Evening journal., 1898-06-29
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Commencement Exercises oi
St. Peters Female School.
THE BISHOP AWARDS PRIZES

ADDRESSES THE SCHOLARS AND
EULOGIZED THE SISTERS FOR
TIEIR FlA1THFULNESS TOWARD
THE CGIIIDREN-THE PRIZES
AND THOSE WHO WON THEM.
The qualifications for a Christian
education from a Catholic standpoint
of view, was demonstrated last might
at the closing exercises of st. Peters
Female School, at Sixth and West
streets. The assembly room, where
the exercises were held, was entirely
too small to hold the large crowd Of
interested spectators who gathered to
witness the exercises.
The room was tastefully decorated,
and the calcium light effect produced
as the scholars entered and went
through their drills and movements
presented a beautiful picture. Seated
in the room were Rt. Rev. Bishop
Monaghan, Vicar General Lyons, Faith
ers Connolly, Kelley, Waldron, Quigley,
Isering, higgins, Size and Rev. Tor
bert, Rev. McGoldrick and Rev. Nc
Kenna, also several sisters Of the st.
Peters Male School.
The exercises opened thus: Little
= Girls Welcome" recitation; saluta-
tory, Miss Bertha Ferry; 'TWoodbird's 8
Song" senior Gloss; Sack Waltz, "
Miss N. Killroy; 'GAly and the Rose, "
Misses ]. McGhnchy and f. Grant;
(, 'FWreck on the Train" Miss R. Win
CERT; WAND Drill" "Indian Hunt
ress;" "Catharine Tegahkwita," recita-
ton; Who'll Buy My Flowers" Miss
F. Grant; "Rlpples on the Alabama,
Miss a. Hession; dumb-bell drill
twenty-five little girls; Little Girls
Troubles" Miss NJ. Nlulvena; HooI
drill and tableau containing twenty
seven views. The young women In thi'
drill were dressed in long flowing robe
and carried hoops of flowers.
- The junior class followed with
- song. Then came the drawing o
:, prizes.
The following young women, havini
attained the required average il
: mathematics, were entitled to draw 70
= gold medal, presented by Bisho
Monaghan: For algebra, Misses Mar
- Tully and sallie Filliben, for arithme
g. tic, Misses Mary Doherty, Rose Win
- CERT, Jennie McGlinchy. Marie Faivr
a. and Alice Burns. When the envelope
a. containing the lucky numbers wer
n opened Miss Marie Faivre won. Sh
was literally applauded.
The young women who were enter
ed for the drawing for the Christia
IN doctrine prize, a goldmedal presented
of Vicar-General Lyons, were: Misses Al
on ME Hession, Mary Tully, Sallie Fill
A ben, Nellie Mulchnock, Nellie Bel, Mar
II Dohery, Jennie McGlinchy, Mar
nj Faivre, Helen Donahoe, Rose Winger
II: Bertha Ferry, Alice Burns, Mary Ga
7 lagher, Nancy Harlins, Hannah Pa.
lid ton, Maggie Quinn, Helen Faivre, Hal
,g nah Doherty, Sarah Beehan, Paulii
nh Donahoe, Sadie Mulrooney, Grac
,r Sayers, Helen Jange, Aileen, Grac
ON Carr Ellen Clancy and Maggie Car
IN This prize was won by Rose Wingel
ms Prize for regular attendance was draw
on for by Misses Nellie Bell Mary Tull
ks Sallie Filliben, Mary Doherty, Jenn
DR.. Mcclinchy, Rose Wingert, Nancy Ha
II kins, Hannah Doherty, Oracle Saye
p. and Mary Rossiter. Miss Doher
the won the prize. Premiums in instrume
ora tai music were awarded to Misses A
ny ME Hession and Nancy Killroy.
the Bishop Monaghan then addressed t
scholars and expressed the regret tn
there was not sufficient supply
medals to award. He said that all
last scholars should, and were entitled tC
,use reward. He then voiced his pleasl
at and satisfaction as to the splen'
t of achievements afforded the scholars
EaH. the sisters, but said that if he 60
an too much praise St. Vincent would
displeased, as his chief practice
humility. He wished the scholars
pleasant vacation, and said that
orm hoped to see them at their studies n
yes year.