The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-06-26
I'll osING EXERCISES OF SENIOR
CLASS. HOLY NAME OF
MARY SCHOOL.

The senior department of the Holy
Name of Mary School in Algiers held
closing exercises Saturday night at st.
Mary's Hall, with large gathering OF
the relatives and friends of the pupils
as well as members of the clergy
present. The interesting numbers
were cleverly presented, the work OF
the pupils rejecting creditabily upon
the able educators in charge, the SIS
ters Marianites of the Holy Cross.
Miss Mercedes Bolton was the vale
dictorian and Miss Irene Sinclair the
salutatorian of the graduating class,
the other members of which were the
Misses Anna Martinez, Irene Sinclair
and Katie Fitzpatrick. Very Rev. L.
]. Larkin, S. NJ, rector Of the parish,
made an able address, congratulatlng
the graduates and their parents, as
we'll as their teachers. He urged con-
tinued support of the parochial school
by the parishioners and pointed to the
splendid success of the institution in
past years.
I'm the Valley of the Mohawk" an
Indian musical drama in three acts,
featured the evenings program, and
was splendidly acted by the following
cast: Misses Nelita Kelvin, Nettie
Worley. Margarita Kelvin, Emily Tai
lon, Mercedes Bolton, Irene Sinclair,
Floris Rupp, Dorothy Murtagh, and
Masters Tom Norman Brownlee, Ray
mend Richards, O'Neill Barrett, Rene
Couget, Victor Olivier, Raymond Cur
rem, o. Gaiennie and other pupils as
Indian characters, Christians and pa
gans.
'The Court Of Fame was another
enjoyable number, the characters be-
ing impersonated by Misses Mercedes
Bolton, Katie Fitzpatrick, Nelita Kew
lin, Emily Talon, Margarita Kelvin,
Mildred Walters, Grace Legendre, Net
tie Worley, Anna Martinez, Stella
Charleville, Edna Hincks, May Don
nelly, Eola Mitchell, Julia Twickler,
Irene Sinclair.
Miss Anna Martinez gave an essay
on Courage" while piano selections
we're given by Misses Cornelia Muir
ply, Imogene Barrett, Mercedes Bel
ton, Doris Graham and Emily Talon,
while Miss Margarita Kelvin gave the
song and dance, Mexico" Master
Rene Couget gave a violin solo and
the massed pupils sang "Fairyland
Waltz"
Graduation crowns were bestowed
upon Misses Stella Charleville, Anna
Martinez, Mercedes Bolton, Irene Sin.
clair and Katie Fitzpatrick, each OF
whom received a gold medal and d.
ploma. They also received class pins
and gold pins for stenography, diplo
mas for bookkeeping from the South
western Publishing Company Of Gin
cinnati and diplomas for penmanshiI
from the A. N. Palmer Company O.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Miss Edna Aucoin received diploma.
for bookkeeping and penmanship.
Bookkeeping diplomas also wer,
awarded to Masters Raymond Curren
Janssens Jones and Nicholas Collette
while diplomas for penmanship ais,
were awarded to Misses Nettie Wor
ley and Julia Twickler and Maste
Nicholas Collette.
Gold pins for having successful,
completed the eighth grade wer,
awarded to Misses Margarita Kelvin
Nettie Worley, Julia Twickler ant
Grace Legendre and Masters Raymond
Curren, Janssens Jones and Nichola,
Collette.
A gold necklace, donated by Fathe
Larkin for the highest examination ay
erage in the girls school, was meritet
by Miss Nelita Kelvin. A gold Din fo
the boys was merited by Masters Vic
tor Olivier and Ned whitmore. 4
gold pin for Christian doctrine for tn,
solemn communion class of 1913. do
mated by Father Larkin, was meritet
by Miss Floris Rupp, while a gold me
dial for history, donated by Alvin Eos
ter, was merited by Master Raymond
Curren.
Certihcates OF improvement In pen
manship were awarded to Misses Mar
garita Kelvin, Grace Legendre, Nelita
Kelvin, Mildred Walters, Emily Talon,
Eola Mitchell, May Donnelly, Mary
Collins, Mary Mclean, Helen Barrett
Lydia Boudreaux, Clare Cassidy, Win.
ME Casey, Helen Graham and Masters
Dwight Salathe, Victor Olivier, Ray.
mond Curren, Clyde Smith and Ray
mond Richards.
A gold chain and cross for faithful
attendance at mass and benediction