Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-01
commencement Exercises Of 1T. VIA
rvs Academy.

The young ladies Of this school had made
elaborate arrangements for holding their Com.
mencement exercises in Liberty Hall, and were
at their wits ends when that building was DC
str0ycd together with a portion OF the scenery
belonging to them, which had been left there.
After some drliberatiOu, it was decided to Use
ST. Mary's Hall, and, accordingly, stage was
erected there, and arranged with beautiful
forest scenery. the library, to which access was
provided from the stage by 4 covered way
through the windows, being used as dressing
ROOM The house was, of course, dcnscly
crowded.
The exercises opened with a short play in
the French lang uage entitled ESTHER III
| which Misses Minnie McComas, Kate Doyle,
Florence Purcell, Kate Smoot. Berthe Harper,
| Mary French, Mary Burch, Rosie Mills and
Bridget Wilson took part. 1t was very well
performed: the young ladies' prOnounclng ac-
curatcly and showing great facility in the use
Of the language.
COMA; or The Algonquin Princess, drama
in five acts was then presented, the drama'lS
| PERSONS being as follows: Coma, the Rose OF
the AlgonquinS, Miss Lena Edelen OF Prince
Georges county, Md; Winonah, her cousin.
Miss Kate Smoot; Altontina, her aunt, Miss
Minnie McComas of Giles county, Va; Snow
path, her confident, Miss Mary Harlow: Shana,
| Katie Doran Ontaqua, an lnStrnctrc>> ot the
Indians, Miss Florence Purcell with number
of little girls playing the roles of Indian chill
dren The play was a beautiful one, and was
admirably performed the costumes being ar
ranged with great taste. and the young ladies'
all doing their parts well but owing to the bad
acoustic properties Of the hall, they could not
be heard well in its further extremity, and the
necessity for lowering the curtain between the
scenes, If there were necessity for 1t, dctract-
cd greatly from the effect produced.
The tahlcauX in particular, Coma dreams
of her MOTHER and Coma 5 final reward.
which would have been surprisingly beautiful
on the stage at Liberty Hall, for which they
were intended, were too near the audience to
produce their full effect.
The list of awards was read by Rev. Bernard
A. Toale and the medals, crowns, &c. were
distributed by Rev. Peter kroes, rs follows:
Gold medal for superior excellence in all the
studies of the first senior class; also the first
premium in the first class Of French, and second
in Instrumental Music, awarded to Miss Muue
McComas. Giles county. Va.
Cold medal for superior excellence in all the
studies of the first senior class also the second
premium in the second class of French, and
third in Instrumental Music to Miss Kate
SmoOt.
Medal for Successful cxcrtons in the studies
of the first senior class also the first premium
in the second class Of French, to Miss Florence
Purcell
Silver medal in the first senior class Of Phlo>-
ophy, Astronomy and Mythology: also the sixth
premium in Instrumental Music, and III IN ilrSt
class pcnnlanSl:p, 10 Miss Kate lannon. :.
Second Senior Classified medal for aaprIl-
cation in the first class Of Instrumental Music;
also the first premiums in History, Mythology,
Astronomy, Philosophy: Chemistry, and Flo
cution, and the first in the first class OF Pen
maushlp to Miss Lena Edclcn, of Prince
George county, Md.
Silver medal in the scconu senior class Of
Arithmetic, Algebra, Mythology, Philosophy,
Chemistry, Astronomy and Pcnmanshlp, AMI
fifth premium in the first class Of Instrumental
Music, to Miss Mary Harlow.
The first premium in Philosophy, Astronomy
and Chemistry, to Miss Angela Nevctt.
Second premium in History. Astronomy, Ny
thology, and Philosophy, also third premium
in second class french, to Miss Bcrta Harper.
Third Sepior CAUSE.-THE first premium in
history and Philosophy, to Miss Sarah Crandal
The first premium in ARITHMETIC, History,
Grammar, and Astronomy to Miss hosa
Baggutt. n,,,
The second premium in History, Philosophy.
arl Astronomy, to Miss Agnes Soucrman, OF
Washington, ID. e..
PHILOSOPHY, to Miss Mary lIallcy.
The second premium in ArlthmatIc, phlIoso,.
ply and Astronomy, to Miss Winnie Wise, Of
Charles county, Md.
The first premium in Grammar Philosophy
and Arithmatic, to Miss Mamie EdelcD.
The second premium in Astronomy, Gram
mar and Philosophy. to Miss -Aenca Shinn.
The first premium ia Grammar and Arthmc-
TIC, to Miss Lizzie Walsh
ply, to Miss Mary Barte.
First intermediate Class Silver medal for
excellence in all the studies of the informed ate
class, to Miss Sarah Doyle.
The first premium in History, Geography,
Dictionary and Writing first Accessit in Gram !