The daily gazette., 1879-06-24
ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION.
Annual Comm Menceulcsut Exercises =
Award Of.PrIzcs. Etc.

commencement exercises Of the Acad-
emy of the Visitation, on Delaware
Avenue, took place in the presence of a
large audience composed of the parents |
and friends If the pupils, Bishop Becker,
and several OF the Catholic clergy of this |
diocese.
The exercises opened at O'Clock, |
with grand march by the young ladies,
TO the Accompaniment Of music ON the |
piano by Misses Katie Hickie and SalHe
McMlnus, on the harp by Mamie Walsh
and on the organ by Nellie Swanton.
The remainder of the programme wa,
as follows:
Keller S "Ave Maria," by the school,
with accompaniment on the piano by
Alice O'Byrne, on the harp by Helen
Morton.
Awarding of prizes for Engi.h stud
les.
Trio, Verdi's sSiulian Vespers," By
Hest'r Moore, Annie Carlisle and Ella
Murphy.
Song, "Deep in my Heart" by Nellie
SwantOn.
Piano duet, from "Lucia iii Lammer-
moor" by Misses Rose Virden and Pri-
scilla Reed, of Dover.
PiaEo trio, "Fausto Polonalse," by
Rena Clemens, Cecilia Bryan and Lau-
ra B cunt.
Chorus, "Oh. Haste, Crimson Morn
ing" by the school, aud other musical
sci ctions.
Schller's opera, "New Years Eve,"
in three acs, by the following young Ia
dies:
NJ sscs Rose Virden, Nellie S STANTON,
| Maggie Sarde, Helen Motion, Priscilla
Reed, Lizzie Taggart, May M. Gerty,
Celia Miller, Ella Gerty, Maggie Barou,
Mamie Gallagher, Annie Stephens, Mary
Murphy, Mary Peters, Clara Walsh, An
ME Miller, Lizzie Bacon, Rena Clemens,
Katie Monaghan, Alice O'Byne, Ella
Murphy, Annie Carlisle, Hester Moore,
Katie Hickey, Celie Bryan, Fannie
Crumlish, Alice Finn, Maggie Dorsey,
Llura Biount.
Prizes were awarded as follows.
| For excellence in English studies:
FIRST class of English-Ist prize, to Miss
Mamie Walsh, of Cumberland, Md. Di-
Priscilla Reed, of Dover. Third class
lst premium, to Rena Clemens and Ce-
liza Bryan, of Queenstown; "a. to Helen
Morton, Of Middletowu, Maggie Sardc,
of Camden, Katie Hickey, Alice Finn,
Annie Stephens, and Katie Monaghan,
ofthis city; Sd premium, to Annie Mil
lie McManus, of Wilmington. ami Mag
gle Dorsey, of Bohemia, Md. Fourth
class LIST premium, to Alice O'ByrDe.
Division of 4th class-lst premium To
Lizzie Tsggart and Hester Moore; 2d, to
ella Plunkett; and Sd to Fannie Crum-
li.h. Fifth class-1st. to Laura BlUunt,
of Queenstown, Md, and Annie Carlisle
of Philadelphia; I'd, l.. Bacon, M Bacon.
q. Miller, NJ. Gallagher and Mary Ma
| hpi~ e ala lat
MUM, y. Walsh, of Cumberland, Md,
Mary Peters, Nellie Murphy, b rth,.
Moore, and Ella Gerty, If this city.
Sixth class, Eoghsh-preniums to Rosie
O'Toole and Mamie M Murphy, OF this
city.
For music and French, to Miss Nellie
Swanton; music and painting, 10 M lsses
Mamie w alsh and Rose Virden; in ,tru-
mental music and arithmetic, Miss Pris
ella Reed; mental and practical arithme.
tic. Miss Maggie Sarde; Geometry and
vocal music, Miss Rena Ceminens; in
strumental music and rithmetic, Cecilia
Bryan; music and cateohisnl, Katie
Hickey. Annie Stephens, Annie NJ Her
Helen Morton, Katie NJ onaghan, Sallie
McManus, Maggie Dorsey, Hester
Moore, Ella Plunkett and Lizzie Tag
CART; music, French and catechism, A lice
O'Byrne; catechsIn and reading, Fannie
Crumlish.
For book keeping and drawing, to
Mamie Walsh; for bookkeeping and
Geometry, to Rose Virden; for book
keeping and arithmetic;to Laura Blount,
for music and Housekeeping; TO Anne
Carlisle for music and French; to CLARA
Walsh and Ella Murphy for music and
catechism; for excellence in Christian n
Doctrine-ls lst prize TO Rena B. Clemens.
lst premiums to Cecilia BRYAN and Alice
Finn.
"A piano solo, "Grande Parapha Q de
Concert" was huely rendered by Mamie
Walsh.
The graduating honors, a crown and a
gold cross, were awarded to Miss Nellie
Swanton. of Buffalo, N. Y, by Bishop
Becker.
Honors for good conduct, crown
were gwen to the following: NJ Mlsses
Stevens, Hickey, Dorsey, OByrne, Mil
Ter, Fam, Monaghan, Pluukeit, Crum
lish, TaggaIt and Mahoney.
The valedictory, choice and elegan
production, was delivered by Miss Mel
lie Swanton, and after brief address b,
Bishop Becker, the pleasant exercise
ended.