The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-24
Those Who Received Diplomas and
Prizes..Musical and Literary Mum.
bers of Surprising Interest..B Bishop
O'Hara aud Many Priests in Ate
tendance..Pupils Do Credit to
Themselves and Their Instructors.


O'Donnell. Every foot OF space on the
main floor and IN the gallery was oc-
cupied, many people standing up in the
aisles and in the rear OF the hall.
The customary method Of grouping
the school in tiers one above the other.
with the graduating class in front was
followed and q most beautiful sight
was presented when the curtain rose.
Red globes had been placed on the in
candescent foot lights and leaders and
their rose tinted reflection added much
to the beauty OF the picture.
The opening number was a song Of
victory by the school. Miss Adelaide
Glover playing the accompaniment.
Miss Mary J. O'Boyle delivered the
greeting. which was cleverly turned in
rhyme and rendered In an excellent
manner. Then Rev. ]. J. b. Feeley an
nounced the graduates and the win
ners OF honors and as the names were
called they passed down from the stage
to the platform of the Bishop who pre-
sented the diplomas. crowns and medals.
THESE RECEIVED DIPLOMAS.
Diplomas lathe academic course were
awarded to the following: Miss Ade-
laide p. Glover, Miss Mary ]. O'Boyle.
Miss Sarah l.. Coleman, Miss Matilda
r. Horan, Miss Mary A. O'Donnell
Miss Catherine M. Mahon, Miss Rose
A. Walsh. Miss Mary NJ. Mccain, Miss
Loretta X. Flanagan.
In the business department the fol-
lowing were awarded diplomas: STEM
ography, Miss Margaret T. Campbell,
Miss Jeanne b. Luxenberger, Miss
Margaret L. Connolly, Miss Elizabeth
NJ. O'Malley, Master William G. Hama
way, Master William A. Lynott: book
keeping, Master Joseph w. Weier, Miss
Anna A. McDonough, Miss Anna NJ
Gordon, Miss Anna M. Joyce, Miss Mary
E. Howley.
The medals were won as follows:
Christian doctrine, Miss Anna Nc
Laughlin; department, Miss Elizabeth
Barrett; music. Miss Adelaide Glover.
Misses Mary Lynn, Teresa Nallin, Sa.
die Ruddy, Mary Kilcullen, Anna Dom
nelly, Louise Gunster, Elizabeth Bar
rett Mollie Mayock, Mary Sullivan,
Mary Golden, Gertrude Blewitt, Agnes
Lynott. Marguerite Gunster, Regina
Mahcn and Master Joseph O'Donnell
were tied for the mathematics medal,
and to decide who should possess it lots
were drawn. Miss Gertrude Blewitt
was the lucky winner.
Crowns for music were awarded to
Miss Louise Gunster Miss Marguerite
Gunster, Miss Clotilde OConner, Miss
Elizabeth Barrett, Miss Gertrude Wahl,
Susan Burns, Mary Kelly, Emily Lud-
wig. Mary O'Boyle. Florence McKin-
ney, Mary O'Hara, Rose Bradley, Ger
trude Reilly. A crown for vocal music
was awarded to Miss Katherine Foote.
Crowns for conduct were awarded to
Misses Mary Davis, Nora Healy, Ella
Mcdonald, Amelia O'Boyle, Mary Doo-
ley. Louise Collins, Mary Lynn, Mag
gle Ludgate, Josephine Lynn, Vivian
Burnett, Lizzie Biglin, Stella Wilz, Nell
lie Cook, Felicitas Burke, Grace O'Don-
nell, Rita Mcdonald, Amelia Amman,
Clare Doran.
WINNERS OF BADGES.
The following received badges for
uniform excellence: Master James
Kearney, Misses Anna Kearney, Mary
Gillespie, Katherine Gallagher, Mary
Honan, Mary Kilcullen, Anna Donnelly,
Teresa Nallin, Mary Lynn, Sadie Rud-
dy, Louise Gunster, Charlotte Phillips
and Master Joseph O'Donnell, Masters
Joseph Weier, Aloysius Colligan, lie
Roy Stanton. Masters John Colligan
and Edward Burke received badges for
excellence in music.
A beautiful alegory, "The Voyage of
Life" was presented by Misses Ade-
laide Glover, Mary O'Boyle, Mary Nc
Donnell. Mary McCann, Loretta Flana-
gan, Katherine Mahon. Katherine
Foote, Matte Horan, Sadie Coleman
and Rose Walsh. Master Robert
Reaves, little fellow not much bigger
than the instrument he played. rendered
a banjo solo In such style as to win for
him an encore. Miss Florence Mckinney
played the plano accompaniment.
"Trabling Back to Georgia" boys
chorus, also evolved much applause.
1.-THE Future of Our Republic" an
address by William Lynett, and Aloysi-
US Colligan's recitlng Of Mark Twain's
LiCCtIlCdl w VI blc CllllSu
States Government" were two Of the
principal features Of the evening, and
were heartily applauded. A selection
for stringed instruments, 1.-THE Dandy
Fifth" was rendered by the following:
Violins, Miss Mary Murphy, Masters
John Colligan, Edward Burke, Frank
Doyle; mandolins, Misses Clotlde
O'Connor, Mabel Doran; guitars, Mas
ter John Conway, Misses Anna McDon-
ough, Katherine Mahon, Matte Horan;
banjos, first, Master Robert Reaves;
second, Masters Carroll Maloney
Herman Ludwig; piano, Miss Ade-
laide Glover. 1t was most enter
tanning number and it's repetition was
demanded by the audience.
Miss Adelaide Glover read an essay
on "Life's Music" which was a very
thoughtful and we'll worded effort and
read with clear voice and perfect an.
nunciation. The exercises closed with
the singing Of Peters "Magnifcat" by
the school, Miss Sadie Coleman accom-
panying on the piano.
At the conclusion of the programme
Bishop O'Hara addressed few words
to the students thanking them for the
pleasure they had afforded and con-
graduating them on the showing they
had made. All knelt then and received