The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-11


! ed CierSymen in AttcntIance-An
Entertaining Operetta Medals
I Awarded to Proficient Pupils
| The annual commencement exercises of
( the Academy of the Visitation. on Con
nectcut Avenue, between L and De Sales
! Streets, were held in the distribution hall
( at 1890 O'Clock this morning. The cere-
monies were presided over by Cardinal
! MaTunelG- assisted by his secretary, the
Rev Dr. Rocker Other prominent mem
beTS OF the clergy present were Father
Becker, Of Georgetown University. and
1 Father O'Keefe, Of the Catholic Univer-
sity.
The distribution hail was deliberately
! decorated in the papaI coIors, while palms
and potted plants beautified the platform.
y large gathering Of the friends and rel
2tlves of the pupils was present and en-
Joyed the exercises. The programme fol-
lows:
Prayer-FrOm Der Freishutz." Miss
Mamie Gibson; .Terpsicaore.' Miss Ger
aldine O'BTien; ''Au SoIr," Miss Marie
Sheehy; minuette. Miss Lolita Robertson:
vocal soIo-"Dodication, Miss Edna Shee-
/ by: Farewell to the Piano" Miss Elsa
| CobleuzeT; nocturne from Midsummer
/ Nights Dream" Misses O'Brien and
Wheeler ballet, Miss Blanche Hardin;
/ Far from Home" Mss Marie Fisher;
romance, Miss Marie-Lise Rouscaren:
Peace of Evening Miss Gay Griffin:
study. Little Miss Alice DreseI; Santa
Claus, junior chorus.
This was followed by an operetta in
three scenes. called 'LaiIa, in which all
Of the pupils took part. There vas a cho-
rus Of fairies and mountain chliaren, and
the efforts of the little ones were warmly
applauGed.
The saIutatory to Cardinal MartinelH
was delivered by all the pupils. The pro-
gramme was continued as follows.
Ave Maria" Miss Edna Sheehy: The
Dream Ship Miss Lolita Robertson. IL
Illustrated by the eIocutiOn class: Over
tuTe de Tannhauser," pianos. Misses Ger
aldinc O BTien. AIyCc Wheeler, Mamie
Gibson, and Blanche Hardin; Waltz
Song" Misses Edna Sheehy, Lolita Rob-
ertsOn, and Marie Sheehy; the umbrella
drill, chorus Of juniors; 'Fantasie In
prOmptu, Op- Co. chorus, Joy. Joy, Free
dom Today; valedictOry Miss Edna
Sheehy march, pianos, Misses Narie-Lise
BouScaren, AIyce Wheeler Lolita Robert
son, Blanche Hardin
Miss Edna Sheedy was the only gradu-
ate and received a gold medal and a di-
ploma-
In the first senior class gold medals for
scholarship were awarded to Miss Ger
a!dine O Brien and Miss Mamie Gibson
The gold medal in the third senior class
was awarded to Miss Ietta Sheedy In
the fourth senior class the medal went to
Miss DfaTie-Lise Bouscaren.
Other class medals were presented to
Miss Emily Elliot. Miss Cay Griffin. Miss
Helen Robinson. Miss Eva Barron, Miss
Olivia. ConIoH, and Miss Gabrielle Bous-
caren.
The following special goid medals were
awarded:
Christian doctrine-In the second senior
class the medal to Miss Eleanor Gibson;
in the fourth senior class the medal to
Miss Marie-Lise Bouscaren; in the third
intermediate class the medal to Miss Hell
en- Robinson: in the first primary class the /
medal to Miss Gabrielle Bouscaren.
Literature history and composition-The |
medal for belIes-lettres to Miss Geraldine /
o BTien; in the second senior class the /
medal for literature and composition to /
Miss Eleanor Gibson; in the third senior |
class the medal for literature, history, and /
composition 10 Miss Gertrude Bail; in the /
fourth senior class the medal for Erera-
MaTle-LlSe BCuscareu; in the first inter
mediate class Of ancient history the
medal to Miss Emily Elliot: in the first
primary class OF United States history
the medal TO Miss Gabrielle Bouscaren
French conversational the second Sc
Nor class the medal to Miss Mamie Glib /
son: in the third senior class the medal to /
Miss CIeTa lIlne O'BTieu