The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-01
COMMENCEMENT DAY
COMMENCEMENT DAY
ACADEMY OF VISITATION
A W ARD OF PREx II 8
COL UNI BlAN COL L G q e
GRADUATING EXERCISES
THE Al U N NJ MEETING
TOWARD UNIVERSITY,
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Proc edingS al The Cong CgaiiOnal Church
GENERAL TOWARDS SPEECH
GRADUATING EXERCISES
THE Al NM MEETING
HOWARD UNIVERSITY,
Proc sdings at Tho Cong cgaiional Church
GENERAL TOWARDS SPEECH

GENERAL TOWARDS SPEECH
The annual distribution Of premiums 10
the pupils Of the Academy Of the Visitation,
3. V. NJ, Georgetown, took place In the
Odeon building, at the academy, yesterday
morning, In the presence Of u gay and bril-
liant assemblagc Of the elite Of Washington
and Georgetown society. The order Of ex-
ercises, as arranged for the occasion, was as
follows, Grand March. Pianos-Misses
Fisk and Anna Cookery. Harps-Misses
Jennie Carpenter, Lily Morrison, Amy Ora
ham and Emma Etheridge. Then followed
the stirring chorus, SOY, Joy, Freedom To-
Misses NJ. Fisk, Mary Boucher, Rate
Ewing, N. Dorsey, Fannie Abel, Madeline
Augustine, Mary Pizzlni, sallie Watson and
Mary Frisby. Miss Mary Mosher presided
at the plano.
The Premiums In sacred and profane his
tory, ancient and modern geography, read
Ing and photography were distributed to tho
following ladies
First Glass The frat premiums were
awarded to Miss Annie Lee. Of Maryland;
Annie French, Miss Mary Mosher and Miss
Ida Wilson, Of the District of Columbia.
The second premiums TO Miss Annie Cork
cry, Of Louisiana; and Miss Emma Etheridgc,
Of Tennessee. The third premium to Miss
Julia O'Neale, Of the District Of Columbia.
Second CAUSE.-THE nrst premiums were
awarded to Lizzie Harusberger, Of Virginia;
Alice Osborne, OF Pennsylvania, and Nellie
dorsey, OF the District OF COLUMBIA. The
second premiums TO Jenny Cleary, Of the
Dlstrlct OF Co,umoiai Katie Stewart, of
rennsyNahiai raunie Casey, Of Georgia,
a"n 'psepnine "a,ker, Q. iowa
arst premiums were awarded to Nettle
Sralg, OF tne pistrict OF Columbia; Nettie
W ,e'sAG ~ OF Md;i MARY Bailey, Of Texasi
pa a'y r nS,nsoia, Si .. ~ Lilly MeGarty, OF
Tue SECOND premiums to Amy Graham,
VI La.i Josephine Boucher, Cora Wilson.
n noper'a Seymour and Ella Slmms, OF the
- T nj ma %t Aragus.ine' OF va.
n ass ,I nist premiums were
a"Aiaeu 20 Lha MI, mary fea6ower and
MT n n,u, ., y. Vi Jenny Walters, Of
na'i Misses EQUINE and Viola seyfert, OF
premiums 70 Katie Carter, Ida Collins and
Jennie Hunter, OF ID. CT Lizzie Chancellor,
OF Val Lille Morrison, OF ILL.,, and Florence
~ uay p o, n. L. Accesserunti Ada Ford,
OF ONO; Nate Ewing, OF Texas, and Kate
Reilly, Of Del.
premiums were awarded to Mamie Curtiss,
Of Mich; Mary Boutwell, aud Louisa Casey,
OF Ca; Misses Christiana and Sallie Mack.
all, Imogen Caperton and Lille Simms, Of
ID. c., aud Martha Smith, Of Md. The sec.
ond premiums to Clara Carlton, Ida Dear.
Ing, Maggie Brown, Mamie Dunklnson and
Fannie Fowler, OF D. e.; Mary Tiuslcy. of
Ga, and Josephine Lauahan, Of Nd. Pre-.
miums for improvement In the studies OF
the class to Julia and Mary Lawler, Of Ill.
Fourth Class-The frat premiums were
awarded to Amelia Dawson, of Nicaragua.
and Carrie Casey, OF Ga. The second pre.
miums TO Ida Robinson, of Ma, Tereaa sey.
dell, Of Nicaragua; Lucy Tiusley. of an.
Lillian Branner, Of Tenn, Emelia otero ana
Mercedes Chaves, of New Mexico, Accesse.
runt; Lizzie Williams, Of Tenn, Katie
Boone, of Nd; Paris Cody, of Colorado.
and Camilla Chew, of D. G.
