Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-27
rHE URsULISE AoADEnY.
Its Annual Commencement Tuesday
The prIZe Winners,

The rrize Winners.
Five young ladies were graduated
from the Ursuine Academy Tuesday
afternoon The hall was handsomely
decorated for the occasion, the potted
plants and flowers being arranged in
the form of garden. Seated in front
of the platform were the Revs. Dennis
j. Flynn, George j. Kelley, Peter
Donaghy, John a. Lyons, ID. J. Crowley,
j. A. Dooley of New York, Sylvester
Jorg and james McKenna, Father
Placidus and William NJ. Byrne, and in
the audience were the parents and
friends of the pupils.
a delightful feature of the affair was
the allegorical presentation Of THE
Garden of the Sonl, in which the char
acler presentations were of flowers, rep
resenting love, purity, modesty, re-
| ligion, remembrance, jealousy, pride,
folly, sleep and indifference. Miss
Bertha T. Rivailles acted the part Of
"Gentilla,' the wanderer, and Miss
Alice q. Moore impersonated "Flora,"
queen OF the flowers. The others in the
cast were Misses Dooley, Dougherty,
Neary, McGrath, Malloy, RnsselI, Crilly,
Keaveny, rraynor and Gardner, A
| fine programme Of vocal and instru-
mental music was rendered by the mem
beers of the school. Miss Alice q. Moore
read the vacdietory.
The medals were presented by Father
Flynn. The graduates were Miss
Riyaillcs, Miss Mary II ltossell, Miss
Alice G. Moore and Miss Mary L.
| Dougherty
Misses Doolcy and Rivaillcs, who had
equal marks in Christian doctrine, drew
lots for q gold medal, which was awarded
TO Miss Doolcy by the donor, the Right
Rev A. A. Curtis.
Other medals were for proficiency in
instrumental music, donor, the Rev.
James A. Dooley, N. ", 10 Miss Alice
G. Moore; American history, donor,
William NJ. Byrne, to Miss Loretta dec.
Dooley; uniform excellence, donor, the
Right Rev. A. A. Curtis, to Miss Anna
Neary; American history, preparatory
class, Miss Sara Malloy, mathematics,
donor, the Rev. F, V. Campbell, Elkton,
Nd, TO Miss Loretta dec. Dooley.
In the preparatory class first pre-
miulns were awarded to Miss Anna
Neary for excellence in Christian
doctrine, English ltudies, mathematics,
French, drawing, ind second premium
for specimen work. Miss Sara Maloy,
Christian doctrine, English studies,
mathematics, FRENCH and Latin. Miss
May Traynor, Christian doctrine, Eng
fish studies, mathematics, French,
Latin, and second in specimen work
Junior class, Mss Mary MGGrath,
Christian doctrine, English studies, arith-
nletc, French; Miss Blanche Keaveney,
English composition, mythology, arith-
metic; Miss Lillian Gardner, second
premium in orthography aud premium
for application in studies.
Intermediate class, Miss Florence
| Derry, Christian doctrine, English
studies, arithmetic, French. departments;
Miss Mary Long, English studies, arith-
metic, French, special work; second in
Christian doctrine; Miss Modesto Kelley,
Christian doctrine, English studies,
arithmetic, French, painting, and draw
ing; Miss Nellie Dougherty, Christian
studies, arithmetic, French, drawing, de-
pertinent: Miss Eta Bradford, English
studies, arithmetic, French second,
Christian doctrine; Miss ltigne Kelley,
Christian doctrine, English studies,
arithmetic, French, drawing; Miss Ger.
trude Messick, second premium, Chris
tian doctrine, arithmetic, French, APP
pliance in English studies; Miss Mile
Patzowsky, second premium in ari.h-
metic, French, English studies.
In the music cIasses-Mtss Mary Nc
Grath, Miss Eta Bradford, Miss May
Traynor, Miss Jane Gritty, Miss Bertha
lIivailles, Miss Mary Rossell, Miss
Loretta dec. Daoley, Miss Nellie
Dougherty, Miss Modesto Kelley, Miss
Mamie Dougherty, Miss Lillian Gardner,
Miss Anna Neary, Miss liirue Kelley,
Miss Florence Derry received premiums.
Miss Mamie Hayes received q premium
for application; Miss Bertha Rivallrs
for vocal Music; Miss Alice Moore,
drawing and sienogaphy; and Miss
Mary ltossull, drawing.
William VI. Byrna delivered the ad
dress to the graduates.
$780,