The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
GIRLS OF St. ROSE
ARTISTS IN MUSIC
Fine Program Rendered by the
Pupils at Graduating
Exercises

Nearly nine hundred mothers, sisters.
aunts and cousins with here and there
brother or father, gathered at st.
Roses academy yesterday afternoon to
witness the graduating exercises and
hear the splendid musical program that
had been prepared for the formal close
of the school year. The scene was
very impressive one, for the three
hundred girls, whose ages ranged from
years to II, were all in white, and
the graduates, as they accepted their
diplomas. received masses of flowers
which added to the brilliancy of the
picture. The Rev. Bishop da Silva
distributed the medals and honors, as
sisted by Father O'Connor of st. Dom
inic's church. The graduates were:
Miss Josephine Cook Miss Marion Tobin
Miss JIis Miss Miss lsTe mennsdf ms1f
Harrington Miss Edith Miller
Miss Margaret Kelly Miss Ernestine Ortega
Miss Margaret Kelly won the highest
distinction in scholarship and deport-
ment, and the valedictory was read by
Miss Marion Tobin. The program.
which began at half past two, was
opened by a selection on four pianos,
played by
Miss Alma Harrington Miss Evelyn Cosgrove
Miss Gail Harrington Miss Carmelita Kennedy
Mis- Edith Miller Miss Mildred Brooks
This was followed by a delightful
class song, Lullaby" wlf4ch was sung
by about sixty girls. Miss Ernestine
Ortega, who possesses a voice of great
promise sang Gounods Divine Re-
deemer" Weber's polka, opus u, was
then given on five pianos by
Miss Vivian Sheehan Miss Myrtle Bannan
Miss Mary Simpson Miss Delphine Farmer
Miss Beatrice de Leon
Ten girls then sang Cherubini's ex-
quisite sleep In this song the first
sopranos were Miss Miller. Miss Ortega,
Miss Rose Clause and Miss Ramona
Marks, the second sopranos were Miss
Mary Scott, Miss Marion Tobin and
Miss Alma Harrington, and the altos
were Miss Helen Chambers. Miss Mar
garet Kelly and Miss Beatrice de Leon.
The very smallest children then sang
''Tis May" a selection delightfully."-
suited to their gay little voices. The
most interesting number of the after
non was Sehubert-Liszts Am Meer,
arranged for stringed instruments, as
sisted by organ and piano. This was
played by the senior girls, who did the
remarkable composition full. justice.
| Two class songs followed, Spring
and Faures "Sancte Maria each sung
| by about sixty girls. The latter was
| accompanied by Miss Margaret Mccain
on the harp, Miss Myrtle Bannan at the
organ and TWO pianos, prayed py MISS
| Julia Ferran and Miss Alice O'Connor.
Henselt's Were I Bird" opened the
second half of the program, sung by
Miss Julia Ferran. Miss Irene Kennedy,
Miss Margaret Kelly and Miss Alice
| O'Connor.
| An original poem, 'Heroines." by Miss
Kennedy followed Miss Edith Miller
| sang June Roses accompanied by
Miss Beatrice de Leon. Miss Margaret
Kelly and Miss Margaret McCann. An
other piano selection by the girls who
opened the program followed, List s
Rhapsodie Hongroise. The program
concluded with another class song,
Muse of Song" and Miss Tobin's val
edictory. Bishop da Silva addressed a
| few words of praise to the children
and the distribution of diplomas and
medals followed. One Of the interest
ing features of yesterdays event was
the exhibition of some fine specimens
of drawing. painting, needlework and
china painting done by the pupils of
the schools.