Evening star., 1896-06-15
GEORGETOWN CONVENT
The Annual Distribution Of Premiums to
Take Place This Afternoon.
Cardinal Gibbons to Award the
HOnors-List of the Graduating
Class-The Art Exhibit.

The annual commencement and distribu-
ton of premiums of the Academy of Visi-
tation. Georgetown, will be held this after
noon a o'clock at the academy, on 35th
street. between P ard Q streets. The ex-
ercises are held somewhat earlier this
year than usual. though the program for
the closing exercises equals that of any
previous commencement. Cardinal Gibbons
will be present, and will make an address
to the graduates, while a number of the
prominent Jesuits of eGorgetownU University
and other churches of the city ex-
pected to be present. The graduating class
of 30 numbers seven. with one post-grad-
uate. making total class OF eight.
The order of exercises will be as follows:
Entrance march. Berlioz, piaccs. Misses
Katherin Kirby, Avis Ingersoll, Ellen
Green and Marie Demonet; harps, Misses
Edith Marmion and Agnes Ronaoka. The
salutatory will be delivered by Miss Kath-
erlne Kirby and her subject will be "Fa-
ther Marquette. Jesuit missionary and ex-
piorer This will be followed by vocal
tifo from Reinecke. by Misses O'Connor,
kearney and Loughlin: wedding music
from Jensen. by Misses Kirby. Demonet
1Egersoll and Green; and vocal solo, THE
!.abo OF Yesterday" from Mascheroni, by
Miss Mary Loughlin.
Alter tha distribution of premiums in
science language and penmar ship a sere-
made badine. from Gabriel Marie. will be
rendered, with Miss Edith Marmion at the
Earp, and Miss Marie Demonet at the
Mcndolin- koellings From Flower to
sIower. will be rendered by Misses OCon-
por and kearney. followed by ''L'Ombre
Mysterieuse." from Acton, Miss Kirby at
msdta nms piano and Misses Marmion and Ro-
madka at harps- A vocal solo. from Eek
eIt' entitled. Swiss Echo Sorg" will he
given by Miss Maie OConnor
me distribution of medals will next fol-
W, fortunate frrSc
from the hands of Cardinal Gibbons. This
VIII De followed by the valedictory which
VIII De delivered by Miss Elizabeth Craw-
FORD The program will conclude with
nnaI march from Mendelssoh.. with Miss
,es Kirby, Demonet. Green and IngersolI at
pianos and Misses Mermion and Romadka
at harpS.
The premiums In the various classes Of
the school will be given during the reudi-
uon or the program. The names of tine
STUDENTS receiving the prizes are not known
convent themselves. for that matter and
no girl knows what rewards she will get
until her name is called out during the ex-
erclses this afternoon.
The Graduating Class.
The graduating class this year consists
OF Miss Elizabeth Crawford of Fort Schuy-
Ter. Ny: Miss Mary Shea of Washington:f
DC; Miss Mary B. Cover of Iowa City,
Iowa; Miss Margaret Brrne of Newark,
Mass; Miss Marie Seaman OF St. Louis
Mo-; Miss Katherine KIRBY of Washing
ton. DC In addition to these the post
graduate honors will be conferred upon
Miss Bernadette Kelly of Minneapolis.
MIMI The graduates will be crowned at
the hands of Cardinal Gibbons, VINO will
also make an informal address for their
benefit
Al the close of the exercises the audience
will ne Invited to the large class room on
the inst floor. in which the work of the
students for this year will be placed on
exhibition. Though the attendance at the
academy this year is larger than it has
Eeen for some time past. the exhibit is the
simplest, and compares poorly with the ex-
1lbitS of previous years. This Is due to the
fact that but a small proportion of the
students entered the classes this year from
which the exhibits drawn. There are
TO samples of fancy work or fancy needle
work on exhibition and only two tables of
plain sewing.
The Art Exhibit.
In the water color exhibit Miss Margaret
Burne has the greatest dispay. In this
connection ii is we'll to state that most of
the drawings this year have been made
from studies and not from copies, showing
the originality Of the artist in the selection
of the subject The prettiest of Miss
Burne's exhibits is the class picture, show
ing the flags of the academy, the fan of
the graduating class. with It's motto. a few
books, a college Journal, cup with an as
sortment OF pencils, and last, but not least
a box of candy. The objects are tastefuiiy
grouped together, and make q pretty sub
ject- There are five other sketches from
the brush of Miss Burne. representing
studies of various objects. one Of which
represents pretty scene from the academy
farm. Miss Marie Caraher has several
water color studies which are very pretty,
one representing a pile of strawberries
clustered on a folded newspaper. Miss
Mary O'Brien has three water color
sketches. -one Of which represents the cid
pump on the farm while the others are
studies of a lunch basket, and the third of
a bunch of bananas Miss Florence Cheney
has two water colors on exhibition, one of
which is sequestered spot on the academy
grounds.
The crayon exhibit is about as large as
the water colors. The most striking pic
ture is a Study of Deserted Homes by
Miss Mary Graham. representing the nests
of birds She also has another picture rep
resenting study of vases. One of the
largest crayons IS a full-sized school girl
seated at her desk, the work of Miss Rosa
mond Sartoris Miss Martha Aldrich has
several crayons. one representing the sew
ing basket, and the other panel. Miss
Ruth Rogers has study on the Homes
OF the Sea. which includes a bunch of
shells of various kinds. Miss Gertrude
Reynolds has several crayons. one repre-
sen-ing writing table and contents,
There is only one pen and INK sketch
and that is by Miss Helen Shelter which
represents hunting scene. Miss Shelter
In crdyOn- In oil paintings the exhibit is
limited Miss Blanche Langan has three
panels for a screen. Miss Mary O'Brien
has large picture representing St. John,
while Miss Marie a. Prince has two paint
ings. one a study from nature and the
other a panel
In the china and glass ware exhibit the
display IS quite large. Miss Helen Shelter
has a water pitcher of Bohemian glass
which is very pretty. Portrait painting
on china is a new work at the academy
and there are several very pretty speci-
mems of work Specimens of Delft china
are shown by Miss Leyman, Miss Burne
and Miss o Brien- Miss Burne also has
magnificent table top. prettily deco
rated vase and a bread and butter set
Miss Kirby has a handsomely painted
tray, while Miss Shelter has jardiniere
melon dish. and other artistic ex-
hibits. Miss Bernadette Kelly has a very
pretty display of china and glass work
as has also Miss Shea and several others
Miss Coulson has very pretty portrait
painting on china. which hangs up In a
frame. She has also on exhibition a span
gled fan, painted in water colors.
A Ouidn Heroine.
From the Laly's Pictorial.