The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-21
ST, MARY'S ACADEMY,
A Brilliant Entertainment and a
Magnificent Audience.
Award of Prizes and Medals.
Magnificent Exhibition IN
the Art Department.

! lnent representative society people VI
our state, were assembled in Milletts
opera house, TO witness the rendition of
the programme prepared for the occasion.
At 4:30 O'Clock almost every foot eff avail
able space in the house was occupied, and
that hour nearly 200 children and young
ladies, attired in the most charming ap-
parel, came upon the stage gracefully
! sauting the audience, while keeping time
with the young pianists, who SO perfectly
executed Listz's Grand Rakoczy. The
programme opened with a brilliant saluta-
tory, by Miss B. Emerson. The chorus SIN
| fammatus," by the vocal class, was grand
in the perfect rendition of sweet cadences
and majestic harmony. The series of
tableaux, representing scenes from
the life of Mary Stuart,
we're marvelously beautiful in their con-
ception, manifesting in their arrangement
rare intelligence and artistic skill.
The music, both instrumental and vocal,
was OF classic order, evincing the supe-
rior taste and culture of those to whom
must be attributed the brilliant success
achieved in this department.
Rarely has it been our privilege to lis
ten to such faultless rendition of recita-
tions, chaste, poetic and classical. No
words could convey to those not present
just idea of the self-possession of the
young ladies, whose distinct enunciation
and intelligent, graceful gesture gave am
pie testimony of their true appreciation
of the grand, though oft abused, art of
elocution.
At the close of the programme Hon. u.
L. Fillmore was introduced, and in a
brief and beautiful speech highly COM
plimented the young ladies and their
magnificent school. He said that the in
fuence of st. Mary's academy upon the
educational interest of the city and state
was very great, Especially was its in
huence felt in the city where it had fur
nished the public school many very
superior teachers. 1t possessed advan-
tages for giving a finished education not
| found in the public schools, and its facil-
tiles and superior appointments were
| not excelled by any institution of learn
ing in the state. 1t was an institution
that not only Austin, but the entire state,
could be proud of, and he predicted for
it prosperous and glorious future.
The following pupils received prize
medals:
Misses Catherine Fisher and Elizabeth
Robinson.
Gold medals for composition, awarded
to Misses Blanche Emmerson and Helen
R. Steger.
Gold medal for drawing and painting,
awarded to Miss Mary Cronin.
Gold medal for penmanship, awarded
e-e1quc, to Misses n. Moses, n. Gun
ningham and G. Hsnowsy. Drawn by
Miss n. Moses.
Gold medal for good conduct in minim
department, awarded to Miss E. Wheeler.
Crowns par excellence for correct de-
pertinent and strict observance of aca-
demlc rules, awarded to Misses Mary
Cronil and Helen R. Steger.
Crowns of honor, awarded to Misses NJ.
Jeffries, NJ. Cornell, S. Mellor, W. Harm,
E. McLendon, n. Wood, B. Garwood and
F. Fitzwilliams.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
For application, awarded to Misses NJ.
Carr, H. Steger, j. johnson, NJ. Robinson,
F. Jones, E. Billeison, A. Bornefeld, A.
Miley, I. Moore, NJ. Smith, G. Moses and
NJ. L. Davis, A. Powers and K Robinson
NJ McCashin, B. Casper and B. Garwood
For German, awarded ex-@quo to
Misses 7. Moore and @. Kuse.
For elocution, second class, awarded tc
Frances Jones.
For plain sewing, to Miss Matte Pierce
For penmanship, awarded ex-@quo tc
Misses W. Harm, l.. Ssrtor, NJ. Gerald and
F. Jones.
For improvement in painting, awarded
to Miss Mary Carr.
For improvement in darning, to Miss
NJ. Jeffries.
For regular attendance, to Miss Emma
Billeison.
| ART DEPARTMENT.
The studio of st. Mary's academy wa:
thronged with visitors Wednesday after
noon and Thursday and Friday from
a. m. to Z p. m. The exhibition in thi:
department surpassed in display that o.
any previous occasion, and the art ad
mirers evinced extraordinary interest il
each style of work.
The collection "a whole reflects grea
credit upon the pupils, for when we were
told that with the exception of two o.
three, only few hours each week had beer
devoted to drawing and painting, in con-
nection with regular school duties, we wer,
astonished at the successful specimens
presented.
Miss Mary Cronin, of Palestine, Texas
having entered the academy in Septem'
Der to devote the greater portion of he
time to art, began at once regular cours
of study, possessed of more talent and it
necessary accomplishments, application
and patience, astonished every one by he
rapid progress; fair sketches from natur
in pencil, paintings of flowers and bird
in water colors, pair of small landscape
in oil and a plaque of peach blossom
from nature), also several decorated
china articles, handsome goldf faced fel
table scarf, ornamented with the Iris AM
Wistsria from nature), a beautiful
copy of Murillo's Madonna
the Immaculate Conception" mos
creditably executed in pastel Tor colore
crayon) completed the list of work don
by this young lady who had the honor of re
ceiviug the first art medal, gold palette
awarded in this department.
Miss Mary Carr, of Bryan, displayed
pair of panels 1Ox24, peoples and Japal
lilies painted in oil on olive tinted back
ground;p and blue silk bannerettes wit
; decorations on boiling cloth, most care
I fully executed. Miss Carr received tn
; special premium for improvement /
! painting.
, Miss Helen Steger, of Galveston, a pal
r of landscape panels, l2x20; in oil, a littl