The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-28
st. Francis School.
CLOSE OF A PROSPEROUS sEssIoN-AWARD
OF MEDALS, PREMIUMS, &c.

especIally. should congratulate themselves
that irl their midst has been established
such an institution rs st. Francis paro-
chial school 1t is a real blessing to the
community. Not only are the children
given II thorough intellectual training,
but the moral and physical culture OF each
pupil is the subject OF special care. Inc
curriculum embraces thorough English
course, with philosophy, mathematics,
botany, sacred history &C. This IS sup
rlemented by music, art fancy sewing
sald various useful accomplishments. IN
/ each of these departments absolute THOR
[ onphness is characteristic. The work ac-
| complished by the worthy Sisters Ill charge
speaks for itself with an emphasis when
leaves no room to question the falthlui-
i mess with which they are performing thelf
.Amty 1t is gratifying to note that theii
| EsJboys ,Sre appreciated. Each year Is aod-
ang to- the number of pupils in attendance
/ ,rDd extending the fame OF the school. Last
| session the maximum attendance was Nv.
/ dt will he but a short time until still
/ further Improvement will be necessary to
H accommodate those who will be seeking
/ 1.-THE superior advantages here offered
Already the necessity for additional room
/ lis felt. The exhibition hall, though 1ofty
|ytteet long, was found inadequate last
| IEhursday. to afford the audience III atten-
L dance an opportunity to witness the inter-
\ testing exhibition AS result, many were
/ unable to Gain entrance. Those who were
Il nnore fortunate were amply repaid for the
II discomfort of densely packed house. Inc
H children in holiday attire and with BEAM
/ ling faces were ranged in tiers and pre-
/ scented most pleasing sight. The enter
Il itaiMnent consisted of music, vocal and
\ Instrumental, under the direction of the
/ accomplished teacher of that department,
| Mrs. Burke. juvenile calStbenics. fecita-
\ lions. dialogues, &c. The programme was
too long to give to each part special
mention. but we cannot refrain from no
| ticing the duet by Mamie Burke and An
ME Walters, two little dots scarcely able to
stretch an octave The performance was
perfect and well merited the enthusiastic
applause with which it was greeted. An
O .her piece of unusual merit was vocal
solo. the Glover and the Bird" by Miss
Cora Mahony. whose clear rich soprano
showed the effect of careful cultivation on
a voice naturally sweet and bird-like. The
recitations which were all good, were as
follows Memories, - by Matte Beck
.sValor of the Irish,'' VIM. O'Connor /;
Joan of Arc" Miss M. Stack Sword
of Lee" Edward Kinney; 'Jepthas
Daughter - Miss Rose Kinney 'sThe Sis
| tiers, y a dialogue, by Misses Mary Burke
a. nd Mary Wholey Taking the Census"
a laughable dialogue, by Miss L. Wholey
and John Donovan: ''The CuEfew,' by
Edwa nd Murray 1.-The Fairies. ''ly four
little Urls Miss Kitty 10y Agnes Kin
ney. and the closing speech by little Miss
r. G. N DON. These last three were by
members of the Juvenile department. and
elected the most genuine and deserved APP
plause.
| At the conclusion of the exercises
Father Nc Very, in briefand weii-timed
address, congra tallated the Sisters and
scholars upon the success OF the session
| Just closed, and took occasion to give some
good advice to the parents present and au-
dience generally.
| An invitation to visit the art exhibition
was accepted by nearly every one present.
1t was sight worth seeing There were
| elegant specimens of fancy work, beautl-
full crayon, water color and lhdla INK
pictures. 1t was hard to realize that some
| of the little children whose names were
pinned to the drawings, &C., were the ac-
| tual artists, for the children looked TOO
small, many of them, to be able to COM
prehend, much less execute them. The
medalist in this department: was MISS
Katie Beck, an artist of rare talent and
requirements. Several of her works, no
| Jably crayon of "Our Savior" 1.-The
Sacred Heart, y and two or three pieces ON
satin ia water cc.lors exhibited talent OF a
| high order. The same accomplished young
| lady had also on exhibition some beautiful
specimens of wax work All kinds OF
| drawings, from the crudest outlines OF the
| beginners to the finished piece OF the
! graduates, were ON exhibition, together
with a handsome and elegant line of fancy
work, embroidery, fine sewing, &c. The
contents of the room afforded abundant
evidences of the success which had at
| tended the work of this department OF st.
| Francis.
The following awards were made
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
Gals.-1st Glass Misses Rose Kinney,
| Margaret Stack, Lizzie WhOley, Molly
Burke, Mary Wholey and Sarah Rourke.
| 1St prem Miss Lizzie Nunan; Sd class
| LIST prem. to Margaret Wholey, Mary Ly-
ons, Mollie Kavanaugh, Annie German.
| Rose E[ilbert, Mary Walter. Kate Keefe,
| Ellie Sullivan !; I'd prem. to Allie keefe
4th clsGss-lst prem. to Julia Moran, Mamie
| Burke, Kate Kinney, Regina Hilbert;
Lizzie Hounihan I'd prem, to Mary Burke,
\ Blanche Mahoney and Rosa E. Shey !: 9TH
cass-1st prem. to Annie Walter, May
n Noon. Kate Burke; I'd prem. to Ellie
\ Burke and Annie Meade.
l Bous-lst class-Prem. to Edward Muir
\ ray Sd class-1st prem. to VIM. Walter,
\ VIM HOuhihan and Thos. Sullivan I'd
prem. to VIM. B. Mahoney, Patrick Mo
ran and James Shey; 4th class-1st prem.
to John E. Hounihan, I'd prem to Frank
| Fallom and VIM. Donovan 9th class, Ed.
i Burke, Ed. Croghan, Paul Plant, Corne-
J Illus Wholey-
4 MEDALS, PREMIUMS, sc.
\ Gold medals for excellence and special
success were awarded to Rose Kinney, in
4 the girls department, and Edward Muir.
\ ray, in the boys department. Badges OF
4 excellence, list class. Mollie Burke; I'd
\ class, Sarah RolIrke : Sd class, Mary
4 Lyons.
4 Premiums of excellence in LIST class to
4 Margaret Stack, for grammar, rhetoric,
grammatical analysis, Botany. geography,
| philosophy, photography, astronomy. civil
4 and sacred history, reading, practical and
| intellectual arithmetic, algebra. LIST
prem. in composition, writing and French.
Lizzie Wholey, gram, gram anal, rhe, geo,
phi, orth. bot, civ and sac his, prac and int
A arithmetic, alg. 1st prem in read. writ,
| comp and drawing. Mollie Burke, pre-
MUM in same studies +; LIST premium in
J geo, Fir, comp and read, I'd in writ, Sd in
draw. Mary Wholey, premium of excel
lence in gram, gram anal. phil, 0rth. his,
scrip his, prac and int arith lst in geo,
| comp, alg. read, draw and Fir, I'd in
! writ. Matte Beck, premium in orth LIST
| in gram anal, comp, scrip his and read,
\ I'd in prac arith, writ and draw, Sd in Fl.
\ Mary Kniphtly. premium in Orth and phil;