Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-06
GEORGETOWN CONVENT.
TWELVE GRADUATES RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS.

Twelve graduates received diplomas at
the commencement exercises Of the George
town Visitation Convent yesterday after
noon. A feature OF the exercises was the
address of Rev. Diomede Faiconio. who
was introduced to the class by Rev. Charles
Mscksey. 8. J.. of Georgetown University.
and chaplain Of the convent.
The highest medal was by Miss
Louise weadock of Michigan. This medal
known as the Loretta medal. was provided
some time ago by Miss Marie Patterson Of
st. Louis and is given to the student hav-
ing the highest percentage in department
and scholarship during the entire course
Other medals were awarded in the senior
class as follows:
For Christian doctrine. Angela Clark;
bellies letters, Julia Ashe; intellectual
philosophy, Louise Weadock: moral philos-
ophy. Elise Smith; science. Mary Curtis:
ancient history. Margaret Finley: modern
history, Josephine Powers; Latin. Elsie
Smith; plano. Anna Blake Bickers; grad
uatng medals and honors. Louise Wea-
dock, Julia Ashe. Elise Smith. Mary Cur
Angela Clark. Doley Turtle. Julia Moran.
Anna Mcnamara, Agnes Waggaman, Ag-
mes Fordney
Premiums were awarded all the MEM
bers of the senior class in Christian doc
trlnes bellies lettres, science and history; to
Elise Smith. Agnes Fordney. Josephine
Powers, Margaret Finley and Doley Tur-
tie. In elocution, Latin and French; Mar
garet Finley Josephine Powers. plano;
Anna Mcnamara, Julia Ashe, Angela
Clark, vocal music Medals and premiums
were also awarded to members of the
lower classes by Father Macksey.
Graduating Glass.
The graduating class composed the fol-
lowing: Miss Louise Weadock of Michigan;
Miss Julia Ashe of Tennessee, Miss Elise
Smith of Virginia, Miss Mary Curtis of
Illinois, Miss Margaret Finley of Ohio Miss
Josephine Powers of Illinois. Miss Angela
Clark of Maryland. Miss Doley Turtle of
Florida. Miss Julia Moran of Pennsylvania,
Mss Anna Mcnamara of Kentucky, Miss
Agnes Waggaman of Washington Miss Ag-
mes Fordney of Michigan and Miss Anna
Blake Bickers of Georgia. special In music.
In his address before the class Mgr. Fall
comic said he was glad to be present to con-
graduate the young ladies on having COM
pieted the school course. He was particu-
larly pleased, he said, as the representative
of the Roman pontiff, at the expressions of
loyalty in the address of one of their num-
Der. Your education is now complete and
you are going forth to the world as repre-
sentatfyeS of the class of young ladies
trained In specifically Roman Catholic
school. If this sort of an institution is of
any use to the world I sincerely trust that
your lives will prove to the world its value
anu the nigh KIM VI euuCdtlOI, UeHldi dilu
moral. given to the pupils in these institu
tions"
Seated on the platform with Father Mack
sey and Mgr. Falconio were Rev. X. Fink,
rector of st. AloySius' DR.. Stickney, secre-
tary to Mgr. Falconio; Father Daugherty,
rector of Georgetown University; DR.. Cur
rier of the Catholic Indian bureau; Father
Harlan. Trinity Church; Father Hinch,
prior of st. Dominic's; Father O'Rourke,
St Dominic's; Father Shandelle of George
town; Father Buckley of st. Matthew's and
Sisters Claude, Agnes and Fidelis of the
school.