National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-23
ACADEMIC HONORS.
THE BRILLIANT CLOSING SCENES.
Attractive Commencement Exercises Yesterday
Distinguished Persons Present-Fine Dis
play of Drawing and Painting
Premiums Awarded.
The annual distribution of premiums

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The annual distribution of premiums
of the Academy of the Visitation took place in
Georgetown yesterday afternoon. The order o.
exercises were as follows: Grand March, Bee
thoVen; pianos, Misses E. Heap, NJ Ryan, NJ
OByrne, and F. Bogue; harps, Misses A. Gleason
| and NJ. Brown. Welcome Chorus, Costa; Misses
t NJ. Hewitt, n. Thompson, NJ. Ryan, NJ Brown l.
Matthews, R. Macias, F. Bogue F. Derby, K
Burns. B. We'll, V. Burns, NJ O'Byrne, E. Callahan
, and E. Scully; rino, Miss Minnie L. Ryan. Over
ture (quartette), " Jubel Overture" C. NJ v Weber
pianos, Misses NJ. Brown, E. Heap, F. Bogue. and
R. Macias Quartette, "O'er the Waves" White
Misses n. Thompson, L. Matthews, F. Bogue, and
F. Derby; piano, Miss NJ. L. Ryan. Duo for two
pianos, "Polonaise," op. So, Chopin; Misses E
Heap and N. Ryan. Solo. with harp accompani-
ment Annie Laurie" Miss Marie Brown
Quartette for piano and harp, Wollenhaupt;
pianos Misses E. Heap. NJ Davis; harps, Misses
A. Gleason NJ. Brown. Vocal solo, al Una Voce
POGO Fa," Rossini, Miss Marie OByrne; piano, Miss
NJ L. Ryan. Quartette, waltz, Schulhof pianos
Misses NJ. Brown, F. Bogue f. Heap, and NJ. Davis.
Duo for harp and piano, " La File du Regiment -
| DDnizetti; harp, Miss Annie Gleason; piano. Miss
| Marie Brown. Duet, al Rivedere" GabasSi
Misses N. O'Byrne, B. We'll; piano, Miss N. l. Ryan
Piano solo, op 81, No. ,, Chopin Miss Eveina Heap.
Coronation Ode for solo and chorus. Solo. from
"Oberon," Weber Miss NJ OByrne Chorus Hail
Us, We Free" Verdi, Misses L. Matthews, NJ Hew-
lit, n. Thompson, NJ. Ryan, R. Macas, NJ. Brown,
| NJ. OByrne, E. Callahan, L. Scully, B. Greer, F.
Bogue, F. Derby, B. We'll, D. Siddons and A. Brom-
| well; piano, Miss n. L. Ryan. Farewell to the
Academy" Miss Marie O'Byrne. Grand March,
'Tannhauser," Wagner; pianos, Misses E. Heap,
NJ. Ryan, NJ. o'Byrne, F. Bogue; harps-Misses A
Gleason and NJ. Brown.
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| gold medal, were conferred, for uniform excel
lcnce of conduct, on Misses Fannie L. Bogue,
| Mamie Callahan, and Maize Hewitt.
| Second honors, consisting of q silver medal
were conferred on Misses Mary J. Berry, Evelna
| Heap, Constance Edgar Bonaparte, Grace Clagett
Lille Clagett, Mary Ryan, Kitty Burnes Mary
| ODonoghue, Maggie O'Donoghue, Rosa Offutt, and
! Florie WEIGH.
! Medals and premiums were awarded as follows:
| Senior classes: Graduating medals-MSses Mat
| tie Purcell, Marie OByrne, and Fannie L. Bogue
| Christian doctrine: 4 gold medal, Miss Alice
| Hayes. Senior class of intellectual philosophy:
| premium Miss Matte Purcell; honorably men
| toned, Misses Marie O'Byrne and Fannie Bogue.
Senior class of bellies lettres: First premium,
Miss Matte Purcell; second premium, Miss
| Marie O'Byrne; distinguished, Miss Fannie
| BOgue. Senior class of ancient and modern
history: First premium, Miss Matte Pur-
| honorably mentioned, Miss Fannie Bogue
Senior class of Christian doctrine: Premium Miss
Fannie BOgue; honorably mentioned, Misses Mary
OByrne and Matte Purcell. First class of litera-
ture, prose, and poetica composition: Second pre-
MUM, Miss Male Hewitt. First class of chemistry
and natural philosophy: First premium, Miss MAZE
Hewitt; second premium, Miss Helen Sloan; dis
tinguished, Miss Mamie Callahan. First class of
ancient and modern history and geography: First
Miss Mamie Callahan distinguished, Miss MAZE
Hewitt. First class of Christian doctrine:
Premium, &c 8quo, Misses MAZE Hewitt and
Mamie Callahan: distinguished, Miss Helen Sloan.
