Evening star., 1911-06-08
MEDALS ORAWNFOR| |ALExANDR|AAFFA|RS
ST. CeciIia's Academy Pupils
Tied for High Honors.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
Exercises in the Columbia Theater
Witnessed by Parents Of Stu
dents and Many Friends.

The forty-third annual commencement
of g.. Cecilias Academy. 9Th and East
Capitol streets. was held at the Column
bia Theater yesterday afternoon before a
large audience of friends and parents of
students of the school, Awards were
also made for general excellency and at
tendance.
Those who re, eived diplomas and grad
uating medals in the academic course
were Louise Margaret Crown. Bessie
Louise Jeffords and Alice Jenette Lynch.
Miss Jeffords also received a graduating
medal and diploma in the conservatory of
music, as well as certificate in French.
This is said to be the first time a pupil
has graduated in these three courses at
one time
diplomas In the commercial course were
awarded to Ruth Cecilia Crawford. Mary
Agnes Gill and Margaret Cecilia Con-
molly.
Gold Medals Drawn For.
In making the other awards several in
each class We're found. through their ex-
cellency. to he eligible for the medal:
therefore. the winners had to be deter
mined by lot. The results follow:
Gold medal for general excellence
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Bessie Louise Jeffords and Alice Jenette
Lynch of the graduating class, and Helen
Harvey. Katie Hoffman, Mildred Lynch
and Frances Mcnamara of the first
senior class; won by Bessie Louise JEFF
fords.
Gold medal in second and third senior
classes for regular attendance-Drawn
for by Marguerite O'Neill, Virginia
Marguerite Burns and Jennie Frere; won
by Jennie Frere.
God medal in the first and second in
termediate classes for regular attend
ance-Drawn for by Loretta Germuiller.
Gertrude Lyles, Bessie Burch, Lillian
Ma,er. Agnes oyster, Katheline Gibbons
and Anna Ferguson; won by Katherine
Gibbons
Gold medal in the first junior class for
regular attendance-Drawn for by Ger
trude Mulcare. Lillian Mcdonnell. Cath
crime Kingsbury. Mary Astlin. Esther
Jameson. Mary Frances Fitzgerald, Jes-
sic Clements, Ethel Williams. Mary
Richardson, Barbara Seibert and Mer-
cedes Duarte; won by Lillian Mcdonnell.
Gold medal in the second junior class
for regular attendance-Drawn for by
Margaret Poole, Dorothy Harvey. Marga-
ret Carey. Anna Ramsay. Mary Ramsay,
Myrtle Bailey. May Bishop. sabina Ham.
Anna Billie. Beatrice Flaherty, Edith
Mulcare and Viola Neff; won by Viola
Neff
Gold medal in the minim class for reg
ular attendance-Drawn for by Stella
Tappan. Helen Forde. Mary Smith. Helen
Carroll. Gladys Nichols. Louise Forde.
Mary Casey. Sara Kane and Margaret
Casey; won by Stella Tappan-
The diplomas, medals and certificates
were awarded by Rev. James NJ. O'Brien-
Address to Graduates.
The address to the graduates was made
by Rev. Richard S. Cartwright. president
OF ST. Thomas College. He told them to
remember above all things. ufes real aim
and purpose-that of preparing for the
eternal life In closing. he congratulated
the members of the class and their par
ents.
The other numbers on the program
presented by the graduating class and fu-
ture graduates of the school follow: 20
Lovely Night" by the chorus. accompa-
Beckert: poem. Washington, the City
beautiful. by Louise Margaret Crown;
LISTS .'Rakoczy March," by a piano
quartet, consisting of Bessie L. Jeffor6s.
Katie Hoffman. Margaret Burns and I'll
sic Beckert; French essay. Marie An
toinette,' by Bessie L. Jeffords; 20 Blest
finale, from Lucia tfor left hand), by
Bessie L. Jeffords: sonnet. Masters in
Musie's Realm.. by BESSIE /. Jeffords;
suite. romance-yalse-po -polonaise, piano duo,
by Bessie l. Jeffords and Helen Harvey;
yaiedictory, by Alice Jenette Lynch: Yea
zie's "A Summer Shower" by the cho-
rus.
The stage was attractively decorated
with palms and cut flowers.