The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-26
ST. JoSEpH's COMMENCEMENT.
Interesting Exercises at the
Close of the 38th Year.

Onera House last Thursday evening,
there being a large audience present,
in which we're a number of the clergy
and many of the friends, patrons and
graduates of the institution from otner
towns and cities.
The exercises were interesting from
first to last and were throughout OF
that high order of excellence that has
ever characterized St. Joseph's Acad-
emy in all its work and for which 1T
has ALWAYS been esteemed as model
institution for the education OF girls
and young ladies.
The music, both instrumental and
vocal. was particularly good and the
Young ladies acquitted themselves so
ereditably of their difficult tasks that
fbey more than merited the liberal
applause given them by the audience,
and the many beautiful floral oner-
ines that they received from 1nelr
friends and admirers.
Miss Sara Beesley was the salutato--
rian of the class and she discharged
the pleasing duty OF welcoming the
large and interested audience most
The Valedictory was delivered by
Miss Pauline Jarecky the subject OF
her essay being ''The Light OF Other
DAYS The essay was marked by
thought, happy phrasing and clear for
cible English, while the delivery was
ali that the most exacting teacher IN
elocution could have wished, and
teachers OF the Valedictorian have
reason to be not only satisfied with
but proud of their pupil.
There were but three young laales
IN the graduating class, Misses Jessie
Stitch, Pauline Jarecky and Sara
Beesley, Miss Bitch having. attained
the highest percentage IN scholarship
was awarded the class medal.
The following medals were also
: Amiable Deportment-A. gold medal
donated by Rev. A. J. McNel!i, MISS
Marie Cobb. A gold media! donated
by Rev. D. j. Berberick, Miss Annie
7 Politeness-A gold medal, Miss Jes-
sic Gibson. A gold medal donated by
Rev. J. D. Berberick, Miss Daisy
% Eygiene-A gold medal donated by
DR. Van Telb1rg-Hofman, Miss Jes-
sic Bitch.
Cold medals for Attendance, Misses
Flor;e Ramm and Maggie Garter.
Mathematics-Gold medal donated
by Bishop II. P. Northrop, Miss Flo
RE Ramm. A gold badge, Miss Pau
C Church History-Bishop Mona
rhan,s gold medal, Miss Jessie Bitch.
Catechism-A gold medal, Miss Car
Painting-Gold medals, Misses Caro-
Hogan and Marie Cobb.
The programme was as follows:
Hymn-s.Ave Regina"-klein-By
the pupils; piano, Miss Florie Ramm.
Salutatory-Miss Sara Beesley.
Drill-ssSt. Joseph's Cadets.
Gras,'n an;s-osIusbe nsebubert-Xisses Cora and
Annie Rawls, Daisy Dixon ana Flore
Ramm.
a Juvenile Orchestra, Piano,
Autoharps, Triangles, and Castanets-
Misses Pauline, Edna and Louise Ep,-
person, Lulie Edwards, Marie and
Carrie Klein, Lctta Walsh, Lois Rol-
lins and Katie McKiever.
e1Santiago March = Mandollns;
Misses Gertie Linehan, Jessie Bitch,
Pauline Jarecky, Florie Ramm; Piano,
Miss Birdie Austine.
Song Merry Gypsies' the In
ternediate Glasses; piano, Miss Pau
lire Jarecky.
0aIoo,,N NMever-Misses Pauline Ep-
person, Birdie Austine and Carrie
Klein.
instrumental Solo, A Romance
instrumental Duo--Alleg5o Marzi,
Birdie Austine.
Vocal Solo-Hernani-Verdi..Miss
Gertie Linehan; piano, Miss Florle
Vailed Valedictory-s'T 1.-The Light of Other
Days''-Miss Pauline Jarecky.
Instrumental Solo Rigoletto'-
yerdi-Miss Pauline Jarecky.
Sacred Tableau-ssOne Sweetly Sol
emn Thought. -
"THE QUEEN OF SHEBA."
Cast of Characters.
Solomon, King of Israel; Jessie
Bitch.
Lydia, Queen of sheba: Pauline
Jarecky.
Gertie Linehan: Dinah, Sara Beesley;
Mara, Caro- Hogan; Deborah, Florie
Ramm.
Ladies at the Court of Lydia: AS
traea, Annie Rawls; India, Jessie Glib
son: Jessonda, Cora Rawls: Nubia,
Hattie Stukes; Hippolyta, Blanche
Aman; Miriam, Maggie Carter.
In Solomon's Court: First Servant,
Nell Keenan,; Second Servant. Daisy
Dixon; Third Servant, Ethel Cobb
O,Donnell.
d Child Lucy Smith:
"a Messenger: Marie Klein.
An Angel: Ethel Cobb O'Donnel!;
King Solomon's Pages: Pauline Ep-
person, Carrie Klein. Clyde Durantt'
May, Rowell, Lulie Edwards and LII
liam Floyd.
Epperson, Katie Mchiever, Iillle