The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-19
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.
Concluding Exercises and Award of
Prizes.


Washington, Ga. June 1s.-The twen-
ty-seventh annual session of the st.
Joseph's Academy at this place was
brought to a brilliant close this morn
ing in the college auditorium with APP
propriate exercises by the graduating
class. The year has been a success in
every particular. A new annex to the
domitory has been built, which viii,
enable at least fifty more students
to be accommodated. The most improv-
ed apparatus have been installed for
the advanced study of astronomy and
chemistry and in many smaller at
fairs there is noticeable improvement.
throughout the exercises much inter-
est has been manifested. Large
crowds have been in attendance upon
all of the exercises and the whole conf
mencement season has been marked
by success.
The following programme was car
ried out this morning: Invocation,
Hymn 70 the Sacred Heart" st.
Cecilia Choral Society; salutatory,
I'VE are Seven" Miss Margaret Hines,
of Washington; piano solo, The by,
ing Poet" Gottschalk, Miss Claire
Andruss, of Atlanta: recitation, Cork
Screw versus Gimlet," Miss Eloise
Knoblock of Canton. Ohio; essay.
Pope Leo Kill" Miss Jennie Carr. of
Augusta; trio, Spring Song" Men,
delsshon, Miss Emmie Ponder, of Sa-
vannah, Miss Matte Kehoe of Sa-
vannah, and Miss Elizabeth Pritchard
of Button, S. c.; song, Beautiful
Moonlight" St. Cecilia Choral Society;
essay, "A rose Revere" Miss Claire
Andruss of Atlanta recitation, "Biff
Perkins Toboggan Slide" Miss Lucy
King Lowe of Washington piano solo,
"Home. Sweet Home in the Storm"
Maxurette. Miss Eugenia Pritchard of
Button, S. c.; essay If Starry Lee
gends Were True" Miss Mildred Har-
ris of Atlanta; waltz. over the Sea-"
st. Cecilia Choral Society; piano solo,
"Printemps d Armour," Gottschalk,
Miss Gretchen Miller of Savannah,
essay, Gathering Shells by the Sea
Shore" Miss Mary Kehoe of Savan-
nah; recitation. "Lasea," Miss Mar
garet Hines of Washington song,
Carry Me Back 10 Old Virginia. St.
Cecilia Choral Society; essay Stories
in Stone" Miss Eugenia Pritchard of
Button, S. c.; recitation. The Cum
ming Out of Miss Cummings" Miss
Marie Fitzpatrick of Washington
valedictory, THE Legacy of Leo
nids." Miss Gretchen Miller of Lexing-
ton, Ky; song, The Graduates Fare
We'll" by the graduating class.
After the exercises by the gradual
ing class honors were conferred. They
were as follows: A diploma, medal
and laurel crown were presented to
Miss Mary Kehoe of Savannah, Miss
Claire Andruss of Atlanta, Miss
Margaret Hines of Washington, Miss
Jennie Carr of Augusta, Miss Eugenia
Pritchard of Button, S. c.. Miss Mil
dred Harris of Atlanta and Miss Gret-
chen Miller of Lexington Ky.
The special honors were The Elan
merry gold medal was won by Miss
Elizabeth Shelton of Brunswick; the
Benson gold medal was presented to
Miss Marie Dakman of Washington;
the John Fitzpatrick gold medal, Miss
Mary Jacobson of Savannah: the
Thomas Fitzpatrick gold medal to Miss
Teresa Torley of Savannah; the Bazin
gold medal to Miss Marie Poche of
Washington; the David prize to Miss
Stewat Gullatt of Washington and the
Music medal to Miss Francis Aick-
ers of Greensboro.