The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-20
MEDALS AND PREMIUMS.
Students Receive
Reward at the Commence
ment of the Academy of
the Visitation.

Inc commencement exercises
and distribution of medals and
premiums took place at the Acad
envy of the Visitation, this city.
on Wednesday last at $50 a. m.
The large hall was filled to the
doors with interested spectators.
and the work of the young ladies
in carrying out the elaborate pro.
gram was well worthy of the ap-
plause that greeted it.
In the art display was some very
clever handiwork, nearly every
student being represented.
Rev. John III. O'Rourke, S. j..
delivered the address and pre-.
scented the diplomas and medals.
The graduates were: Misses
Claribel Cassin, Washington, d.
O.; Constance Nissen Charles, of
North Carolina; Marie j. Mcclure,
of Washington, d. c.; Letitia
johnson, of Florida.
Prize gold medals were awarded
Miss Helen Gorsuch Davis, Mary.
land; Miss NJ. Roberta Howard,
Washington, and Miss Rose Z.
Flood, of Ohio. Prize silver med
ais were awarded Ellen G. Lewis.
Virginia; Margaret Hardin, Wash
ington; NJ. ImOgen Lewis, Vir-
ginia, and Pauline Diffendal, of
Frederick. Medals for distin-
guished success in English classes
were awarded Miss Helen Gorsuch
Davis, Maryland; Miss Lucy Will
son EdmOndston, Washington,
ID. c.; Agnes Harrison Clarke,
Maryland. Silver medals: Miss
Rosalie Kennedy, Frederick; Miss
M. Imogen Lewis, Virginia; Miss
Pauline Diffendal, Frederick.
The LOretto gold medal was mer-
tied by Miss Anna NJ. Flood, of
Ohio. Other prize gold medals
were given Miss Marie Diffendal,
Maryland; Miss Ella Offutt,.. Mary
land. The latter was given
medal for each, composition and
A special gold medal
for best work done on the college
monthly was given Miss Mabel
Grace Ridgate, of Washington.
This young lady also received the
gold medal for neatness.
In mathematics the S25 prize,
donated by Rev. DR.. Temple, of
Md, was awarded to Miss
Anna Flood, of Ohio.
PROGRAM.
Entrance March, Dielman-
Pianos harps and violins, Misses
B. Ramsburg, Sullivan, Lakin,
r. Flood, Hayden, Tiffany, Rams
burg, Grace, Cavanaugh, Sum-
mers, r. Clarke and Livia Simp-
son; Come Unto Him, Leslie,
Junior Choral Glass; premiums in
Christian Doctrine; Tell Me Not,
Conchois, Senior Choral Glass;
Vom FEELS Zum Nicer, List, piano
duet, Misses Tiffany, Davis, Cav
and Grace; Breezes of
Night (semi -chorus), Gounod,
duet, Misses Cavanaugh,
Rials, Tiffany, Clarke and Nc
CURE; premiums in English
Glasses; Ceur ct Fluers, Tobani,
mandolins, Misses Cassin, Cava-
naugh and V. Ramsburg; Alpine
Rose, Gerrit Smith, Junior and
Senior Choral Glass; Valse Bril-
liante, Moskowski, piano duet,
Misses Flood, Clarke, Charles
and Cassin; premiums in music,
ETC.; Dance of the Fire Flies,
Shepard, the little ones; Marche
Hongroise, Kowalski, piano duet,
Misses Charles and Fitzsimmons;
Salve Maria, Henri BallO, Miss G.
Rials; distribution of medals;
Coronation Ode, Dielman; Exit
March, Dielman, pianos harps
and violins, Misses Kengla, Nc
CURE, Grace, Travers, Hayden,
Tiffany, Ramsburg and Summers.
The sixth annual reunion of the
Alumn9 Association took place
after the commencement exercises.
Mrs. Susan Simms, president,
presided and delivered an address.
The association numbers 215 men,
bers. Five have died during the
year. After the enrolment of the
1902 graduates a banquet was
served.
Toasts we're given as follows:
"The Academy Founders" re.
sponded to by Mrs. Susan Gist
Fendall, of the class of 1S49; "Our
Alma Mater" Mrs. Mary Blaine
Lipscomb; "The Jubilarians of
the Year, Mrs. Edwin B. Hay;
"The Dead of the Year," Miss
Gittinger; "The Graduates of
1nnn NJ oA.A:a T0l.aoon