The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-27
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
CLOSING EXERCISES AT ST. JosEPH's FE-
kMALE ACADEMY AND ST. PETERS MALE
ACADEMY AND PARoCHLAL scHoOL-THE
ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND DISTRIBUTION
OF PREMIUMS. &C.

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AcADEMTaND PARoCHLL scHOOL-THE
ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND DISTRIBUTION
OF PREMIUMS. &C.
The closing exercises OF st. Joseph's Fe.
male Academy, corner or Fourtli and Mar.
shall streets, under the charge Of the Sis.
ters OF Charity-Sister Marianna superior
took place yesterday morning at O'Clock
in the spacious music and eXhibition-hal
OF that institution. in the presence OF great
throng OF interested spectators, conspictt
Gus among whom were Rev. Fathess Jams:
.sao'Connell, OF st. patrick's, church
ReYs Father Viilebald Bumgarten. of st.
Mary's church; Rev. Father McVerry, oil
Staunton; Hon. a. N. Kelley, and other
prominent personages. -. =
THE MUSICAL PROGRAMME, -. =,
which will be found below, embraced some
of the finest selections from the old masters,
including, splendid decentralization OF
the piano, grand chorusses, trios, duets,
and solos; all OF which weIe executed with
wonderful accuracy and fine effect, and re-
fiected most enyiably, to the credit of the
music-teachers Of the Academy-Mrs. VIII
liam Ell. Ward and Professor ThiioW, both
vi "UOlu uuSc LSaIOllSly uCNOlcu GuclLSClNS'
to their work during the past year, and
have succeeded in accomplishing. tho most
gratifying results. Miss Teresa Toppin,
one OF the two graduates of the year, in her
vocal renditions displayed her talent and
artistic execution to the best advantage.
She has remarkable fine voice, and itneeds
but time to make it a superior one. The fol-
lowing is the programme, which, at, inter-
vals, was interspersed by the distribution
OF the awards to proficienfs:
Overture, Fra Diavolo, three pianos, six
performers, Auber, Misses n. Berghauser,
l.. Thilow. 3. Lubbock, II. Kennedy, IT..
Toppin, L. Kirk; Chorus, "Joy JOY !!
Freedom To-Day" Rossini; Solo (song),
"Let NE Dream Again." Sullivan, Miss T.
Toppin; Waltz, three pianos, six perform
ers, Schubert, Misses L. Thilow, L. Jen-
kins, III. Kennedy, M. Capston, NJ. Kelley,
n. Aptclotti; Grand Duo, Martha, Flotow,
Mrs. Ward and Miss Z. Toppin Chorus,
"Night's Shade No Longer" Noise, Ros-
sini; Little Girls Play-The Queen Of
FloWerS-by number Of the younger pu-
pills; Overture. Lustspiel, three pianos,
six performers, kelar-Bela, Misses l..
Thilow, n. Berghauser, p. Lubbock. r.
Toppiu, L. Kirk (professor); Grand Trio,
two sopranos and alto, Charity, Rossini,
Mrs. Ward. Misses 4. Toppin, 3. Lub-
book; Chorus, go, Hail Us, Ye Free!"
Ernani, Verdi.
Just before the last chorus, Miss Made
line Capston read beautiful farewell ad-
dress, the composition OF Miss Roberta
Page, the other graduate of the school.
uoNoRs AND PREMIUMS AWARDED. -.
The highest honors Of the Academy
gold medals-were conferred with atfec-
tionate esteem on the graduates, Miss Ro-
berta Page and Teresa Toppin.
English Studies.
Second CIass-Silver Medal: Miss Libbie
Kirk; Premium: Miss Helen Kennedy.
Advanced Third Class-Silver Medal:
Miss Mary Casey. First Premium: Miss
Madeline Capston. Second Premium: Miss
Mary Wilson. Third Premium: Misses
JuIiana Sheppard and Mary Morrissey.
Third Class-Silver Medal: Miss Natalie
Berghauser. First Premiums Misses An
ma .Brauer and Jennie Wright. Second
Premiums Misses Annie Redmond and
Laura Thilow. Premium OF improvement: :
Miss PhilIis Doran.
Fourth Class--Silver Medal: Miss Lille
Brennan. First Premiums: Misses Rosa
Kirk. Nettic Smith, Augustine Whiting.
Second Premiums: Misses Kate Mcintyre
and Emma WerSt. Premiums OF Improvo-
ment: Misses Nellie WheIan and Signoria
Pace.
Fifth CIass-SilTer Medal: Miss Marie
Kelley. Premiums: Misses Mary Davis,
Mary Calsher, Ceceia Pizzini. Mario Bou-
dar, Mary Rankins, Alvina Frlck, Maggie
Mcneil, Annie B. Kirk, Maggie Redmond,
Lena Wilson, MclIie Callahan, Minnie
Holmes, Mary Desurp.
Sixth Class-Sllver Medal: Miss Marie
Louise Whiting. Premiums: Misses Lena
Euker, Lee jenkins. Aloysia Gumpf, Marie
Antilotli, Mary O'IIara, Lessie Mulligan,
Ellie Callahan, Lena Thiow, Kate Taylor,
Ellie Ellyson, Annie Antilot.i, Fannie El-
Tyson.
Seventh Class-Silver Medal: Miss Helen
Kirk. Premiums: Misses Mary Massey,
Nellie Murphy, Maggie Morrissey, Amanda
Horn, Kate Hanncu, Kate Antoni, Mollie
Evans, Maggie Evans, Annie Adams, Mollle
Red.ord, Kate O'Bricn, and Annie Sala-
none.
Premiums to Misses Alice Delany, Tillic
Byrne, and Ruby Dart for being good little
girls and for trying to read and spell.
Misses Leo Berry, Susie Tresnor, and
Mary Hanngan deserve honorable mention
for improvement and polite department,
but frequent absence prevents them from
receiving premiums. Misses Katie Kid
well and Mary johnson entered too late to
obtain any reward.
German.
First medal, Miss Laura Thilow; second
medal, Miss Emma Wcrst. First Pre-
miums Misses Alvina Frick, Emily Euker,
and Amanda Horn.
Instrumental Music. ..
First Class-First Premium: Misses B.
Lubbock. l.. Thlow, 7. Toppin, L. Kirk,
n. Berghauscr.
Second Ciass--FirSt Premium: Miss II.
Kennedy.
Third Class-Premium Miss IL. Cap
ston.
Fourth Ciass-First Premium Misses NJ.
Kelley. NJ. Antilotti. Second Premiumi:
Misses NJ. Wilson. J. Sheppard, L. Jen-
kins.
Glass Of Beginnefs-Prcmium: Misses l..
Wilson, n. Murphy.
Vocal Music.
Premium Miss 7. Toppin.
DRAGGING and Penmanship.
Premium: Misses Fl. Kennedy, r. Page,
A. Whiting, a. Redmond, N. Smith, NJ.
Capston, NJ. Antilotti, NJ. L. Whiting.
Honorable Mention.
The following young ladies deserve hon
orable mention for regular attendance at
day-schooI: Misses NJ. Casey, NJ. Wilson,
L. Kirk, l.. ThiloW, NJ. Davis, A. B. Kirk,
Lena Thilow, III. Capston, NJ. Morrssey,
n. Berghauser, A. Brauer, L. Brennan, 4.
Kirk, A. Whiting, N. Morrissey, N. Kelley,
A. Frick, L. Wilson. NJ. Rankins, Il. Tay-
-. nr T JUh;+;nn " rollobon r. Mulli-