Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
GIVEN MEDALS AND DIPL OMAS
EIGHT GRADUATES OF HOLY
CROSS ACADEMY.
Address by Rev. Edward A. Pace Of
Catholic University - The
Musical Program.

In the presence Of more than a thousand
persons, eight young girls, graduates of the
Holy Cross Academy, were presented with
diplomas and medals by Most Rev. Diomede
Falconio, apostolic delegate, at the National
Theater, yesterday afternoon. Possibly no
graduation exercises so far this season were
more interesting than the exercises partici-
pated in by this school,
The feature Of the occasion was the mu-
| steal program offered by the students. The
splendid compositions OF the great masters
| were played and sung in a delightful man.
| ner by the young ladies. Aside from the
eight graduates, twenty undergraduates
were seated with them On the stage and
| assisted in supplying the musical features.
and these features elected much applause
from the audience.
The stage was beautifully decorated
Bouquets of various kinds of understanding
| flowers were strewn across the footlights
from one side of the stage to the other, al
| most knee deep. and the interior of the au-
| ditorium and the entrance to the theater
! were tastefully decorated with greens and
| flowers.
Award of Medals and Diplomas.
| Those who had diplomas and medals
| conferred upon them and who made up
| the class of '07 were Mary Mildred Cain,
| Marguerite Louise Curtis, Gabrielle Ashton
| Griffin, Ida Marie Hayes, Elizabeth Oda
Leech. Agnes Martha Murphy, katherine
Marie Schmid and Marguerite Ellen Titus.
| The undergraduates who assisted in the
| music were:s Piano-Marguerite OToole,
Violet Hickman, Gertrude Reed and Marie
| MCGEE Harp-Marguerite OToole and
Suzanne VERIFY. Violin-Imogen Harms,
Irene Schaefer, Gertrude Murphy, Mar
| guerite Bernhard and Winifred Watts.
| Vocal-Louise Brinker, Geline Macdonald.
Marie Parks Ethel Brown, Ethel Mat
thews, Agnes Hamilton, Rose Clark, Ger
| trude Eichhorn and Agnes Downey.
| Among those who attended the exercises
| were Mgr. Falconio, Archbishop Harty OF
Manila. Mgr. Cerretti, auditor of the papal
legation; Rev. Father Scully of ST, Alloy
| sius Dr. Maurice Francis Egan, minister
| to Denmark; Rev Edward A. Pace of the
Catholic University, Mgr. l.. r. Stickney
of the papal legation, Rev. Schrantz Of the
| Catholic University and Brothers Norris
| and Paul of ST Johns College.
| In the early part of the program, after
| a short address, Miss Elizabeth Leech pre-
sented Archbishop Falconio the apostolic
| delegate, with large bouquet of American
| beauty roses.
| Address to Graduates.
| The graduation address was made by
| Rev. Edward A. Pace, professor of phi
| losophy at the Catholic University. He
| spoke chiefly upon the fitness of students
| for their lives after graduating from
school. pointing out the great Importance
| for teaching expression, morality and
| character. He said education Is the prep
| araton for a complete life, and before a
| student begins to take up the after life
| he or she should be prepared to meet the
! emergencies of real life.
| The program of the exercises was as fol
| lows: Evening Prayer In Brittany" Cham.
| made, vocal class; solos Marguerite Titus
| Louise Brinker Geline Macdonald. Fest.
| spiel und Brautlied" Hohengrin), Wagner
pianos, Marguerite OToole, Elizabeth Leech
| Marguerite Titus, Marie Parks, Ethe
| Brown; violns, Imogen Harms, Irene Schae
| Hamilton, Winifred Watts; VIOLA Mar
| guerite Bernhard; cello, Gertrude Ech
| horn; harps, Suzanne VERIFY, Geline Mac
Donald Artemesia Newman. Salutatory
Mildren Cain. sextet from Lucia Doni
zetti, Katharine Schmidt, Geline MacDon
Brown, Ethel Matthews. ITO His Excel
lency, the Apostolic Delegate" Elizabeth
Leech "Nordische Ballade' (harp solo)
| Poenitz; Marguerite OToole. "a Tribute
to Holy Cross" The Past" Ida Hayes
THE Present" Agnes Murphy: THE Flu
Hongroise," No. H. List; Suzanne VERIFY
Violet Hickman, Gertrude Reed. The
Trout" Schubert; private vocal class LA
! Mort de Jeanne Dare" Delavigne; Ga.
brielle Griffin. Lucia di Lammermoor'
| Charp selections), Thomas; Marguerite
O'Toole, Suzanne VERIFY, Marguerite Curtis
| Spirit of Light and Beauty" Garcia; Agnes
Downey, Louise Brinker, Gelne MacDon
| aid. Glass poem, Marguerite Titus. Faust
| Valse," List; Marguerite Curtis, Pauline
| Pfuger, Agnes Downey. Address to the
| graduates. Sea Song" Beach; Katharine
Byrne, Agnes Downey. Diplomas and med.
ais awarded to graduates, Mgr. Falconio
| Valedictory, Marguerite Curtis. THE Birth
| of the Opol," Reed; vocal class; accompa.
nimentS, pianos, harpS yioinS