The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-07
MANY GRADUATES
SAVANNAH SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
LAST WEEK OF JUNE.
i ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY
TO HOLD ITS EXERCISES THURSDAY
EVENING OF THAT WEEK.

Graduating Glass of ST. vincent's
Numbers six-Miss McMahon the
VaIedictorian and Miss Gutmnn
the SaIutntOrian of the Class.
Special Examinations to Begin
Next Week, Which VIII Determine
Award of Special Honors-CIass of
1901 of Savannah High School to
Receive Diplomas on June 20.
HonOrs Dependent on Examina-
tons and Not Yet Awarded.
The last week of the month of June
will be a week of commencements and
graduating exercises in Savannah. The
various schools of the city will confer
their diplomas then on the pupils, who
have successfully completed the prescrib>
ed courses. and the sweet girl graduate"
will be in her element and in everybody's
thoughts.
The graduating class of st. Vincent's
Academy consists this year of six young
women. Its exercises will take place at
the Theater on the evening of Thursday.
June n. when Rt. Rev. Benjamin j.
Kelley, Bishop of Savannah, will pre-
side and deliver the diplomas and honors.
The members of the class are Miss
Marie r. Mcmahon, Miss Emily NJ. Sui
ter, Miss Rita Earle Gutman, Miss Ada
l.. Morgan, Miss Edith V. Vaughan and
Miss jamie F. Walsh. Miss Mcmahon
and Miss Suffer tied in class standing
for the vaedictory, the highest honor
in the school. The honor was drawn for
and Miss Mcmahon won. but Miss Suffer
will be the honor essayist of the class.
The salutatorian will be Miss Rita Gut
man. The class poem has been written
and will be read by Miss Ada Morgan.
Preparations for the graduating exer-
cises are now in progress, and the num-
bers which are to accompany the bestowal
of degrees and honors by Bishop Kelley
will be of the usual high order of excel
lence that distinguishes the commence
ments of the academy. The music, as is
customary will be made a special feature,
and Delsarte exercises will furnish variety
and beauty. 1t is proposed to make the
programme short so that there will be no
opportunity for the audience to become
wearied. The orchestra will be under the
direction of MIR. John Wiegand.
examinations at the academy have been
in progress for the past two or three
weeks, and will continue for two weeks
longer The special examinations for
special honors are yet to be held, that for
the Cafferty medal for Christian doctrine,
always esteemed a great honor in the
school and eagerly contested for, being
fixed for Monday of next week.
The year has been a successful one for
the school, the work done by pupils excel
lent. and the enrolment larger than it has
been for years.
High school Graduates.
The graduating exercises of the class of
1901 of the Savannah High School will be
held at the theater, at $50 o'clock We'd
nesday evening, June 26. The address to
the graduates and the audience will be
delivered by Mr.. Samuel B. Adams.
The honors of the class have not yet
been awarded. as they will depend upon
the results of the final examinations.
These will begin on June II, and the last
one will be held June "a. Upon the
marks made by the members of the class
in these examinations will depend who
will be the valedictorians, and the salu-
tatorians and the essayists of 1901.
The graduating exercises of the several
grammar schools of the city will be held
on Friday, June 2S. Their final examina-
tions will begin on the preceding Monday
and end on Thursday