The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-21
ACADEMY OF VISITATION.
Thirteenth Annual Distribution Of
Premiums.

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Premiums.
The thirteenth annual distribution Of
premiums ut the Academy Of the Visitation,
Connecticut avenue, between l. aud DE
Sales streets, took place this day nc 10 n m.
II was numerously attended, the spacious
hall being filled with bright aud Joyous
throng of wcll-drcsscd pcoplc-ladics pre-
pondcrating Of course. Among the disiin-
guishcd gentlemen present werc Gen. Shcr-
man, Col Elliot, Engineer Corps, Y. - A.;
Fathers G.. X. jenkins Boland, of ~. Mat
thcw's; Ryan, Immaculate Conception; Ian
caster, of Lconardtown Maynadicr, of Ten
nallytown; Casey, of Gonzaga College; Me-
DARRELL. of New York, and Tobias Of 81.
Johns The programme was Ms follows,
the distribution Of premiums 60 the different
classes being made at proper intervals;
Grand March, Schubert, Misses Alice
Lo~joy. Elise Stcllwagcn, Mary Merritt
and Kate Jones; Salutatory, Miss Elizabeth
Leonard Chorus from Cassilda, W. G. Bass
ford Piano, Miss VI. Merritt, sung by the
vocal class. Don Juan duo for two
pianos), Mozart. Misses Minnie Shcckcls and
Mary Bodhsh: "lIomc. Sweet Home" ---,
Miss Anita Cluss; "Who's ut My Window"
Osborne. Piano, Miss Minnie Shccklcs,
sung by Miss Lille Bull; Essay,
"Thc Mission of Woman" Miss Kate
Jones; Grand Duo Sur La Norma, Thalhcrg,
Misses NJ. Merritt and Stella White; THE
Last Rose of Summer" sung by Miss Katie
Aylmer; Gazza Ladrc, Rossini Misses X.
Jones' S. White, NJ. Merritt and NJ. Shcck.
els; Goodnight, May Happy Dreams
Thomas, piano, Miss NJ. Sheckcls sung by
Misses NJ Mcqueen and |. Bull THE
Flower Song" sung by the junior vocal class;
Coronation Ode" piano, Miss A. Lovcjoy,
chorus sung by the senior vocal class; vale
dictory, Miss Mary Merritt; grand march,
Schubert; pianos, Misses A. Lovcjoy, NJ.
Bodfish, X. Jones and l.. Stcllwagen.
This excellent card was completely and
well carried out. Father Fulton (thc new
rector of Gonzaga College, to be installed
to-day in place of Father Jenkins resigned
to go to Lconardtown,) delivered the nd
dress to the graduates. Although the Rev
crcnd father had Travelled all night with
little or no sleep, his remarks, which were
WEAKNESS. Gen. Sherman distributed the
prizes and floral crowns in his happicst and
most graceful manner. How he could re-
frain from his usual prcrogativc of kissing
the prctticst girls, we can't imagine, unless
because they were all so pretty that no Sc
lection could be made.
The first honors were bestowed upon
Misses Mary Merritt, Minnie Sheckcls,
Stella White, Annie Gowler, Lizzie Leonard,
Katie Jones.
Second Honors.-NIisscs Lille Throck-
norton Ncttic Bcall, Teresa Saul, Ada
Morgan, Alice Irving, Lola Hall, Annie
Murphy, Susie Heiskell, Ida Humphrey,
Estcile Huycl, Elsie Stellwagen, Estelle
Bastlc, Mary O'Hogan, Emma McNcir,
Marion Downing, Alice Lovcjoy, Vcnie
Connolly, Maria Foley, Minnie Downing,
Mamie Joyce, Marian Harvey, Laura
Harvey, Mary Dwyer, Stella Merit
These academic honors were gold medals
and crowns, awarded for excellence of con.
duct.
The first honors in the junior depart.
mcnt for excellence of conduct were
awarded to Miss Agnes Saul. Second honor
in same, to Misses Estelle Throckmorton
Lucia Watts, Marie Erni, Agnes Kearn,
Juliana Linkscy, Mathildc O'Toolc, Bessie
Harvey, Belle Watts, Alice Kearn, Bcrthf
O'Toolc, Addic Carson, May Hamilton
Selby Williamson, Helene Erni, Mary J
O'Driscoll, Bessie Hickey, Annie Bellew
Maggie Combs, Marion Thomas, May
Mulan, Lille Merritt.
The following young ladies deserve hon
orablc mention for their amiable and polite
department, absence or late entrance dc
priving them of the higher honors of thu
academy: Misses Kate Sylmer, Fannie
Thomson, Lerctto Shaficr, Maggie Sylmer
: 4hihic DS ''diSo i1oNNJoNj nv" pohN'j iIOu'o'
Massey, Rome Watson and Katie Combs
The display of oil and water-color paint
ings, plaques and hand-decorated china ant
marble, and of crayOn and pencil drawing
. was very fine. Special mention SHOULD
be made of plaque and portrait in oil b.
Mrs. II. II. Wilson; landscape il
, w. c. by Miss Lizzie Leonard, very fine
Fruit Piece, in w. G., Miss A. Murphy
CrayOns Miss Estellc Huyck; two small
Landscapes, in oil, by Miss Annie Wilcox
c excellent; Head in pencil by Miss NJ. L
G Wilson; Portrait, Boy of the Cavalie
Period, in crayon, Miss NJ. Oyster, good
: Panel, in w. C., Miss PcndlctOn, (daughte
of Senator Pendleton); Fan, decorated i
:. oil, by Miss May Hildreth very good; Pane
, Miss Anna Murphy; Head copy free-hand
: in pencil, from bust, Miss Lidic Elliot
4 daughter of Col. Elliot, U. S. Az, ad
: mirable for u child of twelve; alst
( Portrait, in crayOn, by Mamie GOOdfellOw
/, daughter of Col. Goodfellow, J. A. Dept
U. $. A., shows remarkable talent in chill
:. of 8 years. A hand painted plate by Mis-
n Janet Richards, white pansics and butter
@ fly, was truly exquisite in design and color
v ing also one by Miss Kate Jones--comi
!. subjects fay on an oak limb of tree visa
Wis, to n h0Oting owl, very good In need
:, work we can only find time to notice Mise
I. Ida Pumphery, Mary Joice, Kate Jone
/, Susie Fmncke, Ada Morgan, Mary Merritt
h and an exquisite mOuchOir box by Mis-
: Mary Hildreth.
4 This institution deserves even more lib
/, cral patronage than it has received. 1t hi
n numbered during the year about 100 pupils
c Everything about it seems to indicate tn
=. purity, ncatncss, order and mOtherly ear
;. of the best Catholic institutions.