessimistic outlook was not in order either.

In pointing out the goal that graduates should strive for, Father Taylor cited two saintly examples, that of the Little Flower, who saw in the sea, when she first set eyes on it at seven, God and His eternal magesty.  st. Aloysius, who scorned the world with the question on his lips, "How does this look in the light of Eternity?"

Ending the servies with solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament the St. Cecelia choir sang "Cor Jesu" (McGrath), "Tantum Ergo" (Singenberger) and "Jubilate Den" (Arbinger).

Twenty-five graduates received their diplomas at the commencement exercises on Friday, June 2.  Of those the following are junior college: Mary Bauer, Storm Lake; Maxine Evans, Clinton; Sister Mary Gertrude Logsdon, Clinton; Bonnie Lou Monrose, Kathryn Monroe, Princeton, Ill; Mary Kathryn Pettinger, Cumberland; Arlene Rickert, Charlotte; and Florence Warnock, Clinton.  Eighteen received high school diplomas: Donna Banker, Clinton; Agnes Blattner, Chicago; Therese Garrity, DeWitt; Grace Hahn, Clinton; Dorothy Harding, Clinton; Mary Hoff, Fulton, Ill; Marcella Hohenhorst, Chicago; Mary Janelle King, St. Patrick, Mo.; Marian Lauer, Sublette, Ill; Coleen Martin, Cedar Rapids; Mary Margaret Matz, Clinton; Betty O'Meara, DeWitt; Joan Pestke, Clinton; Gloria Von Ah, Clinton; Mary Jean reilly, Winnetka, Ill; Marycee Watts, Chicago, and Sara Wolfe, Delmar.

Scholarships and awards went to: first, Mt. St. Clare junior college scholarship, Gloria Von Ah, Clinton; second, Marcella Hohenhorst, Chicago, academy general excellence medal (awarded to an academy junior), Dorothy Fier, Clinton, liberal arts scholarship, Mary Britt, Clinton; teacher training scholarship, Joan Ernst, Bellevue; voice scholarship, Colette Brennan, St. Patrick, Mo; piano scholarship, Maxine Evans, Clinton; St. Louis university scholarship, Bonnie Lou Monroe, Princeton, Ill; scholarship to college of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minn., Florence Warnock, Clinton; and a medal for general excellence was awarded to Bonnie Lou Monroe.