Daily Republican., 1879-06-24
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
An interesting Occasion At tho Acad.
emy Of visltatiOn-Prizes Draws
BY the schoIars-Tho PrOgramme
an Arraaxed.

[ BY the SchOI0rB-Th0 Programme q
az ARRANGED.
Yesterday afternoon the commence
ment exercises at the Academy Of Visi-
tation took place. A great many friends
Of the scholars we're present, together
with the clergy ofthe diocese. The ex-
ercises began by a march, the young
ladies passing through the room and
courtesying to the audience.
After music, Bishop Becker conferred
upon Miss Nellie Swanton, Of Buffalo,
N. y, as graduating honor, crown
and gold cross. After that the follow.
ing students wer- awarded premiums
for excellence in English studies:
First class of English-lst prize, to
Miss Mamie Walsh Of Cumberland, Md.
Division of End class-premium to Miss
Priscilla Reed, Of Dover.NThird class
list premium, to Rena Clemens and
Celia Bryan of Queenstown; End, to
Helen Morton Of Middletown, Maggie
sards ECauasay Katie Hickey, Alice
Finn, Annie Stephens, and Katie
Monaghan, Of this city; Sd premium,
to Annie Miller and SalIie McManus Of
Wilmington, and Maggie Dorsey, of
Bohemia, Md, Fourth class-lst pre-
MUM, to Alice O'Bryne. Division Of
4th class--lst premium to Lizzie Tag
gart and Hester Moore; I'd, to Ella
Plunkett and Sd to Fannie Crumlish.
Fifth class-lst, to Laura Blout of
Queenstown, Nd, and Annie Carlisle
of Philadelphia; I'd, L. Bacon, M.Bacon,
C. Miller, NJ. Gallagher and Mary Ma
honey. Division of 5th class-lst
premium, C. Walsh of Cumberland,
Md, Mary Peters, Nellie Murphy,
Bertha Moore and Ella Gerty, of this
city. Sixth class, English-premium
to Rosie O'Toole and Mamie Murphy, Of
this city.
A skillfully executed trio on the
piano "Verdis Sicilian Vespers" by
Misses Hester Moore, Annie Carlisle and
Ella Murphy followed and which Miss
Nellie Swanton in voice highly cult.
waited sang sweetly "Deep in my
Heart
"Lucadi Lammermoor" piano duett
by two Dover young ladies, Misses Rose
Virden and Priscilla Reed, was an en-
joyable musical treat and was properly
appreciated by the audience.
A piano trio "Faust's Polonaise" by
Misses Rena Clemens, Cecilia Bryan
and Laura Blount was well executed.
Premiums in French music and paint.
ings were then distributed.
For music and French to Miss Nellie
Swanton; music and painting, to Misses
Mamie Walsh and Rose Virden instru-
mental music and arithmetic, Miss
Priscilla Reed mental and practical
arithmetic, Miss Maggie Sarde; Geome-
try and vocal music, Miss Rena Clemens;
instrumental music and arithmetic,
Cecilia Bryan; music and satechism,
Kate Hickey, Annie Stephens, Annie
Miller, Helen Mortou, Katie Monaghan
Sallie McManus, Maggie Dorsey, Hester
Moore, Ella Plunkett and Lizzie Tag
CART; music, French and catechism
Alice O'Byrne catechism and reading
Fannie Crumlish.
Premiums were also awarded to Mel
lie Swanton for book keeping and draw
ing; to Mamie Welsh for Book keeping
and Geometry; to Rose Virden for Book
keeping and Arithmetic; to Laurs
Blount for music and house keeping; tt
Annie Carlisle for music and French; tt
Clara Walsh and Ella Murphy for mu
sic and catechism; for excellence il
Christian Doctrine, lst prize to Rens
B. Clemens; lst premiums to Cecilia
Bryan and Alice Flynn. Miss Nellie
Swanton and Mamie Walsh gave more
music after which short characte
drama "New Years Eve" was thel
performed.
Hcnors for good conduct were giyer
to Misses Stephens, Hickey, Dorsey
OByrne, Miller, Finn, Monaghan
Plunkett, Crumlish, Taggart and Ma
honey.
The valedictory address,a production
well written and deeply pathetic, wa
delivered by Miss N-ttie Swanton O
Buffalo.
The "Farewell Ode," was then sun,
and after short address by the Bish.
90 the entertainm.n. closed.