In the Section Of the Fourth Class the
hrst premiums were awarded to Alice Young,
Hatcher, Of Va, aud Ella Jones. OF Mias'
The second preniums to Sarah Whitney,
Lulie Kronee, Mary Weaver, Ella Fowler
aud Fannie Kirkland, of ID, C, The third
premium to Mamie Hallowav. of d. q.
Iu the Fourth Class of Dlctation md
0nhogrpphv. thu first n---i.-.- 1859
awarded to Lucy Tiusley, Lillian Brauner,
Katie Boone and Amelia Dawson. Accesse-
runt: Lizzie Williams, Emella Otero and
Carrie Casey.
In the Section Of the Fourth Class Of Die.
tation and photography the first premiums
were awarded TO Rose Taylor, Mary Hatcher,
Ella Jones, Lulie Essex and Alice Young.
The second premiums to Misses Ella Fow-
Ter and Lulie krouse.
The third premium to Miss Mary Weaver.
In the Fith Glass Of History and Geog.
raphy.The hrst premiums were awarded to
Misses Estelle Golibart and Louisa Southall,
mil In nd I..ta Ia.
nard, Oh Connecticut; Misses Emma Mitch
I'll, Rose Irunnell and Nellie Savage, OF the
district OF Columbia; Dolores Chaves, OF
New Mexico, aud Fannie Ross, of Virginia.
The second premiums to Alice Sawyer,
Josephine Brown and Amanda Hawthorne,
oi the District OF Columbia; Mary Stevens,
VI Maryland Beatrice Otero, Of New Mex
lco, and Alice Quesenbury, Of Virginia. Ac-
eesserun'' Lille hnight, Lena Carter, Dora
dali aud Nellie woodward, OF the District
II columbiai Mary Jones, Of Rhode Island,
Ind Ethiiy rotestad, OF spain.
In the riitn Class Of Reading and Orthcs
raPhy-Ine nrs, premiums were 49, ',su =
S mI'sSc, ESts,fe u0hoart, Liill'
sNgn.' sosepnlne ana Emliy Barnard, Aic'
sawyer AUG Doiores Cnayes: Inc secont
pieunums 70 Esuuio moss, mary stevens
oVsepn'ne ,i, p MAR y0aes, Louisa south
~ ~ ia... T.., ,,s ine tniru premium
| 'n,r,,.. ~, ,i,Ii AuanuA nav
, ,Wo'.a', Doia nal' NOSE Irunneli, Nellie
,S n aha neAtrce Utero.
~, IN ' T,,' o'a a lass OF history and aeogra
~, Ss, s pe,niuas were Awarded u
.nd $500 s a, .ne n's', w Oh columbia
I 's",,d n ns.,nI, n.yaeii oi SlcaraguA, IN
-" vI.''i',is w T raiy Decker anu SAINT
"o1, M,,ah'u ne tniru premiums u
~. Ia ua',,Ia VI .ne Dist,et oi oo!uui
in nh. siyIn o. nr o. "a auo',
,,nhv Ths Mr., nr.U y, meaa,ns ana or,eos
n. r.. IN. 1891 ". Vas a"aIueu oli
~. ,Sird IA, s.T'. " n me- inseisoh
,',hi.. NNA ''''o"' Vi 'no D'e'ric' Vi 70
In the s.vs,,h p..., n
,,a.,r,, T 'rh'. aes W heaoing ana VI
,,.', ~ W,y,,iria .ns '' p,einluins were awai
ric, ", Ts"n,.,. Tn nonI' vi the us
F.nuj,. u~,'a., n eceonu pLehiuni u
~. ,,,,ra u $500, y, ane D,stiet Oh ooiumoia
p"'uui '" oopnic FeiouZe, Of
tn. tn., "Cou>
No., was a a.,i,d.a "uhrua enc piansa
t',',ch.r ia M,,,t. y fehueTed oy M
- y, ,sa ,,a' 'e rnh' ~ Dofsey pre-
~ sIe p'Aao c o.,
| I'D i nnrs.y r. .s anna Sorkery
p,IL. ;, hv s,,aarp s'o'neu 'ne I'e''i'
vim ,x..r ,bs U Sis,rhs,, IN Cnsuah aoc
w IT., rIass T r's' ,..'r', US follows,
/, ANT Ersnoh au eniums Me.e awarded
W nus - Hs anu nnnle Lee. Inc secohe
| P'shi W Sa'i'o "a'son' lhe thiru pre-