The morning call., 1891-06-05
HAPPY ORPHANS.
Conclusion of the Term at st.
Tincent's School.
Six Hundred Boys Participate in the Closing
Observation-Disclosures and Technical
Prizes Awarded

A large number of visitors from this city,
Oakland and San Rafael attended the class
day exercises of St Vincent's Orphanage,
near San Rafael. yesterday. The cere-
monies began with what the boys termed
Christmas dinner, comprising all the
dainties which are particularly alluring to
the Juvenile palate.
After dainty luncheon had been served
to the guests in the officers refectory the
go boys whose home is in the orphanage
were marshaled into the large hall, where
the following interesting and highly enter
tanning programme was rendered by the
boys:
Greeting; Kindergarten Bird Song; The
Kittens Lesson y; Boyhood's Happy Home J" /;
dumb bell drill; .KInGergaften Pigeon Song
The box -; The World Is What We
Make IT." ''Sweet Savior. Bless Us Ere We Co..
Prizes and medals were awarded as fol-
lows:
Technical School: Harness-shop-Flrs prize,
Michael Sands; second prize. George thornton.
Shoe shop-Frst prize, Maud Gutherle; second
prize, Thomas Morris. Tailor-shOp-FirSt pTiZs,
James SIR; second prize, " illlam Neimyer.
Domestic Department: First dormitory-ftrst
prize, +. Sullivan; second dormitory-First
prize, George Piggoti; third dOrmltOry-FIrst
prize, Michael Maher. Clothes rOGm--First prize,
Benjamin Bassini. Inirmary-First prize, John
Hanafn Dairy-FirsL prize, Frank Hazard
John Melvin; second prize, Frank O'Neh.
Second Craze, first dtvlsion-GoOd conduct
medal, Michael MdhaF; Christian doctrine, first
pilze, John Hdmahan; penmaRshp, first prize,
Milo Gfit1n; reading, first prize, Michael MdhaT;
arithmetic, first prize Joseph Mullins second
prize Michael Melvin; United States history,
prize, George hcGratb; composition first prize,
Joseph Barrett; application, first prize, Daniel
Sullivan; neatness, first prize, Patrick OCOnnOr.
Third Grsde,I nrst diyisiOn-GoOd conduct
medal, Frank Owens; Christian doctrine, first
prize, Eugene Breed; penmanship, first prize,
William MGGuerin ;sGeading, first prize, William
mahOney; arithmetic, first prize. Innocent Gar
ella; United States history, FIRST prize, Thomas
CaVanaugh; geography, hrSt prize, John Rice;
language lessons, first prize, Maurice Welsh; Or
biography, first prize. Albert Kidd.
Third Grade, second dyisI0n-ChriStian doe
trlne first prize, Joseph Frank; penmanship,
hrst prize, Edward Slattery; reading. first prize,
John Mullins; arithmetic, first Prize Timothy
McCarthyi geography, trst prize, Thomas Gar
rigan; Ortnography. first piize, Charles Conway.
Fourth Grade-GoOd conduct medal, Charles
HOffer; Christian d0ctiine, first prize, Simon
Garcia; second piiZe, Charles PaItsH; reading,
first prize, Illiam Hareourt; secOnd prize, Eu-
gene taufe; arithmetic, nfst prize, John Gil
more; second prize, John Ryan; photography,
first prize. George Sheerau; second prize, Thomas
Bray; geography, first prize, Harris Francis;
second ptlzs, harry Starkey; general Improve
ment, Charles PatteG.
Fllth Grade-Good conduct medal, Thomas
McGIynn; Christian doctrine. Robert Wilson.
Joseph DAVIS; reading, Frank Guftln, George
DonheIly; arithmetic, William Owens, Frank
Malroni; geography William Vana, Joseph
Taylor; drawing, Thomas Dowan.
Sixth GTade-G0od conduct medal, Charles
VotZ Christian doetIine First prize, John
McCuei second prize, Thomas Mccarthy. Read
lng-Flrst urlze, George koIlneri second prize,
George BOhet Orthography - First prize,
Thomas ONeil; second ptiZe, Arthur OTIS.
Arithmetlc-Flrst prize. Harry Thude; second
prize. Frank PaIchy. Peumanshlp-First prize,
Thomas FllZsbbUns; second prize Edward
Worms.
High Seventh Grade-Good conduct medal.
Gavin Duffy. Christian ooetrine-First prizr,
Ralph Daggett. heading-FiTst prize, Hugh Me-
Call. AIIthmetie-FIrsI mtZe, john Barry.
Second Division. Christian doctrine = First
prize, James Mc6Owau. Reading-FiTSt prize,
Michael C0ffey. AIihmetlc--Flrst prize, Daniel
Hogan.
Low Seventh Grade-Good conduct medal,
James Mendoza. Christian doctrine - First
prize, Waller TwOhig. ReadIng-First prize,
William Ayers; second ptiZe, Edward Peralta.
ArithinetIe-Geerge st. Ledger, Patrick Nc
GUerin.
Eighth Grade-Gooa conduct medal, Walter
Billings. Christian doctrine--EHst prize, VIII
lam PatteD second prlZ-. Robert McGraih.
Reading-FIrst prize, Albert Meyer; second
prize, Charles Schrlde. AfIthmetle-FlrSt prIZe,
Walter Billings; second prize, Albert HedFix.
Low Eighth Grade = Good Conduct medal,
Thomas MCGOWAN. Christian doctrine-First
prize, Thomas Sloan; SecOud prize, Joe Moran.
Readng-FirSt prize, Arthur Lynch; second
prize, Richard Powers Arithmetle-rirst prize,
Frankie Gore; second prize, Emile CorillO.
The Rev. Father Mekinnon, tile efficient
IItoIutnt Vi VIC SCIOOl, udS I6CtEttY
rated system of technical instruction, by
which the boys are taught tailoring, shoe
making anu harness making under eompe-
tent foremen. A the clothes and shoes
worn in the institution are made by the
boys, and the harness is placed upon the
market, all grades and qualities being manu-
featured. Fourteen hundred acres of moist
land are being reclaimed, which will be
utilized Tor hay and pasturage. 1t is hoped
by thsse means to make the institution In
time self-suppOrting.