The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-31
LAUREL WREATHS
Young Lady Graduates
Are Crowned.
NOTRE DAME COMMENCEME.
A Few Leaflets From the Book
of Nature.
A FINE MUSICAL PROGRAMME.
Archbishop Riordan's Advice to
Those Who Enter the Broader
Circle of the World.
DAME COMMENCEME..
\ FINE MUSICAL PROGRAMME.

One hundred and fifty bright-looking
young girls. all attired in cream-colored
cashmere and silk, sat on the stage of the
hall in the Notre Dame Convent yesterday
afternoon.
The occasion was the commencement
exercises of the convent. The graduates
occupied the more prominent seats, and
back of them. arranged in a semicrcle,
were the young lady pupils of other
classes. The stage was handsomely
decorated with flowers and eyergreens and
the picture presented when the exercises
began was very beautiful one. Not a
bit of color destroyed the one prevailing
tone of white, save further harmony added
by the sweet, smiling, rosy faces Of The
graduates.
hundreds of friends and relatives of the
pupils crowded the hall. Arch bishop
Riordan was present, as was also large
delegation of the clergy.
The exercises began at o'clock and
were more than usually excellent. The
pupils of The Notre Dame Convent particu-
larry excel in music, and the exhibitions
given with the harp, mandolin, guitar,
violin and piano were relished by the
audience as a treat.
The first event on the programme was
an overture from Etterlin with four pianos.
the performers being the Misses Kate
Lynch and CIothilde ArauZ, the Misses
Mae and Margie Sehrieber. aud the Misses
NJ. Cusick and n. Lynch. The magnificent
solo and chorus from Lamblllotte was q
fine performance, as was also a melodIe
oriental from ketterer.
The chief feature OF the literary pro-
gramme was q series of essays by five OF
the graduates entitled Leaflets from the
Book Of Nature" or as one of the fair
graduates expressed it in poetry:
Jew els of the heavens cleaning.
In the stars of earth anew;
ocean, with Its vast restless heaviBgs,
Aud the lakes unrufed blue;
Silent sentinels mistaken
BY times depredations rude.
Voice for aye that power eternal
Lost in its iutiuitude.
The ESSAYS were on five very prominent
subjects in the universe. Though these
were trite yet they were treated in brief
original and poetic way. which disclosed
genuine merit.
The first leaflet was by Miss Josephine
Ahern, and her subject was The Firma-
meEt," and she rhapsodiZed on the
gIories Of the heavens. The second leaf
let was by Miss Annie Doyle. on the "Stars
of Earth" and her composition was em-
brOidered in a rhetorical way with the
flowers of which she spoke.
Miss Matiide BOesch read the third leaf
let on THE Ocean," her lines being high
sounding and rugged as the waves upon
the shore.
The fourth leaflet was on the subject of
Mountains, read by Miss Annie Mogan
and she tried TO phrase their solitude and
sublimiiy.
There was pelucid and rhythmic flow
TO Miss LorettO McInerney's composition.
She read the fifth and last leaflet on the
subject of Lakes" her object being to
convey an idea of the tender beauty of a
sheet of water embraced by the enclrcling
hills
During the progress Of the exercises the
young lady graduates were presented with
gold medals and premiums and crowned
with laurel wreaths.
On the conclusion of the entertainment,
Archbishop RiOrdan in a few well-ehosen
words spoke to the graduates on their du-
ties in the world. He highly complmented
the Sisters of the convent on the success
OF their training as eXemplifed in the
merit and ability displayed by the pupils
In their musical and literary exercises.
The following was the programme at
yesterdays exercises. the award of collie
giate and academic hOnors being given to
Miss Ahern, Miss Doyle, Miss Bosch,
Miss McInerney and Miss Mogan:
Overture. four pianos (Etterlin)-frst piano
Miss Kate Lynch, second piano Miss ClOtde
AIduL1 tuHu plduO MISSES Ald6 d0Q MA1Rle
Schrleber, fourth piano NJ. CusIck and N.
Lynch; salutatory lortglDaD, Miss Clara Baker;
choral greeting Rossin)i Leaflets from the
book of nature series of essays by class OF
'94; first leaiet, The Firmamenr," Miss Jo-
sephine Ahern; brilliant variations, S. Ryan;
harps-Miss c. ArauZ. Miss c. Lemus; guitars
Miss ID. Hernandez, Miss A. Lopez; mandolins
Misses A. Mogan NJ. Boescb, Mae Schreber,
Margie ScDrieber, =. MarroquiD, l.. Mcdonald
L. Agullar, b. Robinson; either, Miss E. Monge;
piano, Miss G. Chapman; second leafiel,
'Stars of Earth" Miss Annie Doyle;
graduation honors; class honOrs; award OF
medals; solo and chorus, "MagnIficaI" Lam-
bllolte); solo, Miss A. Doyle, accompanist
Miss >. X eenan; third leafet, THE Ocean,
Miss Matilda Bosch; award of premiums, col
lege classes: fourth leafiet, Mountains" Miss
Annie Mogan; melodie oriental (kettereT), Miss
Nj. Boesch and Miss &. Chapman; fifth leaflet
Lakes Miss LOretto McIneTney; award OF
premiums grammar classes; Onward (orIgi-
nab, Miss Annie Doyle; vocal qulnter, Fare
well' (MiIlard). graduates; "Masaniello" (Au-
ber) Miss Nj. Boesch. Miss h. Eaton, Miss c,
Chapman. Miss l.. Mcdonald. Miss S. Keenan,,
Miss E. Monge. Miss G. Lemus. Miss A. Van