Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
ST VINCENT DE PAUL ACADEMY.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL ACADEMY.
TbirtIeth Annual commencement at the
Theatre Last Sight-Interesting EXer-
c1ses-sIuzic, REGULATIONS and the
Drama-DIstribution OF Premtums-
The Bishops Address.
The thirtieth annual commencement
Of the Academy Of st. Vincent de faul
took place at the Theatre last evening ID
the presence Of an unusually large audi
ence. There was scarcely vacant seat
in the lower portion Of the house, and
MANY occupied seats in the upper tier
The aszambIaee frequently testified their
sunraeiati0u OF the Iaudable efforts OF the
sisters bv repeatedly applauding the
pupils whose education they nave III
charge. ..,...,
The exercises were opened by a saluta-
tory delivered by little sadie smart. II
was followed by the opening chorus, The
Huutress." sung by members oil the Sc
ufor and Junior classes. in a manner
which called forth a most hearty demon
stration Of approval from the audience.
The fnstrumsfft5-. quartette. Pearl OF
the sea Waltz" was rendered by Misses
v. Connolly. l.. Mcclure, Anne bIAcA
and l.. MOrlarty.
Miss Belle OlIyerOs reclted "Ine " Iech
Of tine Hesperus" with appropriate feel
inc and spirit. her articulation being very
distinct. so thgt every word was heard.
The instrumental quartette, pretty
Califoruienue.' was gwen BY Misses \.
smith NJ. Smart. A. Common and l.. LAWN
viii iii,''' t-eat deal Of skill. The
members OF the junior class then
sang .Whcre Ripping Waters Flow
and delighted their listeners. The iHstru-
mental trio. young Amateurs" was per-
formed bv Misses y. smith, VI. Smart and
j. Power with precision aud sweetness
worthy IL the skill OF old performers.
One Of the gems Of the evening IN Jne
way Of song was by the members OF the
senior class. who sang "ROw US swift -
The Misses G.. Dixon and j. Mcmahon
sraya a uiau0 duet Bohemian GIRL and
were deseryedly commended By applause.
Another marked feature Of the entertain
mpuf was the recitation OF "NODOdy's
Child" bv Miss Belle Dangaix. The
part was rendered with ease and
a good deal of dramatic power.
Ii was highly appreciated by the audi
eucp. who gave her an encore, when she
recited the "Camp Of Battery y, and
again cantivated her auditors.
Misses Belle Oliyer0s, Annie Black, +.
LAWN and G. Miller then appeared at the
piano in quartette, and delighted the au-
dience with superb rendition OIL the
"Tramway GalOp."
IN il pr5per 10 observe that all the in
strumental selections offered by the pu-
pills were played with great deal Of eN-
ceiIeuce. and above the average OF those
usually heard on commencement occa-
siOus.
Academy, representing fairies, then ap-
peared i'm an enchanting play, entitled
sTiptOe.r after which the drama The
Siege Of Granada" was presented. This
was a twO-act entertainment preceded by
a prologue. the latter delivered by Miss
Mamie Blum. in way which was en-
phaticaIlv commended by the audience.
The following is the dramatis persona OF
this portion Of the evenings exercises:
Ayesha, the Moorish Queen Miss =. oliveros
B5abIiI. her son ........... Miss N. Conway
Don Juan de Vera. Christian
AbiaIiah. Moorish Prime -,
hammond c9 '2P5lsr Miss 4. = Donneiily
Santon. or Moorish Prophet Miss 5. Appel
Isabella. Queen Of spain -.--.M Miss Il. Savaresc
D0na Iucz Ladies Miss NJ. Bradley
Dona Catalina, Of Honor Miss \. Goette
Morayma, wife Of Boabdu Miss G. Grady
Zora,a.-l Christian Miss b. Dangaix
Maria Captives. i. Miss a. Theus
Attendants, etc.
All the characters were rendered very
acceptable, but it is necessary TO institute
a comparison in order 10 indicate the su-
perlative degree Of excellence shown by
some Of the participants. Ayesha, the
Moorish Queen; Isabella, Queen of SPAN;
and Don Juan de Vera, Abdallah, Moray
ma. Moorish Cavalier, ZOraya, Ali, Nah
mould and Maria. were each personated
with spirit, while the reading was uneX-
ceptiOnally good.
Tie instrumental duet. ''Galop de Con-
cert" by Misses Il. Browne and V. Con-
molly, was very pleasing exhibition OF
skill in the manipulation Of the keys Of
the piano.
Bishop Gross. accompanied by Fathers
Prendergast and Cafferty, were seated
among the audience, and at this point
We're requested to take seats on the stage,
and were escorted to the platform by Mr..
II. j. Gleason. when the distribution OF
premiums followed. The following are
the names of the meritOriOus pupils who
We're accorded the hOnOrs in their respec-
departments Of study:
SENIOR DEPARTMENT.
second Year-Premiums i'm rhetoric. as
tronomy. history and mathematics. awarded
the Misses Bragdou. Bradley, Black, Grady,
Theus, LAWN and Mcmahon.
Fourth Hcar-Premiums in Christian doc
trine, grammar. geography. ancient history.
orth0grapny and mathematics, awarded the
Misses M0riarty. Oliveros. Perry, Mcclure,
Appel. GOette. Savarese, X. Grady. Sellg.
Maddox. Lyons. Brown, Connolly. BOley,
Conway. Miller, LOwenthal. Ray and Eitz-
gerald.
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
Premiums in catechism, spelling, grammar,
geography. United states history. arithmetic
and composition awarded the Misses Blum,
DOnuelly, Gaudry, Bisbee. Collins, DangaiN,
Courtenay, LAWN, Fitzgerald, Kennedy. Con-
nor. Brennan. Norton, Mcmahon. smith.
White and Hegidio.
Premiums for improvement in vocal and in
strumeutal music and embroidery, awarded
Misses Theus. Black. Brown. Miller, OliverOs,
Raw. Perry. Connolly, Mcclure. MOrIarty.
Selig, Appel. Conner. smart, 4. LAWN. smith,
Dixon. Hodges. Kelly, and Josie Mcmahon.
Penmauship in senior department gold
pencil. drawn for by the Misses Bradley,
Black, Theus. n. Grady, Olveros, SaVarese,
y Mcmahon, Ray, Moriarty, and WON by
Mary Ray.
PENMANSHP IN JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
A scrap album. drawn for by the Misses
T. LAWN. a. Mcmahon, NJ. Kennedy, Cairns,
Grady. NJ. Bell, and won by I. Lawn.
For excellence Of department, handsome
book voted in senior department of day
school to Miss Mamie Bradley.
In Junior department Of day school, BOOK
for denortmeDt voted to Lucy Courtenay.
Gold medal for excellence Of department.
donated By a friend. voted by the b0arders OF
Academy to Miss Lizzie MOriarty.
As the recipients Of the prizes came
forward on the stage they were heartily
Misses V. Connolly, T. LavIn.A Black,
r. Brown, f. Perry and &. Miller were
then seated at the pianos and gave in sex
tette an Operatic medley, which was
highly appreciated, after which all the
pupils ranged in tableau in the form Of a
pyramid and sang the ''GOOd Night song.
The exercises were brought to a close
by Bishop Gross. who delivered a brief
but eloquent address in behalf Of the
Academy, during which he cOmplimented
the young ladies on the excellence which
they had shown in their department and
studies during the year.
Death OF james Cox.
Mr.. James Cox, Marine Clerk in the
custom house, died yesterday morning
nom dysentery, after an illness of a few
days. The deceased had been a sufferer