Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-27

The annual distribution OF premiums at the
Academy of the Visitation, Georgetown Con-
vent, took place this afternoon, and Odeon Hall,
where. since 1878, have assembled SO many SIM
liar gatherings, was crowded to the doors with
the friends of the pupils and the older friends
still Of this venerable institution of learning.
In six years more the academy will celebrate its
centennial, and many Of its graduates are
reckoned today among the most prominent
women in America.
The scene this afternoon in the commence
ment hall was one very familiar to those who
have attended the exercises of closing day dur
ing the last decade. The program consisted Of
vocal and instrumental numbers of high
order and every moment Of it was enjoyed. The
pupils in the simplicity of their convent dress,
plain white null dress and blue ribbons for all
save the senior class. made charming and al
ways attractive group.
After the grand entrance march the grad
yates took their places on the platform and the
rest of the pupils were ranged in semi-circle
in front Of the audience.
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES.
The following was the order of exercises:
Entrance march, pianos, Misses Annie Bow
lin, Helen Egan, Edith Frost. Isabelle Nc
Kenna; harps, Misses Isabelle Walsh, EVELYN
Sickles. Edith Marmion. Blanche Condor; vio-
Inns, Misses Irene LASER, Sadie Gibbs, Lily
Carr. May Ward Quartet, pianos, Misses
Annie Bowlin. Isabelle McKenna, Edith Frost
Helen Egan; harps. Misses Isabelle Walsh, Eve
lyn Sickles. Piano solo, Miss Helen Squire;
vocal solo, 1.-THE Minstrel Boy Miss Edith Frost;
vocal solo. "Knowest thou that fair land?" Miss
Olive DoneIlan; double quartet, pianos
Misses Edith Frost. Isabelle McKenna. Helen
Egan. Anne Bowlin; harps-Misses Isabelle
Walsh, Evelyn Sickles; violins-Misses Irene
LASER, Sadie Gibbs; vocal solo, Miss Amy
Dixon; violin solo. Miss Irene LASER; vocal solo,
Miss Psuletta Keena; harp and violin obi
gatos; valedictory, Miss Genevieve Cronan;
final march, pianos-Misses Isabelle McKenna,
Helen Egan, Edith Frost. Annie Bowlin; vio-
lins-Misses Irene LASER, Lily Carr. Sadie
Gibbs, May Ward; harps-Misses Isabelle Walsh,
Evelyn Sick les.
Honors and Premiums.
Academic honors OF the senior class-For
department and scholarship, were conferred on
Misses Isabel McKenna, California; Genevieve
Cronan, Connecticut; Helen Egan, Minnesota;
Nina Squire, New York. For scholarship. Miss
Amy Dixon, Mississippi.
First honors of the first class-For scholar
ship and department, Misses Annie Bowlin.
Minnesota: Josephine Cobb Missouri; Lu Rec
ware; Elizabeth Stewart, Pennsylvania; Ella
Briscoe, Washington, d. c.: Margaret Moran,
Illinois; Irene LASER, Michigan: Ellen Corri-
gan. Washington. ID. c.; Marie Murray, Cali
fornia; Lily Carr. Missouri. For department
and second for scholarship. Miss Marie Ewing,
Missouri. For scholarship and second for de-
pertinent, Miss Pauletta Keena. Michigan.
Silver medals for department awarded to
Misses Caroline yose. Virginia; Mary Fisher.
Pennsylvania: Mary Lyman, South Carolina;
Sarah Coleman, Virginia; May Casey, Washing
ton, ID. c.; Josephine Tyler, Pennsylvania;
Elizabeth Slater, Pennsylvania.
Graduating medals conferred on Misses Gene
We've Cronan. Connecticut: Helen Egan, Mime
sofa; Isabel McKenna, California; Nina Squire,
New York.
The medal for Christian doctrine given by
Mrs. Marion Cutting Of New York was awarded
to Miss Helen Egan. Minnesota. Premiums to
Misses Isabel Mckenna, Genevieve Cronan,
Nina Squire. Amy Dixon.
