Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-06-25
Arcadia College Commencement.

The Twenty.Sixth Annual Com
mencement exercises of Arcadia Col
lege were held last Monday afternoon.
The large recreation hall was filled to
its utmost capacity by parents and
friends Of the pupils as we'll as visitors
who esteem the good Sisters and wish
we'll to this most excellent institution.
The programme was long but not firing
to the audience, and | do not remem-
Der to have ever known time to fly
more quickly. Every number was
interesting and pleasing, and cannot
say a good thing for n without justly
enumerating every one. l confess
that when the first essay was an
nounced | summoned all the patience
at my command to endure an expected
infliction-school essays are usually 30
perfunctory and platitudinous-but an
agreeable surprise awaited us all, not
only in this but the three that followed
in their course. All were filed with
beautiful thought and graced with
elegant expression. l congratulate
the fair essayists in that their efforts
we're worthy far older and therefore
supposedly wiser heads. May their
every aspiration see ful6lment, their
every hope end in fruition! The
music, too, was remarkably good,
showing soul with execution and grace
with technique. The plaudits that
succeeded each selection we're fully
deserved. The number by the college
orchestra, though difficult OF rendition,
was given without a "break" and so
smoothly that few OF the hearers sus-
pected the training and time necessary
to its accomplishment. The smaller
pupils had their parts to play and may
we'll be proud of the manner In which
they played them. Children off the
stage never played more naturally or
apparently with greater enjoyment.
At the conclusion Of the programme,
the Rev. Father Huber crowned the
graduates and awarded the prizes. A
short address by Father Hoog, of
Jefferson City, concluded the exercises.
Following is a list of the awards:
Graduating medals for virtue and
learning awarded to Miss Pauline
Weinsberg, of St. Louis, Mo-; Miss
Alice L. Barnett, of Poplar Bluff, Mo-;
Miss Gertrude M. Smith, OF Texarkana,
Texas; Miss Florence M. Gay, of St.
Louis, Mo-; Miss Clara A. Holt
schneider, of Jefferson City, Mo.
For having honorably completed the
Fifth Grade, or Teachers Course, in
Instrumental music as prescribed by
the Arcadia College, and having
passed u satisfactory examination, a
diploma awarded to Miss Pauline j.
Weinsberg, of st. Louis, Mo-, and to
Miss Edith A. Boss, of Bismarck, Mo.
Prize Of excellence, gold medal for
amiability, lady-like department and
scholarship awarded to Miss Nellie
Hourihan.
For exemplary conduct, a gold
crown awarded to the Misses Elizabeth
Aveline, Adele Mauthe, Cecilia Ave-
line, Mamie Harmony, Genevieve Wal.
lace, Marietta Perry, Mary Mathews
and Lucy Kenner.
For good conduct, second premium,
q silver crown, awarded to the Misses
Agnes DeLisle, Ada Doris, Attic
Blaine, Dora Doris, Annie Newbauer
and Ethel Collins. e1
Gold medal for Christian Doctrine,
donated by Mrs. Margaret d. Taylor,
OF st. Louis, Mo-, awarded to Miss
Genevieve Wallace.
Gold medal for vocal music, Miss
Izene Dandy.
Gold medal for instrumental music,
Miss Gladys Gray.
Gold medal for Scholarship in the
Ninth Grade, donated by Mrs. Fenelon
Briscoe, Of Noonan, Mo-, awarded to
Miss Agnes DeLisle,
! Gold medal for st%enography, do.