Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-05
HONORS AND DIPLOMAS
FOR ELEVEN GRADUATES
st. Ceci|ia's Academy BestoWs
Medals and Other Re-
wards of Merit.

Six girl graduates were awarded gold
medals and certificates of graduation at
the forty-fourth annual commencement
of st. Cecilia's Academy. held yesterday
afternoon at the Columbia Theater. Five
other young women received certificates
showing the completion of a commercial
course of study.
Rev. Eugene p. Burke, c. S. c., of Holy
Cross College, in an address to the class
of 1912" compared the graduates to Joan
of Arc, who inspired the despairing
French army and conquered not by the
might of her arm. but by her womanly
devotion and Inspiration. He urged the
young women to initiate the French
maid. and told them the crying need of
the hour is the educated Christian wom-
an, outlining the part to be taken by her
in the worlds regeneration.
Program of Exercises.
The program of exercises, in addi-
ton to the address by Father Burke
and the comforting of medals and di-
plornas by Rev. j. NJ. O'Brien, pastor
of st. Peters Catholic Church, included
vocal and instrumental musical selec-
TONS the reading of essays by several
or the graduates anu the NdlcuiCloIy
by Miss Mildred Agatha Lynch. The
essay of Miss Helen Margaret Harvey
was entitled 1.-The Triumph of Music. :
Miss Blanche Catherine Manogue read
an original poem on Nature, God $
Laureate" The Religious Element in
Chivalry' was the subject treated by
| Miss Frances Katherine Mcnamara,
| and an essay on "Woman's Power in
the World was read by Miss Cath
| crime Marie Hoffman. Hope Crowned
4 Al - tSyf rroI M
Miss Ruth Margaretha Seibert
The instrumental numbers on the
program were rendered by Helen Mar
garet Harvey, Elsie Beckert. Catherine
Marie Hoffman, Marguerite Burns;
Edith Oriani, Alberta Murphy ana
| Mercedes Duarte.
Medals and Diplomas.
Graduating medals and diplomas in
the academic course We're conferred upon
Helen Margaret Harvey, Catherine Marie
Hoffman, Mildred Agatha Lynch. Blanche
Catherine Manogue. Frances Katherine
Mcnamara and Ruth Margaretha Seibert.
Certificates in the commercial course
were conferred upon Anna Nero BarIie,
Marie Josephine Brady. Julia Agnes
Burns, Alice Marie Hayes and Anna
Elizabeth O'Meara.
A gold medal for general excellence was
drawn for by Helen Margaret Harvey,
Catherine Hoffman, Mildred Agatha
LYNCH Blanche Catherine Manogue,
Frances Katherine Mcnamara, Ruth
Margaretha Seibert of the graduating
class, and Marguerite Burns. Virginia
Haley, May Manogue, Alberta Murphy,
Marguerite O'Neil and Edith Oriani of the
first senior class. The medal was won
by Blanche Catherine Manogue.
\ gold medal in second and third senior
classes for regular attendance was drawn
for by Gertrude Lyles, Bessie Maloney,
Frances Murphy and Ruth Boyd; won
by Ruth Boyd. A gold medal in the first
and second intermediate classes for reg
ular attendance was drawn tor by Bessie
Burch. Anna Ferguson, Lillian Maier,
Kathleen Murphy and Gertrude Mulcare;
, won by Gertrude Mulcare
In Other Glasses.
A gold medal in the first junior class
for regular attendance was drawn for by
Mercedes Quartz, Marie Murdoch, Jessie
Clements, Mary Richardson, Edith Null
care Maureen Morris, Helen Murtaugh,
Dorothy Harvey, Antoinette Cross; won
by Edith Mulcare.
A gold medal in the second junior class
for regular attendance was drawn for by
Mary Doan, Beatrice Flaherty, Helen
Hutchinson, Mary Bishop, Sabina Ham,
Elizabeth Dorsey. Anna Bile. Helen
F'leishel, Stella Tappan Helen Carroll,
Margaret Richardson, Sarah Kane, Mary
Ramsay; won by Mary Ramsay.
\ gold medal in the minim class for
regular attendance was drawn for by
Mary Smith, Elsie Kuehling, Virginia
Clark, Regina Bishop. Mary Casey. Mary
DAILY Elizabeth Dugan, Ruby kuehling,
Fannie Titow, Barbara Hess and Mar
garet Casey; won by Mary DAILY.