The medal for bellies lettres (given by Mrs.
Julius Walsh Of St. Louis, Mo- was awarded to
Miss Genevieve Cronan. First premium. Miss
Helen Egan. Second premiums to Misses Nina
Squire, Isabel McKenna, Amy Dixon.
The medal for intellectual philosophy, given
by Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston. was awarded
to Miss Isabel McKenns, California; premiums
to Misses Genevieve Crcnan, Nina Squire, Amy
Dixon.
The medal for natural sciences. given by
Genevieve Cronan: premiums TO Misses Isabel
McKenna, Nina Squire, Helen Egan, Amy
Dixon.
The medal for ancient and modern history
(given by Mrs. VIM. H. Lee Of st. Louis. Mo-
was awarded to Miss Nina Squire: first pre-
Miss Genevieve Cronan.
FIRST CLASSES.
The medal for Christian doctrine (given by
tha lat Mrs. Wu, + Ha,plip Of Dotro;< M,,h \
was awarded to Miss Josephine Cobb; first pre-
miums, to Misses Marie Murray. Lu Rec DYER,
Ella Briscoe. Lily Carr; second premiums,
Misses Margaret Moran, Elizabeth Stewart,
Pauletta Keena. Annie Bowlin. Ellen Corrigan.
Rhetoric. literature and composition-First
premiums. Misses Josephine Cobb, Elizabeth
Stewart, Marie Murray, Lu Rec Dyer, Resale
Martin, Irene LASER; second, Misses Lily Carr,
Marie Ewing. Ella BIiscoe. Sciences-First
premiums. Misses Josephine Cobb, Rosalie Mar
tin. Lu Rec Dyer. Ella Briscoe. Elizabeth
Stewart. Marie Murray, Lily Carr
Second premiums. Misses Annie Bowlin.
Pauletta keena and Irene LASER History and
geography-First premiums. Misses Lu Rec
Dyer. Josephine Cobb, Marie Murray, Rosalie
Martin. Ella Briscoe. Marie Ewing. Isabel
Walsh. Annie Bowlin and Irene LASER. Second
premiums. Misses Margaret Moran. Elizabeth
Stewart, Paulet,a Keena ard Ella Corrigan.
SECOND CLASSES.
Christian doctrine-Firs. premiums, Misses
Margaret Mckenna, Julia Wirterhalter, Eliza
beth Sinnott, Mary Lee, Anna Connolly.
Rhetoric, literature and composition-First
premiums. Misses Bernadetta Kelly, Caroline
Nose. Isabel Nelson.
Natural sciences-First premiums. Misses
Adelaide Ten Eyck. MAY Warde. Mary Cover,
Maud Cleary. Caroline Vose. Second prem
iums. Misses Mabel Field, Alice Dunievy, Anna
Connolly. Mary Lee.
History and geography-First premiums,
Misses Mary Cover, Bernadette Kelly. Annie
Browniow, Isabel Nelson, Eliza Kercheval.
Adelaide Ten Eyck. May warde. Second
premium. Miss Marie Hayes. Christian doc
trine-Second division - First premiums,
Misses Margaret Burns and Marie McKenna
Rhetoric, literature and composition Second
division-First premiums, Misses Madeline
Douglass and Elizabeth Crawford. Second
premiums. Misses Marie Scanlon and Mary
Fisher. Natural science-Second division
First premiums, Misses Salie Gibbs and
Josephine Wathan. Second premiums, Misses
Alice Palmer and Elizabeth Thompson His
tory, ancient and modern geography Second
division-First premium, Miss Florence
Cheeny. Second premiums, Misses Marie
Scanlon ard Margaret McMahon.
THIRD CLASSES.
Christian doctrine-Medal. Miss Agnes
O'Brien; first premium. Miss Regina Powers:
second premium, Miss Edna Bishop.
Grammar and composition-First premiums.
Misses Annie Travers and Margaret Farrell;