The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-29
LAST OF THE SCHOOLS.
St. Joseph's and St. Bridget's
ParoChia1 Students Hold
the Boards.
EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENTS.
TIE List Of Public School Exercises
Rounded Up Yesterday with a
Series of Pleasant Exercises.

No better entertainment in connection
with school closing exercises has yet been
given than that by the young pupils Of
st. Joseph's parochial school, in the base
ment of St. Joseph's Church, last
They were witnessed by more than seven
! hundred people, notwithstanding the ex-
cessive heat, which gave the basement hall
the temperature of an oven.
A NuNUET DANCE.
The programme opened with a we'll
sung chorus by the school, followed by a
minuet dance by about twenty couples in
George Washington and Martha Custis
costumes, with powdered wigs. A pretty
and interesting sketch entitled
"Erin's Hope" was well executed
by the following cast:-Erin, repre-
sented by Miss N. Lyons; Erin's
children, Misses S. Meaney, B. Woods, M.
Fitzpatrick and NJ. McGrath; France,
Miss E. Daley: England. Miss M. Woods;
Columbia, Miss N. Hopkins; Germany,
| Miss L. Fallon; Russia, Miss K. Phinney;
| Justice, Miss A. Nolan. The costumes
were rich and attractive. Tiny Miss A.
| Clifford sang "Dolly's Birthday" SO well
| she was called before the curtain.
SONG AND TAMBOUhlNE.
sThe Way Ny Daddy Went" was sung
by abont twenty boys dressed as Southern
which they kicked up big racket and
made lots of fun for the audience.
| Masters P. White, J. Parle, Il. Long, j..
| Connolly and d. Driscon gave very
amusing sketch, entitled Waiting for
| the Train,' in which a member OF the
Land League, German immigrant, a
| 10 mol
| boy became considerably mixed.
One of the gems of the programme was
| the duet, s'Reuben and Rachel" by Mas
ter J. Reilly and little Miss Dongherty.
They sang very sweetly, and Rachel was
the cutest little Quakeressd aad,, ever asasr saw.
Downes made horrible looking wolf.
Miss L. McMahon was pretty Fairy
! Queen. attended by host of fairies, and
| Red Riding Hood herself was cleverly
| portrayed by Miss M. Meaney: Miss M.
McCabe played the mother The Little Little
F. Kelaher and w. Connolly, and Miss A.
Nolan, young lady in white, with cheer
| full round face, framed in auburn hair,
sweetly sang dGod Bless You" as a clos
| ing piece to the programme.
| AWARDING THE HoNoRs.
Fathers Carew and Smith then awarded
! the honors us follows:
| MALE DEPARTMENT.
The medal for best department was
| drawn for by. four boys, John Coyne, Ed
ward Fahey, Joseph Couture and John
Dooley; won by John Dooley.
For Improvement in studies, First class,
Thomas Long stands first, John Con-
molly. second Then follow in ORDER
| Willie Kane, Frank Kellaher, John Parle,
| John Smith, Daniel Driscou, John Meade
and Edward Cavanagh.
For good conduct, Second class, Joseph
| Briody and Nicholas Walterton were
awarded prizes.
class, Master Edward Thompson stands
| first, Daniel Drisooll, second. Then fol-
| low in order Francis Mcmahon, Richard
Lanterbeck, John Reilly. Michael Ma
honey Bernard Tully, Thomas Dongherty,
In the writing class John j. Smith won
| first prize, T. A. Long, second. Honor
ably mentioned, w. Couture. John Con-
| molly, Willie Kane, John Mead, Patrick
White, Eddie Fahey, Eddie Kelly and
Daniel Driscon.
FEMALE DEPARTMENT.
The department medal was drawn for
by Mamie Lyons, Annie Moran, Mamie
Kerwin, Annie Kellaher, Nellie Reddy,
Hopkins. Won by Mamie Lyons.
Premiums were awarded to Mamie
Woods. Lille Fallon, Bridget Woods,
Agnes Nolan, Lizzie McMahon, Mary
Gillen, May McCabe, Sadie Meaney and
Nellie Lyons.
For good conduct, Second class, Miss
Mary Nestar was awarded the medal, and
Miss Mary Fahey one for good attend
ance.
lin won the prize drawn for by Katie
Donohue, Katie Smith, Annie S9aanaF Finley, 4 sy
Hannah Donovan, Maud Meaney. Ade,
laide Lauterbach, Katie Coligan and
In the writing class, Miss Nellie NJ.
Lyons won first prize; Bridget Woods,
second. Honorably mentioned, Mamie
Hopkins, Sadie c. Meaney, Mamie Woods,
Agnes Nolan, Emma Daley, Lizzie Nc
Mahon, Agnes Burke, Mamie McCabe
| and Annie Kelley. !,
drawn for by Ettie Groggin, Ellie O'Con-
nor, Mary Woods, Mary Kane and Lizzie
Fallon. Won by Ellie O'Connor.