Graduations

Goffstown. June 12, 1914 —The graduation exercises of the high school were held at the opera house last evening with every available seat taken and standing room at a premium. This year’s class is the largest ever graduated 17, 10 young ladies and seven young men. The personnel of the class was: Verna Beatrice Aiken, Augusta Victoria Babkirk, Sherman Arthur Bartlett, Henry Allen Brown, Harold Carter Brown, Lizzie Mae Emerson, George McKinney Emerson, William Robertson Eaton, Beatrice Corinne Twiss, Katherine Harriman Greer, Ethel Tallent Hart, Lillian Mae Hadden, Bertha Alice Royce, Mabelle Serena Richards, Percy George Spencer, Donald Benjamin Swett, Marion Story.

The exercises were uncommonly fine, especially good being Miss Babkirk’s essay on “Mother, An Appreciation.” The program consisted of prayer, Rec. E. C. Goodwin; “Song of Spring,” high school chorus; salutatory, “The Development of the Drama,” Marion Story; essay, “Industries of New Hampshire,” Percy George Spencer; duet, “New Life,” Katherine Harriman Greer and Ethel Tallent Hart; essay, “The Development of the Uses of Electricity,” Henry Allen Brown; essay, “What Is An American?” William Robertson Eaton; “The Pirate,” Boys chorus; valedictory, “Least We Forget,” Donald Benjamin Swett; conferring of diplomas, Dr. C. W. Milliken; class ode. In the conferring of the diplomas, Dr. C. W. Milliken was assisted by his daughter Casilda Milliken who presented to the class.

The stage was handsomely decorated in the class colors of yellow and blue with a fac-smile of the class pin over the front of the stage, in the rear of the stage was placed a large flag. The marshals of the evening were class marshal, Peter Jones; school marshal, Almore Earl Burns.

The ushers were past graduates, they were Robert Blaisdell, Karl Whipple, Calvin Jenks, Ray Jones, John Parker, William Parker, Lewis Richards and Lewis Holden.

The class ode was written by Verna B. Aiken and the music by Mabelle S. Richards.

Source: The Manchester Leader and Evening Union
Transcribed and submitted by: Helen Coughlin

April 14, 1922 - Twenty-two graduate nurses, 10 of whom are Manchester girls, who have been in training at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nashua took the state board examinations for registered nurses yesterday and today at Concord. This is the largest class of graduate nurses ever turned out at St. Joseph’s hospital.

The girls are Helen Hart, Anna Watts, Anna Mansfield, Mary Wedick, Clara Allison, Margaret Houghton, Grace Ferriter, Lila Fortier, Agnes Morrill and Mary Sullivan of Manchester, Marie Lepellier of Montreal, Pearl Butters and Emma Therrien of Nashua, Catherine Whyte of Lancaster, Ellen Conley of Milford, Angenette Goodreau and Marina Morier of Lowell, Mass., and Constant Daudette of Exeter.

Source: The Manchester Leader and Evening Union
Transcribed and submitted by Helen Coughlin

St. Anselm’s college holds its 28th annual commencement exercises at the “hilltop” tomorrow afternoon, but the commencement festivities start this evening when the “night before” celebration, which has not been held the past few years, will be resumed and a program of real merit will be in order. There will be six graduates awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts and 29 members of the fourth academic class will receive the college preparatory diploma.

The exercises will be held on the college lawn in front of the main buildings. Rt. Rev. George Albert Guertin, D. D., bishop of the Manchester diocese will present the graduation classes with their degrees and diplomas.

Rev. Fr. Edward F. Quirk of St. Mary’s church, Dover, an alumnus of St. Anselm’s college, will deliver the commencement day address.

The program contains 22 numbers, including addresses, vocal selections and musical numbers. One feature this year will be the appearance of the college band of 20 pieces. In past years the student orchestra has furnished music, but this year the band in uniform of white and blue will appear. The class song which was written by George D. Curry and Willis A. Perrault will be sung by the student body.

William P. Clancy, a graduate of Manchester High school class of 1918, is valedictorian of the “hilltop” commencement exercises. Five Manchester youths will be given the academic diploma signifying that they have successfully passed all the required examinations for this certificate. They are John E. Barrett, Walter J. Barrett, William F. Davitt, Jr., William E. Gouin, Gerard A. Hamel.

