The Washington times., 1903-06-03
Papal Delegate Present at
Commencement.
HIS ADDRESS TO THE PUPILS
Unusually Interesting Exercises at the
Famous Georgetown Institution
Many Students on Honor List.

The Visitation Convent of Georgetown
held its annual commencement exercises
yesterday afternoon in the Convent
building, Thirty-hfth Street. between p
and Q Streets. The large hall was hung
with streamers of yellow and white
the Convent colors-and on the three
{ broad steps which form the stage sat
the pupils in white dresses, the faculty
OF Georgetown University, and the Sis
ter directress.
The program was as follows:
Marcia-Corteggio- La Regina
di Saba" (Gounod), pianos, Geraldine
, O'Brien, Anna Blake Bickers. Mary Kel-
: ley, and Marie Ray; violins. Elizabeth
Barrett, Louise Mcnamara, Antoinette
| Ray address 10 the Most Reverend
Diomede Falconio. apostolic delegate,
Lucy Jones; vocal solo, lie Parlate
d'Amor. from Faust" (Gounod), Julia
Ashe. Award of premiums Piano solo,
Etincelles (MoszkowskD. Anna Blake
Bickers; vocal solo and chorus. Dream
Days" tAshford. Anna Clark and veal
class. Award of premiums Piano solo.
J,
BieRers and Mary Kelley: vocal solo.
The Nightingale's Song Masse). Alice
Eversman. Award of premiums Piano
solo, Spinning Song from The Flying
putchman" CWagner-LiszO, Geraldine
O'Brien; chorus, Now Tramp Ger Moss
and Fell bishop, Alice Eversman and
vocal class. Award of medals-Valedic-
tory, Frances Potts; 'Marche Heroique"
tMohr): Pianos. Geraldine o'Brien.
Anna Blake Bickers. Mary Kelley, end
Marie Ray; violins. Elizabeth Barrett,
Louise Mcnamara, and Antoinette Ray.
Monsignor Falconio's Advice.
Monsignor Falconio made the address
to the graduating class. Learning is
not the only requisite for success in
life" said the prelate you must also
have good Will and a high ideal" In
closing he said: Il hope you will go out
OF this convent and show the world the
fullness of your faith, and that your lives
may be an example of what others
lives viii be those of modesty and
grandeur
The following priests were seated on
the stage: The Rev. Jerome Daugherty,
s. j., president of Georgetown Univer-
sity: the Rev. Father O'Rourke. presi-
dent OF. Woodstock College; the Rev.
Henry -shandelle s. J., dean of the grad
uate school Of Georgetown; Father T.
j. o'Leary, s j., Fathers Quill, CahilI
Buell., Judge. Lancaster. Becker, and
Kelley, Father Lee. pastor of st. Mat
thew's Church. and Father C. w. Cur
rier. pastor of st. Mary's Church, and
town Law School
Award OF Medals.
The Loretto medal, for general excel
1ence and scholarship. 5he highest hon
or in the school, was awarded to Kath-
crime Bowling, of Kentucky The senior
class consisting of Katherine Bowling
OF. Kentucky; Marguerite Romadka, of
Wisconsin; Geraldine O'Brien, of New
York; Hazel Murphy. of Ohio; Florence
McCrossin, of Alabama; Frances Potts,
of Maryland. and Mario Powers, OF Mis-
souri,. were awarded medals in token of
their graduation and also for deport-
ment
Among others. medals were awarded
for first honors of the second senior class
for scholarship and department to Flor
ence Wills, Anna Rambo. Miss Flynn.
Annabelle Quinn. Elizabeth Barrett
Louise Mcnamara. Alice Ryan. Blanche
KingsbuTy, Clara Donahue. Ethel Nc
1ntire. Hilda Booker, Mary Clark. and
Mary Hayden. For first honors for
scholarship and second honors for de-
pertinent 70 Carmen Mas, Loretto
oBrien, Lucille Hayden Synnon, Marie
McShane. and Ethel Dooly.
First honors for department and sec
ond honors for scholarship were award
ed TO Alice Eversman and Genevieve
Ryan. Second honors for scholarship
and department TO Lucy Jones Medals
for department were given to Marie An
nan, Florence Kennedy, and Elizabeth
Freinac-
The medal for the senior class for
: Christian doctrine was awarded to Fran
ces Potts OF Maryland Katherine Dowl-
ing secured drst premium: exoequo, Ger
aldine OBrien. and Hazel Murphy; sec
ond premium, Florence McCrossin. and
honorable mention. Marguerite Ronald
ka-
The first premium IN bellies lettres
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