Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-16
ST. BERNARD'S ACADEMY.
The wind.UP of the Scholastic Year
A Highly CreditabIe Exhibition by
the PuRiis Yesterday.

This day of days for the pupils of st.
Demands has come and gone. Ever since
Examination day, Monday, the Sth,) the
young folk have been in state of constant
excitement, preparing for the exhibition Of
their powers of music, of elocutiOn, of song,
of grace and of dignity, before their loved
Bishop and Priests, and in presence of a
multitude of people.
Occupying front seats were Right Rev.
p. A. Feehan, Rev. NJ. Meagher, of St. Co
lumba's Church, Edgefeld, Rev. Jas. Up
hauSs, of the Church of the Assumption,
and Rev. Fathers Doyle, Scanmell, and
Mcnamara. of tie Cathedral.
ST JOseph's Total Abstinence Society Band
was, of course, feature Of the exhibition,
and PLAYED a number of favOrite airs.
The Welcome Address was well de-
livered by Miss Ida Francisco, and the
Welcome Songs, by the pupils was hearty
welcome indeed, and well executed.
The 'sMOttO March," the principal per-
formers in it being Misses Blackburn, War
ner, Hamel, Dywer, Magan, McKeOn and
Simmons, was very pretty, and formed in
letters of sweet and lovely flowers, ''all for
Jesus" Ii was instructive and edifying.
Faust March," on two pianos, by four
young ladies, came next, aud after that
came
Little Golden Hair" an interesting
drama, performed by Misses Alice ZanOne,
Emma Dalton, Rosie Dale, Monte SIM
mons. Maggie Fealy, Katie Fealy, Annie
Kelly and Master Edward Glenn. Maids :
Misses Kerrigan, Mccormick, Foley, Can
non. Breen, Long. Cunningham and Dwy-
err Fairies /: Misses McKeon, Patterson,
Prendergast, Leckey. Mahony, Clayerissa,
Magan and Hanly was gone through with
out single mistake, and brought forth un-
bounded applause.
'.White Caskade," was well performed
by nine young ladies On three pianos.
sour Beautiful Mountain Home, by the
Pupils of St. Mary's was sang correctly and
with spirit.
Next came ..Baltassar's Feast" sacred
Drama, in three scenes, was well rendered
by Misses Theresa McKeOn, Joanna Ryan,
Ellie Healy, Hannah HuSSey, Mary Warne,
Lizzie Blackburn. Sallie Davis, Odieline
Hamel, Mary Sullivan, Flora Hamel, Ag-
mes ORourke, Alice McDonold, Pagan,
Davis, Dolin, Hanley, Farey, Mccormack,
AanuiOn, Kerrigan, Maloney, O'Keefe and
Barr, and Masters Murphy, Mccarthy and
Burns.
- he coming NOuldl, COuliC uldliid,
caused considerable laughter. 1t repre-
scented women as they were, as they are,
and as they may be one. hundred years
hence.
"The Auction By the boys, was exceed
ingly interesting. Charlie Murphy enacted
the part Of the auctioneer, and he did it
capitally.
The "Grand Living Tableau" was indeed
grand and beautiful. 1t consisted Of the
pupils representing the States and Terrific
ries Of the United States and the counties
of Ireland.
The valedictOrieS followed, Miss Joanna
RYAN being the first to bid a SOrrowful fare
well; she was followed by Miss Alice Nc
Donald, Miss Ella Healy and Miss Teresa
McKeOn. Che four graduates.
The Bishop then addressed the audience
previous 10 distributing the premiums.
The graduates received costly medals. The
following young ladies received a crown
each: Misses Teresa MckeOn, Alice Me-
Donald. Ellie Healey, Sallie Davis, Mollie
Davis, Maggie ManniOn, Annie Kelly and
Maggie Murphy.