Evening star., 1895-06-14
COMMENCEMENT DAY
Closing Exercises at the Academy Of
the Visitation.
EXCELLENT MUSICAL EXERCISES
Premiums and Medals Awarded to
Deserving Misses.
HOLY CROSS ACADEMY

The academy hall of the Convent of the
Visitation, on Connecticut avenue, present.
ed a beautiful scene this morning during
the commencement exercises.
Just below the fower-decked platform
theyoung ladies of the senior classes and tie
smaller girls, simply and tastefully dress
ed in white, were rivals in loveliness ana
charm with the piles and piles Of ex-
quisite flowers awaiting distribution among
them. Several clergymen were present on
the platform, and the hall was thronSed
with parents and friends. Through the
open windows delightful breeze. laden
with the scent of roses from the convent
gardens accented the beauty and peace
full calm of the occasion. The musical pro-
gram was a delightful one, and was as
follows:
"Grosser Kriegsmarsch" RienzD, Wag-
ner, pianos-Misses Margaret Devine, Mar
garet Walker. Bertha Carroll. Carrie Glib
son: chorus. Beloved Italia ducrezia
Borgia), Donizetti, the class, piano-Miss
Won Flotow, pianos-Msses Walker, Devine,
Dolores Morton, Bertha Carroll; harp solo,
"Serenade." Parish Alvars, Miss Clara
Ross; vocal duet, ANA" Moderate. Misses
Walker; vocal solo. Doris" Nevin. Miss
Angela Small, violin-Miss Bertha Lucas,
piano-Miss Walker; original essay. Miss
Le1ia Thompson: :rt fantasia. loft in the
Home. Sweet Home" harps-Msses Ross,
Mudd, Fifield vocal trio. La Separazione," "
Pinzuti. Misses r. Small, A. Small. Kath-
crime Howard: quartet, 'Lustpiel," Keller
Thompson; Junior Chorus" Sodermann,
piano-Miss Blanche Harbin; violin solo,
"Legende," Wieniawski, Miss Lucas piano
Miss Walker; Coronation Ode" G. Hoff-
rNya -NII- rIaEl; l;1t@
Mary V. Mudd; "Rakolzi Marsch." Liszt,
pianos - Misses Grimes, Knight, Boyd,
Roach.
Many Premiums Awarded.
The recipients of premiums in the gradu-
ating, first and second classes of Chris
tian doctrine intellectual philosophy, bellies
lettrcs, English, French, German, Latin,
mathematics, music. painting. drawing and
punctual attendance were as follows:
Graduating class, Miss Mollie Mudd first
class. Misses Mary DAILY, Leola Thomp-
son and Angela Small; division of the sec
ond class, Misses Ellen Kirby, Edith Brown,
Josie Foertsch, Margaret Devine, Katie
Reach, Katherine Bryant, Edna Falconer
and Elsie Mathews; third class, Misses
Ethel Colford. Florence Colford. Dolores
Morton, Carrie Gibson, Marie Webster,
Adele Gibson, Edith Grimes, Genevieve
Small, Clara Ross and George Newton.
Division of the third class-Msses May
Benson, Frances Jones, Anna Tibbets, Sarah
Devine, Bertha Carroll, Minnie Reeves, Mil
drid Williams, Cordelia Gross, Marie Louise
Green, Sallie Burritt and Mary Adair.
Intermediate department, fourth class
Misses Virginia Senseney. Isabelle Boyd.
Division of the fourth class-Misses
Blanche Harbin, Katie Whitesell, Genevieve
Davis, Fanny Harkness, Juliet Ayres, Lucy
Powell, Mabel Markriter and Alma Wright.
Elementary department, fifth class-Miss-
es Mamie Gibson, Annie Murray, Bessie
AIarmion and Eta Dyer.
Division of the fifth class-Misses Elise
Heiskell Edith Callahan, Carrie Brooke,
Eleanor Gibson and Alice Daily.
Primary department, sixth class-Misses
Edith Miller and Florence Dyer.
Seventh class-Misses Gertuder Davis,
Florence Springer and Louise Springer.
Those Who Won the Medals.
Medals were awarded as follows: The
graduating medal was conferred on Miss
Mollie Mudd.
Senior department of Christian doctrine
Misses Leola Thompson and Mary DAILY
being equal in merit. the medal was drawn
by Miss Leola Thompson. The other medal
was presented by Mr.. H. ]. DAILY. Inter-
mediate department, Miss May Benson
elementary department, Misses Mamie Glib
son and Mary Sheridan being equal in mer-
1T, the medal was drawn by Miss Mamie
Gibson. The other medal was presented by
Mrs. Sheridan. Primary department, Miss
Edith Miller.
Belles-Iettres history, &c.-Senior depart
ment, the medal for belles-lettres, present.
ed by Miss Emily Brooks, was awarded to
Miss Leola Thompson. Second class OF
literature, composition and history, Miss
Edith Brown. Third class of composition,
Miss Dolores Morton. Third class of his
tory and literature. Misses Ethel Colford
and Dolores Morton being equal in merit,
the medal was drawn by Miss Ethel Col
ford. The other medal was presented by
Miss Giers. Division of the third class of
history, Miss May Benson. Division of the
fourth class of composition, Miss juliet
Ayres. Division of the fourth class of his
tory. Miss Katie WhiteSell.
French conversation-Third class, Miss
Ellen Kirby. Fifth class, Miss Carrie Glib
son. Division of the fifth class, Miss Nan
ME Gibson. Sixth class, Miss Annie Muir
ray. Glass for beginners. Misses Leola
Thompson and May Benson being equal in
merit the medal was drawn by Miss Leola
Thompson. The other medal was presented
by Lieut. w. S. Benson.
Painting-MisS Katherine Bryant.
Drawing-Miss Mildred Williams.
Crowned for Good Conduct.
Academic honors were conferred as fol-
lows: Senior circle-The first honors, con-
sisting of a crown and gold medal for ex-
cellence of conduct, were conferred on
Misses Mollie Mudd, Mary DAILY and Leola
Thompson. Second honors, Misses Mar
garet Devine, Marie Webster. Georsie New
ton, Ethel Colford, Josie Foertsch, Edith
Brown. May Benson and Florence Colford:
Junior circle-First honors, Miss Edith
Miller. Second honors Misses Mamie Glib
son, Genevieve Davis, Lucy Powell, Lillian
Whelan, Eta Dyer, Annie Murray, Blanche
Harbin, Fannie Harkness, Bessie Marmion,
Alice DAILY and Edith Callaghan. Honor
ably mentioned, Misses Bessie Andrews.
Noretta Boardman, Marie Claggett, Bea-
trice Noah, Esther Boardmah and Alice
Clagett.
A crown was conferred on Miss Gertrude
Davis for being the smallest and best lit
tie girr' in the school,
HOLY CROSS ACADEMY.