Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-24
MONTE MARIA.
IIITH COMMENCEMENT.
Ahnuni Distribution OF Premiums aud
Awards-Addresses by Bishop Keane aud J.
Taylor ElIJson, Esq.

was Charming occasion for the young
iady students and their large number
ol relatives and friends who crowded
the spacious hall Of the institution.
Inc exercises consisted of a musical
programme at intervals with the con-
ierrIng Of honors upon the successful
students. The vocal and instrumental
music was in every respect highly Gre
ditable, and gave evidence of efficient
and tasteful instruction.
Before the coronation ode was sung
Right Rev. Bishop Keane made an er-
fempore address, which was eloquent,
suited to the occasion, and replete with
sound sense and salutary advice to the
young ladies, especially the graduates.
AT its conclusion he introduced the.
president Of the Common Council and
of the Public School Board. Mr.. j.
Taylor Ellyson.
MIR. 'EIyson made q brief and happy
address. He knew not whether to fe-
licitate himself that he was permitted
to be present on such a bright occasion
or to congratulate the young ladies'
upon the success which had attended
their past years academic labors. lie
did both, and trusted that this bright
commencement might be indeed for
them true commencement for life
Of happiness.
There were present upon the stage,
in addition to the Bishop and Mr.. Ely
son, Rev. Father Doherty (who an
nounced the awards), Very Rev. Father
Van DeVyycr, Father Slattery, Hon.
II. A. Atkinson, Lyon G. Tyler. Esq,
and John NJ. Higgins, Esq.
The following is the musical pro-
gramme
Cumberland March, (T. 'Neile.)-First
piano Misses Bella JOuart and Lulu Maca-
tee; second piano. Misses lille Seawell and
Mamie Street; organ, Miss Bessie =. STRAIT
ton.
Alice. Romance. q. Ascher Piano solo,
Miss Bella 1Ouart.
Waves OF the ocean, Grand Galop lie Con-
cert, C. u. Blake, Piano. Misses Gene
We've and Helena O'Conncll: organ, Miss
Bessie j. STATION.
Nj Manca 10 Vocc. vocal quartette. Ros-
well, and Marie l.. Doize; plano, Miss STRAIT
ton.
Jeanne D'Arc Rouen. vocal 500, (Luigi
Rordese.j Miss Bella Touart.
De Lustigcu Weber Won Windsor. over
ture. tNico.ai l-Firt piano, Misses STRAIT
/ ton and llcggarty; second piano, Misses
Touart and % Conneil.
" hen the Tide Come In. vocal solo. tMil-
and Miss Gudeita Bemiccni; piano, Miss
Bella TouaIt.
Ii Iro,aiore. grand fantasla.) (Ntc,notte)
Piano. Misses StIattou and Hegstrty.
Nlght-lIiOOmlug Ccreus A. T.. Schenr-
mann Piano, Misses Mary and Mad1c
Tie Hirdie and the Violet. a. Gcibal.l
IiauO. Miss Touart. sung hy the little folks.
Faust iGouuod Piano, Misses rOdart and
Marie J.. DOi/e.
Mod. An, Modi. vocal soloi. from La
crezia borgia, ,DOni1ettiJ Mss Bella
Iouar'.
q eronse Nj. vocal duet Misses Bella
louart and Marie l.. Doize; organ, Miss
coronation ode. solo and chorus Der
Freischutl) Misses TOuart BerniccIi.
Macatcc, TuIberg. Seawell. and DOile.
Qui Niyc, grand galOp dc concert w.
CAM, Plano. Miss Genevlcye OCOnueli
| and Alice lclanY.
The exercises over, the visitors pre-
sent were invited to inspect the fancy
work made by the young ladies during
the year. 1t was q beautiful array Of
haudiwnr, orG reflected Great credit
upon the pupils a well aS instructors.
The following is the list Of awards and
premiums;
Academic HonOrs i'm the Graduating
Class: The highest hOnors, consisting Of a
floral crown and gold medal. were con.
fcued on Misses Bile Seaweil. OF Gloucester
county, Va: BELLA Touart. Of Mobile. Ala.
and Misses Maggie Is. Atkinson sarah {.
