Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-19
AT NOTRE DAME
Commencement Exercises
 and Distribution of Medals.

ness the graduating exercises of the class of 1907 last night. Eight young women, Miss Louise Martin, Miss Mary Healey, Miss May Garde, Miss Agnes Brennan, Miss Gertrude Mitchell. Miss Helen O'Rourke, Miss Margaret Kelley and Miss Jennie Fraser, completed their course of study and received the diploma and gold medal of the school. The hall was tastefully decorated with palms, carnations and roses, and in cen tral position was placed the class motto, .Salus cum Scientia." The exercises from literary and musical standpoint were worthy of place among the best the school has pro- duced.
 The valedictory of the class was read by Miss Louise Martin, who de- yeloped in pleasing manner "Wavelets on the Sea of Time" Her voice is particularly pleasing and her delivery most expressive.
 After the awarding of the ii- plomas the Right Rev Michael Tierney, D. D.. bishop of Hartford, spoke to the graduates and congrat- ulated them upon the skillful ren- dering of their parts, urging them to maintain the same habits of study and work that had been impressed upon them in their school work.
 The program was as follows: Symphony 1 ...... .... Beethoven
 Adagio Molton
 Allegro Con brio.
 Pianos, violins and harps. Essay" Salus cum Scientia,"
 class motto ......... .....
 ........ Miss Agnes c. Brennan Greeting-Three part song !. Grieg Soloists, Misses Martin. Thompson
 and Larkin
 Essay-"Sweet Compulsion Doth
 in Music Le". Miss May J. Garde Intermezzo Astarte .... Mildenberg Pianos, Misses Fraser, Hodson, Gaff-
 ney, Brown and Shiel. First violin, Misses Holohan, Kilroe,
 Sweeney, Martel and Malone. Second violin. Misses Thompson, Hitchcock, Larkin and Hodson. Harps, Misses Brownell, Garde and
 Carroll
 "Polyucte"-tragedie ..P Corneillc Music by Riga; soloist, Miss Bauby. Essay-"New Footsteps in We'll
 Trodden Ways" ....
 ..... .... Miss Mary L. Healey Concerto-Alegro -. Schumann First piano, Misses Brownell, Blan-
 chette and Garde.
 Second piano-Misses Mccarthy,
 Healey and Fraser.
 Essay "Nolite timepe''-An ode,
 Class of 1907.
 Vocal class-"Juhilate Deo"....
 ....,.. .t.. ....... Wiegand
 Soloist, Miss Brownell Presentation of medals and diplo-
 mas by Bishop Tierney to Miss
 Louise Martin, Miss Mary Healey,
 Miss May Garde, Miss Agnes Bren-
 nan, Miss Gertrude Mitchell. Miss
 Helen O'Rourke, Miss Margaret
 Kelley and Miss Jennie Fraser,
 from the academic department;
 Miss May Garde, Miss Aimee
 Blanchette and Miss Laura Me-
 Carthy, from the music depart
 ment.
 Essay Wavelets on the Sea of
 Time" .... .... Miss L. Martin Grand finale ........ Richter Pianos, Misses Blanchette. McCar-
 thy. Garde. Healey, Fraser,
 oRourke. Brennan, Kelley, Fitz-
 maurice and Cooley First violin. Misses Holohan, Kilroe,
 Sweeney. Hitchcock. Second violin, Misses Martel, Ma
 lone, Thompson. Larkin. Hodson. Harps, Misses Brownell. Carroll.
 Winners of Honors.
 The awards for excellence in scholarship were as follows:
 Gold medal for post graduate work Nils Brownell; book for attaining highest rank, also for excellence fin French and elocution--Miss Louise Martin.
 First prizes in English literature, church history and Latin authors and honrable mention for oil and china painting-Miss Mary Healey.
 First prizes in Christian doctrine, general history. astronomy and French authors. honorable mention for oil painting-Miss May Garde.
 First prize for Christian doctrine. English composition. second prizes for French. household science and a special prize for piano study-Miss Agnes Brennan.
 First prize for school attendance. United States history and Latin 1 grammar. second prizes for French and household science-Miss Ger trude Mitchell.
 First prizes for plane geometery, special prize for piano study, honor able mention for oil and china paint ing-Miss Helen O'Rourke.
 First prize for school attendance and general application. special prize for plano study. .honrable mention for oil and water color painting. and do- E nestle science-MIss Margaret Reilly.
 Gold medal for highest percentage in U. s. history-Miss May Garde. Gold medal for Christian doctrine Miss Louise Martin.
 Mother Superior's gold medal for household seience-Miss Jennie Fras- Ter of Hartford.
 s gold piece for excellence in French composition-Miss Jennis Fraser of Hartford.
 Mother Superior's gold medal for French ianguage-Miss Mary heaIey. 1 Special prize for household science Miss Helen OsRourke.
 First prize for excellence of deuort- meuf-MFsx Gertrudp MffrhalI W