The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-04
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY, NEWARK.
The Catholic Institute Crowded with
Youth, Innocence. Intelligence and

The Catholic Institute Crowded with
Youth, Innocence, Intelligence and
Beauty.
The annual Commencement OF st. Mary's
Academy, Newark another noted seat OF primary
education for young ladies in New Jersey, took
place yesterday afternoon at the Catholic 1nsti-
tute there, in presence OF q large assemblage OF
well bred, well dressed people of both sexes and
OF more creeds than the Roman Catholic
Church. whose Sisters OF Charity are in
charge OF the academy, the Mother Superior
being Sister Geneveve. Despite the almost
sunocating heat the hall up stairs and
down was crowded. The pupils, numbering about
one hundred and twenty neatly dressed in white,
and ranging in years from six to fifteen, filed the
prepared stage, and, with an impromptu grotto
composed OF trees and shruDbery encircling
statue OF st. Mary, formed an exceedingly cheer
ing and beautiful picture. Shortly alter Two
O'Clock the following
was commenced, and carried out so as to elicit the
very highest encOmiums on the pretty pupils and
their ever anxious and watchful teachers:-
M shns s0le p%s conno GeSsy
Hymn-Ave sancts'i Yoan, ladies: Hatters'y
Les sn' Pecan psS
o 'fkS s1Sccs ohnor ' aorrssey s'A o0nAe
choru..we Come from Sn0 FAIRY Bowers Glover
sOlO-"Fy Away s sseMnf Kayanas6
Visit to Fairy Lsnd-Misses Dwyer, Rutherford, oGor
p.nse ns & 'Gi
Misses udncr Ellis Mcyay Flynn ma; A. Peck McGrane
Ssss Gafssn. xeS eNa G. Peek Leary and
Lisbshearts ohocc-yI se''p wyer, o'conncl Hud
MGyrisssy Bsrrsn Me6.@ ram Agnsw Ellis
Chorus shes sinrareiies Nil. soras ne
Fantaisic. "sar Marhan eighteen hands, Fiotow
Misses kavanaEh 9wyes N9n 9uinan Kenny
Address eosyrnn'y Ms seso scKeon and L. Brady
Chorus tionc in her YOUTH 9TH Memoriam 1872
The performances on the piano were really
clever throughout, and in several instances almost
brilliant. Tue most ambitious and probably the
ceverest was the fantasia from MARTHA" sus
tanned by nine gfM. three to eacn OF three pianos
Miss Kavanagh's rendition OF Abt's lovely "Fly
Away Rirdlingn was very clever and disclosed the
TACT that the htte fairy is possessed of not only
sweet voice but rare taste and confidence for one so
young. In the literary line little Miss Dunn,
twelve year-0id demoiselle, astonished everybody
by rattling of. with spirit long and nicely
10 the Virgin in the protto. On the stage were also
the Misses McKeon and Brady who were very inter-
estng ana won warm appreciation; Professor Hat
tersly presided ut the piano. Very Rev. Father
Doane " g.. presided In the absence Of the Bishop.
lie was presented with two beautiful bouquets.
Rev. Father Reilly Offciated at
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES,
which we're as follows ;Erhe Mater Admiraoilis'
our Lady Of the sacred Heart, the gift Of senator
Bradley of New York, to =, MISS NJ 2;
medal, Miss Sarah Agnew; the NJ r. Kenny gold
medal to Miss julia ORourke: the Christian Doc
trine medal, Miss Annie Peck. silver medals were
awarded to Sarah McTay aud Rosa g. Readney.
number OF other handsome premiums were also
awarded to other deserving scholars. The services
lasted till nearly 1--WE O'Clock. Although the
audience must have fallen on good many pounds
avoirdupoise weight, owing TO the literally melting
atmosphere, not person budgcd TIL the close. 80
Interesting were the exercises.