The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-23
A GAY WEEK AT WASHINGTON.
COMMENCEMENT EVENTS AT ST.
JOSEPH's ACADEMY.


Good Time.
The closing exercises OF st. Joseph's
Academy al washington, Ca. are always
Of great interest and this year the grad
uating class Of ten called together a large
number Of visitors from the leading cities
Of Georgia. South Carolina and Florida
The public examinations were held last
Wednesday. Glasses were examined IN
catechlsm, grammar, geography. general
knowledge. algebra, geometry, astronomy,
civics and chemistry. The astronomy class
illustrated the story of the stars by charts
of the consultations drawn by themselves.
while the chemistry class performed ex-
periments.
The musicale given in the afternoon was
largely attended. 1t was found necessary
70 divide the entertainments. giving the
friends OF the pupils the pleasure Of en-
toying the music and songs OF the differ
ent classes.
The exercises Of the musicale were as
follows:
Piano duet, AIinstrers serenade, Misses
Chester and Latham; piano solo. On Mea-
DAVIS Green, Miss Rosetta Lesser; chorus.
Legend of Claire Fontaine; piano duet
Wedding March, Misses Burke and Am
brose; piano solo, Danse Napolitaine, Mise
Annie Jones; piano duet. Birthday Waltz,
Misses Bennett and O'Connor; song ana
chorus. Grandma's Dream, Misses GallaB-
her and O'Connor Hines, Allen, Hogan,
Heard. Lesser. Nugent and Hines; piano
duet, Sounds From the North, Misses
Gassman and Puder; piano solo, Bleeding
Heart, Miss Nolo Benson; song, Scnool
Bells, Miss NJ. Allen piano solo, Even
ing Zephyrs; Aida Hernandez; piano duet
Mardi Gras, Miss i. Nugent and A
Bvrnes; chorus, Joys of Spring; piano
duet, Picnic Polka, Misses G. Sheehan ana
N Hines; musical recitation, The Last
Hymn, Miss Rose Morris; vocal trio, |
Come, Silver Moon, Misses Gallagher,
Dorr and Bussey; piano solo, Printemps
glamour, Miss +. Nugent; piano duet, |
Southern Notification, Misses Bussey and
Myers; chorus, The Autumn Wind; piano |
trio, Excelsior Polka, Misses Jones, Mi |
gent and Sheehan piano solo, Iitania, |
Miss r. Brown; closing chorus, Magnlii- |
cat.
The graduating class opened the pro-
gramme Of the commencement with well |
come song presenting a beautiful pic
ture Of bevy Of hippy, light-hearted |
girls.
Miss Ruth Curtis of Atlanta had the |
salutorian honor Her subject was THE I
Decameron" Miss Nettie Asher Of Au- |
gusta read a beautiful essay, Little |
Candles" Misses Brown, Jones and Burke /
played a trio, lie Cuirassier Galop." /
Miss Matte Loue Bussey of Marietta /
charmingly read "A Host of Golden Daft /
fodils." Then Miss Carrie Sheehan |
played a piano solo, Santa Lucia.
Miss Bessie Gallagher of Savannah |
read an essay that won all hearts, her |
subject being East or West, Home IS |
Best" She was followed by Miss Mamie |
Gassman Of Savannah. who read 1.-THE /
Sweetest of All Singers-A Georgia Mock |
ing Bird" An essay that will help de- |
fendr the beautiful songsters. Misses /
Gallagher and Dorr charmed their hear
ers with the duet, Il Live and Love /
Thee" signal Service" was the sub
5ect of Miss Letitia Johnson's essay. It |
was followed by Miss r. Brown play
ing the Second Mazurka."
Miss BERTHE Myers, of Augusta, !
read an excellent essay which was 1
entitled "On Dit" Miss Bessie |
Ganagher's beautiful voice enchanted |
everyone in her solo, Faithful I'll Be" |
and warm applause testified to the ad- |
miration of all hearers. Miss Rosa Nor |
ris Of Marietta read an essay on Look
ing Backward" a mastery effort and eX-
ceedingly well delivered.
The chorus, Moonlight Dance" by |
Misses Myers, Gallagher, Morris, Bussey 4
and Dorr, was followed by a splendid es- |
say by Miss Marie Puder of Savannah |
Her subject IF We Knew" contained /
many beautiful thoughts which were /
beautifully expressed.
The valedctory, Drifting Away" by |
Miss Volo Benson, was a touching fare |
well to school days, the more noticeable |
as Miss Volo began and ended her school |
days at st, Joseph's.
Rev. Father OBrien, assisted by Rev. |
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The graduating honors were as follows; |
Diploma, laurel crown, and gold medal |
Miss Matte Lou Bussey, Marietta; Miss |
Rose Wing Morris, Marietta; Miss Marie /
Puder, Savannah; Miss Mamie Gassman,- |
Savannah; Miss Bessie Gallagher, Sa- |
vannah; Miss Letitia Johnson, Rome, Ga; |
Miss Nettie Asher, Augusta; Miss BERTHE |
Myers, Augusta Miss Ruth Curtis. At |
lanta Miss Volo Benson. Washington.
The Guimartin gold medal for senior |
scholarship, Miss Annie Jones Of Eaton |
ton.
The bishops gold medal for geometry |
Miss Minnie Ambrose of Savannah.
The Benson gold medal for junior schol- |
s. c.
The Flannery gold medal for mathema-
ties, Miss Maggie Bennett of Augusta
First honor. Grammar grade, gold
nedal, presented by Mr. G.. r. RosSignol, |
Miss Rosela Lesser, Augusta, Ga.
Father Bazins gold medal for cate
caaism, Miss Marie Hines of Washington.
The gold medal for penmanship, Miss
Victoria Heard Of Mount Carmel, S. c.
Father ,O'Briens gold medal for gem
eral excellence, Miss Marie Tobin of Barn
well. S. c.
The gold medal for music, Miss Rebeeca
Brown of Barnwell, S. G.
The gold medal for Improvement in
music, Miss Carrie Sheehan of Atlanta.
The book premiums were as follows: Miss
Jessie Chester, Geometry; Miss Persis
Jones, Algebra; Miss Annie Burke, Rhet-
oric; Miss Florence Nugent, Chemistry;
Miss Eva Nugent, Mathematics; Miss Alice
Byrnes, Physiology; Miss Ada Hernandez
Applcat ton; Miss Mamie Hogan Physical
Geography; Miss Nora Hines, Arithmetic:
Miss Carrie Sheehan, Grammar; Miss
Myrtle Allen, Catechism; Miss Marguerite
Hines, Spelling; Miss Nellie O'Connor,
Arithmetic; Miss Nellie Hogan, Geogra-
ply.
In the excitement of commandments and
glad vacations, the orphan boys of St
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