Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-23
GRADUATES GIVEN
HONORS IN CHURCH
Two Glasses of East Orange
School Receive Di-
pIomas.

Commencement exercises were held
in the Church of Our Lady Help of
Christians, East Orange, yesterday
afternoon for the classes of 1912 and
1918 of the parochiaI school attached
to the church. About 800 people were
present. There were twenty-five in
this years class and fourteen in the
class of 1912 The Rev. Henry ].
Coyne. rector of the Church of the
Sacred Heart. vailsburg, made the
address to the graduates.
Last years exercises were post
poned when the Rev. John p. Cal
laghan, rector of the church, was
stricken with paralysis shortly before
they were to have been held Father
callaghan is now at health resort
The exercises were opened with
prayer The hymns, Maiden
Mother and Peace Be STILL" were
rendered preceding and after the
sermon by Father Coyne. The diplo-
mas were awarded by the Rev. Ed
ward NJ Farrell, acting rector of the
church, assisted by the Rev. M. ].
Corr. first assistant rector. and Will
liam Costello. graduate Of the
school, who is in the seminary at
ccIOh I1dll Studying 1OI lH6 pNACbA-
hood. Benediction followed the
awarding of the diplomas and prizes
The exercises closed with the sing
ing of Sweet Jesus
William r. Brothers, of the class
of 1913 won the So gold piece offered
by Father Farrell and second prem
ium went to Miss Mary Rich. A gold
watch, the gift of the East Orange
Knights of. Columbus to the class of
1912 for scholarship, was awarded to
Miss Josephine r. Toomey.
The gold medal offered as first prize
to the class of 1912 was won by Miss
Stella Bertoino and second prize by
Miss Mary McGovern. Thomas Har-
rington won the medal offered to the
member of the 1918 class having the
highest per cent. in class work. There
were three members of the class tied
for the medal Harrington having won
in a drawing contest. The other two
were Anna C.. Toomey and Joseph
Fitzsimmons.
Those who received diplomas we're:
Stella E. Bertolino, Nora G. Dunn,
Mary G.. Moore. Mary c. McGovern,
Gertrude A. Purcell, Kathleen M. Sui
Ivan, Josephine r. Toomey, Michael
J. Barron, Edward v. Haugh, Joseph
r. Henry, Peter F. Higgins, Arthur
J. Mooney, Francis j. Morrissey, Rob-
ert F. O'Brien, who composed the
class of 1912; Catherine M. Bohen,
Anna r. CICERO, Marion A. Clinton,
Florence @. Doyle, Helen M. Farrell,
Mary G. McCabe, Gertrude McGovern.
Mary U. Rich, Marguerite G. Sulli-
van, Anna C. Toomey, William r.
Brothers, John Cummins, William
Conroy, Charles Finnan, Thomas r.
Harrington, Matthew j. Fitzsimmons,
Aloysius r. Mooney. Frances Nc
Nally, Anthony McNally, James L.
o'Neill, Edmund J. o'Brien and
Jeome Stanley, who were In this
years class.
Those who attained the highest per
sent. in class work in the other
Grades of the school and received
rwards were: Seventh grade. Eliza
beth Dobbs. Irene Keyes; sixth grade,
Josephine Burke, Eleanor Egan, and
lourth grade. Charles Murray and
krnott Milett.
Announcement was made of those
who received certificates offered DUR
ing the year by the A. N. Palmer
Company, as follows Eighth grade,
Anna c. Toomey, Marion Clinton,
Catherine Bohen, Joseph Fitzsim-
mons, Florence Doyle Gertrude Nc
Govern, Macy Rich, Helen Farrell.
Thomas Harrington, Larkin O'Neill,
Charles Finan, Mary McCabe, Anna
cecero, John Cummins, Ronald
Mooney, Jerome Stanley, Marguerite
sullivan and William Conroy Seventh
Grade, Helen Cooney, Margaret Law
cry Irene Keyes, Margaret Gibbons,
Gertrude Stanley, Jennie Conroy.
Frances Byrne. Mary Minihan, Mabel
Porch, Mary Finneran, Elizabeth
Dobbs, Marie Cooney, Catherine
Holey. Muriel Kirby and Eileen Fin
neran Sixth grade, Louise Enright,
sara Bradley. Helen Clinton, Char
otte Brothers, Rosemary Byrne and
Julia Lawson. Fifth grade, Mary
Dobbs., Eleanor Egan, Marie Mulhall,
Margaret Purcell and Eileen Nc
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