The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-24

| MONTE MARIA ACADENY.-The ceremonies
of the distribution of premiums at the Aca
deny of the Visitation, Monte Maria, in this
city, took place yesterday evening at
O'Clock. There were to witness the interest.
ing proceedings Bishop Gibbons, several Of
the Catholic clergy, and a number of ladies
and gentlemen. mostly parents of the pupils
The ceremonies were very happily ar
| ranged, and were conducted with admirable
grace and order. The music. vocal and in.
strumental, with which the awarding of pre-
miums was interspersed, was executed in Il
manner alike creditable to the school and
to the young ladies who took part in the
performance. The premiums We're awarded
by Bishop Gibbons, and the Sisters, seem
ing to be little more than spectators, were
yet with their gentle vigilance and loving
guardianship directing the ceremonies, and
they impaired confidence and ease to the
pupils, so that the whole proceeding moved
in the sweetest and happiest order.
We have not room to give detailed list
of the premiums awarded. The higher
honors were we'll contested, and the number
of the distinguished shows the high merits
of the school. The session has evidently
been bright one. .t....
Gold medals were awarded TO Misses Anna
p. Estes and Agnes r. Hitzelberger, of the
senior class, for their successful efforts in the
| course of history and composition.
Miss HibZelberger bore of the first pre-.
| num in Christian Doctrine; and the follow.
| ing first premiums were awarded: For Mu.
sic, Misses Warrington and Estes; Gram.
mar and Composition, Misses Maggie Smith
and Clara harrington; Sacred and Profane
History, Misses Marie Provost and Ginnie
Lucas; Writing, first premium, Misses Mag.
gie Smith and Clara Warrington; Arithme'
| tic, Algebra, and Bookkeeping, Misses Mag
gle Smith and Clara Warrington; for music
on the piano, first premium to Misses Estes
and Warrington Vocal Music, first premi.
um. Miss Kate McDonough; in French, first
premium, Miss Kate Provost; in Tapestry,
| first premium, Misses Mary Casey and Mary
MalIau; Embroidery, first premium, Miss
Mary Ellen Smith and Mendng and Darn
inc, first premium, Miss Mary Ellen Smith.
(She's girl worth talking about)
The Sisters have department devoted to
working for the poor, and we must give the
names of the Young ladies who got pre-.
miums for what they did in this line--viz
First premiums-Misses Ella Smith, Marie
Provost, Maggie Smith, Clara Warrington
Agnes Steele, and Annie Farrell; secono
premiums Emma Puzey, Mary Smoot
Bertha Dickinson. Katie Faherty, anC
Floric Dunlop and third premiums-Mlssts
Mary Vaughan, Katie McDonough, Alic
Higgins, Julia Voltaire, Maude Dallas
| Louise Solari, and Parrie Kellam. -,
Academic hOnorS were awarded as fo
lows:
Gold medals and the first honors of th
academy to Miss Marie Provost, of 'Balt
more. and to Misses Mary Ella c. Smith
Ginnie Lucas. Kate McDonough, and Dahli
James, of Richmond. -
The first honors for excellent conduct ger
awarded to Misses Maggie Smith, Mary MALTA
Mary Casey. and Ellen Casey, of Lynchburg
Miss Emma j. Puzey, of Staunton; Miss Betti
fIoodwyp, of Greensyille county, Virginia
Miss Annie Farrell, of Petersburg; Misse
;Julia Voltaire, and Mary Vaughan, Of Che'
| terfeld: and Misses Mollie Lottier, Alic
HIGGINS. Mary Schnellenburg, Teresa My
ers' Mary Smoot, Bertha Dickinson, an
Gertie Golden, of Richmond.
The first honors in the Junior class wer
awarded to Florle Dunlop, Louise Belleno
and Parrie Kellam.
THE music was Of best selections, yarie
by some humorous songs, including an iDse
Mons medley and at won't be a'Nun." Tb
later excited good deal Of merriment, whic
the Sisters seemed to enjoy. Some of tb
little misses who joined III it very archl
cast their eyes at the. Sisters and emphasize
4" won't be q nun--1'm so fond of pleasur
that can't be num-" 1t was the hit
| the evening.
| Bishop Gibbons closed the proceeding
with very happy address to the children
and the session concluded, the schoolmate
departing from the academy (nestled on th
brink of Church Hill like an eagles nest
the. clif) to their homes with feelings bot
thappy and sad-joy at the close of the ses
| sion and sorrow at leaving the good Sister
and separating from one another.