The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-10
GRADUATES OF ST. vrNcENT's
Glass Preparing for Commencement
Day. on June 81.

The commencement exercises Of ST.
Vincents Academy will take place at the
theater on the evening of June q. and
for this principal event of the scholastic
year elaborate preparations are now be-
ing made In every department the pu-
pills are making ready for this final cele-
bration, In which the progress they have
made and the success they have achieved
during the year that is just past are made
evident to their parents. their friends ana
the public.
During the present week the examina-
tons of the various classes have been
held, and these will continue during next
week. In these examinations there is
much good-natured rivalry, and the re-
suits In some of them have been truly
remarkable. The excellent system of in
struction pursued at the convent and the
firm discipline maintained by the Mother
Superior and the sisters are evidenced
by the marks made by their pupils on the
examinations and the difficulty that has
been experienced on account of the num-
Der making equally high grades, to award
the prizes in the different departments.
In the race for the honor of class vale
dictorian Miss Florence McDermott and
Miss Julia O'Gorman tied in their exam
nations, the percentage OF both of them
being exactly the same and very high.
II was agreed that this contest should
be decided by lot. and the honor was won
by Miss McDermott The class saluta-
toran will be Miss Cecile Mclaughlin.
In the examination for the Cafferty medal
for Christian doctrine the prize was won
by Miss May Kennedy. For this medal
the following young ladies. Misses Flor
ence McDermott, Julia O'Gorman, Mary
Galiaher. Mary Christian, May Kennedy,
Genevieye Gaudry. Nellie Lyons and Emily
Sulter, achieved equal marks on the OK
animation and the contest had to be de-
cided by lot, Miss Kennedy winning
During the last scholastic year Very
Rev. p. j. Kelley, vicar general. has de.iv-
cred a course of lectures to the pupils of
the convent Or rather the higher classes,
upon Christian doctrine and the teachings
of the catechism upon the sacraments OF
The church. These lectures have aroused
great interest among the pupils and the
contest for the medal offered by Father
Kelley for that one among them who had
received the greatest profit from the
course was warm one.
The examination was conducted bv
Father Kelley in person and the papers
examined and corrected by him. Two ex-
aminauons have been held and as a re-
suit four Of the pupils who had taken the
course have tied in both These young
ladies are Miss Florence McDermott, Miss
Julia O'Gorman, Miss Mary Galaher and
Miss May Kennedy. The contest as
consequence has not yet been decided. and
it appears that some method other than
examination will have to be resorted to-
The graduating c.ass of this year CON
sists of Misses Florence McDermott. Julia
O'Gorman, Cecile Mclaughlin, Mary Gal
laher and Maud Eason. A pleasing musi-
cal programme has been arranged for the
commencement exercises and the orches-
ira that will play the accomplishments and
the incidental music will be under the
leadership of Prof J. Wiegand, which in
sures lis excellence