The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-25
ST. vINcENT's ACADEMY.
The Closing Exercises Witnessed by G
Crowd OF People.

| men6 OF 6t. Nlncents ACADEMY TOOK pIacs
yesterday afternoon at Catholic Library
hall.
The graduates we're:
Miss Monte A. Smith, Miss Helen A. O'DonneIl
Miss Marie J McMahon. Miss Emma L. Eason,
Miss Margaret B. Bell, Miss Mary d. Boomer.
| Miss Marie T Grady, Miss Rosa w. Dooner.
| The large hall was uncomfortably
crowded, SO much so that many were COM
pelled to leave before the exercises were
| concluded on account of the extreme
heat Fans were kept constantly going, but
| they had little effect in cooling the atnos-
phere.
The hall was decorated in elaborate style.
The stage resembled garden. Large and
handsome ported plants were interpreted
with elegant piano lamps. Several hand
some screens formed background, shows
ing of the plants and lamps with fine effect.
| Each window held choics plants.
| The programme was of a most entertain
ing character, and the exercises consumed
nearly two and half hours. The exercises
opened with the graduates salutatory, by
/ Miss Josie McMahon. It was delivered
| with fine effect, and reflected credit on Miss
| McMahon.
The opening chorus from Donizetti, by
the seniors, was well rendered. Miss Smith
| accompanied the singing on the piano.
| "Valse Caprice" an instrumental piece.
was performed by Miss Isabel Smart,
Miss K. Brady, Miss A. Hines, Miss V.
Hays aud Miss j. Mcmahon.
Miss Annie Savarese, Misses Dooner, Miss
| Eason, Miss Harrison, Miss Hammond and Miss
| Morrison sang with excellent effect Harp
| of the Winds" The solo Of Miss Savarese was
the feature Of the song. Miss Smart &C
companied on the piano.
Meissonier's Merry Woodbird, Polka, 4"
by Misses Nelson, A. Demerse, MCKINLEY,
Brady, Lang, Hays, Hines. Masters and
Bischoff was well executed.
Where the Wild Flowers Bloom !" a song
by Misses Dooner, Hines, Eason, Lloyd,
Morrison and Mcintyre. with piano &C
Compartment by Miss Smart, was well re-
ceived by the audience.
"Caprice Cachoucha," from Rive King,
an instrumental solo, was played by Miss
Monte Smith.
Miss Madge boomers essay, "Class
Prophecy" showed much thought and care
in its preparation, and was delivered in an
easy, graceful manner.
The remainder Of the musical programme
consisted of Auber's Overture to Bronze
Horse" by Misses II. and v. Hays, Smith,
Grady, Smart and Nelson; Leybach's
"Obsron," by Misses Smith, Grady, H. aud
V. Hays, Smart aud O'Keeffe; Rive Kings
Blooming Meadows" by Misses Smith,
Grady, McMahon, II. Hays and O'Keeffe.
| took the house by storm. It was the feat
ure of the commencement
Miss A. r. Hines recited "Music on the
| Rappahannock-" She displayed consider
| able ability as an elocutionist.
| Misses Boomer, Eason, Hines, Morrison,
| Hayes. Harmon, Mcintyre and McNish
sang Come Where the Murmuring Brook
lets Flow"
Miss Smart of the class Of 80 rendered q
valse in e major with splendid effect. Miss
Smart is daughter of Capt. II. III. Smart.
| Glass FAREWELL an original poem by
| Miss Lizzie Hines, shows that young lady tc
be possessed of considerable poetic genius.
| She recited it in faultless manner
| Mrs. r. 8. Salas of the class OF 'S3 deliv-
cred the alumna address. 1t was quite O
/ literary treat.
| The valedictory was read by Miss Monte
/ Smith. 1t was carefully prepared paper
filled with G bod advice
| Vicar General Cafferty distributed the
/ prizes and conferred the academic honors
| on the graduates.
| In the grammar grade the premium fol-
| excellence was awarded to Miss Minnie
| Paff. for improvement in music to Miss Ide
l MoGsinloy, 0ud tor domestic economy &c
| Miss Laurie Coean
| In the senior department, Class Q, pre-
| miums for general excellence, music, draw
/ ing, painting and domestic economy were
| awarded to Misses Annie Bell. Nora Bailey
| Ethel Long, Lizzie Bailey and Hattie
| Masters.
| The gold cross of honor for exemplary
| department. was voted to Miss Hattie Mas
/ ters by the pupils of the boarding-school.
/ In the senior class prizes for Christian
doctrine, general excellence, music, draw
| ing and painting. were awarded to Misses
Sadie Smart, Madgie Paff and Haffy Hays
The prize dictionary was drawn for by
Misses Josie Mcmahon and Helena O'Keeffe
and won by Miss Mcmahon.
The prize for domestic economy wa
awarded to Miss Helena O'Keeffe.
In the senior A class a gold medal, pre-
sented by Rev. w. F. Marshall of Seton
Hall college, was drawn for by Misses /
| Smart, G. Heffernan, K. Brady, Mamie
Lloyd, Christine Nelson and Rosa Thiot
1t was won by Miss Thiot.
Prizes in music were awarded to Misses
| Isabel Smart aud Kate Brady.
The class Of '9l having passed through
the English department with success were
awarded graduating honors.
Miss Monte Smith was awarded a diploma
laurel crown, gold medal, and special honol
for instrumental music.
Miss Josie Mcmahon was awarded
diploma, laurel crown. gold medal and priz
for peumanship.
Miss Maggie Bell was awarded diploma
l CfCWh, kOlu uAoudA huu CldeS rug AOi
mathematics; presented by Rev. E. CAT
ferty.
Miss Marie Grady was awarded
diploma, laurel crown, gold medal anC
Rev. E. Cafferty's medal for Christian
doctrine.
Miss Nellie O'DonnelI was awarded
diploma. laurel crown and gold medal
Miss Emma Eason was awarded a diploma
laurel crown, gold medal and highest homo
for exemplary department.
Miss Winnie Dooner was awarded
diploma, laurel crown and gold medal.
Miss Madge Dooner was awarded
diploma, laurel crown, gold medal an,
special prize for vocal music.
The exercises closed with the singing o
the coronation ode by the seniors, accom-
panied by Miss Smart.
At the conclusion Of the alumn@ address
Mrs. Salas was presented gold media
from the aiumn@ and class of '91 TIL,
medal was inscribed: souvenir of Glass
Day, 1891"
The aIumn@ had reunion and dinner a
the convent last night. Several hours wer
pleasantly spent in singing, Rotations ant
"reminiscences Of school days.
The sisters deserve great credit for ths
manner in which the commencement pro
gramme was carried out.
w. Sutherland, Bardstown, KY, write
that his general health was greatly in
paired from hip joint disease, and that onl