Evening star., 1909-06-11
ENDING THE SESSIONS
Closing Exercises of st. Pat
rick's Academy.
ADDRESS BY DR.. RUSSELL
Relatives of the Pupils Throng
Carroll Hall.
DR.. BURNS MAKES THE AWARDS
Seven Prizes offered in Memory of
DR.. Stafford Presented-Attrac-
tive Program Performed.
DR.. BURNS MAKES THE AWARDS


gram of piano selections. choruses. reci-
Of the school before the comforting of
the diplomas, certificates and prizes by
Very Rev. DR.. James A. Burns. who pre-
sided. The butterfly chorus and a recita- :
ton, What the Star Told" by the Min
ims." the smallest girls of the academy,
was especially applauded by the large
audience of mothers, brothers and sis
ters who witnessed the comforting of
their families
Miss Ella Corcoran delivered the salu-
tatory; the graduating essay on 'Todays
and Yesterdays" was read by Miss Gen
evieve Gaskins, the graduate in the COM
mercial course. and the address to the
class was made by Rev. DIR. William T.
Russell. Rev. Thomas f. McGuigan, di-
rector of the school. made the announce
ments. Among the prizes presented were
seven offered by Mrs A. c. Whitton, in
memory of Rev. Dr. Stafford.
The platform was beautifully decorated
with palms, roses and American flags and
draped with the class colors, lavender and
gold. Each Of the school girls was dress
ed in white. and the beauty of the effect
was intensified by the different lights
thrown on the stage.
A diploma In the commercial depart
ment of ST Patricks Academy was con-
ferred upon Miss Ada Genevieve Gaskins.
Testimonials for having completed the
grammar school course in satisfactory
manner were awarded to Margaret JOY,
Margaret Daily. Anna Pfieffer. Katie Col
bert. Katie Fegan, Gertrude Farrell, Ma
ze Lyons and Helen Sheckels.
Prizes Awarded
The high school prize for the best es-
say In tthe Maryland day competition was
awarded to Miss Alice Lucas.
The grammar school prize for the best
essay in the Maryland day competition
was awarded to Miss Margaret Joy.
The Rev. DR.. Stafford prize for English,
offered In his memory by Mrs. A. c. Whit
ton, was won by the following: Miss
class: drawn for in the second and third
year high school classes by Margaret
Weaver. Margery Lucas and Lucille Gas
kins and won by Margaret Weaver; first
year high school class by Miss Ruth kier-
nan: eighth grade. by Miss Helen Sheck-
els. drawn for by May Norris, Jennis Orr.
Helen Jones and Maybell Ennis of the
sixth and seventh grades, and won by
Maybel Ennis; drawn for by Mar Fo-
ley Marguerite Lyons, Lavina Gaskins.
Catherine Floeckher, Helen Quinn and
Alice Wolfe of the fourth and fifth grades
and won by Lavinia GasktnS: draw for
by Estelle Latimer, Mildred Morris. Ma
rie Action and Julia Herman of the first
and second grades, and won by Julia
Herman.
Premiums in the music class were
awarded to Misses Marie Osborn, Marjorie
Durham. Genevieve Gaskins. Lucille Gas
Dorothy Keating, Margaret Joy. Anna
Darnell. Estelle Latimer. Anna Sullivan,
Nettie Brook, Katherine Harkshaw, Cen
evieve Anadale Dora Simpson and to
Masters William Connors, Randolph
Smith and Thomas Smith.
A special mention for not having been
absent a day in the past year was made
of Alice Lucas, Lucille Gaskins, Margaret
Fitzpatrick. Marie Easby-Smth. Katie
Fegan. Margaret DAILY. Maize Lyons,
ME Mulroe, Lavinia Gaskins. Minnie Nc
Donald, Pauline Sebastian. Margaret Null
roe, Mary DAILY, Alfredo Hammond, Annie
Dixon and Rosemary Lucas.
Certificates Awarded.
The following certificates were awarded:
High school, third year-Alice Lucas,
Ella Corcoran, Kathryn Hannah; second
year. Marjory Lucas. Lucille Gaskins
Margaret Weaver, Laura Hancock, Mar
jorie Durham. Dora Simpson; first year
leen Smith, Ruth Herman, Mary McKen-
ny, Pauline Iseman. Margaret titzpat-
rick, Mae Quaid, Mary Everett. Eva
Dowd. Pauline Mcdonald, Marie Osborn,
Regina Fisher, Nettie Brook, Isabelle
Brook, Beatrice Deeds.
Eighth grade: Adalscynia Aiken.
Seventh grade: Mary Ganty, kathleen
Curtin, Margaret Fitzgerald Pauline Mon
aghan, Florine White Rozina Hawkins,
Grace Taylor. Estelle Murray, Eva
Orr. Mary DAILY, Leila Finley. Freda
Hammond, Anna Darnell, Helen McFar-
land.
Sixth grade: Alice Mcdonald Rose Nc
Donald. Mary Deeds. Anna Sullivan. Mil
dred Gaskins. Catherine O'Connor, Clara
May Frank. Margaret Sullivan. Adele
Burns, Katherine Snow. Genevieve Ana
dale, Rose Mary Lucas. Marie Rippard.
Dorothy keating, Helen Jones. Helen
Moran, Maybelle Ennis, Elsie Hannah,
Mildred Morrison.
Fifth grade: Marguerite Lyons. Annie
Mulroe. Margaret Cannon. Anna Crow
ley, Mary Foley, Pauline Sebastian Le-
vina Gaskins. Millie Chase. Grace Dixon.
Lillian Mason. Catherine Floeckher. Mar
saret Shea. Edna Becker. May Quinn.
Bernardine Shipley. Estelle White May
Frey Minnie Mcdonald May Manger.
Agnes Hayden. Lillian Everson. Gather
Agnes Pumphrey. Katie Callily.
Fourth grade: Virginia Jones. Catherine
Weeks. May Timm. Rose Paul. Rose Nc
Nerny Agnes Corkery. Bessie Galleher
Margaret .Raidy, Nellie Weaver, Marie
Crowley, Margaret Monaghan, Mary
Chase, Maude Brazier, Lottie Holzer,
Helen Quinn. Elsie Bacon. Helen Casey.
Alice Wolf Ethel Clarke, Gertrude Law
renee Eleanore Woude.
Third grade: Estelle I.atimer. Lena
Daily, Ruth Galleher, Madeline Crowley
| Mildred Morris, Loretto Lyons. Dorothy
| Deeds. Lenore King. Sarah Sam. Marie
| Action. Julia Herman Mary Lotto.
| Second grade: Dorothy Locraft. Loret-
| to Sullivan, Elizabeth Hayden, Gertrude
| Tomlinson. katherine Hudson, Mary
| Hudson, Eleanor Wilkinson Eva Steltz
Matilda Gauzza, Amanda GauZZa, Eileen
Callily.
First grade: Mary Helen White Marga-
ret Mulroe, Hester Clements. Beatrice
| Towers. Matilda Chase, Mary Cordani
L>alJ;