The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-06-26
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES CLOS
ING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

ING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Every Seat is Filled in Cottonwood Hall
on Wednesday Evening by Delighted
Listeners to Il Well Rendered Program
Shared i'll by Pupils of All Ages.
st. Mary's Academy celebrated the
closing Of the academic year on Wednes-
day night at Cottonwood hall by one of
the most instructive and pleasing pro
grams ever offered in school commence
ment in this city. The exercises We're
partly musical and partly literary and
contained some beautiful kindergarten
features, in all departments being deeply
instructive and interesting. The musical
/ pupils show the effect of careful and
palnstaklng instruction and conscientious
study and practice, while the infant
classes in their drills offered some Of the
prettiest scenes ever presented here.
The boys gun drill, shared in by lads
running in age from four years to eight
or nine, was remarkably we'll done, the
little fellows bearing themselves with a
soldierly demeanor, which elected the
highest encomiums, and going through
their manual of arms without fault and
IN rhythmical and concerted manner.
The little ladies, Of similar age, in their
Turkish drill offered an enchanting pic.
ture, and one could think Of nothing but
an animated garden of sweet nodding
blossoms in this holy atmosphere of in
nocent and lovely babyhood.
The flower drill and scarf fantasies, bv
the young ladies, were picturesque and
beautiful and most gracefully given, call
ing forth the most enthusiastic praises.
Altogether the program was exceedingly
creditable to both teachers and pupils.
Below is the program in detail:
Chorus-"Come Where the Wild Flowers Bloom
Miss II. Desourdi.
Quartette--"Fanz der Maikaier" Hoist
First piano. Misses X. o Brien, Azzlie Desourdi
second piano, Misses NJ Riney, Cora Hickey.
Gun Drill- Boys of the Primary and Kinder
ten Classes.
Double trio-"Paddy Carey Czerny
Misses Nano Ryan, Margaret Quinlan, Nellie
Mcmahon. Retta Matheson, jamie Norton,
Mary Fitzpatrick.
Trio for first and second violin and piano-Se-
iected ..........................,.P Pleyel
Violin, Misses E. stolte, NJ. Riney. j. Morgan:
Piano, X. O'Bren.
Double Trlo-"Bonnie Dundee Quadrillcs"
Misses GLADYS Coslett Mary Mcmahon, NJ Riney,
H. Hickey, NJ Barbour Amanda Carlson.
Drill and song-"The Little TurSee Turks
'...',,........'-...... BristoW
| Little Ladies of the Kindergarten.
kinder Symphone". "............4........H Hayden
| Vocal Guartette-" Professor at Home. Bliss
Misses Frances Porter, jamie Norton, May Ham
itcn NJ Riney; piano. T. Stote
! Double duet-'Flash and Crash Galop de
concert .....: Snow
Misses Mary Riney NJ. Barbour, Emma Stolte,
| Katie O'Brien.
Flower Drill ...........,...s Sixteen Young Ladies
| Vocal duet-"Listen 'Tis the Woodbrd's
Misses jamie Norton, n. Riney; piano, Gladys
CoSlett.
Recitation-"Too Utterly Utter,
Miss Jennie Morgan.
| Quartette-"U Under the American Flag. Hoist
| First piano. Katie O'Brien, Mary Riney; second
| bano, Maud Barbour, Emma Stote
! Vocal and instrumental Duet-The Crimson
GLOW of Sunset Fades" ".........R Root
! Misses Jennie Morgan, May Riney; piano,
| Emma Stolte, Katie O'Brien.
| Instrumental Duet-"Christmas Bells Polka.
| ..:..;'... ......,.. Dressler
| First piano, Miss Emma Stolte; second pi-
ano, Miss Gladys Coslett
| Violin and Piano Duet--.4th Air Darie''
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Mercadante
Violin, Jennie Morgan; piano. Emma Stolte.
| Vocal Solo-"Heaven Hath Shed Tear. Kucken
Miss Jennie Morgan; piano. Emma Stolte.
Scarf fantasies. cS......,....... Nine Young Ladies'
| Chorus-"SWeet be Thy Dreams .......
| Piano accompaniment, Miss Maud Barbour.
| Address.