Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-14
DIPLOMAS AND PREMIUMS
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF ST.
PATRIcK's ACADEMY.
Exercises Held Today in Carroll Hall.
Program of Music-Meri-
torious Pupils.

The eighty-third annual commencement of
ST Patrcks Academy took place today in
Carroll Hall, 10th and G streets northwest
at III O'Clock, with an attendance that
crowded the large auditorium Rev Father
OConnel1, rector of the Catholic University,
presided and conferred the diplomas and
premiums. The hall was gorgeousy draped
with red, white and blue, with a setting of
the class colors, purple and gold. One hun
dred and fifty boys and girls occupied the
stage, the background of which was an i'm
mense American flag.
With the singing of the several numbers
of the program the many colored lights of
the stage were alternated, making at times
| most beautiful color sci cme.
The SalutatOry address was delivered by
Katherine Brennan, and an essay on
jamestown" was read by George A. Deg
man,
Musical Exercises.
The musical program was as follows:
"War March of the Priests (Athala)"
CMendelssohn), Mary Snow, Marjorie Dur
ham, Maize Lyons and Katie Fegan; solo,
Captain Baby Bunting" chorus and solo
q. F. HELP. Master Joseph Lucas: reci-
tation, "On the Square,, boys; "A Trip to
Poppy-Land a.. E. Orth). by minms; trio,
d, -,
Lucille. Julia and Genevieve Gaskins; The
Blue Waltz" CA Margis), juniors; >''Hurrah!
for the Song We Sing" Ct. E. Scott, boys;
wedding March Mendelssohn), Marjorie
Durham Irene Cusck, Catherine Sullivan
and Nellie Johnson; Evening Prayer in
Brittany (Charminade), vocal class; "Bes-
sic and Her Little Brown Bear" CA. Won
Tilzer), minms; Sing Smile and Slumber''
(Guonod), Irene Kemno; Illusions" Irene
Burdine, and The Wind and the Sun
BEAM semi-chorus &C. B. Hawly), by
seniors.
Diplomas and Prizes.
At the close of this program Father
OConnell conferred the diplomas upon the
graduates: Katharine Patricia Brennan.
Anna Cecilia Brennan, Susie Irene Burdine,
| Elizabeth Theodosia Frey and May Eliza
beth Sanford.
Testimonials for having successfully
completed the grammar school course were
| awarded to Marguery Lucas, Lucille Gas
kns, Beatrice Deeds Bernardine Scott.
Laura Hancock Dora Simpson, Jennie
Weaver, Mable Emmert. Marjorie Durham
Charlotte Banfeld, George Hill, George
Chambers. William Sebastian, Paul Rams
dell, Charles Cannon, Andrew Morris and
Francis Lyons.
Award of Certificates.
Certificates stating the degree of pro-
| fciency reached during the school year
following:
High school-Kate Sullivan, Genevieve
| Gaskins, Dorothy Lanigan, Mary Moran,
Alice Lucas, Anna May McCarty, Ella
Corcoran, Mary Soper. Kathryn Hannah,
Eve Eva powd, May Sullivan; Qultman Beck
George Degnan, Irwin Barbour, Bernard
Dom, Thomas Robinson. George Sam
Thomas Coster, Lee Townshend, Leo Nell
son, Roland Morrison, Hugh Fegan and
Joseph Kraemer.
Seventh grade-Louise Gatti, Genevieve
| Sullivan, Jennie Collins. Pauline Isemann,
Marie sprouse. Regina Fisher Marie os
borne, Helen Thornette, Alice Juvenal,
Anna Pfeiffer. Margaret Callaghan, Mary
Snow, Mary McKenny, Mary Jones, Vivian
Rocca. Gretta Wood. Rivera Townshend,
lex Thuee. William Sullivan. Harry Weeks,
Thomas Degnan and Walter Cusick.
Sixth grade-Mazie Lyons, Gertrude Far
rel, Helen Murray. Helen Sheckels, Katie
Margaret Daily, Margaret De Sales, Walter
Lucas, Edmund Deeds, Richard Robinson,
John Cromeline, James Shea, John /. Sui
Ivan Erskine Ruppe, Percival Hardin, John
McVicar, Dan Chase and George w. Mudd.
Fifth grade-Mary Daily, May Norris,
Grace Taylor. Annie Dixon, Estelle Murray,
Willabelle Halliday, Mary Dobbin, Rosina
Hawkins, Irene Kemno, Jennie Orr, Mar
garet Plumer, Margaret Fitzgerald, Albert
Sam, Joseph Dunn, Bernard Brosnan, Full
| ton Holmes. Bryan McKenna, Jerome Sc
bastian, Joseph Mulroe, Robert Latimer,
! Raymond Rocca, Hardy Sutherland, Dallas
See, Willie Grenfell, Luke Fegan, Arthur
F'itzgibbon. Willie O'Connor, Alonzo Ratio,
Burton Cain and Joseph Weeks.
Minor Grades.
Fourth grade-Mildred Gaskins, Katie
Snow, Mary Ghrdelli, Anna Sullivan. Mary
Deeds, Clara May Frank, Adele Burns.
Margaret Victory, Rosemary Lucas, Cath
rine OConnor, Mildred Morrison, Agnes
McNulty, Lillian Mason, Alice Mcdonald.
Michael Lyons William Conner, Joseph
Srrouse, Michael Harigan, Walter Cahill
Lewis Hawkins, Willie Jones and Paul
Craomeline.
Third grade-Agnes Hayden, Grace Dixon,
May Frey, Lavinia Gaskins. Cathrine keis-
ter, Mary Chase, Milly Chase, Estella Will
son, Marguerite Lyons, Annie Mulroe, Mary
Foley Amy Rosser, Maud BraZer, Pauline
Sebastian. May Quinn, Margaret Cannon,
Mary Maple, Julia Parrot, Carrie Banfield,
Ruth Newman, Molly Cowen, Nellie Cowen.
Bryan Sam. Alfred Thronette, Hugh Nc
Kenny, Henry Ruppe, Leo Rocca, David
Costa, Ralph de la Vergne, Harold de la
Vergne. John Deane Elmer Smith, Ran
dolph Smith, Harold Guista, Robert Smith,
| Joseph Doyle, Tony Caruso, william White,
| John Smith, Paul Sebastian, Alfred Fam
| bon and John Carroll.
Second grade-Kathleen Rosser, Helen
| Quinn, Gertrude Clark. Stella Latiner.
Sarah sam, Resale Taylor, Murie Ban
| field Maud Cowen, Margaret Raidy, Edna
| Frank, Michel Parkinson, Edward Mitchell
Joseph McNulty, Bernard Hudson, John
Schultz, Edward Healy, John Fegan. John
| Warren Craven, Stantly Craven, William
| Barry, Ellsworth Guion and Harold Has
! lam.
First grade-Marie Murphy, Ollie Wright,
horeto Lyons, Loreto Sullivan GaL;, Mildred
Deeds EmieliO Costa, Charles kidWell,