The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-23
ST. JosRPH's ACADEMY.
The Thirty-Th,rd Annual Com
mencement.

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The large and interested audience that is
always present when the annual commence
nent of ST. Joseph's Academy is held, was
not wanting in the Opera House last evening
to witness The thirty third of these exercises
,ha, commemorate SO 6stiagly the close of a
veil spent and profitable year of Academ ic
wors. The enditorinm was filed not alone
with the Sumter patrons and friends of the
iastructior, but there were many in the
audience who had come from long distance to
enjoy The rare and refined pleasure that the
exercises never fail I. afford.
The exercises consisted of q programme Of
vocal and instrumental music, recisatioos, The
announcement of the awards of medals and
other bon6rs, and the valedictory By Miss Bessie
Jeryey. The evenings ente,sainmeut was
concluded with the historic drama, "Joan Of
Arcn
The programme vas as follows
Hymn Magni6cat, Goee, BY the choir.
Welcome Song, Donnizessi, b5 the vocal
class.
& instrumental oaartet,e, spanish Dance"
Moskowski-Misses Murray, G. Brown, Con-
nes and Is Brown.
Vocal Duet. 60 Come to Ne, Kiicken-
Misses Susie Rodgers and Bessie Jervey.
Instrumental Qaar.e,.e. s,faefare Mill
saire, = Bohm-Aisses ". Bai,n,an. Murray,
Condon ansl n. Rodgers.
Recitation aud Pansomims, g WI hen Grand
aoiher VAS Young Eight Little Girls.
Guitar Duo, ssSabastopol' Misses Susie
Rodgers aud Willie Brown.
81 Ios:ruraeutaa Solo, tsCacaouca Caprice, 2
sRaf-Miss Bessie Jesvey
Vocal Qaarte.,e. Stars Of Summer Night, a
Willing Misses Marie Gordon. Ger,ie Zine
han, Wilnelnena Bnlsman and Ionia Murray.
$ Instrumental Qaarteste, ,iinstrtls Sere-
sExde,n Low Misses sinehan. Follin, 81
Noses and Calder
Recisatioo. sBrier Rose Bosseea-siss
Netde Rodgers
instrumental Solo, .La S,raniera,' Thai
berg Miss Susie Rodgers.
Fsiedictory, sAfterma,hs' hs'-aiss Bessie.
Jervey
Vocal Trio, Farewell The Joys of Earlier
Years. Bellini- -Nisses Bessie Jesvey, Susie
Rodgers and Ger,ie Linehan.
HIST roR1cAL paAuA. ssJoay OF ARC
Cast Of Characters.
Joan of Arc. Miss Gertie Brown.
Charles, Dauphin of France, Miss Bessie
.Jersey
Lady Agnes. Foster Sister of Cha..es, Miss
Nettie Rodgers.
Earl .Dunois, Cousin of Charles, Miss
Jessie Bitch.
Duke Of Bungundy, Miss Marie Barwick.
Thebaut Of Are, Joan's Father, Miss Louise
Pullman.
Louise, Aargo. Bertha and Lise,te. sisters
:of Joan, Misses Lille Benz jamio, May Calder,
GeneTieve Conner aud Lalah Foliin.
syselia, Joan's Godmo.ber. Miss Maggie
Costello.
Count Is Hire, Miss Willie Brown-
Lady ciksre, Miss u. Condor.
Angel, Miss Minnie Moses.
Qasso Isabella, Mother Of charaes. Miss
Ionia Murray.
Bsanvais. Judge, Mss ". Bultmau.
The following Medals aud Horors we're
awarded.
Roilof or-Aisses Susie Rodgers, Bessie
jerry, Marie Condor, Netties Rodgers. Ger
trade Brown, May Calder. Ethel Cobb, Belle
sBaruiek and Willie Brown The rrize, a
gold nsdal, drawn by Miss Bessie Jervey.
Diplomas awarded graduates; Class $50
Miss Susie Rodgers. Glass of 's7 Mss Bessie
Jer.ey.
Crowns awarded Misses Susie Rodgess aud
Bessie Jessey-
A gold medal awarded Miss Nettie Rodgers
for Pohteness.
gold Medal, donated by Bishop ]. J.
Monaghan for Instrumental music, wasaward-
ed TO Miss Susie Rodgers.
The vocal and instrumental music was of
tnat high order that ell pupils, who have
been trained by the Sisters of st. Joseph's
are capable of rendering and was most thor
oughly enjoyed by all present.
The drama, "Joan of Arc. was produced
with 40 Intelligence and fidelity to detail
that rendered. it more than pleasao, diver
sion 10 the careful student of the remarkable
career Of the Maid of Orleans y The young
ladies' we're not only thoroughly familiar with
;hsir parts. but entered into the spirit of toe
drama and made the most of it.