Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-26
EXAMINATIONS OVER.
Mid-Term Day Celebration at st. &C.
elias Academy.

Midterm day was celebrated at st. Cecil
las Academy last Friday. The celebration
marked the conclusion of the February ex-
anjnations. 1t is always made the occa-
sion of an exhibition of the progress made
by the musical classes, both vocal and IN
strumental, I'm the first half of the years
course of study. The parents and friends
of the pupils were present.
The entertainment began IL the after
noon, when a varied program OF piano Sc
lections. two choruses. two vocal solos and
three violin solos were rendered by the
juniors and the little ones The evening
program. rendered by the seniors and grad
yates, was as follows: Chorus, vocal class;
Return of Spring. Miss Grace Lynch; vocal
solo, Miss Nellie LIE Cain: Spinnilied, Miss
Nellie Maloney; Ave Maria, by the vocal
pupils; VValse, opus "a, MosZkowski Miss
Nellie LeCain; The Sleighrfde, by the vocal
pupils; mandolin solo, Miss Veronica Lynch;
Polonaise, opus 40, Chopin, Miss Bessie
Jeffords.
The celebration was closed with a play
let entitled "A Womans Jury The rise OF
the curtain disclosed the twelve jurywom-
en- who had just entered from the court,
where they listened to the trial in civil
suit, in which Miss Greengage sued Mr..
Talbot to recover money secured from her
under false pretenses. The enterprisinS
gentleman had succeeded in securing pos
session of the lady's money the under
standing that he was to give her the legal
right to put the name Mrs. Talbot on her
visiting cards. This he failed to do. which
resulted in the fling of the suit Witnesses
had been examined, the case argued and
the charge delivered before the audience
made the acquaintance of the fair jurors.
Their deliberations and manner of sitting
the evidence were mirth-provoking.
The prologue of the play was delivered by
Miss Veronica Lynch; Miss May Haley i'm
personated the sheriff and Miss Edna Frank
was foreman of the jury, which was COM
posed of Misses Jennie Maloney. Goree
Pellen Nellie LeCain, Mary Collfower,
Nellie Maloney. Grace Lynch. Veronica
Lynch, Agnes NELL, Mary Madigan, Carrie
Dove and Catherine Giacchett
The following pupils have successfully
passed the first term examinations in the
various courses In music: Misses Iona
Cook, Mary Newlands, Janet Reed. Doro-
thy Gibson. Mae Manogue. Elsie Branson,
Charlotte Maier, Ethel Maier, Katharine
jennings Tudel Hughes. Helen Williams.
Huberta Alexander. Ethel Nef, Edith Pat
terson Alberta Murphy. Elsie Beckert,
Mary Walls, Gertrude NBeckert, Katharine
Hoffman, Marguerite Burns. Pearl Duckett,
blanche Manogue, Katharine Slattery, EN-
lily Bassett Helen Harvey, Victoria Gerard.
Beulah Townshend. Elsie Glen, Florence
Pellen Virginia Williams. Emma Bot.
Frederick Harding Ida Bresnahan, Ger
trude Lynch, Veronica Lynch, Maurita
Harvey, Lulu Boyer, Catherine Giacchettf.
Marguerite Murphy. Myrtle Duckett. Mary
Madigan. Jennie Maloney, Lena Weinberg.
Elizabeth Wiley. Katherine Cook, Jennie
Heller. Bertha Ryon, Dora Ryon, Agnes
Ryan. Helen Johnson, Beatrice Daley,
Nora richardson. Anna Buscher, Ruth
Fftahugh. Margaret Keady Eileen Ready,
Nay Haley. Ruth Hogan Mary King, w.
Iilfla onthesins Roblnsen. 4 stewart.