The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-03
ST. PErEK's LITTLE ONES
Closing Exercises of the Primary De-
partment Of the school.


An enthusiastic audience Of parents
aud friends Of the Primary Department.
OF ST. Peters PArocniai School. greeted
the little ones at St. Peters College Hall.
yesterday afternoon. In the closing ex-
ercises the pupils acquitted themselves
handsomely, ana threw an immense
amount OF credit upon the Sisters in
Yesterdays exercises opened with an
entrance march cievely executed BY Miss
X. r. kenrney. A chorus entitled "In
Our Golden Boat" was next sung. The
feature Of the exercises was the presen ta-
ton OF drama. ''rhe Earth Child 10
The stage was prettily set and the partici-
pants appeared In rich costumes. Lizzie
Nelson was the Fairy Queen. Agnes
Turner, Fidella. Nellie Marin. Genius OF
Fairy Land, and Bella Barry. Earth
Child. Other children represented tine
attendants and fairies.
In the course Of the drama Natalie
Bender recited sTn our Blessed Nofber's
Keeping May Nulraine recited Let
ting the Old Cat Die" and Lizzie Nelson.
-Pardoned." Several choruses were
sung with fine effect.
Prizes were distributed as folIowss--
FIRST Erade.-Deportment Joseph Fox,
nor. Annie Hallanan: arithmetic, Thomas
Norton, Anne Hallahsn. Maggie Conner.
writing. William James, May Griffin:
neatness. Luke Murphy, Nicholas Fitz-
henry, Katie Mclaughlin: application.
Edward Butler, Richard Garland. Patrick
Collins, Joseph Aurphy. Edmond White.
Rose Jordan, Sophia Modenski
Second Department. Agnes Fal-
Ion, attendance, William Foley and Ger
tude Burgess; arithmetic, Anthony Ian
goski and Annie Coyle; writing. Jennie
Meegan and Jose phine Angiecy; neat
ness, Annie O'Neill; application. James
Rooney, Joseph Kennedy. John O'Lough-
Battle, Lizzie Cofey. Jennie Sheehau,
Mary Smith and Elizabeth Mcguire.
First grade--Deportlnent Dennis Nc
keevers John Donneily, Lizzie HartIran,
Mary kenny; attendance William
keyery. Thomas Burke. Katie Mccoy
erD, Aary Evers; arithmetic, Simon
Dolan, William Finley, Frances Saluskf,
Mary Carey, Katie McGoyern; writing.
Anthony Smith. Natalie Bender, Lizzie
Hackett. Mary Reilly. neatnssz, John
O'Coun0r. Mary Hagan; application.
Thomas Vosf. John Nerin, John Hogan.
Thomas Gaifney.. John Carlo, Raymond
Buckly, Lizzie Harrison, Eorah Pagan.
Kate KENNEDY. Nora Murphy and Natalie
Fourth Grade.-Deportment, John
Dewey. Mary O'BrIen. Mary Nashe and
Annie GOrfis: attendance, Charles Seeley,
Mary O'Brien, Annie Smith, Lilly
Browne, Lizzie AHhon. Nora FagaD;
application. James kim, Michael Clarke.
bridget Dillon. Gussie Kearney, Julia
Regan, Josephine Sherlock. Agnes Fox,
Mnry Shannon, Mary Mulraine. Annie
keegan, Mary Donnell, Lszzis Garland,
Mary Anearn, Annie McKenna and Nora
Murphy.
Fifth. Grade. Department. James Nc
Mahon, Maggie Leen; attendance, VIII
1frra -
ties Joseph Smith. Mary Smith: wBtinr.
John kilroy. Lszzie Fnrey; Reading.
Charles Carroll. Maggie Leen: applica-
ton, Charles Carroll. John Gavin, Nellie
Burns and Jennie Mclean.
Sixth Grade.-Deportinea Michael
Goyle, Jennie Breene; attendance,
arithmetin. nfle casner le.... E..
and Katie Meyers; writing. Louis
MnlligaD, John Downes and Fannie Ec-
Carthy: neatuess, Thomas Hifrick. James
Mnlvanerty and Rose O'Keefe: appliea-
ton. Thomas Kitrick. Peter Burke.
Michael Doran. Mary Fay, Katie Cross
well and Jennie Breeu.
Seventh Grade.--Attendance Hercules
Mammay, Willie Nevin. John Norton.
William Welty, John Burke. Michael
Boule, Thomas Barrett, Simon Nc
Govern, Edward kobersclskI, Jo-
seph Daley, Fannie McCann, Nellie
Murphy, Mary Kearney. Nary Wazita.
Mary CostiRan, Mary Keuny. Jennie
Halpin, Irene Mccormack, Helen Griffen.
Josie Luguski; prizes for application.
Jennie Bunker. Sadie Hanley, Mary
Burke. Maggie Foye, Lizzie Mckeguey.
Maggie Mckegney, Mary Burns. Nellie
Jordan, Emma Mulry and Cecilia Meuzey.
Eighth grade.-The following little
boys received prizes for being very do
Gle and studious:-John AcAtee,, Louis
Berizneak, Frank Casrer, Thomas Neary.
Thomas Gavan, John Farrell, Arthur
Nugent, Walter Murphy. James
Nashe. John Jordon. George Mahoney,
Frank Browne, Thomas Butler. Peter
Reilly, William Shields. William Shana-
han, Joseph Daley, Thomas Corridor,
Matte Buckley. Thomas jacques, Mary
Carey. Mary Smith, Katie Bunker, Mary
Ready, Katie Brice, Annie O'Duneski.
Katie Smith, Katie Platt. Mary Lewis,
Mary A. Murray. Tessie OXEN, Maggie
O'Mara, Katie Crossweu and Mary Nc
Ardle-