The herald., 1897-06-25
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
HELD YESTERDAY
At the Los Angeles Theater-Large
Audience, Varied Program-Di-
plomas Conferred

It was q case of standing room only
before o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the Los Angeles theater, and the seventh
annual commencement exercises of st.
Mary's academy proceeded before the
fullest kind of house. The six gradu-
ates, gowned in white, were seated upon
the left side of the stage; on the right
side were three upright pianos nearly
smothered in flowers. and at the back
were guitars. mandolins and other in
struments that were used by the school
orchestra during the afternoon. Placed
effectively about were potted plants,
and at the close of each number on the
program one or more of the younger
scholars advanced upon the stage bear
ing floral tributes for the executant
After salutatory by Miss Grace du
Casse, Bella g overture, "Lustspiel.' was
rendered on three pianos by Misses
Alice Despars, Eta De Witt. Nora
Murphy, Blanche Iribarne, Mary Nc
Garry and Laura Nusser. Miss Alice
Despars then read her essay on THE
Earth's Changes" after which the Rev.
A. ]. Meyer conferred the diplomas,
medals and rings upon the six graduates
who were: Misses Grace du Case. Alice
Despars, Eta De Witt Consuelo de Ur-
ouiza, Lena Reed and Nora Murphy.
The rings were of gold and were in
scribed with the figures "97;" the med
ais also of gold, were rococo design.
engraved with the class motto. ives
tigia Nulla Retrorsum," and pendant
| from a scroll bar, on which was en-
| oF he
whom it was intended.
Following the song, Alma" by Miss
Eta De witt, was recitation, The
Maiden's Psalm" by Miss Consuelo de
Urquiza. Then more music. an "Oper-
attic Fantasie," by Epstein, which was
rendered on the pianos by Misses Alice
Despars ard Eta De Witt, which was
| followed by an essay, Some Day, py
Miss, Nora Murphy, and that in turn oy
| one of the most charming numbers on
| the program. 1t was called "MouVant
des Roses" ard consisted of some beau
tiful evolutions danced with waltz step
to music. and now and then varied with
a tableau The executants were gownea
in pink and in white; they all car
ried wreaths and garlards of pink and
white roses, and the series of pictures
they made were charmingly attractive.
The rose dancers We're as follows:
Misses Bessie Beatty. Ruth kays, Jen-
ME Castruccio. Amelia Soto, Daisy SUIT
ton, Carmen Urquiza, A.na Clark May
Smith. Lizzie Golden, Mamie Sheedy,
Winnie Cain, Estelia LIE Sage, Matte
Greed. Anna Furlorg. Blanche 1rabarile,
Greta Stock, Laura Messar, Mamie
Stanton, Mary Ross and Mary Boland
Misses Reed and De Witt next sang a
pretty duet, over the Fields of Glover.
and I'll Trovatore," arranged for two
pjen,asaai WAS rendered by Misses Ahc'
rondo and Mary Young. Then carIee
orchestral number, "Charson d Etc"
characteristic sketch played by the fol
lowing: Misses Greta Stock, Ann;
Clark, De Witt. Despars, Ybarrondo
: McGarry, Young, 1rabarne. LIE Sage
Greed, Murphy, Smith, Mccarthy, Nus
ser, Forthmar, Soto, Golden, Parker
Sheedy. Carrere. Urquiza. Then cam
the valedictory by Lena Reed; tn
Hour of Parting" Bellini. sung by tn
graduates; the awarding of diploma
for completion of grammar course; an'
the exercises c,oSed with an addres- t
the graduates by the Rev. A. ]. Meyer.