National Republican., 1884-06-28
LAST pxe OF SCHOOL.
st. Matthew's and st. JOseph's Schools Finish
the Years Work

The closing exercises and distribution of pre-
miums of st. Matthew'S school took place at 8
o'clock last evening at Willard hall. The
audience assembled was very large one.
The programme opened with the entrance
march performed by the Misses NJ. O'Connor
and NJ. Young, followed with the chorus "Who
WIN to the Greenwood Hie2" sung by the vocal
class, An instrumental duct waltz was per
formed upon the piano by Misses NJ. oConnor
and M. Young.
Then followed IN interesting original drama,
In five scenes entitled "The House ON the
Avenue with Miss Theresa Buckholtzas Mrs.
Field, Miss Mary Sherman, Miss Fields, the
aunt Misses Lizzie Robinson, Annie sherman,
Mamie Young, Maggie Robinson, Katie Bar
Der, Mary OConnor andiElla Sherman as the
seven daughters of Mrs Fields: Emma Tucker
as Grandma, mother ofMrs. Fields; Ella Buck
hOtZ as Topsy Turvy, the maid; Marian Post
and Esther Barber as Mesdamcs Marvin and
Gordon, visitors; Mary McGaw as Cousin Hep
sey. and Matilda Purcell as Fannie Dearborn.
Incidental to the play the solos semi
choruSes aud duets were sung. "Gates of the
West" BY Miss Kate Kilbourne; Come Where
| the Lilies Bloom" vocal class; "Open the
Gate" "The Laurel and the Rose" Misses X.
Kilbourne and A. sherman; "We'll Have to
Mortgage the Farm" soloists Misses L. Lam
kin aud NJ O'Connor; "All Among the Barley"
vocal class. The Centennial shottische" was
| was Performed by Misses Kilbourne, o,Connor,
and Go;TIns od and an m na Instrumental duet
| 0'Connor. The closing remarks were made by
Rev. p. L. Chapelle, D. D., pastor of st. Mat
thews church s.h
Premiums werc awarded to the following
named pupils In first GLASS to Misses l.. Robin.
son, T. Buckholtz, A. Sherman, NJ. Minitor, L.
Buckholtz, NJ. MeGaw Matte Purcell, NJ.
| OConnor, Mamie Young, Kate Barber, Il. Bar.
Der, and Mary Young; second class, L. Tinker,
| a. Burke, M. sherman, i. Lamkin, f. Cum
ningham NJ. Robinson, NJ. Purcell A. Hanley
| y. sherman, and X. Israel; third class, NJ. Poss
| X. McGaryey, X. McGueeny NJ. McGuigan, NJ
Minitor, NJ. Hanley X. Watson. and A. Hunkcl
| fourth class, NJ. Burguss, X. Hanley, a, Bryan
NJ. Edwards, G. Sherwood, A. McGuigan, NJ
| Corcoran NJ. Malone, Il. Young, NJ Celliere
$; Mcmahon, NJ. Bateman, \. Bateman, L.
Ardie' X. Malone, N. Sullivan, NJ. McGarvcy
A. Pagan, NJ. Draley, f. sherman, Rosie Nc
| Guinness, NJ. Burke, X. Colliere, A. McQuade
n Gavin n. Kee[er, a. Kelley; a. Crogan an and
van, va L'" F. Burgess, @ % A. ~' BasEhoitz, M sun N
iianley, NJ. Io'Bricne, NJ. X oefe,I. Sin
clair, X. Frisby J. Collicrc, NJ Boyer
Special premiums were awarded in Christian
doctrine to NJ. Purcell and z. Sherwood fol
attendance, to Misses A. and M. McGuigan
| plain sewing, Il. Barber and NJ. Edwards; pen
manship, NJ McGaw and X: Egan; spelling
Maggie Corcoran; reading, Miss A. sherman
vocal music, NJ. Robinson; instrumental music
NJ. O'Connor and NJ Young: drawing, Teresa
Buckholtz. Gold medals for success in studies
were awarded TO Misses Teresa Buckholtz, A
sherman, Mamie 1Oung, Nellle bryan, hatlC
HOnley, and Minnie Burgess.
At st. JoScph's school, West Washington, the
annual closing exercises and distribution o
premiums took place yesterday morning
There was large audience present, and mucf
interest was taken in the programme of exer
cises. Rev. S. A. Kelly, S. j., conferred th'
premiums and delivered an address.
The first honors were conferred as follows
Graduating medals, Misses Mary Gavin ant
Katie Horrgun; medals for first honors of tn,
school, Misses Katie Horrigan, Teresa Nc
Donald, and Katie Cleary; second honors
Misses Bertha Fowler, Mary Peters, and Dor
Collins; gold medal for housekeeping, Julit
0'Connor. Premiums were also awarded to
number of the pupils for excellence in thei
respective studies.
Mcssrs. Richard c. Norris and r. L. Jones
of this city, were graduated at Dickinson
college, Carlisle, Pa, Thursday and tn
isreel N nroiessor of cbemistrv '" St the biai
school here Mr.. W. r. Woodward acted Il
marshal of the procession to the opera house