The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-22
Interesting School
Commandments,
A NUMBER OF THEM OC.
CUR THIS WEEK.
Academy of the Visitation,
and Alumn@ Reunion, Male
and Female High Schools,
Frederick College nd
Others.

OCQorS.
The annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Academy of the
Visitation, this city, took place
on Wednesday morning last.
The spacious hall was crowded
with the relatives and friends of
the pupils, and all agreed upon
the excellence of the individual
and ensemble numbers on the
program. Especially noticeable
was the chorus of the little ones,
under the direction of Mrs. Allen.
Miss Edelweiss Marshall, of
Washington, d. c., was the sa-
lutatOrian and Miss Mary Alice
McSherry Hayden delivered the
valedictory.
Rev. Father Coleman presented
the medals and premiums, and,
at the end Rev. j. II. O'Rourke
made short address.
Owing to the extreme illness of
Sister De Chantell, who for many
years directed the art and fancy
work display, no exhibition of the
pupils work was made this year.
although some very fine results
have been obtained.
Following are the graduates:
Misses Mary Alice McSherry
Hayden, Madeleine NJ. Pampel,
Emily A. Pampel, Frederick;
Mary Edelweiss Marshall, Marie
Anna Hardin, District of Column
bia, and Florence Mary Raphael,
Maryland.
Each of these young ladies
were awarded a gold medal and
a diploma for having creditably
passed through the course of
study.
After the exercises were over,
the reunion of the Alumn8 took
place. The object of this associ-
alton is to unite graduates and
students in closer sympathy and
to inspire an interest in and pro-
mote the general welfare of the
Academy of the Visitation. All
scholars are cordially invited to
become members.
After transacting routine bust.
ness the election of officers took
place, and the following were
selected for the ensuing year:
President, MIS-. +. +. Smith;
vice presidents, Mrs. Susan
Simns, Hagerstown; Miss Effie
McKeon, Piedmont West Vir-
! ginia; Mrs. Susan Fendall, White
Post, Virginia; Miss Clara Curran,
Baltimore; Mrs. Barry Adams,
Gaithersburg; Mrs. Al Der t
Pearre, Frederick; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Katharine Essen
hauef, Frederick.
Among the non resident mem.
bers present were: Mrs. Susan
Fendall, White Post, Va; Miss
Maria O'ReilIy, New York; Mrs.
Florence Brown Hay, Mrs. Flor
ence Boyd Evans, Mrs. Lizzie
Boyd Mcknight, Mrs. Whit.
Hammet, Misses Belle Scarbor
ough, Gertrude Cogan, Marie
Miller, Helen Cassin, Mary Han
Ion, Washington; Miss Clara Cur
ran, Baltimore; Mrs. Susan
Simms, Hagerstown; Mrs. Kittie
Raney Adams, Gaithersburg;
Miss Ella McKeon, Piedmont,
West Virginia; Miss Madeline
English, Richmond, Va; Miss
May Riordan, GAINESVILLE; Miss
Sallie Schroeder, Petersville;
Misses Lawrence Sappington,
Mrs. Trundle, LibertytOwn; Mrs.
Charles ROhrback, Lime Kiln:
Mrs. VIM. Gather, Miss Annie
Peddicord, Unionville; Miss
Louisa Davis, Marriottsville; Miss
Florence Magruder, Evansville;
Miss Marian Kuhn, Mount Airy.
a banquet was served after the
business meeting and most ell.
jOyable time spent by all.
PRIZE LIST.
In the graduating class gold
medal and diploma was awarded
to Miss Mary Alice McSherry
Hayden, of Frederick; Miss Mary
Edelweiss Marshall and Miss
Marie Anne Hardin, of Washing
ton, ID. g.; Miss Florence May
Raphel, Misses Madeleine NJ.
and Emily a. Pampel, of Fred
erick.
In the senior class gold medals
were awarded to Miss Edith Har-
rington Burke, Of Virginia; Miss
Monica Fitzpatrick, Frederick;
Miss Helen Gorsuch Davis, Mary
land.
Silver medals were awarded to
Miss Minnie j. Grouse and Miss
Annie Il. Staley, Maryland.
The "Lorett0" gold medal for
/ department was awarded to Miss
/ Myrtle II. Ford, of st. Mary's
county. The "Benedicta" gold