The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-06
ST. CECILTA'S GRADUATES ONE
Miss Mary L. Haley Has Commence
ment All to Herself.
Medals Awarded 20 Others, hut She,
Composing Graduating Class,
Gets Lone Diploma.

Commencement exercises Of st. Cecllla's
Academy were held yesterday afternoon
In the Columbia Theater.
The border Of the stage along the foot
lights was a mass OF American Beauty
roses. and back OF this setting the pupils
Of the school, dressed in white. were
seated.
Singing by the pupils opened the exer-
cises, after which a piano quartet was
given by Bessie Jeffords. Maurita Harvey.
Helen Maloney, and Gertrude Lynch
This was followed by the reading OF a
poem by Margaret Murphy The Fish
ers" was sung by Helen lie Cain and
Grace Lynch. after which Helen Malonoy
and Bessie Jenfords played a piano duet;
Mary Lutgrade Haley, the lone gradu-
ate Of the school. read an essay on The
World Of Art" after which a chorus sang
Night Of JOY" a plano duet closed
the students programme.
Rev. James OBrien presented the prize
medals and conferred the diplomas. Rev
John Spensley. ID. D., president Of Albert
Hall, Catholic University. made the ad-
dress to the school
Very Rev Charles p. Grammar. d. D., Of
the Catholic University. for general ex-
cellence In the graduating and first Sc
Nor classes. was drawn for by Miss
Haley and Miss Katharine Maurita Har-
vey. II was won by Miss Haley.
other prizes awarded were;
Gold medal in the second and third senior classes
for regular attendance. drawn for by Catherine
Waters. Frederick Harding, Regina Richards, Eliza
beth Weinberg. Alice Lynch. Ethel Mathews. and
Bessie Jcffords. Won By Catherine Waters.
Gold medal in the first and second intermediate
classes for regular attendance drawn Tor by Helen
Harvey. Mnry Murray. Gertrude Beckett. Alberta
Murphy. Mildred Lynch Mary and Blanche Ma
nCglc Mary Quad. Catherine Hoffman. Maruie-
rite Barns. and Irene MacNamara. Won by Mary
Quaid
Frsuces MacNamara's medal renewed. Gold medal
IN The first junior class for regular attendance.
drawn fer by Emily Lester. Catherine Jennings.
Elsie Beckett Ethel Nef. Gretchen Baden. Bessie
Mallory. and Ethel Mailer. Won by Ethel Maer.
Gold medal in the second Junior class for regular
attendance. drawn for BY los SHEA, Loretta Guer
miller. one Handley. Charlotte Maer. Bessie
Burch. ANA Murray. Virginia ReIth. Anna Fur
Elson. Iona Cook Lillian MaieT and Kathleen
Murphy Won by Zoe Shea.
Catherine MuUays medal renewed. Gold medal
IN the minim class for regular attendance. drawn
for by Katherine Kingsbury. Glare Mcguire. Viola
Nef Gertrude Mulcaire Edith Mucaire Jessie
Frances Fitzgerald. Esther Eckert, Mary Richard
son. Marguerite Richardson. Barbara SeiOert. Mar
garet TOcle. Sabina Hahn. Winifred Bronson, and
Zelda Jasper. Won by Esther Eckert.
Certificates were awarded as follows:
In the first senior class 10 Margaret Murphy.
Lulu Boyer. Marie Higgins. Rosa Schuties Ger
trude Lynch. and Maurta Harvey.
In the second and third senior classes 70 Nellie
Murphy, Catherine Waters, Frederick Harding Re
GINA Richards Ethel Mathews Alice Lynch Lizzie
Weinberg Bessie Jefords. and Louise Avery
In the intermediate classes 90 Ruby Ansley Ger
trude Beckert. Helen Harvey, Pauline Hardy. Katie
Hoffman. Mary Kane Blanche Manome Mildred
Lynch. Frances Mcnamara. Agnes Ryan, Ruth
Seibert. Irene Mcdonald. Marguerite Burns Mary
Manogle. Irene Mcnamara. Alberta Murphy Mary
Murray Marguerite O'Noi Edith Patterson Mary
Quad. and Ruth Crawford.
In the first junior class TO Katherine Jennings
Emily Lester. Virginia Wilson Abbie Wright Ethel
Maicr. Elsie Beckett. Gretchen Baden. Mary Shea
Ethel Neh Bessie Maoney. Frances Murphy Anna
Hutchinson. Rosamond Bertrand. Tudell Hughes.
Marian Ashby. and Mary Norris.
In the second junior class 20 Zoe Shea Dorothy
Gibson. Loretta Guermiller Catherine Murray. Orie
Handley, Charlotte Maier. Mary McNally RAY vii
SON. Teresa Casey. Mary kelcher. JaoIuene War
ren Bessie BUch. Annie Murray. Virginia Reuth
Anna FlTgnson. Marie Brady COrinne Lathrop
Iona Cook, Helen Ryan. Catherine Gibbons Lillian
Maler. Marie Mcguire, Elsie Smoot. Mary A. Oys-
ter. Kathleen Murphy, and Pauline Weinheimer
In the minim class 20 Glare Maguire Zelda las
per. Frances Martin. Mary i. Fitzgerald Alice
Selby Gertrude Mulcaire Mary Weller McCarthy
Esther Eskert. Dorothy H0oton. GLADYS Bunker
Alice Padgctt. Celestine Rnftery Catherine Kings.
bury, Esther Martin, and Adclla Lopez