Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-06-26
Quotations DAY.
Oommencemeuts at Loretto Academy
aud St, Michael's College-Pioneor
Institutions Of the Southwest,
Exercises that Exhibit the Success Of the
Years Work-The Programs and
the Awarding of Prizes,

place Yesterday, Was NltueSseN ny u Ri5e
select and appreciatiVe audience.
At9:45 Il. M the doors were opened
and the eager throng entered alread.
enjoying in anticipation the intellectual
feast which they knew awaited them
At 9 every seat was taken, the front row
being occupied by His Grace Archbishop
Salpointe, the very Rev. Vicar Genera
and other clergymen. The curtain was
now raised and all beheld most charm
ing picture Of happy young faces, radian
with the expected pleasures of vacation
The pupils were arranged in two semi
circles on the platform which was arts
tically decorated with a profusion OF choice
flowers and trailing vines.
/ The exercises opened with the very ap
propriate hymn praise the Lord in that
! Blest Place" Then followed the con
! ferring of graduating honors on Miss
Mabel s. Blunt and of second literary
honors on Miss Josefa Manderfeld. The
/ young ladies were crowned by the arch
bishop, who had kind word of congrat-
ulation for each. The instrumental music
ever an important feature of the enter.
tanning exercises at this academy, was
well worthy of praise. Coral Caves,
Picnic Polka" and Christmas Bells
were performed on three pianos. "There-
sen Waltzes" and "Mazeppa March" on
piano was accompanied on the vio-
lin by Miss L. Perea. One can
not refrain from complimenting this
young lady on her musical
abilities, which well merited. the first
prize for music bestowed upon her. The
vocal music was well selected. Cantlena
was seeetly rendered by five young
ladies, the solos being sung by Miss
Mabel Blunt, who with Mics L. Perea,
accompanied them on the guitar. The
Kazoo Band (vocal) and the tambourine
march and drill by the juniors and
minims, were applauded again and again,
as is always the case when the little ones
make their appearance.
All were afforded grateful display Of
the talents and abilities of the young
ladies and misses in the art of elocution
their distinct articulation and graceful
gestures eliciting the highest encomums
and proving the care and attention be-
slowed by the teachers on this now pop
ular accomplishment. While Damon
and Pythias," delivered by Miss F Horey,
of New York, was calculated to instil feel
ings Of appreciation for true friendship
and virtue, the highly amusing recitation,
Mrs. McWilliams and The Lightning,
by Miss Edith Blunt, provoked repeated
outbursts Of laughter. The Medic Pollito,
while greatly diverting the hearers showed
the wonderful memory of the juvenile
speaker, Lola Delgado. Little Catherine
Summerhayes was just the one to have
been selected for the very pathetic recta-
ton, "Papa's Letter." her soft, mild eyes
and pleading voice engaging the fixed at
tention OF all. The dialogue, SIN want OF
a Servant" was ably carried out by Misses
j. Papa, n. Sullivan, A. Castillo, +, McNul.
ty, a. Jaramillo and S. Fischer. When
Miss +. McNulty (Snowdrop Washing
tom appeared as black as anthracite
coal, the audience burst forth into peals
OF merry laughter.
Miss J. Manderfield's essay displayed
much sound literary taste. The valedic.
tory by Miss NJ. Blunt was pronounced
with much feeling. At the close of the
exercises the prizes and gold medals
were awarded. Two prizes for elocution
were donated by Mrs. B. Seligman; the
first, two handsomely bound volumes,
Tennyson and Shakespeare, went to Miss
Edith Blunt; the second, magnificent
Donay Bible, to Miss f. McNulty; two
prizes for music by Prof. L. Schormoyer
were donated. The first, a fine guitar,
was given Miss Lottie Perea the second,
Realms Of Tone" book of great in
terest to all lovers OF music, to Miss
A. Jaramillo. A gold medal by
Rev. S. Parisis was awarded to
Miss j. Manderfeld for history !;
gold medal by Rev. A. Fourchegu, to Miss
f. Horey for diligence and general i'm
provement in studies gold medal by Rev,
A. Jouvenceau, to Miss l., Dc!gado for
gen eral application gold medal by Hon.
department.
During the exercises Hon. John 2. Vic
tory delivered an appropriate address on
the subject of education.
The audience was then invited to the
studio, filed with the paintings, wax and
artificial flowers, rustic crosses and the
needle work OF the pupils. This was OF
itself a grand treat, and exhibited the
perfection of such art as taught by the
noble women of Loretto.
ST. MICHAELs COLLEGE.
The stars and stripes never foated over
happier throng than assembled yester
day in st. Michael's college hall to wit
ness the 3lst annual commencement of
this worthy pioneer educational institu-
ton in the southwest. Patrons of the
college, parents aud friends, from all
parts OF the territory, and even from Ari-
IONA and Mexico, were present. The
program began with well rendered over
ture by the college orchestra, and the
band and orchestra interspersed the pro.
gram throughout with music. The salu-
tation, by NJ. J. Cunningham, was very
worthy effort. The Larboard Watch was
sung beautifully by Gustave Griggs, +.
Bias, Chas. Conklin, Felipe Valdez j.
B. and L. Elias.
Here took place the distribution of med
ais and premiums to pupils of the pre-
paratory class as follows: Gold medal
awarded to John r. Strong, donor St.
Michael's college. Premiums were given,
first, to James T. Murray, second, to Fed
erico Sanchez, third, to Onesino Martinez.
Francisco Chavez RECALLED the auditors
with well executed violin solo, and was
followed by young Earl L. Griswod,
whose essay on Gen. Grant won APP
plause. Mozart's 18th mass was sung by
the college choir in an impressive man
ner, and then came the distribution of
awards to the pupils of the intermediate
class.
A gold medal was awarded to Walter
Griswold for excellence, donor, Rev. A.
Fourchegue; gold medal also awarded to
Francisco Chaves for music, donor, Rev.
S. Parisis. Premiums were distributed
as follows First to NJ. Carr; second to
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