The aegis & intelligencer., 1897-06-25
commencement Exercises.


What was probably the largest audience
which ever assembled in the Masonic Hall,
was present on Friday evening to witness the
ninth annual commencement OF the Bel Air
Academy and Graded School. Long before
the hour named for the exercises throng Of
people had taken possession OF the room and
when the opening prayer was made standing
room was at discount.
The graduates, sixteen in number occupied
the stage with the principal of the school
and Mr.. Willard q. Rouse, the orator Of the
occasion. The front of the building was
tasteGulIy Grapcd with ''pnk and green,' the
culorS of the school, while an abundance Of
laurels were noticeable on all sides.
The members Of the class, according to
priority were: Mr.. +. Howard Cronn, Mr..
Wm. : Shauuahan, Miss Anna Eegle, Miss
Martha Elizabeth Amoss, Miss Caroline Web
ster Hunter, Mr.. William Il. STREET., Misses
Grace Thornton Walton, Caroline Howard
Hail lida B. Boarman, Minnie Belle Cairnes,
Grace Amanda Cole, Ellen Moale Harris,
Lutinc Mitchell Keen, Bessie O'DonnelI,
Mary Wilson and MIR. Robert Is. Munnikhuy-
sen
The programme was observed as follows:
Invocation, Kev. F. Il. Isaac; chorus, "The
Ocean Spray" Brinlcy Richards; sautatory,
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow," F. Howard
Cronn; recitation, Flying J inns Last Leap"
Martha +. AmosS; duet and chorus, Mistress
Mary From Sloane's Jack and the Bean
stalk class poem, Caroline Webster Hunter;
grafton, ''Gustavus Adolphus," William j..
Slannahan; class history, Grace Thornton
Walton; descriptive duo, ''The Sleigh Ride"
Treloar, Minnie Belle Cairnes and Anna
Reigie; class loll, Ellen Moale Harris; class
prophecy, Caroline Howard Hall; presenta-
| tion grafton, William G.. STREET.; recitation,
''Jest Fore Christmas - Eugene Field, Pearl
Anderson, Second Grade;) valedictory, 1.-The
Voyage of Life, " Anna Reigle; address to the
class, Willard q. Rouse, Esq Presentation
Diplomas, awarding of medals and announcing
of houors, by the principal; chorus, Good
night" II. 4. Donald. Benediction.
| Honors in special branches were awarded
| as follows:
Latin-l, F. Howard Cronin, 2, Martha E.
Amoss.
Greek William j. Sharnahan.
French-1, Anna Reigle, ., Caroline IL. Hall.
| German-F. Ii. Cronin.
Geometry-1, Grace 7. Walton, ., VIM. j.
| Shanuahan.
English Literature-l, +. II. Cronin, .,
Caroline H. Hall, 3, Caroline w. Hunter.
English Classics-1, Lutine NJ. Keen, .
William j. Shannahan, 3, Caroline w. Hun
ter.
Botany, Anna Reiglc, ?, Martha E
| Amoss, and Ellen NJ. Harris, 3, Caroline w
Hunter.
Physics-l, VIM. j. Shannahan, ., F. H.
| Cronin.
Agebra-Wm. j. Shannahan.
Arthmetic-W. j. Shanahan.
Green's History, Anna Reigle, ., Caro-
line w. Hunter, 3, William q. STREET..
Undergraduate honors were announced as
follows: Eighth grade-Walter Smith, Agnes
Bruins, John Z. Finney, Cora Z. Garrett.
Seventh grade-Etta Smallsbeck, Eva Hop
1ins, Mary Ho!lingsworth, Eva Smith.
Sixth grade-Margaret Ball, Edmund
Hunter, Annie Worthington.
Fifth grade-Ned Harlan, Dora Bauer.
Fourth grade-Jennie McRoy, Charles Lee
Mabel Reckord, John Lingan.
Third grade-Fannie O'Donnel, Harry
Bissell, Malcolm Robinson.
Second grade-Virginia Waters, william
Peterson, Mary Lee Castleman.
Higher first grade-Ilclen French, Jamet
Ball, Norman Small.
Lower first grade Roberta Castleman, Mary
Bruins, Lillian Hanway.
The W. c. T. u medal was awarded t.
Grace Amanda Cole, with honorable mention
of Martha +. Amoss and Ellen NJ. Harris
The Trustees Attendance and Deportmen
medal was conferred upon Vennie McRoy
with honorable mention OF Minnie b. Cairnes
. Katie Pococli, STREET. Bedford and Josepl
McGuirk.