Lrauer and Teresa Higgins, Of Richmond.
department of English: \ gold medal for
success in the course Of English In the First
Class was conferred on Misses Susie Mo
Dewitt OF Philadelphia: Rosa Tushcrg, Of
New Orleans: ana Misses Marie Anteiotu
and Minnie Heegarty. of Richmond
Second Premium: Misses G.Udetta Bernie
chi. Mary Homes and ulu Macatec.
second Cias>-First Premium Miss Brs-
sic Stratton. second Premium: Miss Marie
l.. poize. Third Premium: Misses Madge
SWecny and Nora ana. First Premiumi IN
The Section Of second Class with Honor of
Promotion at the Second Session: Hiss
GeueNieNe OCOnnell.
Section Of the Second Cass-First Pre-
miUm: Miss Celena DOiIc. Second Pre-
MUM: Misses Alice Landry. Lille Non.
tciro. and Mamie IIungrrfOud. Third Pre-
MUM: Misses Emily Cussen and Jessie
Stephanus.
Fint Premium in the Third Glass with
Honor of Promotion at the Second Ses-
sion: Miss Mamie Street.
Third ClaSs-flSt Premium: Misses Ma
RE Morales and Stella Doze. Second Pre-
MUM: Misses Nellie Neale ind Addie
Brauer. Third Premium: Miss Lucy At
kiuson. Premium OF improvement: Miss
Florence higgins.
section OF the Third ClaSs-First Premi-
um: III - ImOgon Penn. Second Premium:
Miss Mary PiZZini. Third Premium Misses
Mary Stephanus and Mary Power. Preml-
"a - Af
ough. susie Nelson, and Mary Brandcr.
Fourth Chss-First Premium Miss Flor
eucr Catogni Second Premium: Misses
Annie DOlZe and Oracle Rlauer. Ihlrd
Premium Miss Helena OConneiL. Prenl-
nm of improvement: Misses Eva Paillips
and Florence Nelson.
Fif.h Class-Flrst Premium: Miss Marie
Penn. second Premium: VI .ss Mary Dante.
ThId Premium: Misses Kate SWeeny ana
Katie MOulssey.
section OF the Fifth C,asS-First Prcmi-
nm MifsJulia Catogni. Second Premium:
Miss Lila HungerfOrd. Third Premium
Miss Banch kppS. Premium of improve
ment: Miss Mamie wilkins.
sixth Class-First Premium: Miss Mary
Sharp.
Miss Katie Wren.
sic Suliivan. Second Premium: Hiss Nell
lie Heggarty. Premium of Improvement
Misses Florence Evans, Mary Curran, Nell
lie sullivan. Bernadette Higgins, and Lulu
Heggarty.
Trfmlums in Mathematics: Modal TO
Miss Mary Homes, for success in the course
of Algebra and Geometry. First Premium
In the FiTst Glass, Arithmetic ana Algebra:
Miss Nora Land. First Premium III Alge-
bra: Misses sara Brauer and Minnie Heg-
garty First PreMium in Arithmetic:
Misses Madge Sweeny, Bessie StrattOn, ana
susie McDevitt. Section Of the First Class
Arithmetic and Algebra-FiSt Premium:
Misses Marie AntilOtti and Sallie Brauer.
second Premium Miss Ellie SeaweH.
Second Class-Flrst Premium MISSES
Maggie Atkinson and Rosa Turberg. Sc
cond Premium Misses Teresa Higgins and
Giudetta Bernicchi. Third Premlum
Misses Marie DoiZe and GenevieYe OCOn-
nell. Section OF Second Class, Arithmetlc-
First Premium Misses Marie Morales, Ma
mic Hungerford. and Emily Cussen. Sc
cond Premium Miss Geneyieye Phillips
Third Premium; Misses Alice Landry ana
Jessie Stephanus. an. ~,
Third Ciass-First Premium: Miss Nam
ME Street. Second Premium: Miss Mary
Epps. Third Premium Miss Lille Mon.
telro. Section OF the Third Class-tlTst
Premium: Misses Addle Brauer, Stella
Doize. and Nellie Neale. Second Premlum
Misses Katie McDonough and Marie Plz-
zini Third Premium: Miss Maggie Evans.
Fourth Class-First Premium: Misses
Lucy Atkinson and Mary Stephanus. Sec
ond Premium: Misses Oracle Brauer,
Agnes WEIGH, and Mamie Power. Third
Premium Misses Alice Delany and Made
Finn Class-First Premium Miss Annie
polze. Second Premium: Miss Florence
Catogni. Third Premium Miss Blanche
Epps. section OF the Fifth Class-ftrst Pre-
mium: Miss Imogen Penn. Second Pre-
MUM: Miss Lila Hungerford. Premium
OF Improvement: Miss Julia Spencer.
Sixth Class-First Premium Miss Julia