Evening star., 1901-06-21
RECEIVE THEIR REWARDS
GRADUATES OF THE ACADEMY OF
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
Vast Throng Witnesses the Closing
ENercises-DipIomas,M Medals and
Certificates Distributed.

In the presence of a vast assemblage OF
friends and admirers the pupils of the
Academy of the Immaculate Conception
held their annual commencement exercises
at the Lafayette Square Opera House yes
terday afternoon. 1t was the thirty-siXth
annual commencement OF that venerable
institution, and the opera house was crowd
ed from the roof to the lower floor with a
throng which gathered to extend congrat-
ulations not only to the many pupils par
ticpating but to the Sisters of Charity Of
the Society of st. Vincent de Paul. under
whose auspices the academy is conducted.
Medals of honor were bestowed upon
four young ladies and over a hundred
other younger pupils of the school. The
program was elaborate one, having
been arranged with much care by Sister
Mary Elizabeth, mother superior OF the
academy. There were fifteen numbers in
all in the order of exercises, pleastngly in
terspersed with musical selections rendered
by a chorus OF pupils individual scholars
and a large orchestra. There Were the usual
salutatory and valedictory. and one of the
most agreeable features was the vocal eN-
ercises OF little girls and boys Of about
eight and ten years of age, who sang
charmingly.
The diplomas were presented by Fathers
Ryan and Beavan of the Church Of the I'M
maculate Conception. Each medal was at
tached to a long white satin ribbon. and
as ii was presented the recipient knelt be-
fore Father Ryan in the center of the stage
while he placed the ribbon about her neck.
Those who received medals of graduation
were Misses Loretto Sullivan. Mary Man
gan Mary E. V. Reilly and Margaret Car
ter.
The Program.
The program in full was as follows:
March and chorus, by pupils; salutatory.
L. Koechling; chorus by young scholars;
essay. the Misses Mangan and Carter;
piano solo Miss l.. Sullivan; Mexie drin. by
Delsarte class; violin concerto Miss NJ.
King; Waltz song, senior Voca.sts; con-
certo for pianoforte, Miss ManEan; Peas
ant Chorus from Faust, intermediate
vocalists; Coronation March, the Misses
Mangan, A. Sullivan, NJ. Buckley and r..
Sullivan: Paradise and the Peri. from "Lal-
la Rookh, senior elocution class; solo. Miss
n. Harper, and chorus by senior vocal!sts.
A Brilliant Pupil.
The valedictory. delivered by Miss Lo-
retto Sullivan. preceded the last number.
Miss Sullivan is not only the youngest, but
graduated with the highest honors at the
head of the class. Her adeu to her alma
mater, to which her course has added new
distinction, was beautifully expressed and
charmingly delivered She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. p. Sullivan. the latter
of whom is also a graduate of the same
school,
Awards of Prizes.
The presentation Of prizes was as fol-
lows: The Ryan gold medal, for Chris
tian doctrine, Miss Mary Mangan; alum
nae madel for mathematics, Miss Lo-
retta Sullivan; first senior class medal
Miss Stella McFadden; for arithmetic. Miss
May E King; third senior class medal,
Miss Violet Andrews; intermediate class A
medal Miss Annie Gaegler; Christian doc
trine, Miss Mary keliher; composition,
Miss Ethel Knight; intermediate class Il
medal. Miss Josephine Sweeney. The con-
test for the junior class medal resulted in
a tie. and Misses Elsie Mcmahon and Mary
Winters drew lots. The former won. The
primary class medal was awarded to Miss
Margaret Slattery. and that for regular at
tendance at Sunday school to Miss May
Cannon.
Certificates in English classes and pre-
miums for regular attendance, painting,
music. shorthand and typewriting were
awarded to the following pupils:
Graduating classes-Misses Loretto Sulli-
van. Mary Mangan and Mary Reilly.
Section of the first class-Misses Stella
McFadden, Mary L. King, Mary Kelly,
Nora O'Connor, Lucy Andrews, Nettie
Clements andsMary Austin.
Third class-Misses Violet Andrews. Alice
Sullivan, Josephine Sheehy, Annie Lepey,
II.
Annie Reagan, Margaret Towle, Fannie
Riordan and Helen Murray.
intermediate class A-Misses Annie
Gaegler, Mary O'Brien, Mary Buckley,
Ethel Hickey, Lena Tolson, Regina Sulli-
van, Mary Keliher, Helen Williams, Ethel
Knight, Margaret DUNCAN and Katherine
DeSio.
Second division-Misses Nellie Keliher.
Marie Baker, Fannie Rainey and Lima
Barry.
Intermediate class B-Misses Beatrice
Daw Barbara Graf, Marie Barry. Susie
Slattery, Blanche Price, Lillian Koechling,
Lula Hall. Agnes Murphy, Agnes OHagan,
Mary Byrnes Gertrude Jouvenal and Rose
Price.
Second division Misses Josephine
Sweeney, Mary Melting May Hunter. Bes-
sic Mess. Marie Mcmahon, Helen Burch,
Bessie Saffell. IDA Wynne, Rose Fillins,
Louise Howser Marie Joyce Rose Sallade
Irene Cusick Grace Mellon Maggie Dunn,
Katie Nelligan, Katie Cuneo, Cora Car
rington, Fannie Howes Mary Homes and
Teresa Kennedy.
Junior and Primary Glasses.
Junior class-Misses Elsie Mcmahon,
Mary Winter, Mamie Ranglo. Susie Jou-
vcnal, icvelyne Hunter, Mamie Murphy.
Mamie Blinkhorn Ethel Degaw, Sophie
Hceter, Rosie de Meza, Marie Lovaire.
Angela Markey. Pauline SaIlade May
Sweeney. Katherine Sullivan. Marie War
rem. Ruth Nolan, Marie Barry, Annie
King. Ellen Hayes. Helen Saffell, Martha
Leland, Ethel Parker, Maggie Holzer,
Margaret Glorius, Annie Mccullough. Val-
lene Aughinbaugh, Estel Cole, Irene Barry,
Nellie Sussan. Emma Mellon. Jennie
Byrnes, Gertrude Moore, Bernadne Roth,
Marian Kennedy. Ruth Wynne, Camilla
Ferio, Angela Cunoc and Mary Conners.
Primary claSs-Misses Mary McTuer-
ney. May Fitzgerald, Margaret Neumeyer,
Claire Neumeyer, Margaret Slattery. Eli
cen o Donnell, Bessie Cole, Annie Minahan,
Alma Regan. Rita Addison, Charlotte
Pairo, Rebecca Anderson, May Merriam,
Nettie Campbell, Nora Kennedy, Mary
GloriuS Helen Berens. Mary Tobin. Katie
Sullivan, Margaret Minahan, Lillian Thom-
ds, May Canaan, Teresa King, Alma Harp,
Alice Jouvenal, Christine Beck Agnes Cole
Mary Helan, Josephine Merico Pean
Douway, Helen Donovan Bessie Nolan.
Katherine Sullivan. Katie Mccarthy, Eloise
Burnes. Ellen Neiligan, Loretto Helan,