The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-25
AT ST. MARY's HOME.
The Annual Examinations and School
Exercises.

| I1e annual Examinations and Sc1Ool
Exercises.
The study hall of ST Mary's Home was
comfortably filed with visitors yesterday
afternoon. 1t was the occasion of the an
nual examination exercisez The Indictment
weather did not prevent good attendance
and the afternoon passed mostpleasantly.
| The exercises were perhaps the most eiab-
crate of any that the home has ever given.
Forty-hve pupils were in attendance and
they. took part in the examination. Revs.
Fathers Cafferty and William conducted
the examination.
The examinations were rigid and the ex-
| aminers had to go outside of the text books
to try to puzzle the pupils. The scholars
exhibited marked degree of learning from
a close application to their books, rejecting
/ credit on both themselves and their teachers.
The exercises began at 4 O'Clock with a
song by the school Il was followed by the
recitation, my Dead Don, /" by little Josie
Sheehan- She was very sweet in the reci-
tation, and was presented a pretty work
basket, with its peraphernalia, by the sisters
OF st. Joseph's Infrmary.
Sister Magdalene had charge of the
music and recitations, and the manner in
which the pupils acquitted themselves
evidenced their their thorough preparation.
The exercises of the seniors, Annie Ray,
Phillie Mcintyre, ]. Mulresdy, Annie Ma
honey, l. Brown, u. Davis, A. Willett, N.
Robinson and *. Sanches, were highly in
teresting. Their examinations were in
Bible history, spelling, geography, gram
mar, history and arithmetic. The second,
third and fourth classes were in the less
difficult studies. Father Catferty tried in
vain to puzzle the fourth class In geography.
Finally, after giving them several questions
out of the book, he succeeded in confusing
them, and one little tot defined a lake as a
large body Of water next in size to the
ocean.
The school sang "we are Merry Sun
beams" and "Whisperlng Hope" in pretty
manner. Mary Sheehan recited "When
Chickens Come Home to Roost" in pleas
ing manner and was warmly applauded.
The seniors sang "Merinaidis Evening
Song" in a most satisfactory manner and
were heartily applauded.
The recitation, Cripple for Life" by
Miss Agnes Straiton, was rendered in
happy manner, and the visitors applauded
her loudly.
In the vocal exercises s'The Hunters
Song' was, perhaps, the feature of the
afternoon. Phillie Mcintyre and Annie
Ray sang it very sweetly. Both pupils
have sweet voices, and their efforts were
creditable.
ably, recited with better effect by Katie
Walter than it has ever been before at the
home.
The seniors singing of "Only Dream Of
Home" was very fine and elected much ap-
plause.
THE Fireman's Story" recited by Annie
Ray, was the best recitation of the after
noon. Her rendition of the interesting
poem could hardly have been improved
upon. She received a storm of applause.
Father Cafferty endeavored to puzzle the
third class in arithmetic toward the closing
of the examination, having hunted up sums
from the book. One of the scholars when
given the problem, ''If 200 iilors consume
90, 400 biscuits in certain time, what is the
average amount that each one consumer
said S42.
The distribution of prizes by Father CAT
ferty was as follows:
In the third class, the prize for improve
ment IN studies, drawn for by B. Clark, j.
Murphy, NJ. Ryan, K. Walker, N. Fox and
L. Pye. was won by Jennie Murphy
In the second class, the prize for i'm
provement in studies, drawn for by A.
Straiton, J. Brown, w. Brown, L. Harris
and Marie Sheehan, was won by Marie
Sbeehan. The second prize for department,
donated by Rev. Father Charles, o 8. b.
drawn for by P. Mcintyre, L. Brown, J.
Mulreedy and NJ. Brown, was won by Jen-
ME Mulreedy.
The third prize, for domestic economy,
drawn for by K. Sanches, J. Brown, K.
Broderick, NJ. Brown, L. Harris and A.
Pye, was won by May Brown.
The Fourth prize, for needle work, drawn
for by j. Murphy, <. Walker and Annie
Suffer- was won by Annie Sulter.
The second prize for needle work, drawn
for by J. Mulreedy, P. Mcintyre, N. Davis,
NJ. Sheehan and N. Brown, was won by
Phillie Mcintyre.
The second prize for writing and arith-
metic, drawn for BY III. Brown,M Sheehan,
Sanches and B. Sulter, A. Suffer, j.
Murphy, H. Fox, z. Muller, NJ. Ryan and
B. Cannihan, was won by A. Straiton.
A prize was awarded Jennie Mulreedy
for neatneSs
The special prizes were: Gold coin, for
mathematics, donated by Mr.. Y. p. Brown,
drawn for by A. Ray, J. Mulreedy, N, Ma
honey, NJ. Davis, P. Mcintyre, L. Brown
and j. Brown, won by Maggie Davis.
The prize for penmanship, drawn for by
P. Mcintyre, NJ. Robinson, j. Mulreedy, r.
Davis and N. Mahoney, was wop by Mamie
Mahoney.
The gold coin for domestic economy, do
mated by S sters of Mercy, city hospital,
Augusta, Ca. drawn for by NJ. FLOYD. A.
Ray. A. Willert. ]. Mulreedy, d.. Robin
son. L. Brown, A Mahoney and P. McIn-
tyre, was won by A. .Willert
The gold coin for needle-work, donated by
Sisters of Mercy, Sacred Heart Parish, Au-
gusta, Ga. drawn for by K. Halligan, NJ.
Floyd, L. Brown, A. Willert, A Ray and
N. Mahoney, was won by Miss Kate
Halligan.
The Haslam Prize-A Gold Coin-For
proficiency in studies, drawn for by J.
Mulreedy, A. Ray. Phillie Mcintyre, N.
Mahoney,. l.. Brown and N. Davis, was
won by Lizzie Brown.
A gold coin for christian doctrine, do
mated by Rev. Father Bazin, drawn for by
Jennie Mulreedy, Phillie Mcintyre and A.
Ray, was won by Jennie Mulreedy.
A gold coin, the second prize for christian
doctrine-Donatedb by Rev. Father Bazin.
drawn for by A. Straiton and j. Murphy,
was won by J. Murphy.
A gold coin, for eportment-Donated by
Rev. Father Cafferty, was awarded Annie
Ray.
Superior Sister Patrick, assisted by
Sisters Loretta, Elizabeth and Magdalene,
m de the examination a most pleasing one.
The reverend father in conducting the
exercises told the children that thew had
succeeded. He said that public examina.
tions are trying ordeals and could not be
considered fair test of what the pupils
knew, but they had acquitted themselves
ably. He told them to lay aside their books
now and get as much pleasure out of the
two weeks vacation as possible. Miss
Marion Smart presided at the organ during