Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-06-25
WITH RECITATION AND SONG
Pupils Of the St. Johns Aca(l-
enny Close the First Year
of the Institution,
The State Firemen's TOurna-
mcnt ut Fargo an Immense
Success.
jamestown NIasOns Chosen to
High Places in the Grand
Bodies.
St. Johns Academy Exercises.

st. Johns Academy Exercises.
The closing exercises of St. Johns
academy occurred Monday in the Opera
rink. The stage had been handsomely
decorated with flowers, and plants.
The audience was large and appreciative,
showing strong interest in the new insti-
tuition which closed it's first and very
successful year last week. The efforts
of Bishop Stanley and the sisters to
establish thorough training school for
girls will he crowned with all the success
desired if tho school continues to show
the progress represented in the exercises
last evening. TIE following was the
program:
" Misses A. Driscoii, a: OFT. re''e
Recitation $685.. ...What Came to Dilly's House"
Miss NJ Ford.
' Accompanied by Miss k Driscoliy islsy fa'r
Instrumental duet. "BOute en- Train" Ketterer
Misses j. Bowman. Fl. COggeshall.
Drama-"No Cure. No Pay"
Mrs: Languish. lady who has lately acquired
Alice, her daughter Miss l.. Merry Jerry
S::ss SsSs Friends Of $:; $.SS %SS
Minnie. the queen Of the Kitchen. Miss 4. ct
Aunt Maria Midget: a little hard Of hearing
Vocal Solo. "The Gate Of Heaven. ... Toure
Miss j. Smith.
Piano: Organ and Violin accompaniment.
Moses H. cogE9ses scSda &tt @ es,.
Miss b. Gross.
Vocal Chorus -; "A Forest Ramble," ..Abt
AeHS%pfnied pHe y Mss T.
,oo,.,.,o Piano, Violin and Guitar. :, :.
Miss A. OFT.
The gold medal for Scholarship
ATh The gold % medal for Exceilenss Jessie Bowman
Tie gold medal for DeportmentM n t' o0sseSN"i
~ T6e 8 Eold O medal for Christian Doctrine" :
$ss SSfS : box for Plain sewiSS .s.s
Final Chorus. "Homeward Bound". Thomas.
The recitation OF Miss Ford was re-
markable for it's length, memorization
and taking delivery. The little lady is q
natural elocutionist and always pleases
her hearers. The school songs by all the
pupils were pleasing melodies, we'll sung
and acted. The drama mo Cure, No
Pay" was short one-act little comedy,
in which each of the participants dis
played much study and practice in the
presentation. The many comicalities of
the play were highly appreciated.
Miss J Smith sang her solo very effec-
lively, her voice being strong and clear.
Miss Gross Is another Of the academy's
excellent little speakers. She reclted in
q very bright and pleasing way,
q we'll committed story, that
included many difficult but we'll delivered
dialect passages. She was roundly ap-
plauded for her effort.
Miss Addle Otis recitation, "Johu
Gaulbert," including the lines sung, was
most creditable one. She entered into
the spirit and comprehension of the
theme and showed excellent ability in
delineating it.
The music both instrumental and
vocal, was of an excellent character and
diversified the program most acceptably.
Little Miss Bill Is a child performer Of
no mean merit on the violin and her &C.
compartment with the organ and piano
showed surprising skill.
Bishop Stanley, after a few remarks
in which he manifested his great pleas
ure at the first years result Of the school
established by him, and predicted its
enlargement and future popularity,
awarded the medals above designated.
The medals for scholarship and excel
lence were given by him and we're Greek
crosses of q handsome design, properly
engraved. The scholarship medal was
awarded for highest average to Miss
Jessie Bowman. The attendance aver
age in her case was reduced on account
of sickness at home. Medal for excel
lence included attendance. scholarship
and department and fell to Miss Cogges-
hall. These averages we're determined
by monthly reports and the papers have
been marked carefully and are preserved
at the academy. There was difference
Of but two IN the total averages of the
winners of the above prizes.
The medal for department was given
by the sisters Of the academy and award
ed to Miss OFT, by vote Of the school. as
most deserving of the same. The gold
medal for literature, not noted in the
program. was given by Rev. Father Con-
naty of Grand Forks. This was won by
two pupils, each being SO closely deeerv-
ing that choice by lot was necessary to
decide. Miss Bowman drew the prize,
but the other contestant, Miss Coggeehall,
will receive medal also, and one has
been ordered for her.
The prize for plain sewing, the best of
all the bishop declared, was handsome
work box filled with the implements
necessary and dear to feminine hearts.
Tournament Topics.
Fargo was literally over-run with vlsi-
tors Thursday. It is estimated that
there we're over 1900 strangers in the
city. The combined hotel capacity Of
Fargo and Moorhead was unequal to the
accommodation OF the multitude. The
halls and parlors Of all the hotels were