The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-16
ACADEMY OF LORETTO
INTERESTING CLOSING ExER-
 CISES LAST -.AGHT.
wreaths of Laurel Placed Upon Heads of Girl Graduates-Many Handsome Prizes Awarded
 Honor Pupils.

Honor Pupils. | The graduating exercises of Loretto | Academy were held last evening In the | auditorium of the school The hall was crowded with an interested audience | gathered to do honor to the young pupils, and the two young ladies who received graduating honors. . | At 8 o'clock the curtain rose. The first l number on the program was music: | l. Valse de Concert, La Reveil d'Ar- mour"-Moszkowski. Pianos, Misses M. Hove. Hove. R Rgtedge M' Gsrdnsr' GardiSn' W' MTi- 4iH- | irgstone. I. Livingstone. | The next was Cecilian Club, "A Spring Morning, P; Lacombe. Mandolins' Misses Misses M Mulchahy; ro M; Gard1er; 1GanroT: ': Zoniphone, Miss M. Howe; Piano, Miss | R. Rutledge.
 The third number was the feature of the evening the ,,o erowning ps..n or the a grad | stone and Irene Cecilia Livingstone of St: Louis The young ladies are sisters. and | as Father Dennis Savage conferred upon them their graduating honors, and placed upon their heads the beautiful wreaths | of laurel, the audience burst forth into enthusiastic applause.
 | The Misses Livingstone were gowned in | exquisite white organdie fashioned sim ply with lace and tucks. Each carried a | cluster of white carnations tied with | white satin ribbons. The next number was chorus by '"The | Little Carnations" who, in costumes or | pink and green, stimulating the flower they represented. tripped daintily through drill; which spelled their name, "Loret- | to Pinks."
 Miss Irene C. Livingstone then read her graduating essay
 ITO take. yet equal give is Natures | law,
 Is not this equity without a faw?' The juniors followed with a lantern drill in which they executed pictur- esque drill in cunningly devised costumes | stimulating lanterns, and each carried lighted Japanese lantern. Miss Caroline Evans read an essay on "Conceit of the Nineteenth Century" l The next number was an effective ta- bleau. The Conquered Banner" with the
 Miss I, Livingstone. Spirit of the South. cllnging to flag; Miss V. Livingstone. Spr of s,ist t,a Strfi Miss M ses A donate sympathy: Miss A. Oliver, Spirit of Faith. showing the Cross.
 This was followed by musical num- | Der. the Young Buglers' Galop;" duet, Karl Merz. pianos. K; vincentelli. N. Wright. N. Johnson.
 The Tyre Fantasy was a graceful drill and tableau in which the seniors were gowned in white Grecian costumes and | held bolden tyres
 The next number was quartette, Sons Les Magnoleas.' F. Baker, pianos. O nor. L. Booz; @ Misses E. Horn, M. Brown, B. Lowry. R. Mcguire | A pantomine by the elocution class was a delightful number The young ladies draped about them. and the final tableau was beautiful Miss Sue McGrath was | the reciter.
 The thirteenth number was Chorus and I frS Baily. piano, R. Rutledge: 1 Then followed the valedictory of Miss Violet B. Livingston. This was very l cleverly written in verse; the title being Sunset Skies Have Radiance Tender"
 The last number was the awarding of medals. Father H. A. O'Brien read out the names and the medals were conferred by Father Savage, The following are those who received merits and medals:
 Gold medals. graduating honors awarded to Miss Violet Beatrice Livingstone and Miss Ireno Cecilia Livingstone.
 ne a,sSa god sms med fof R@y Horn, Agnes O'Connor. Mary Brown; drawn by Miss Emily Horn.
 Gold medal for department, merited by Misses Mildred Haigler. Nellie Cannon, Thornbury. Mary Wilcox. Rose Mary Sands, Marie Bastiani, Katie Conway; drawn by Nellie Cannon.
 Primary department, gold medal TOT
 
 Helen Gibbons, Nonie Corners. Katie Gies, Annie Taylor; drawn by Nellie John ! son.
 ment. gold medal merited by Misses Irene Livingstone, Annie O Brien, Sue McGrath, Mary Muloahy Mary Gardner, Mary Gies: drawn by Miss Annie O'Brien.
 Misses s.sa' Maude Howe, Mary Brown, Bes- s sands M0sason sarsR Hais AsnsiD Drawn 6y Miss AE
 Fifth and Sixth Grades-Gold Medal merited by Misses Nellie Cannon, Rose Mary Sands, Lillian Hill. Regina Me Guire, Kate Vincentelli. Mary Wilcox, Connors. Mary Cannon. Marguerite Illus sey, Marguerite Corners, Marie Bastiani. Drawn vnf bx MaTgTeTite 1ssso,d Sonners Med,, merited by Hortense Thornbury, Katie Klinge, Mildred Haigler, Addie Klinge. Drawn by Hortense Thornbury.
 Helen Gibbons. Katie tGies. Nellie John: Corners Drawn by. Alice Doyle. Una Morgan. Alice Johnson. Viola Koch Margaret Halls, Margaret Lowe, Agnes Courtney. Drawn by Alice Johnson,
 Misses Annie O Brien. Sue McGrath Maude Howe. Emily Horn. Bessie Nor rison. Mary Brown. Lulu Boos, Nellie 0 Sury Nellie % Manning ming Rose @ tsSS Mary Sands anu Is
 Mary Cannon Marguerite Courtney, Marie Bastieni. Monzora Moses, Agnes Court ney Drawn by Nellie Manning.
 Gold Medal for Roll of Honor. Schol- arship in Academic Department-Merited by Misses Irene Livingstone, Annie O'Brien. Sue McGr ath. Mary Mulcahy Mary Gardner, Mary Gies. Drawn by Miss Mary Ges.
 Gold Medal for roll of honor. scholar
 ship in Intermediate Department-Merit ed by Maude Howe, Emily Horn. Bessie
 Morrison. Nellie Cannon, Mildred Haig
 Ter Addie Klinge, Lillian Hill, Regns
 Mcclure. Mary Wilcox, Mary Cannon Marie Bastianl Rose Mary Sands. Kate