The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-02-02
FAR GRADUATES.

.JosepitsS Acadefay SENDS Fortn
fi,ree Beautiful Girls, Equipped
for Llse's Journey. "A Brill
liant Event.
The New Orleans Picayune of
nrsday pub lished three excel
4 half-tone likenesses Of st. 10.
bh's Academy graduates, Misses
bbie Hamilton, Clemmie Gaze.
i've, Nellie Tyler. Accompan-
the,pictures, che Bay St. Louis
frespondent of the Picayunc
Ee the following interesting and
|npletc account of the gradual
M exercises:
Today, amid great festive re-
icing, the felicitous termination
the studies of the class of 1900
st. Joseph's Academy took
Nee, and was celebrated with
rhaps greater splendor than
Slevious events of the kind.
This time-honored Institution
d bright star in the galaxy of
academies in the South.
BAR after year IL sends forth graz
hates t.ained in religion, science,
erature and art, demonstrating
Is the world how ablythese cul-
|Sred ladies keep abreast of the
fogress of the age. That the
andard maintained ut this insti-
Atioa is OF the highest and best
as clearly shown in the splendid
Rogramme presented to-day. 1t
as repleted with attractive num-
9brs, which were carried out with
high degree of intelligence and
Ire ability.
At 4:30 o'clock p. M, the hour
ppointed for the exercises, the
naeious hall, which had been fit
3hgly decorated for the occasion
ms filed to its utmost capacity
9TH parents, relatives and friends
H the students and academy, Pro-
ninent among the distinguished
Rrsons present were Very Rev.
2ather Blanc, Bay St. Louis; Very
lev. Father Bogaerts and Rev.
1ather Rouge, New Orleans; Fa-
Yer Van Waeshberg, Pass Chris
lan; Father Prendergast, Gulf
|ort; Father Chauvin, Bay St.
souis; the Reverend Mother Pro-
incial and her assistant, New Or
pans; Brother Isadore, president
j st. Stanislaus college; Brothers
paniel, Patrick. Andrew and 9TH
Il prominent members of the fa-
pity; the students of st. Stanis-
BUS, members of the city council.
|rominent lawyers, physicians,
be local press and representatives
II New Orleans dailies and many
Pthers.
The exercises opened with a
|ong, WELCOME to Friends," BY
|he pupils. With the last strains
If the music Miss Nellie Tyler, a
beautiful, stately blonde, to whom
|he salutatory had been awarded,
lppeared upon the stage and in q
sraceful manner greeted the au.
Hence. Her essay was a model OF
eloquence, vivid conception and
originality, and was delivered with
clear enumeration and expression,
4 warm tribute of applause was
given to Miss Tyler.
The next number, "Friendship,
Love and Hope" a vocal selec.
lion was much appreciated by the
audience.
Miss Lulu Matranga, one of the
bright members of the class 1901
then came forward and in a happy
manner congratulated the young
ladies who had won and woule
soon wear the crowns Of victory
Her words were well chosen, ant
delivered with the ease and grac,
that are among her chief charac
teristics.
Miss Abbie Hamilton, one O
the graduates, responded, on be
half of the class of 1900. Her ad
dress was one of the pleasures o
the evening and was delivered
with deep feeling and warmth
She earnestly besought the elias
OF 1901 to persevere in their stu
dies tharsuccess might crown thei
efforts.
Miss Martha Clementine Gaze
neuve, q beautiful and talentet