Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-10
rs rs ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY
Seventy Fourth Annual Commencement Held
Yesterday Afternoon.
Address by Rev. ID. j. Stafford
Award of Medals and Premiums
Program of Exercises.

| dergraduates occupying a section of the
seats, attired in white, adding much to
| the attractiveness of the scene. The stage
| was massed with plants, ferns and flowers.
| The academy is under the direction of the
Sisters of Charity of Emmittsburg, Nd.
| The Rev. DR.. d. J. Stafford assistant
! pastor of St. Patrick's Church. addressed
| the graduating class, and Father Gloyd
| presented the medals and diplomas. The
| graduates were the Misses Viola V. Lath-
| am, Margaret NJ. Kennedy and Katharine
| Milovich.
Little Marie Parks of the Junior class de-
| Hvered the salutatory, and Miss Viola V.
| Latham was the valedictorian.
Program of Exercises.
The program of exercises was as follows:
| "Notre Dame March, trio, Misses Regina
Watkins, Mary Buckley and Madeira Hun
ter; recitation, 'Lochnvars Ride Stella
McFadden, pantomimed by elocution class;
! Ring Out, Each Voice. chorus; piano,
| solo, Leschetizky's Mazourka. in E fiat
| major, Opus "A, Miss NJ. Kennedy; st.
Vincent's Flowers" junior chorus, daisies,
lilies, daffydowndillies, lilacs, roses, pan
| sizes, mignoncttes, marigolds, violets; 'Hark
! to the Mandoline" Parker, soprano and
| alto solos; La Castagnette,'' piano solo.
| Ketten, Miss V. Latham; place aux
| Danes, or, the Ladies Speak at Last
| characters Juliet, Miss Elise Viboud Por-
| tia, Miss Trace Romano; Ophelia, Miss
Margaret Kennedy; Lady Macbeth, Miss
| Viola Latham; overture, Der Freischutz;
| piano. Prof Holer; violns, Miss S. Cullen,
| Miss f. Bailey, Miss L. Newman; mando-
| line, Miss X. Desio Miss A. Lochboehler,
Miss b. Rocca; guitar, Miss NJ. Kennedy;
| dialogue from Mary Stuart; characters,
| Queen Mary, Miss May Austin; Queen Ellz-
| abeth Miss Annie Mccarthy; piano solo,
| Souvenirs Dun Premier Bal, l.. Stret~
bog, OPP 2a5, Miss Marie Parks; Miss Viola
| Latham; honors and award of medals.
The Honors Conferred.
| The following is a list of the honors
awarded:
| In testimony of having passed through
| the graduating class gold medals and
! crowns were awarded to Miss Viola v.
| Latham Miss Margaret NJ. Kennedy and
Miss Katharine J. Milovitch.
| In the senior class a gold medal for eX-
ceneace was awarded to Miss Trace Gene
| We've Romaine.
! The following young ladies drew for the
| medal for application: Eighth grade, MISS
Nora O'Connor, Miss Stella McFadden. Miss
May Austin and Miss Bessie Milovich. The
| successful one was Miss May Austin. ,
| Division of eighth grade-Miss Abigail
| Gowans, Miss Mary O'Connor and Miss
Margaret Towle. The successful one was
| Miss Mary O'Connor
Sixth grade-Miss Mary Buckley, Miss
| Mary Crowley and Miss Katherine Desio.
| The successful one was Miss Mary Crowley.
Fifth gradC-Miss Madeira Hunter, Miss
Aileen Wood. Miss Ef1e ONeal and Miss
| Regina Watkins. The successful one was
| Miss Regina Watkins
| The attendance medal was drawn for by
| Miss Mary O'Connor. Miss Nora OConnor
Miss Margaret Towlc. Miss Stella Cullen
| Miss Aileen Wood Miss Blanche Price and
Miss Irene Guindon. the successful one be-
| ing Miss Margaret Towle.
| The Stafford medal for excellence In de-
| pertinent was won by vote by Miss Viola
| Premiums in church history, literature,
| ancient and modern history, bookkeeping
mathematics and the sciences: senior class
Miss Trace G.. Romano, Miss Anna Loeb
| boehler. Miss Mary McCardle, Miss Jennie
Brurer. and Miss Mabel Markriter.
