The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-28
pAnoonI4L SCHOOL GRADUATES.
.st. mary'- n @. church basement Crowded
with the Parents aud Friends OF the
Graduates.

with the Parents aud Friends of the
Graduates.
The closing exercises and the graduation
Of the class of '95 at st. Mary's Parochai
Mary's Church, corner Of Sixth and Pine
streets, last night.
The exercises were continuation OF
those given on Wednesday evening. 1t was
the boys night, The girls had been given
the first chance and having acquitted them
selves nobly in all their parts were gener-
GUS enough to help the boys out last night.
The long and difficult programme was
splendidly given. The prizes won during
the year were distributed and the exercises
| closed with the leave taking of the Rev.
Father Birmingham. who leaves st. Mary's
| to-day to become the pastor of st. Joseph s
| parish Brandywiue.
The programme of the evening was as
| follows:
| A"Mardi Gras." Mary T. Murphy and Katie
| Grady salutatory, Mary T. Kane; song.
''You Never Miss the Water. etc." boys;
| duet. Manhattan Beach," Mamie L. Muir
| ply, Lizzie A, McGowan.
FURNISHED Apartments" drama In one
| act. Dramatis personae: DR.. Planus, John
| Donlon; Mr. Romeo Theodore Fuggles. his
| assistant, George Williams; Mr.. Magnus
Harrison, Thomas Rooney; Mr. Telemaches
| Thompson, William Hanly: Cephalus
| Sauill, an office boy, Joseph Dugan; recita-
tlon, "Boys Rights" little boys recitation.
Girls Rights" little girls; ''The Three
Little Mushrooms" Lizzie Murphy. Katie
Borty and Lena Mark; hoop drill. sixteen
girls: cantataa: Parting. or the Crown OF
4 Is tt,. IL. rf,sd al md
band OF children; vocal solo. "Tyrolese and
| His Child" John Horty; yaledictory,
"Work of Love-" M. 7. Murphy.
Every number on the programme was
full Of interest.
At the close of the literary programme
Father Kelly distributed the school hon
ors, each Of the graduates. the Misses
afary r. Murphy. Mary T. Kane. Mary t.
| Brown Mary Dugan, and Katie Grady re-
teeiying scholarship medals. Miss Murphy.
for excellence in English literature, Miss
Kane for excellence In Latin, and Miss
/ Brown for excellence In geometry, each re-
| Ineived n beautiful book presented as a
| prize for these studies by the Rev. Father
Birmingham. Miss Laura Grtnes was
given a special medal In recognition OF her
excellent elocution In the exercises Of
| "Wednesday night.
Father Kelly announced the boys and
girls of the parish who had won the priv
ilege Of being candidates for the prizes
offered by Bishop Curtis.
| PERFECT ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL
Mary Dugan, Annie MCGOWAN. John DON
Ion, Thomas A. Connolly, Thomas Donlon.
| James Finneane, John McKagney, Mary
/ Hanly, Mary Connell, Lizzie Carter May
McGowan. Agnes Traynor, Adela Welsh,
Gertrude Schwab. Gertrude Ackermann.
Gertrude Nurnberg. Charles McClinchy,
Gertrude Hughes.
EXCELLENCE IN CATECHISM.
James Finncane, John MrRagney, Katie
Houck Agnes Traynor, .Adela Welsh Rose
McElwee, Annie Kopp, Nellie Murphy,
Nora Quill.
/ EXCELLENCE IN DEPoRTMENT.
Nellie Hagen, Joseph Houck. John Nc
Kagney, May Horty, Ricka Fisher, Ger
trude Nurnberg, Gertrude Ackermann,
Thomas Bulger, Thomas Daley,
ATTENDANCE AT MASS.
Mary Kane. Annie McGowan. John Nc
Kagney, Thomas A. Connolly. James Finn
cane, Mary Hanly, Mary Connell, Lizzie
| Carter, May MCGOWAN, Agnes Traynor.
Adela Welsh Gertrude Schwab, Gertrude
Nnrnharg, Thomas Fox, William Cannon,
william Meaney, John Nurnberg. John Ma
honey, Francis Traynor. Wilmer Doto,
Charles McClinchy.
These prizes are $3.50 gold pieces. The
scholars will draw for them at the school
house this morning,
| Father Kelly also announced the result
OF the drawing for building lot and por'
trait of himself that were CHANGED on
at the recent fair. The lot was drawn
by ticket No. COG, held by James MeGilley
living at the corner of Lord and Church
streets. The portrait was drawn by Lizzie
Golden.
Following these exercises Father Ber-
miugham delivered the address to the
graduates.
When he had closed his address one Of
the scholars presented him with purse
as a gift from the pupils Of the school. and
while he was getting over the pleasant
surprise Father Kelly arose and announc-
ing the promotion of Father Birmingham
10 the pastorate Of St. Joseph's Church
also referring In complimentary and anec'
tionate terms to his services as assist
ant pastor at st. Mary's Church, presented
him with a fat pocket-book as parting
gift from the congregation.
In accepting the gift Father Berming-
ham spoke in high eulogy Of Father Kelly
and Of his affection for him as a pastor
and friend. lie feelingly thanked him and
the congregation for evidences of respect
and affection and bade them farewell.