The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-14
MANY
GRADUATES
From High School, St. EIizabethS
and Bayley Grammer School.
Happy Students Anxiously Look ing
Forward to Commencement Day
Programs and Arrangements
Teachers who will Remain With
MorrisIown School


MorrisIOwn School.
The month Of June brings to COM
pletion the work of the many schools.
and throughout the city and vicinity
preparations are being made for the
commencement exercises. The gradu-
ates of the many classes are preparing
essays and orations and are anticipating
with varied emotions the final days
with their Alma Mater.
The 41st annual exercises of the aca-
demic department OF the College OF
Saint Elizabeth at Convent Station will
be held on Thursday next June goth at
Q o'clock. The Rt. Rev. John J. O'Con-
ner, ID. D., Bishop Elect Of the Diocese
of Newark and the successor of the late
Bishop Wigger, will preside, He will
also address the academic graduates OF
the college classes, which this year COM
prises freshman and sophomore and the
students. The academic graduates. six in
number, are as follows: Miss Anna V.
Hyland, Babylon, L. L. Miss Cecilia A
Taylor, New FORK Miss Edith I.Reed, and
Elizabeth v. McGroarty, Brooklyn, N.
"; Misses Lillian Mitchell, Mary A.
Thompson, New York. The members
of the sophomore class who are to receive
their ABB. degree in 1903,are Miss Mary
Cronan, Taunton, Mass. Misses Blanche
Maskell, Esther Kenna, Newton, Mass. ;
Miss Seton McCabe, Newark, N. j.;
Miss May Hoefer, Chicago, Ills; Miss
Mary Ennis, Brooklyn, N Y. The
members of the Freshman class, 1904, are
Miss Anna Thomas, Newton, Mass;
Miss Francis Hillman, Plainfeld, N. j.;
Miss Eleanor Bour, Canton, O.; Miss
Eleanor Griffin, New York; Miss Mary
Murphy, West Hoboken; Miss Mary
Flannery, Brooklyn, A large number
of the clergy of the diocese will be
present, together with other guests. Rt.
Rev. Bishop OConner will advocate the
cause Ct higher education for women and
foster the noble spirit which has made
possible the opportunities which are
offered to young women of the present
day.
The exercises will be held in Xavier
Hall, the new college building just fin
ished and which was named by the late
Bishop Wigger in honor of the present
revered mother superior, Mother Mary
Xavier.
1t will be remembered that Mother
Xavier came to New jersey from New
York Al years ago, when the old Che
gary mansion on the Convent road.
then used as a recruiting station for
the order, was the foundation and hum
BILE beginning of the present magnificent
college and estate which embraces over
800 acres.
The faculty is made up of sisters and
professors who conduct full college
course. A well-equipped scientific de-
partment is one of the features; perfect
ly appointed laboratories, physical and
chemical afford every facility to the
students. A domestic science course
includes thorough instruc tion in
cooking and household arts, dress
making, general sewing, embroid-
cry, and art work. The college course
embraces a period of four years and ad-
mits to the A. B. degree.
MoRRIsTowN HIGH SCHOOL
The closing exercises of the Morris
town public school occur Friday, June
81 at 10 a. M. and are as follows;
PROGRAM
Prayer.
c-"Anchored Watson
A Plea for Niagara, original,
Harry c. Owens
Grace Bonnell
Music-"The Huntsman's Chorus"
Weber
War Songs-North and South-Harry
Nixon, Read by Nora Pruden.
Herve Riel-Browning,
Music-''The Soldiers Farewell"
Kinkel
Glass Prophecy, Eda A. Vreeland
Our Kin Across the Sea-Chauncey M.
Depew, Raymond Shelley
Presentation of Diplomas.
DIR. Stephen Pierson
Music-'In the Harbor We've Been
Sheltered, Flotow
The following teachers for the Morris
town public school have been e-engaged:
w. L. r. Haven, superintendent;
Clara E. Brown; Katherine e. Rudd
Katherine j. Mechling; Mabel E. Stowe;
Helene Slackf; r. P. Bliss; Mary l..
Easton; Hattie G. Youngblood; Jennie
Shafer; Fannie M. Harwood; Anna E.
Mills; Ruth L. Jenkins; Jessie Ayes;
Elva G. Beach; Kate s. Fennell; Ade-
laide B. Van Ness; L. Grace Snyder;
Myrtle M. Welsh Susie E. Flowers;
Alice M. Herrick; Anna e. Wright;
*Charlotte K. Howell SalIie Van Horn:
E. M. Young; Emma L. Babbitt; Mar.
garet F. Peck; Margaret Kincaid; *Mary
H. Loveland; Leonora B. Snyder; Emma
Gray Margaret E. Hyde Jessie e..
Tiffany; Martha E. Kugler; Lesbia
Hinchman; Mabel F. Starck; Bertha
Matthews; Phoebe Blythe.
Miss Charlotte X. Howell and Miss
Mary III. Loveland, who have been con
nected with the school, have rendered
their designations to take effect with the
close of the Y1raaant terrn