William P. Clancy, graduated from the Youngsville grammar school in 1914 and was valedictorian of his class. In 1918 he was graduated from Manchester High school having played on the baseball nine for three years. He is valedictorian of the A. B. class at St. Anselm’s and will study further at Grand Seminary at Montreal.

Timothy T. Cronin received his early grammar school education with the Irish Christian Brothers at Cork, Ireland, his first two years of college work was done at St. Louis college in West Meath. He came to America two years ago during the Irish persecution and registered at St. Anselm’s. He appeared several times on the public platform during the Irish drive. He will return to the land of his birth next month.

Sylvester A. Schramm is a graduate of St. Benedict’s preparatory school, Newark, N. J. class of 1918. The following fall he entered St. Anselm’s where he has during his course maintained a very high average. Next fall he will matriculate at the Catholic university, Washington D. C. Schramm is the present editor of the Anselmian, the college bi-monthly magazine.

John A. Murray, a native of Pittsburg, Pa., received his early education in the grammar schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., was graduated from the preparatory department of Mt. St. Mary’s college, Emmetsburg, Md., in 1918. During his collegiate course three years of which was spent at St. Anselm’s, Murray has always been an honor man in his classes having received the gold medal for general excellency once, and honorable mention twice. While at the Maryland school he was a member of the high school football and basketball teams. During his stay at St. Anselm’s he has been associated with the Anselmian staff and with the varsity basketball quintet.

Joseph F. Moran, Taunton, Mass., received his early education in the high school of his native city. His freshman year of college was spent at Tufts Medical school in Boston, When the United States entered the World war Moran entered the hospital branch of the army and saw considerable service. At the expiration of his enlistment he matriculated at St. Anselm’s. Moran is one of the associate editors of the college paper, and was a leader in student activities.

Source: The Manchester Leader
June 13, 1922
Transcribed and submitted by: Helen Coughlin

The annual graduation of the St. Raphael’s parochial school took place yesterday morning in the church. The services were preceded by a high mass.

Margaret, Laberge, Mary Mullroy, Allan Vallee, Frances Smith, Frances Healey, Angela Thornton, Annie Austin, Mary Keane, Cecilia Lemire, Alice Adams, Elizabeth McDonnell, Charlotte Lyons, Anna Sweeney, Catharine Gleason, Anna O’Day, Helen Guay, Irene Dionne, Alice Carrol, George Tierney, Charles Peoor, John Gilmartin, James Kearns, Daniel Bresnahan, Anthony Lapointe, Bernard McCabe, Charles Whitmore, David Tierney, Louis Quinn, Alfred Fairhurst, James Alger and Dalton O’Leary.

AWARD HONORS AT HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL Graduation exercises of Holy Rosary school were held in Holy Rosary chapel at 10:15 o’clock mass, Sunday morning. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Thomas Connor, D. D., and there was special music by the chapel choir under the direction of Miss Delia Scott. Diplomas were awarded to the following:
Lillian Mary Lydon Mary Josephine Shea Margaret Mary Collins Elizabeth Josephine McCarthy Mary Theresa Shaughnessy Agnes Ruth Riley Joseph Francis Saide Thomas Joseph Leonard	Francis Joseph Whipple Edward Joseph Gorman Frances Peter Gibbons Thomas Joseph McLaughlin John Joseph Horan James Francis Shaughnessy Raymond Bernard Morris.

The Christian Doctrine Cross was awarded to Lillian M. Lydon and the gold medal for first rank in scholarship was awarded to Mary J. Shea.

Nashua, Feb. 5.— Today is graduation day at the nurses’ school of St. Joseph’s hospital and one of the largest classes in the history of the institution receive their diplomas.

Early in the afternoon a dinner was served for the graduates and the officials at which there were prominent guests from among the medical profession in Nashua.

At the exercises which followed late this afternoon, Rev. Julien J. Richard presented the diplomas to the members of the class, 12 in number. There was an address by Rev. Frank O’Neil and the presentation of the class by Dr. Herman Smith. It was a gala day for the staff at the hospital.

The list of the graduates, in which Manchester young women prominently figure, is as follows:

Source: Manchester Leader and Evening Union
Date: Wednesday February 5, 1919
Transcribed by: Joshua M. Cullen