Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-22
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
CLOSING Exercises Of the immaculate
Conception Boys school.

Closing Exercises of the immaculate
Conception Boys school.
The closing exercises OF the Immaculate Con-
ception boys school, Mr.. Patrick Vaughan, Miss
Kate Walsh and Miss Julia Casey, teachers took
place this morning In the hall adjoining the
church. The music was furnished by W. C.
| Oliare's band. The program included dialogues,
&c, from about 800 OF the boys The chief honor,
the gold medal for excellence In studies and In
conduct. was awarded oquo to John Guerin,
| Charles Saffell and Charles Mcguire. The medal
was drawn by John Guerin. In the first
division OF the first class premiums were given to
James DAILY, Edward Youst and Charles Fitzger-
Old. Second division, first premiums to James
| Clark, John Crown, Harry Talkelys, Harry Bales,
Bernard ODonnell and William HOrstkamp. Sec
ond premium TO James Mallory, Joseph Ballston,
James Hayes, Joseph Boylan, John Lynch, Joseph
nrst premiums 10 Edward OConnor, J. Faeber,
| Joseph Lockboehler. John Dinneen, John Curtin
Elliott, James Tennyson. Dan Flavin, Frank Con-
nors David Michigan, Rudolph Straub. Willy Joyce
| and Harry Keester.
In the second class-First honor, (silver medaD
/ 10 DE drawn for by John Mailman, Edward
| Parkinson and George McClosky. Edward Par
| klnson was the winner. In the first division,
/ premiums for excellence In Christian doctrine
| reading, writing. spelling, arithmetic, geography
/ Mailman, John Cotteo, Charles Pepper, Joseph
| Port William Jouvenal, William Hazel, Harry
| LOckboehler, Edward Parkinson, Bernard Shana-
i w
| laly WIN. Robinson. T. McGeary, Geo. McClosky,
David Badly, p Harrng, Roger Cassidy, Frank Cur
tin, Edward DIVERS, John Raper, Thomas Uns-
worth, Jesse ONeill, Frank SafIeli, Ernest Bales,
| James Fly nm. James Finch, Henry Moran, Michi
| Danell In the second division first premiums 10
Walter Tharp. John Dunn, Albert Becker and b.
| Sraub.
Third class, first honor, silver medal for general
excellence, to Nellie CLARK. First division, first pre-
miums TO sgd. Hands, Willie Roth, VI. FitzmauT1ce,
W.COtter, NelieClark, Jos. Bateman, JnO. Donovan,
| Jno. Muth, Frank JouveDa Frank Horstkamp; Sec
| ond premiums, to 5. Salkeld, 4. Harrington, w.
Brennan j. Carney, j. Elliott and Robert Michigan.
| In the second division, Fred Mahoney, Willie Hanes,
George King, Oh. Farraher, Roger MadOr, Willy
| Dunn, Harry Mathews, Eugene Crawford, John
Kennedy. Willy OConnor. In the third division,
| the 1rst premiums were awarded to Arthur Har-
yey, john Mccarthy, George Hayes John Joyce,
NJ Far4uaher, b. Kelly, Russell EnSal, Tom Flavin,
RObey King, George Adams, Charles Miller, John
Hedly, Matthew Pepper, John Murphy, Joe Con-
roy, Leo smith, Frank Miller, Eugene COnroy and
Harry Adams.
ST. DOminic's school.
The closing exercises OF st. Dominics parochial
school, IN South Washington, are in progress this
afternoon, the following being the program OF ex-
ercises: Welcome, Greeting Song, Chorus; Youth
full Ambition, welcome Fair Evening" Doll Show,
Juvenile Orations, The Birds Message, Mother
Goose's Grand Reception, "Man Behind the Plow,,
spelling Bee Instrumental Solo. The Young Re-
crults, Madam Learning, Discussion; Burlesque
Coral Caves, Military Discipline, Lamentations
ana regrets, RecltatlOD, ClOSlng-"SOng for the
Pope, participated in py Leo Lally, Ella Carroll
h. keane, NJ. Marsden, q. Burns, and other pupils
closing with the distribution OF prizes, tollows
GIRLS DIVISION.
