The Washington times., 1894-06-20
MEDALS FOR LITTLE MAIDS
Twenty-ninth Commencement of I'm
maculate Conception School.
JUVENILE MUSICIANS PLAYED
Attractive Programme of Vocal and Instru-
mental Music, Drills, Recitations, Marches,
and Tableaux-Large Audience Present.
Many Rewards Of Merit Were Given.

The twenty-ninth annual commencement ex-
srcises of Immaculate Conception school were
held at Metzerott hall yesterday afternoon and
attracted large audience.
Promptly at 5 O'Clock the entrance march was
begun by Professor Scharf's juvenile orchestra,
and to its music the members of the school filed
slowly across the stage and passed to the seats
reserved for them
Misses Vi. DIVERS, NJ. McCarty, c. Becker, and
NJ Mangan presided at the pianos during the
rendition of the march, after which the senior
vocal class, accompanied by the orchestra and
with Miss C. Allen at the piano, rendered a very
pretty selection, entitled before the Sun
Awakes the Morn"
The graduates then ppeared, and each re-
ceived the well-earned reward for their years of
study. There were four bright young ladies in
the class, viz: Misses Mary saffell, Lily 7. For
syth, Nina Mars, and Catherine Mullaly, and
the reward consisted of gold medal and floral
crown, with which each was invested by Rev.
Father Fletcher Immediately proceeding the
class performance
The "Graduate's Choice" was the title of the
exercise with which the young ladies named,
with Miss Louise d. Leeds added, entertained the
audience Miss So!fen recited the prelude,
while Misses Forsyth, Mari, and Mullaly, respect
lively, discussed the past, present, and future,
and Miss Leeds represented 1.-The Angel of
Time Each of the participants acquitted her.
self most creditaDly, and IN addition TO the COM
pliment OF hearty and continued applause, each
of them received mammoth bouquet Of choice
.roses.
! ''Ihe Harvest Driln was an attractive feature
/of the programme. This was exercise by the
Juniors, a large class of little ladies, each sup
pliod with a sickle and drinking cup, with which
they executed the prescribed manual Ii
very pretty exercise, the music for which was
supplied by Miss Mae Fifeld, pianist Misses
NJ. Marr, Nj. Fifield, and f. Grimes successfully
rendered an instrumental trio entitled Tan
credi," by Rossini.
The intermediate elocution class about twenty
in number, furnished humorous selection
titled when the Cows Come Home" which was
recited in concert and elected hearty applause.
The passion Flower March" came next, pleas
ing number by the Juvenile orchestra with
piano accompaniment, by Misses l. Mangan, B.
Sllligan, Z. Edmonston, and A Hillyard-
CONFERRED THE HoNoRs.
The honors were then conferred by Father
Fletcher upon the successful pupils in the senior
and intermediate classes Those who received
prizes are named below:
First senior class-Prize medal for mathemat-
ics, Miss Louie Dale Leeds; department medal,
Miss Agnes Mckenny. Second clasS-Medal for
excellence in lessons, Miss Laura DeNeale;
medal for observance of school rules, Miss Mat
tie Gaegler OF Division A, intermediate class.
Second Division-PriZe medal for mathema-
ties, Miss Margaret Moore; for excellence in les
sons, Miss Clarissa Edmonston- Division b Qn-
termediate)-Class medal TO Miss Mary Nc
Carthy Division C-Medal for attendance and
department TO Miss Mary Foley.
A class Of little people afforded great amuse-
meLt, and won the emphatic applause of the
very large audience by their fine performance
in the Gossip Drill" which, as may be in
ferred, was intended hit at certain phase
of human character TO be found in most COM
munities.
Misses L. T. Forsyth, L. DeNeales, A. MARI
and C. Allen, with the orchestra, rendered a
nne instrumental selection, ''Iritonem Galop,"
by Labitzky' a piano duet arranged for orches-
tral accompaniment, and Father Fletcher then
announced the Junior and primary class pre-
miums conferred AS follows:
Medal for lessons and department, Miss
Loretto Sullivan Junior class); for department
(primary), Alice Sullivan.
The Christian Doctrine gold medals were
awarded to Misses Nina Marr and Mary Saffell; |
for composition, gold medal TO Miss Catharine I
Mullaly; for painting, gold medal to Miss Lily |
Forsyth; for regular attendance in choir, |
Blanche Young: Townsend gold medal for elocu- |
tion, TO Mae Fifield; second premium, Nina |
Marr. An intermediate class medal, 10 Rose |
Keeling; second premium, TO Matte Gaegler and |
Agnes Scanlon. Senior class music medal, TO |
Edith Grimes; intermediate [A) class for i'm |
provement in music, a medal TO Mary Magrath; |
second premium, TO Mae Fiheld; Junior class |
medal, Madeline kengla; second premium, May |
King. Intermediate elocution class medal, TO |
Annie Cox; second premium, May Carroll Junior |
elocution class medal, TO Marie Mcguire; second |
premim, Blanche Becker Intermediate 4 class |
composition medal, Miss Rose Melting.
Premiums in music, paintings, pastel, etc,
awarded to Nina, MARI, Lily Forsyth, Mae
DeNeale, Mabel Lstimer, Agnes Marr, Clara
Allen, Mary Murphy, Lily Mangan, Bessie KILL
gan, Louise Gaegler, Annie HiIlyard, Alice Gray,
Clarissa Edmonston, Margaret Murphy, Mar
garet Moore, Mamie Lingeback, Winnie Fealey,
Lillian Keefe, Margaret Despers Mary Nc
CaTthy, Clara Becker, Stella Liebin, Annie
Timmons May Melting, Mamie Mangan, May
King, Marie Mcguire, Lovett 0'Sullivan, Marie
Maxwell, and Lillian Fiheld.
cREpITABLE TABLEAU EFFECTS.
A beautiful allegorical representation "The
Tournament of Idylcourt," evidenced rare talent
upon the part of the young lady participants
During its progress there were some particularly
creditabie tableau effects, rspresentiye of idly