National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-23
ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CROSS.
Annual commencement Exercises -
Large Attendance.

Large Attendance.
The closing exercises of the Academy OF
the Holy Cross took place at Odd-Fellows' Hal
yesterday. The attendance was quite large, ema
bracing many ladies well known in society and
many distinguished members of the Catholic
clergy Of this city, including Rev Dr. Ryan,
Fathers Boland, Walter, Walsh, Maynadier,
Spencer, Horgan, and HOLMAN; also, Brother
Tobias, DR.. Harry Douglas, superintendent OF 81.
Matthew's Sunday school, and Captain Alexander
S. Hooe This school has won an
enviable reputation for the thorough
and practical course of instruction which
it furnishes while the higher branches especially
music, are especially cared for The programme,
which has already been published in The REPUB-
LICAN, was well performed. The rendition OF The
Swallows Farewell" by Misses Lille CaVanaugh
and Alice Ginnaty, being deserving OF special
mention and the Juvenile Medley" by about
forty little Misses led by Bessie OHare aged nine
years, being most charmingly executed and justly
applauded. The premiums were then distributed
by DR.. Douglass. They were as follows:
Second junior class-Misses Helen Anderson,
Mary Laughran, Katherine Montgomery, Mary
Breen, Alice O'Hagan, Mary Purcell, Mary Muir
ply, Margaret Shugrue, Mary Mealy, Marie Dock
cry, Grace Dunn, and Frances Sylvia Howe.
Third junior class-Misses Mary Snow, Clara
Atchinson, Katherine Bannon, Rose O'Hagan,
Mary A. Duke, Mary Page, Elizabeth Brett, Bertha
Boiseau, Mary Malone, and Mary Cannon; pre-
miums for being good girl, little Mary Frisby and
little Mamie Green; Master Charles Pequette
MITCHELL first premium in English, French, and
poiiteness; Miss Louisa Mitchell, second premium
in English, French, and politeness Miss Marie
Gcnest third premium in English and French;
Master Raymond GloetZner, first premium for at
tendance and gentlemanly department; Miss Lulu
Dyer, third premium in English and French; Mary
Lynch. for being good.
Preparatory department-Junor preparatory
class: Misses Cecilia Viciedo, Caroline Cotterin,
Edith Soule, Mary Dunn, Catherine Lay Howe,
Mary RUSSELL Ellen o Hara Mary Seitz, Julia Byrne,
Susan Flanagan, and Blanche Seitz. First junior
class: Misses Addie Gensler, Celine Boulay, Mas
ter Sebastian O'Hare Misses Blanche West. Mar
tina Purcell, Mary Creveling, Rozalie Dapray, Ella
Simms, Mary Nurnsee Catherine Mohlef, and Mary
Gaghan.
Senior department-rireparatory class: Misses
Helen Howe, Agatha Daw, Mary Sheridan, Mary
Thornton, Annie Wynne, Nola HILL and Mary Hal
lett. Third senior class Misses Marga ct Sullivan,
Margaret Kelly, Mamie o Hare, Mary Whitly, Mary
Hurdle, Nina Smith, Mary Parker, Mary Dempsey,
Annie Cleary, Mary DOnnelly, and Sarah Cocker.
Second senior class: Misses Mary Moran, Mary
O'Hare. Nina Dapray, Lille Cayanaugh, Minnie
Walker, Annie OBrien, Mary Byrne, Lille Diemar
and Johanna McAuliffe. First senior class: Misses
Annie Robinson Ellen McAuli1e, Mary Wynne,
Alice Ginnaty, Rose Cotterll, Mary O'Dea, Mar
garet Hogan, and Margaret Ha lett.
Special premiums-Junior department: Misses
Kate Montgomery, Helen Anderson, and Frances
Sylvia Howe. Preparatory department: Misses C.
COtterill, Catharine Lay Howe, E. SimmS, and B.
OHare. Senior department: Misses Rose Cotterill,
Nora Dapray, Minnie Walker, Mary Helen Howe,
Nina Smith, Mary Wynne, and NJ. Donnelly. Pri-
Jlta RI AM, opn1 Nor
Russell Painting in water colors: Miss Mary
Moran. Domestic economy: Miss Annie Robin
son. instrumental music Miss Lucy Byrre.
Prize medals-Gold medals: Improvement in
music presented by Mr. George w. Riggs, Miss
Rosa Cotterill Gold medal for neatness, order,
amiability, and correct department i'll seEior de-
partment, presented by Mrs G. Giddings, of Wash
ington, Miss Mary Moran Gold medal for i'm
provement in studies in the third senior and pre-
paratory classes, presented by Mr. A. Schwartz, of
New York. &c SguO, Misses Anna Cleary, Mary
Whtly, NJ. Kelly, n. Smith, and Mary Helen
Howe. Gold medal for neatness order amia-
bility. and correct department in the preparatory
department, presented b. Mr.. i. MOrriSy bliss
Cecilia Viciedo. Gold medal for attendance, aD-
plication, and good conduct, presented by Miss
Kate V. Gregory of New York, CT aguO, to Kate
Mary Breen. and Mary Loughran.
Crowns of honor-Politeness, ueatness, order.
aniability, and correct department in the senior
department: Misses Mary Moran, Annie Robinson,
Nora Dapray, Mary Whitly, Margaret Kelly. Anna
Clearly and Mary Helen Howe. HonOrably men
toned for polite and amiable department, but
not having been at the academy the required time'
does not receive a crown: Miss Ellen McAuliffe.
Second honOrS: Misses r. Cotterill, A. Gianaty,
NJ. Hogan NJ. O'Dea, NJ. Wynne, N. O'Hara, L.
NJ. Walker, NJ. Byrne, A O'Hare, NJ
Dempsey, NJ. Donelly, ". Sullivan, a. Daw, A.
Wynne, NJ. Sheridan, NJ. Thornton, ard Nora Hill.
Preparatory department-Crowns of honor: For
politeness, amiabilty, and correct de-
pertinent, Misses c. ViciedO, C COtterill f. Soulc,
NJ. Dunn, A. Gensler, and NJ. Scitz honorably men
toned, Miss Susie Flanagan. Second honors:
Misses NJ. Creveling, NJ. Purcell, +. Dapray, B
O'Hare, NJ. Russell, c. Boulay, L. O'Hare, Katie
Lay Howe B. West, Z. Simms, j. Byrne, X. Mohler,
and NJ. NurnSee.
Junior department-Crowns Of honor: Misses
Mary Breen, Mary Laughran, Katherine Mont
gOmery, Clara Atchison, Frances Sylvia Howe, Ada
Duke and Louise Mitchell. Honorably men
toned: Misses Helen Anderson, Grace Dunn, Mary
Malone, Catherine BannOn, Mary Cannon, Mary
Green, and Mary FTiSby. Second honors: Misses
Marie Dockery Mary Snow Mary Murphy, Alice
O'Hagan, Mary Meany Mary Purcell, Margaret
Shugrue Rose O'Hagan. Elizabeth Brett, and Ber-
tha Boiseau Honorably mentioned: Misses NJ. !
Page and NJ. Lynch.
At the conclusion of the distribution Father Bor-
land made very happy address, which was cx-
celiently received. Mother Compassion, who was |
brought here to take charge of this academy when
the health of the late Sister La Salete became so
much impaired, has reason to congratulate herself
and her able corps of assistants at the creditabe
results of the year just closed.