Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-26
Closing Exercises at the St. Francis
SchOOI-Award of Prizes. HOnOrs, &c.

Closing Exercises at the st. Francis
Scnooi-AWard of Prizes. HOnors, DC.
1lOn last Thursday morning the school room
of the st. Francis school, located in the beauti-
full grounds of the St. Francis church, was filed
| to overlooking to witness the closing exercises
of this excellent parochial school. Its past
session has been most successful and crafty
| ing to its teachers and patrons aud the closing
exercises on the morning of the 2lst inst. were
most appropriately successful termination of
of a successful session.
In addition to the educational staff of past ses-
sions, there has been added Sister Mary Edward,
| from Emmettsburg, Nd who has charge of the
Classes in drawing and painting. and the Art
Exhibition was most gratifying evidence of
the success that has attended her first years
labor here. Tue closing exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. Fathers Mcverryt and OFFER
rail- and were of particularly interesting
character, and we regret that we have not room
| for an extended notice.
| The following is list of distinctions awarded
! to the pupils:
| CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
| GirlS.-lst Class-Miss Rose Kinney, Marga-
ret Stack Lizzie Wholey, Molly Burke, Mary
Wholey, and Sarah Rourke LIST prem, Miss
Lizzie Nunan. Sd cclass-1st prem. to Marga-
ret Wholey. Mary Lyons. Mollie Kavanaugh.
Annie German, Rose Hilbert, Mary Walter.
Kate Keeffe, Ellie Sullivan; I'd prem. to Allie
Keeffe. 4th class-lst prem. to Julia Moran
Mamie Burke, Kate Kinney, Regina Hilbert,
Mary O'Connor. Mollie Fitzgerald, and Lizzie
Hounihan; I'd prem. to Mary Burk D.. Blanche
Mahoney, and Rosa E. Shey. 5th class-Ist
prem. to Annie walter, May Noon, Kate
Burke, and Mollie Callaghan; End prem to
Ellie Burke.
Boys.-lst Class-Prenl. to Master Edward
Murray. Sd class-lst prem. to Masters VIM.
Walter. VIM. Hounihan, and Thomas Sulli-
van; End prem. to VIM. B. Mahoney, Patrick
Moran, and James Shey. 4th class-lst prem.
| to John E. Hounihan; End prem. to Frank
Fallon and VIM. Donovan.
| PREMIUMS ON GENERAL STUDIES.
| Grls.-lst Class-Medal to Rose Kinney /;
premiums to Margaret Stack, Lizzie Wholey
Mollie Burke. Mary Wholey. Matte Beck, Ma
ry Knightly, Cora Mahoney. End class-Sarah
Burke. Lizzie Nunan. Margaret Shortal, Kate
Brown. 3rd class-Rose Shey, Mollie Watkins,
Ellie Callagh2n. 4th class-1st prem. to Mary
Lyons. Margaret Wholey, Mollie Kavanaugh,
Maria Plant, Mary Walters. Regina Hilbert;
End prem. to Alice and Kate Keefe, Annie
German and Ellie Sullivan. 5th class-lst prem
Regina Hilbert Lizzie Hounihan; End prem.
to Maud Lynham, May O'ConIer, Blanch
Mahoney, Mary Burke. and Mary Fitzgerald.
9th class-lst prem, May Noon, Kate Burke
Annie Walters; End prem, Aleen Lynham,
Ellie Burke Ellie Collins, Mollie Callaghan,
Annie Meade, Maggie and Annie Orchard,
Mamie sullivan, Agnes Kinney and Annie
Cease.
Boys-lst Class-Medal to Edward Murray
End class. prem. to John Lyons. Edward Kin
ney, John Donovan, John O'Conner, VIM.
O'Conner, John Fallon, VIM. Knightly. Bird
class VIM. B. Mahoney, Patrick Moran, Ed
ward Noonan, Thos. Burke. VIM. Hounihan,
Thomas Sullivan. James Shey, WIN. Walters.
4th class. LIST prem. t. VIM. Donovan, Frank
Fallon, John e. Hounihan, and Jacob Scherer;
End prem. Fay Donovan and VIM. Lynham.
9Th class, LIST prem to Cornelius Wholey, Paul
Plant, Edward Croghan and Edward Burke;
End prem. to Frank Mcnamara and Dennis
Knightly; 3rd prem. to Joe Sullivan. Arthur
Cline, VIM. Devine. and Hamilton Noon. 5th
class. prem. to John Powell, Johnny Burke,
and Welcome Hounihan.
Matsie.-Medal for Improvement and diligent
practice awarded to Miss Maggie Stack. LIST
class, LIST prem. to Miss Rose Kinney. End class,
LIST prem to Miss Mary Burke, and End to Misses
Mary Wholey and Kate Beck, and honorable
mention to Miss Nora Fitzgerald. Sid class.
End prem. to Miss Matte Beck. 4th class, LIST
prem TO Miss Mamie Burke.
Needle Work-lst prem. to Mary Knightly,
Cora Mahoney, Lizzie Wholey. Maggie Stack,
Sarah Rourke, and Matte Beck End prem. to
NJ. Walter.
Drawing.-lst prem. o Miss Kate Beck.
Department and Restlor Aas,adanoe.-In first
room medal for highest number OF merit tick
cts $500 awarded to Lizzie Nunan. lst
honors to Mary Wholey, Sarah Rourke and
Mary Mahoney; End honors to Lizzie Wholey,
Maggie Stack Rose Kinney, Mollie Burke
Matte Beck, and Kate Brown; Bird honors to
Mary KnIghtly and Cora Mahoney. In the
second room the medal was awarded to Julia
Moran. LIST honors TO Regina Hilbert, NoIlie
Kavanaugh, Mary Walter, Mary Lyons. and
| Kate Kinney; End honors to Mary O'Conner,
Mary Noon, and Kate Keeffe; and Srd honors
to Rose Hilbert and Ellie Collins In the Boys
department the medal was awarded to Edward
| Croghan, and Badges to Cornelius Wholey and
Hamilton Noon.
General E1cellence.-The medals for General
Excellence were awarded to R. Kinney and
Ed Murray of the 1st class F.; Miss Molie Burke
of the End class; Miss 8. Rourke of the Bird
class; and Miss NJ Lyons of the 4th class.
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MARRIAGE OF Col. STIcKLEY.-We learn
from the Stdu,lton Nea0s thatinvitations for the
marriage, on next Wednesday,, the 9th, to-
morrow, at Louisa G. H. of Col. E. e. Stickley,
prominent lawyer of Woodstock, Va; to
Miss Mary, daughter Of MIR. L. A. Cutler,
of Louisa G. H, Va, have been sent out. It
will be remembered that Col. Stickley was one
OF the most energetic workers in getting up the
excursion to Niagara Falls, and that he re-
sponded to the address of welcome of Capt
Benjamin Flagler, Of the 18th N. Y. Regiment.
OLD ToBACCo.-At the tobacco store of
Messrs. W. 81. & NJ. Page can be seen plug of
tobacco that belonged to box of tobacco that
was left here by the Federal troops during the
war. 1t has neither the taste nor smell of new
er tobacco, thus proving that tobacco does not
improve with age except within a limited time,