Senior department-Gold medal awarded TO Miss
Annie whelan for diligence and department
Premiums to the following pupils: Misses Agnes
Lanahan, Leocadia Laly Katie Murphy. Maggie
Finan, Katie Glennan, Mary NcDermOtt, Gertrude
Walsh, Ella McGrath. Marie Thompson, Maggie
O'Donnell, Katie Curtin, Bessie Holmes, Agnes
Junior department-Gold medal for general ex
ceIlence awarded TO Mary McNerny. Premiums 10
Mary Nolan, Ella Deary, Bridget Flynn, Nellie
Keele Annie Dwyer. Alice Ferguson, Mary Jer-
man, Jennie Mccarthy. RIdi E,pey, Nellie Bresna-
han, Angela Doyle, Katie OShaus hneSsy, Lizzie
Josie Albro
Primary department Pearl cross awarded to
Mary McAullne. Pre- .umS TO Bernadine Ferrl-
son, Annie Murphy, Mary ODOnnell, Mary Connell
Katie Gately. Maggie Lanahan, Mary McWilams,
Mary Cow6rey, iuiie Paul. MARY Kirbv TuIie
Espey, Mary Marsden, Rose O'Neil, Mary Kelley,
Gertrude Jarvis, Lizzie Frere, Ethel Holiness Ella
Magyar, Mary Dougherty.
BOYS DIVISION.
Senior Experimentation medal awarded for
general excellence to George c. Burns
Premiums TO the following pupils: Maynard
simmons, John Bland, Bartholomew O'Donner
Martin Conboy Felix Martin. James Archer'
George Burns, Charles Herman
Intermediate department-silver medal for
t.
mOdy. Premiums TO Eugene KellySThomas Gala
han, Edward Burns, John Murphy. Willy Brown.
John Rrounan 9Tnepn H rar Joseph petty,
Robert Mahorney, Edward McGrath Eugene DAILY
Edward O'Donnell, John Archer, Willy Dant, John
Keane.
Primary department-Pearl rosary merited for
general excellence by Noble McDermott Prem
Brown, Joseph sullivan. Cornelius BradshaW
Cornelius McAuire John Hammer, John Shana-
nan, Gait Burns Thomas Riley, Joseph Hutton.
arafs,l nnt.ah
Joseph fegan, Charles Prive, William Sauter
Walter Dunn, William Shoemaker, Joseph Des-
mond, Joseph Meehan, Clarence Walter James
McDermOtt, Mathew Horan Morris McAulifre.
Daniel Desmond, John Biggs, William Frere,
Schnopp, Michael Dr1scoll, Eddie Bucklin.
RittenhOuse Academy.
The annual closing exercises OF Rittenhouse
Academy, Prof. o. c. Wight, principal, are always
occasions OF great interest," and for the time being
the respected principal abdicates in favor of the
boys. 1.-The Old boys" like to recall memories of
their school days, and the hall Of the old Academy
building on Indiana avenue is filled with an an
preciatiye and enthusiastic audience. Yesterday
afternoon the commencement exercises for 1855
was held, and they formed no exception TO the
rule The spirited declamatiOnS or the boys and
their well-conducted debate won many praises
from the spectators. The DISCLAIMERS and their
subjects were as follows: The Song or Marions
Men, Franck Taylor Evans; The Electric Tele-
graph, Alyah Godding; The New Barbara, Orlan
clyde cullen; Voice for War, Henry " Tullock;
u, tn
or WaX-WOrks, Mckee Dunn McKee, Spartacus TO
the Gladiators, Lanier Mckee; Rcguus 10 the Car
thagenlans, Ralph Hamilton. The questions: s.Is
the cultivation of taste for poetry prejudical 10
success in fe?" was debated by the following dis
pulants: Ralph Hamilton, Robert A. Inch, Harry
v. TullOck, Mckee Dunn Mckee, Franck TAYLOR
Evans, Franck III. Gray, Orlan Clyde Cullen w
scott Schley, IT.. Robert c. Tally, Alvan Goodin0
Lanier Mckee presided as chairman OF the debate
Premiums were awarded as follows: Scholarships
Lanier Mckee, Mckee Dunn Mckee and Alyan
Godding; punctualijy, Alvah Godding, Ralph HAM
N lr dan.n
GOddlng and Orlan Clyde cullen. In token OF gem
eral appreciation 10 Robert n. Inch and Henry "
IuIiock, favorable mention also made as fol-
lows: Ralph Hamilton, for natural philosophy
chemistry and geometry; W. Scott Schley, Ir for
natural philosophy ana arithmetic; Franck GRAY
Tor algebra; Orian clyde Cullen, for book Keeping
and grammar, and Franck Tay lor Evans, for arith,
metic and grammar.
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