Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-19
ST. CECILIA'S ACADEMY
GRADUATING EXERCISES HELD
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Graduates Given Diplomas and Certifi-
Gates Awarded to Meritorious
Pupils-Large Crowd Present.

There was a very large crowd attracted
to the Columbia Theater yesterday after
noon TO witness the exercises of the grad
yates Of st. Cecilia's Academy. the occa-
sion being the thirty-fourth annual COM
mencement of that well-known school.
There were addresses musical pro-
gram being rendered instead.
The exercises were opened by march
participated in by about 125 pupils of the
school, and as they passed around the stage
the Misses Z. Moran, a. Cross, y. OSulli
van and NJ. Maloney performed on two
pianos. The Early Morning" a song, was
rendered by the vocal class, about forty in
number. accompanied by the Misses E. Mo-
ran and y. Garrigus and was we'll received.
as was the "RecitatiOn and Fantasy" by
the senior class. Mendelssohn's Ave Ma
ria was sung with fine effect by Misses L.
higgins. a. Mason c. Hurot, NJ. Town
shend. NJ. Cleary, y. Cross and E. Moran.
Misses f. Tuohy and G.. Miller and Misses
f. Moran and a. Fitzhugh, who gave 4
piano duet. were forced to respond to an
encore.
The members of the graduating class,
Misses Helen NJ McAIister, Louise Sims
Higgins, Agnes Marie Holland and Anna
Louise Agnew, with the exception of Miss
Holland. delivered an essay. Miss Holland
being prevented from attending on account
of recent Illness
III IlOOhSr OF lNe papal legation delivered
the address to the graduates, and reminded
them that whatever might be the vocation
of a woman in life. her great duty was to
carry help and sunshine to all with whom
she came in contact.
Certificates Distributed.
Rev Father J. O'Brien, pastor of st. Pc
ter's Church, delivered the diplomas to the
graduates AID awarded medals to others
of the students.
Those receiving certificates in the senior
department were Misses a. Tuohy, NJ
Curtin. E. Maloney. B. Langley, A. Ma
son, A Richards, E. Frank, S. Tillman,
E. lie Cain, A. Torrens, G.. Lynch, V.
Lynch. E. Smith, C. NalIy. NJ. Marigan,
r. Lanahan, l.. Lynch. l. Richards, c. Dove,
NJ. Cleary, G. Maloney, D. Craycroft, L.
Fox and j. Mudd
In the junior department certificates were
awarded to Misses Cora Poulton, Julia Lin
ton. Ida Bresnahan Mary Simpson, Lavina
Mason, Maud Walker. Catherine Giachette
Katharine Agnew, Mary Carmody, Rosa
Schulties, Mabelle Donahoe, Marie Higgins.
May Eckert, Mary ellis, Gertrude Lynch,
Margaret Murphy. Maurita Harvey, Ruth
Darden Marie kendig. Randolph Living
ston, Lena Weinberg. Beulah Seibert, Mary
Lanahan. Edith Pigeon. Madeline Bowler.
Catharine Waters. Frederick Harding. Ellen
Murphy, Florence Pellen, MYRTLE Gilbert
Villa Simpson and Edna Hurst
In the minim department those who got
certificates were Misses May Rupert. Ger
trude Beckett, Elsie Scheafer, Gladys Null
len, Josephine Murray, Pauline Heide, Ber-
tie Andre, Elizabeth Hammett Blanche Ma
nogue. Anna Kennedy, Eleanora Stephen
son, Irene Agnew. Catharine Hoffman.
Irene Murray, Dorothea Williams and Ruth
Seibert.
Premiums were awarded to Misses Helen
Harvey. Alberta Murphy, Marguerite Burns.
Ellen Harper, Elsie Beckett, Margaret Han
cock, Dora Ryon Mary Garrigus, Ruth
Crawford. Anna Shea, Nettie Linden, MAY
Manogue. Evelyn Linton. Elizabeth Ma
loney, Sarah May Tillman. Helen Morris
Hazel Chisolm, Mary keleker and Frances
Murphy.
In the art department certificates were
awarded to Misses Katharine Hazen Nav
Miller. Julia Smith. Bertha WhaHey Lor-
eta Quill, Mary Mccormick, Elizabeth Ha-
zen.
In the music department certificates were
awarded to Misses Anna Fitzhugh. Kath-
arine Hazen. Marion Grogan. Edith Patter-
sen. Anna Hobbs, Mabel Pierson, Daisy
Costello and Margaret Griffin
In the commercial department certfn-
cate in stenoSraphy and typewriting was
awarded 10 Miss Mabelle Harper
Graduating medals and diplomas were
conferred upon Miss Helen Marie McAllis-
ter, Miss Louise Sims Higgins. Miss Agnes
Marie Holland and Miss Anna Louise Ae-
new.