First class Of Latin: First premium, Miss Helen
Sloan second premium, Miss MAZE Hewitt; dis
tinguished, Miss Mamie Callahan; honorably
mentioned, Miss Nettie Thompson. Second class
ofrhetorc, literature, and prose composition first
division): First premium, Miss Constance Bona
parte; second premium, Miss Belle O'Neill; hon
orably mentioned, Misses Florence Mott and Marie
Brown. Second class of philosophy, chemistry
and astronomy first diVision): First premium,
Miss Lizinka Turner; second premium
Miss Alice Hayes: distinguished, Misses
Belle ONeiD and Miss Josie Duffy
honorably mentioned, Miss Marie Brown.
Second class of history and geography first
divisionl: First premium, Miss Kittie Burns sec
ond premium, Miss Josie Duffy; distinguished,
Miss Florence Mott; honorably mentioned, Miss
Marie Brown and Miss Lille Matthews. Second
class Christian doctrine first division: First pre-
MUM, Miss Constance BonapaTte; second pre-
MUM, Miss Josie Duffy; distinguished. Miss Belle
ONcin Second class of Latin first division) First
premium, Miss Constance Bonaparte; second pre-
MUM, Miss Lizinka Turner; distinguished. Miss
Marie Brown: honoraby mentioned, Miss Rosa
Macias and Miss Florence Mott. Second
class Of grammar, rhetoric, and compost |
ton second divisionl: First premium, Miss Annie
Gleason; second premium, Miss Mamie Green; |
distinguished, Misses Emma Callahan, Bella We'll,
and Nellie Usher; honorably mentioned, Miss |
Myra Semmes. Second class of philosophy chem |
istry, and astronomy Second division: First |
premium, Miss Annie Gleason; second premium, |
Miss Nellie Usher; distinguished, Misses Mamie |
Green and Bella We'll; honorably mentioned, |
Misses Myra Semmes and Emma Callahan. Second |
class Of history and geography Second division);
First premium, Miss Annie Gleason: second pre- !
MUM, Miss Bella We'll; distinguished, Misses
Mamie Green, Nellie Usher and Emma Cal
lahan; honorably men l. Mss Lille Walker. |
Second class of Chris. crime second divi-
sioDl: First premium, Miss Nellie Usher; second |
premium, Miss Emma Callahan; distinguished,
Misses Annie Gleason Mamie Green, and Lille
Walker. Second class of Latin Second division):
First premium, Miss Mamie Green; second pre-
MUM, Miss Annie Gleason; distinguished, Misses
Nellie Usherand Bella We'll; honorably mentioned,
Misses Myra Semmes and Lille Walker
Intermediate Characterization doctrine:
gold medal awarded 10 Miss Grace Clagett Third
class OF grammar and composition first division):
First premium, Miss Mary Clements; second pre-
MUM, Miss Grace Clagett Third class of history
and geography first division): First premium,
Miss Lillian Saunders; second premium Miss
Annie Brown; distinguished, Misses Grace CIag-
ell, Mary Clements, and Penelia Heenan; honor
ably mentioned, Miss Mary Brown Third class
Christian doctrine first diyision): First premium,
Miss Pcnelia Heenan; second premium, Miss Mary
Ryan; distinguished. Misses Annie Brown and Mary
Clements. Third class of Latin first division): First
premium, Miss Grace Clageu; second premium Miss
Mary Clements; honorably mentioned Misses
Annie Brown, Lillian Saunders, aud PeneIia
Heenan. Third class grammar and composition
Second division): First premium, Miss Lille
Clagett; second premium Miss Nathalie Hall:
Miss Ada Ofutt. Third class of
history and geography Second division): First
premium, Miss Julia MCGOWAN; second pre-
MUM. Miss Ada 0futt; distinguished, Misses
Lille Clagett, Maggie Gleason, and Nathalie
Hall; honorably mentioned Misses Byrd
Greer, Katie Clark and May Barry Third
class of Christian doctrine second diviSion):
First premium, Miss Maggie Gleason; second
premium Miss May Barry; distinguished, Misses
Lille Clagett, Nathalie Hail. and Ada Offutt
Fourth class grammar and composition: First
premium Miss Mamie Clark; second premium,
Miss Virginia Burnes. Fourth class history and
geography: First premium, Miss Virginia Burnes;
second premium. Miss Alice Wakefield Fourth
class Christian doctrine: First premium Miss
Florence WEIGH; second premium Miss Irma st.
Clair Abrams
Elementary clasSes-Fifth class of grammar and
First premium, Miss Manic Bohm;
second premium Miss Virgie Bates; distinguished,
Miss Ada Clark; honorably mentioned, Miss Mary
Kelihcr. Fifth class of history and geography:
First premium, Miss Ada Clark; second premium,
Miss Mamie Bohm; distinguished Miss Virgie
Bates; honorably mentioned, Miss Marie Dent.