The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-20
ST. MARY's COMMENCEMENT.
Held In the Grand Opera House Yesterday
Morning.

Held In the Grand Opera House Yesterday
Morning.
An immense audience of friends and
relatives of the members of the gradu-
ating class at ST. Mary's filed the
Grand Opera house yesterday morning
to witness the closing exercises of the
year. The sisters of the immaculate
Heart. of Scranton. and the sisters Of
NIallhkrodt convent this city, occupied
seats In the ochestra circle. while In
the loge to the right We're seated Rt.
Rev. Bishop O'Hara. of Scranton: Rev.
X. A. McAndrews. Very Rev John
Fnnen. Pittston: Rev. f.. j. Melley.
Scranton; Rev. p. Murphy. Olyphant;
Rev. 4. j. Comerford, Archibald: Rev.
T.. $, Phillips, Plains. on the left We're
seated Revs. j. A. McHugh. Scranton;
p. c. Winters, Plymouth r, J. Rea
Sugar Notch; II. J. Donohoe. Plymouth.
J. p. O'Malley. Kingston: Gerald Me-
Murray. Dunmore; NJ. +. Crane. Avoca;
n. F.bkeirnan, Parsons; P. J. McManus.
Green Ridge.
The programme was quite elaborate,
and was carried out as follows:
Song or Greeting. ..........B BY the Pupils
Music-Waves OF the Ocean. Blake
Misses l.. Carroll l.. Gallagher. Nj
Casey and L. Farrell.
salutatory-Faith. Hope and Charity
Misses NJ. Gibney. r. Markey. NJ. Clark
Presentation Of flowers to Rt Rev.
Bishop. p.................M Miss ). Mundy
Conferring of Diplomas and Gradual
ing Medals to Misses Maud Joseph
inc Campbell. Elizabeth Gertrude Car
roll. Anna Regina Cahill, Cecilia Ma
rie Duggan. Anna Celestine Mulroy,
Margaret Anna Clark, Gertrude Ma
ria Cassidy, Margaret Teresa Gibney.
Rose Edith Markey. Helen Virginia
Gallagher.
Music-Christmas Joys.........D Dressler
Misses n. McGroarty, NJ. Gaffney, l..
Heffernan.
Doll Drill. ......................T The Babes
Muslc-Atude de Concert. =. Smith
Miss Gertrude Cassidy.
Brownies In Ireland. ........ Little Boys
Music-The Valley Lay Smiling Before
Me ................,... ..P2pe
Miss Maud Campbell.
Flower Song. Sixth and Seventh Grades
Recitation-Bernardo Del Carpir
Miss Nellie McGill.
Operetta-Laila.
Names of Characters.
I.aila-Miss A. Duffy.
Beggar Mother-Miss VI. Sheridan.
Besgar Children.
Mountain Children.
Recitation-tGerman) Alte Land
mann Sohn.. Miss G. Cassidy
Second part Laila-Fairy Queen and
\ Fairies.
Music7Salut a Pesth. Kowalaski
Miss c. Melan.
Third Part-Mountain Children.
Miss Josephine Walsh.
Mountain Children-Laila Fairy Queen
and EairiGg
Gold medals awarded to Misses G. Cas-
sidy. G Melan, NJ. Campbell, for i'm
provement in music.
Silver medal to Master Thomas Brett
for general improvement
Gold and silver medals awarded to
Misses NJ. Wivell. l.. Fisher. NJ. Cul-
hum. A. Munay, K. Gaglon, NJ. O'Hara
for having attained the highest av-
erage in their respective grades.
Chorus-The Beautiful Highlands.
BY Pupils.
Symphony-Misses NJ. OBrien, r. Ga
gIon, +. Farrell, T. McGroarty, Nora
Gallagher, X. Gallagher, G.. Westfield,
NJ. O'Connor, NJ. Reilly, D. Shorky,
l.. Heffernan. NJ. Day, NJ. Feldman,
J. Ward.
Song of the Mystlc-Delsarte Statuary
Poses. Young Ladies'
Music. Sultan Band March
uisscS III. GlUHty, A. CanlIl, u. Melan,
N. Rowan.
Boys March and Drill-Captains. Mas
ters c. Gagion, Charles Gritman. l..
Sheridan; Sergeants, Charles Heffer-
nan and l.. O'Neill.
Song--Columbia, Gem OF the Ocean.
Eoddess OF Liberty. -. Miss NJ. Sheridan
Angel. ............. Mass NJ. Buckley
Recitation-St. Columbia and the Stork
Miss j. Walsh.
Marion Waltz. .-Stringed Instruments
Minuet Dance. The Juniors
yMusic--Dreams OF Heaven
Misses VI. Campbell and q. Cassidy
uncle Reuben's Sermon to His Congre-
CATION.
Uncle Reuben. Master Charles Gritman
Music-West End Polka. DE Albert
Misses A. Cosgrove. q. Hart, ii. Dunn,
r. King, A. Hopkins Il. McKeHna.
Golden Observation-Disclosures Lonsfellow
Vaiedictory.. Miss A. Mulroy
Glass Of '95-The Misses Maud Joseph
Inc. Campbell. Elizabeth Gertrude
Carroll. Anna Regina Cahill Cecilia
Marie Duggan, Anna Celestine Null
roy. Margaret Ann Clark, Gertrude
Marie Cassidy. Margaret Teresa Glib
ney.-rRoss Edith Markey, Helen Re-
ginasGallagher.
The presentation OF. the flowers to Rt
Rev. Bishop O'Hara by Miss Mundy
was very well done. The graduating
class received their diplomas fNm the
bishop kneeling as they did so. Rev
Father McAndrew announcing the
names The music was especially good,
and the Brownies in Ireland a clever
number enacted by 100 little boys in
curious Brownie costumes. was ex-
tramely funny. The Httle operetta and
the melodrama from Longfellow were
m re ambitious works. but were very
w'll done. and the entire programme
rfnected great credit on teachers and
pupils Of the academy alike.