The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-28
TIE CATHEDRAL PAR CHIhL
SCHOOL.
DIstribution OF Prizes, &c.


| The annual commencement of the Cathedral
Parochial School took place yesterday morning 81
the hall Of the Catholic Institute in Broad street.
| number OF ladies. were present, and the stage
wa occupied by several members OF the Catnonc
clergy Of this city, among whom were the Rev.
Mr.. Quigley, the principal Of the school, and the
Rev. Fathers Croghan, Shsdler and NorIhrop. The
children OF the school having filed in and taken
their seats in front Of the stage, the exercises
were opened BY an address from the Rev. AIR.
oue1ey. He said that upon the whole the pro.
grees Of the school during the past year was hat-
ering, although not as great; as the numbers and
influence Of the Catholics sof Charleston might
have made it. During the year the pupils num\
bered 160, with an average attendance Of 100 boys
Some Of these in that time had, Of course, been
withdrawn and others been added. There
was ample accommodation in the school for
three hundred pupils, and the advantages
Of Catholic education to Catholic
children should attract an increaIed patronage.
The pupils had conducted themselves well and
made fair progress. Some had studied more
faithfully than others, and the successful ones
would now be rewarded. Some OF them could
have done BETTER but, all in ALL they had done as
well as could be expected. Their punctual at.
tendance and good behavior would be considered
along with their proficiency in their studies It
gave him pleasure to.mention the energy and pro-
fcIency OF the teachers, Mr.. and Miss Cannon.
They had worked with untiring zeal to educate
not only the minds OF the pupils, but their man.
ners and morals, with gratifying success. :
The prizes were tllen distributed, and as the
names OF the pupils were called, they stepped for.
ward upon the stage and received their preml.
ums, consisting Of books, from the hands Of Rev..
Father Croghan.
pEPoRrMENT AND PROFICIENCY.
Premiums-First class, II. Duffy; second class,
q. Corbett; third class. James Cosgroye; fourth
class, James Larkin; fifth class, John Scott.
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
Premiums-First class, John Kennedy; second
class, F. Barlow; third class, John 'Tanlunson;
fourth class, Robert Collins.
SPELLING AND READING.
PremIums-First class, Thomas Cannon; second
class Tim Shugrue; third class. George Toale;
fourth class, James Levi; fifth class, joseph Eo-
sano.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND coMPos .T1oN.
Premiuus-First class, II. Duffy; second class,
a. Corbett.
HISTORY.
Premiums-First class. John Kennedy; second
GLASS; F. Barlow; third class. (Bble.l James Oofi-
grove; fourth class, tBible,l James Cunningham.
GEOGRAPHY.
Premiums-First class. q. Duffy; second class,
a. Corbett; third class, Theodore Albrecht; fourth
Glass; Robt Parker.
PBNMAHsH1P.
Premiums-Firss class, JOIN Irwin; second
class, b. Corbett; third class, 7. Mullins; fourth
classs, ". Sullivan; flfth CLASS, D. Aorgaa.
ARITHMETIC,
Premiums-First class, John Kennedy and John
Ii win; second class, q. Coroett; third class B.
O: Cara; fourth class, James Walsh aud ]. DeVe-
reux; nfth class, n. Tfmmons and D. Quigley;
sixth class, W. NJ. MCPHERSON and w. Johnston.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Premium-H. Duny:
ALGEBRA.
Premiums-John Kennedy and E. McManus.
LATIN.
Premiums-H. Duffy and T. Cannon.
The distribution was varied by readings by the
pupils. The pieces selected, comic and sentimen-
tai, were SeceIved with loud applause.
The exercises were closed by short address to
the pupils by the Rev. Father Croghan, and the
principal then announced that the school would
be closed until the first Monday in October. The
school is under the management Of efnciens
teachers, and presents numerous advantages to
Catholic children. No school can be sustained
without tuition fees but here In the case of ndl
gent parents the children are received and ecu,
Gated without pay. 1t is urged by the clergy that
the Catholics who are able to pay should, IS a
duty. encourage the school by sending thither
their children. Those who are not able to pay
may then secure free of charge the advantage Of
a.sound education for their children.