The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-27
GRADUATES OF ST. vINcENT's
Class of 1900 VIII Receive Diplomas
and Awards To-day.

The graduating exercises of the Glass of
1900 OF st. Vincents Academy will be held
at the Theater this evening, bginnng at
6 o'clock The sweet girl graduates"
| robed in the white draperies of youth and
innocence, will be crowned then with the
laurel that symbolizes the successful COM
pletion Of their academic career.
There has been diligent preparation at
the convent for many weeks. Even amid
the worry of examinations and the excite
ment of competitive effort for the medals
and honors that are TO be bestowed, The
young women of the graduating class have
given time and attention to those features
Of the commencement exercises that are
purely ornamental intended for the pleas
ure and entertainment of the friends of
the institution and themselves, who will
ihrong the Theater to-day, ard the pro-
gramme, as completed promises fund
of enjoyment
The valedictory to classmates and fac
ulty will be delivered by Miss Annie Hous-
ton, while the salutatory, the greeting of
the class of 1900 TO those who attend the
exercises will be read by Miss Helen Ly-
ons The prizes offered by the academy
are very many, and these will be present
ed to the successful contestants by Rt.
Rev Benjamin j. Kelley, Bishop of Sa-
vannah. 1t is possible also that DIR.
Kelley will make some brief address to
the members of the class.
AS is customary the musical programme
will be extensive, the Sisters devoting al
ways much attention to this branch of
he school work and their pupils attain
irE, with the same regularity com
mendable degree of finish and skill in exc
cuion. The Mandolin Club of the academy
will play several selections during the ex
trcises The orchestra will be under the
direction of Mr.. John Wiegand and there
viii be orchestral accomplishments for
most of the musical numbers on the pro-
gramme and for The Delsarte exercises,
posturings and tableaux that will be
among its features.
Some of the prize winners have not yet
been announced so that the bestowal of
these emblems of success will be a pleas
ant surprise for those who are 10 receive
| them Those prize-Winners whose names
have been made public by the faculty
have been announced from time to time
in the Morning News
While the exercises are primarily those
of the graduating class, its members will
not he the only pupils of The academy
who will participate. The girls of the
senior classes will assist in the choruses
| and tableaux. For one of the numbers
there will be a descriptive ballard, the
words of the singer being illustrated by
the gestures of the other members of the
class.
1t is rather expected that a number OF
visiting Catholic clergy will attend the
exercises: Should they do so their pres
Cnce will be a source of encouragement
and Inspiration to those who will partic-
pate. and their interest, thus manifest
ed, Of congratulation TO the Sisters of
Mercy, by whom the academy is con-
Quoted.
The scholastic year that comes to an end
to-day has been one of the most success
full in the history of the academy. The
| enrolment has been larger than it has
| been for number of years and the dill
gence ana aptness displayed by the pupils
OF every grade and the progress and adj
| vancement they have made have been
most encoura ging to the faculty.