The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-30
NOTES OF SOUTH SIDE
Creditable Commencement Exercise, Of St.
Johns School,
THE Ones who PARTICIPATED
A Class of Thirteen Was Graduated
from tine Institution Exercises Wit.
messed by Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara
and a Number of Priests-Drama
Given in an Excellent Manner.
Other News of the Day.

No more creditabls commencement
exercises have occurred this year than
the event of the graduating of class
OF thirteen pupils Of ST. johns parish
convent yesterday afternoon. The
names of the pupils whose school life
has just ended are as follows: Misses
Mary S. O'Malley, Mary NJ Burns, Mar
garet Z. Dongherty. Anna l.. Coyne,
Susan c. Tiarnsy, Anna L. McDon-
ough, Mary Kilcoyne, Mary G. Purcell,
Mary A. Riley. Julia A. Donnelly,
Margaret NJ. Mccarthy, Catherine I.
Reardon and Catherine f. Riley.
The commencement exercises began
at 9,3O o'clock. The church hall was
p cked with people. and, besides tie
sisters Of 81. Johns convent and sisters
from st. Cecilia's and from the Carbon
dale convent, there were present: Rt.
Rov, Bishop O'Hara, Rev James A,
McHngh, of the cathedral; Rev N. j.
McManus. of Providnnce; Rev. d. IL
Green, OF Minooka; Rev J. J. Currau.
of Carbondale; Rev. j l. Dunn, of
Green Ridge; R-v NJ Il. Lynott, Of
Jvrmyn; Rsvs. Il j. Melley, James
Moffatt aud f. p. Walsh, of St. Johns,
and Patrick Lavelle and j. j. Mackin,
students at st. Mary's Theological
seminary, Baltimore.
Misses Catherine Rsardon. Julia
Donnelly, Auna Coyne and Anna Nc
Donough, on two pianos played an en- =
trance march from Sousa and the pu-
pills Of the school filed orderly upon the
stage, After becoming ranged in
order n greeting chOrus WAS we'll sung.
Miss Anna Coyne played the accom-
panment
All Of the pupils except the gradual.
ing class then marched off the stage to
the music Of the march and the vsner-
able bishop bestowed medals OF honor
upon each of the graduates. Nallie
Mooney, the tiny daughter of William
Mooney, carried the tray bearing the
badges.
A silver modal for church history,
merited by Misses b. Purcell, NJ.
Boland, M. Moran, l.. Hannon, N.
Reardon, M. Doyle. B. Byron and
Richard Kennedy and Joseph Dom
nelly was drawn by lot and Miss B
Byron secured the prizA.
A march, Awakening of the Flow
ers." from Minims, was played by
Misses Purcell, Walsh, McDonough and
McGee. Miss Mamie Boland recited
Our Nations Emblem, accompanied
on the piano by Misses Catherine Rear
don and Julia Donuelly. The delivery
Of Miss Boland could hardly De ex
celled. She has natural talent in
| this line that WAS aceentuated
by careful training and hard study.
While she recited, a class of
over fifty boys, who occupied the
stage and were dressed in patriotic
colors went through pantomime drill
to correspond with the hsxibibity OF
Miss Boland's delivery. The Charge
of the Hussars" was played on two
pianos by the same quartette of pupils
and the stage was next made ready fol
the presentation Of the operetta, The
Rescue Of Golden Hair" The plot oil
the operetta comports with the usuaI
style Of juvenile performances As an
interim in the operetta, Miss julia
Donnelly. Anna McDonough, Gather
inc Reardon and Anna Coyne, played 4
selection from Donizetti. For artist,
execution nothing could surpass the
work of this number.
In the operetta Miss Annie McAloor
as Goldenbair and Master Josept
Walsh as Little Prince Charmer car
ried off the honors, Miss McAloon il
possessed of talent that bids fair to de
velop her into prominence.
Next was the drama "Fabiola. takel
part iu by the following pupils:
Fabiola IA noble Roman LADY,,
Miss NJ. O'Malley
Agnes Roman maiden, cousin to Fabiola,
Miss j. Donneill
Syra, or Miriam sister of Fluvius,
Christian slave Of Fabialo),
Miss NJ. Rile,
Afra.. ......................M Miss NJ. Kilcoyn
Graja. ja................Mi Miss A. McDonougl
(Heathen slaves of Fabiola.l
Cecilia IA blind girl. Miss A. Coyn,
Fluvius IA Syrian py)............F. Kan,
Sebastian Christian officer of the In
perial Guards. r. Kennel,
Pancratius "a Roman martyr .J. Donnell,
Lucina Mother Of Pancratiu,),
Miss X. Rile,
Chorus of Virgins.
Miss Marry O'Malley, as Fabiola, tn,
Roman lady, did herself credit. Tn,
work of Joseph Donnslly as Pancra-
thus was also very good,
Following the drama the pulpils Of
the school filed upon the stage agar
AMI sang valedictory chorus.
The exercises will be repeated thi
evening and an admission fee of i,
cents will be charged.
All through the programme the tire
less work OF the Sisters in training Ii
children was Visible.
The curly headed little girls and tn,
white wasted young boys furnished
scene that was refreshing. The sister
Of St. Johns convent school and tn
pastor. Rev E J. Mellcy. are to b,
congratulated upon the progress of tn,