Saint Mary's beacon., 1911-06-22
St. Mary's Academy Commence
ment.

The twenty. fifth annual commence
ment OF st. Mary's Academy took
place under ideal weather condi
tions. An unusually large crowd
attended and among the clergy pre-
sent were Reverends K. Y. Fink,
S. j., VIM J. Stanton, S. j., J.V.
Schm DIT. S. j.. John c. Harmon, S.
j., and L ]. Kelly. S ] OF Leonard
town; Rev. 7. O'Leary, S J. and
Rev. g. S. Lancaster, S. J. of Wash
ington, Rev. A. ]. Enrich, S. J., OF
St. lnigo's, and Brother Walter,
President OF Leonard Hall.
The address the graduates by
Very Rev. Chas. w. Currier was
an impassiOnate discourse inspired
by the Scriptural Operetta on "Wo-
man S Mission aud | n tluence" which
was the principal number OF very
attractive program. The graduates
were the Misses Heloise Abel, and
Bessie Mattingly of Leonardtown,
Miss Helen Adams of Mechanics
vile; Miss Madeleine Bal ey OF
Abell's, Md; Miss Rose Cunning
ham OF Baltimore; Misses Marguerite
Dawson and Minnie Russell of Love-
vile. Md; Miss Marie Mattingly of
Bush wood, Md Miss Nary Stone
ofDynard. Md. aud Miss Eva Spring
er OF Drsyden, Md. All these were
awarded Gold Medals and First Ii
terary Honors.
Class HonOrs and Medals were
awarded as follows: Second Senior
Miss Gertrude Edwards; Third Sen
ior. Miss Isabella Kirg. Fourth
Senior. Miss Lillian Drury; Eighth
Grade, Miss Pauline Greenwell;
Seventh Grades. Miss Louise Nor
ris; Sixth Grade. Miss Helene Green
we'll; Fifth Grade, Miss Estelle
Drury; Fourth Grad, ,, Master Robert
Payne. The premium in the Pri-
mary Class to Miss Madeleine Rus
sell.
Gold Medals for Christian Dc
trine were drawn as follows: First
Class, Miss Mary Duke, Second.
Miss Isabella King; Third, Miss
Georgia Wilson; Fourth. Miss Ma.
bel Cox, Fifth. Master Robert
Payne; Sixth. Miss Sophia Mating
ly; Seventh, Janet Duke; Eighth,
Genevieve Norris.
The Roll Of Honor Gold Medal
was drawn by Miss Eva Springer,
1911.
The Gold Medal for Punctuality
was drawn by Miss Louise Watben.
For Vocal Music the Gold Medal
was won by Miss Margaret Fore
man; for Instrumental Music. the
Medal was drawn by Miss Isabella
King.
Special Gold Medals for Five Years
Course in Instrumental Music were
awarded to the Misses Madeleine
Bailey, Georgia Wilson and Philo
Morgan.
The BOarders General Excellence
Premium was drawn by Miss Marie
Mattingly.
The Medal for Astronomy was
won by Miss Helen Adams.
The Mathematic's medal was
drawn by Marguerite Dawson.
The Alumnae Gold medal for Com
position was drawn by Gertrude
Edwards.
A number also received Palmer
Diplomas for Penmanship.
Father Currier in his address re-
minded the young graduates to take
their inspiration for life from the
noble characters portrayed in the
Scriptures. Marian, Esther and
those noble heroines who were
types OF Mary, the Mother of God.
he showed the influence for good
that womIn can exert, illustrating
his point by the beautiful example
OF South American Women.
"Reverend Fathers, II was going 70 say
honored Sisters, but see that their humility
has caused them 70 withdraw to the back
groundl Young Lady Graduates, young La
dies OF 80. Mary's Academy, Ladies' and Cen
tlemen It ls often the unex pectsd that
happens. and 10 has happened In my case A
week ago, had no idea that within such a
short time, i should be In 50. MaTy's county,
the only county OF Maryland on the western
shore that / had not yet visited. Have I
kept the best for the lase q? I know that 1
stand here upon historic ground, the cradI