Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-06-27

-. Marsi-4 senzsnary Con. m ee~emens.
Especial Correspondence a he Beacon j
The annual commencement of the 81
Mary : F'sinale Seminary, Miss A. Z. Thnn-
q Principal, took place on Monday last,
the s4th instant, was well attended and 4
very creiiiiable affair TIE following i
the program:
Marchee Eutree, Chorus.
Essay Washington irving. Miss HarweIl.
sndds, "O'er blooming Mead0ws.r MISC
Martin and Reed. Rolling, @Ia Chase
Al Lion, Miss Crane. Glover, .sI.et M
can back The time" Misses Wilson and
somerville. Essay Silver speech and
Golden Silence" bfiss Waring. Calisfhe-
mics, Preparatory Class. Beethoven. mar.
cla ala Turca,s Miss Somcrvilie. Wr;phf
Wallace and Watson Class Songs. Pre-
paratOry Class. Smith, aMartha.s Mis-
Wilson. Schubert, DANES deSeyille."
Misses Horner and Brsicoe. French PLAY
La Flsite," Miss Smith. Concone. aHar.
vest Day." Glass. Duroc. aTTosuace n
verdi, Misses Marshall, Crane Wilson and
Hardcastle. Tory, 1.-THE Waiting Heart
Miss Delapiane. Valedictory, Miss Burrh.
distribution Of Diplomas and Medals. Adj
dress, Hen. George G. Merrick.
Where all did 30 well it would hardly
be fair TO particularize, aud yet cannot
help special mention Of the essay of Mis-
Bessie WaIing, Of Prince Georges coun.
~, as containing many golden gems Of
thought, expressed in silvery tones, and the
essay Of Miss Maggie Smith, of ST. Mary's,
as being well conceived and most happily
rendered, and the valedictory by Miss Sa-
sah r. Burch, of 81 Mary's, as being well
up 10 the standard In ideas and very well
delivered. The following are The names
Of the graduates and the averages male
Miss Sarah r. Birch, st. Mary's, 9s 3-11;
Miss Annie HarwelI, Baltimore county,
SO 81; Miss Elba Wright, Dorchester coun-
~. %; Miss Bessie Waring. Prince Georges
county. % !; Miss Lula Martin, Charles
county, 90; Miss Mamie Wallis, Kent com.
~, 81 81; Miss Maggie Smith, ST. Mary's
county, 50.
L Ie konoTs were awarded as follows -
Gold medal for department TO Miss Maggie
Somnerviile, Calvert county; medal for
highest average in every class to Miss Ma
ria Briscoe. st. Mary's county; silver med
al for best average and recitations in French
TO Miss Katie Crane, St. Mary's county;
gold medal for instrumental music TO Miss
Mamie Wilson, Prince Georges county;
medal for vocal music 10 Miss Mary Della
plane, Washington city.
The address by the Hon. George G. Mer-
rick was good and highly instructive and
pleasing to the young ladies, but we think
II would have been much grander aud
more eloquent had he left his manuscript
at home, for reading in such cases always
deiracts from the address and robs it of its
chief beauty and force, and we do not like
TO see the gifted orator sacrifice power and
effect TO what. some now consider "lhe
style" And we. trust that when friend
Merrick comes again, and we hope soon,
for he has many friends here and will al
ways be welcome, he will leave his manu-
script behind and speak out what is in
him. in accordance with the great gifts
with which God and highly cultured in
tellect have endowed him.
This school is beautifully situated on the
ST. Mary's river and is well conducted, due
care and attention being paid by its prin-
cipal and assistants. not only to the intel
lectual, but also to the moral and social
training; and we have often wondered why
il did not receive greater encouragement,
az IL certainly deserves the highest success.
for we cannot acquiesce in the necessity of
sending children away TO be educated when
the facilities for good, sound, practical
education lie right at homo.