Premiums in Christian doctrine compost
| ton United States history, penmanship
| phys Ology. bookkeeping and arithmetic:
| Eighth grade-Miss Bessie Milovich. Miss
| May Austin. Miss Stella McFadden and MISS
Nora O'ConnOr.
Division of eighth grade-Miss Mary
O'Conror Miss Margaret Towle, Miss Abb
| gail Gov:ans, Miss May Lyons, Miss Edlth
| Thompson.
| seventh erade-NIiss Bertha Lewis. Miss
Edna Price, Miss Nora Rundlette, Miss Lii
liam Newman.
In Six branches.
| Premiums in catechism, language, read
ing photography, arithmetic and letter
| writing-Sixth grade-Mss Katherine De-
| sio, Miss Mary Buckley, Miss Mary Crow
ley, Miss Stella Cullen, Miss Jennie Gatti,
Miss Annie Popp, Miss Mary Hayden, Miss
| Bessie Winchester, Miss Pinkie Winchester,
| Miss Margaret Duffy, Miss Hattie Thomp-
| son.
| Fifth grade-The Misses Madeira Hunter,
| Effie ONeal. Aileen Wood, Beatrice Daw,
Regina Watkins, Ellen Lynch, Blanche
Price, Rosie Price May Clancy, Margaret
Schofeld Pearl Ratio. Gertrude Jouvenal,
| Blanche Cassasa. Alice Wagner
Fourth grade-The Misses Lillian Miller.
| Cordera Bradley. Irene Guidon, Lillian
Milovich, Marie Parks. Teresa Fugazzi,
| Nellie Heffeman, Mamie Mudd.
| Miss Agnes Ebert and Miss Margaret
Ebert were mentioned as deserving special
| mention for application.
! Third grade-The Misses Louise Huntoon,
! Irene Cusick. Mary Winter Rose Doherty,
Emma Newheiser, Jennie Costa.
| Division Of third grade-Millicent Casady,
| Florence Newheiser. Ethel De Cav, Eileen
| Lyons. Katherine Sullivan, Bessie Hoff-
| man. Susanna Jouvenal, Mary Schayer.
| Julia Hayden, Veronica Rocca, Louisa
| POpr.
| Second grade-The Misses Eleanor Clancy,
| Beatrice Ward, Sadie Cassasa, Elizabeth
| Ritz
First grade-The Misses Josephine Carusa,
| Margaret Guindon Grace Horgan Annie
| Ritz, Genevieve Sullivan, Louise Gatti, vi
| Wan Rocca, Mabel Emmett
Premiums for instrumental music-Miss
Viola Latham, Miss Elise Viboud Miss Mar
| guerite Kennedy, Miss Katherine Desio
| Miss Stella Cullen. Miss Lillian Newman
Miss Anna Lochboehler, Miss Blanche
! !occa, Miss Mary Buckley. Miss Regina
| Watkins. Miss Madeira Hunter Miss Marie
! Parks, Miss Eva Bailey.
| special premium for ladyike deport-
ment was drawn for by Miss Mary Crow
| ley, Miss Margaret Duffy, Miss Hattie
| Thompson, Miss Bessie Winchester. Miss
! Jennie Gatti, Miss Annie Popp, Miss Alice
| Wagner. the successful being Miss
| Hattie Thompson.
Premiums for stenography and type
| writing were awarded to Miss Elise vi
| boud Miss May Austin. Miss Stella McFad-
! den, Mss Nora O'Connor Miss Jennie Rru-
| ner. Miss Mary OConnor, Miss Delsina
| Wood, Miss Mary Iiur ey. Premiums for
OIL painting to Miss Elise Viboud. Miss
| Trace Romano and Miss Abigail Gowans
| THE CHARLIE ROSS CASE.