Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-12
RTY-FIFTH
COMMENCEMENT
Diplomas Awarded Six
) Young Ladies by st.
Mary's Academy
OPERA HOUSE FULL.
OPERA HOUSE FULL.
Program of Exercises
Well Rendered-Two Hundred and
Fifty Pupils on the Rolls.

Yesterday Lannon'S Opera House
was we'll filled with the friends of ST.
Mary's and it's two hundred and fifty
pupils when promptly at three o'clock
the curtain went up Tor the annual
commencement program. Conspicuous
among the representative audience
were the members Of ST. Mary's Alum
nae, each wearing the gold medal of
graduation; they had come to show
their love and loyalty to Alma Mater,
to live over again, at Ieast n happy
memories, their own graduation day
and to offer good wishes to the class
just going out from st. MaryS VINO
IN October 18th will be enrolled among
sheir members, ever growing larger
and more interested in st. Mary's
and its progress.
The program opened with a ''waltz
song by the juniors, with Elizabeth
Iart at the piano. 1t was a fitting
introduction to splendfd commence
nent presenting sixty-fve Of St.
Mary's smaller children, who, as ever,
won their way easily to the hearts OF
all present by their sprightly rendi-
ion of a well trained chorus.
"Memories of Strauss Waltz by the
Young violnists, Ruth Morgan, VIM
fred Bayne, Alice Whitton, Ruth Le-
Hugh, and Elmer Davis, with Jennie
SNYDER as accom- PIANIST, displayed tai
,nt and careful teaching and it was
veil received. The two graduates III
he academic course Sue Adeine
Florance, Of Fairfax county, Va, and
Jeanette Cartwright Prosise. Of Lloyd
"a. then took seats on the stage
they carried lovely bouquets Of Xii
arnev roses the class flower, while
he color scheme, red and gold, was
.arried out by the red buds and the
yellow ribbon entwining them. Miss
orosise was salutatorlan and her es'
saw "Perseverando" motto taker
from the reverse side Of the seal oi
Virginia, showed thought and study
Ar its conclusion she offered hearty
,reetings to the Reverend clergy, st
Mary's Alumnae and other friends.
"NIarch and Dumb Bell Drip was
-hen rendered by the physical culture
class in perfect time and with a pre-
.ision that spoke we'll for the WORE
ACCOMPLISHED by the class during thf
year. -,
"Miserere from II Trovatore by
Verdi" with Janet Risheill, Mary NJ
rent, and Mildred Hellmuth carrying
The solo parts and Alice Cderof, wary
Ewald,. Ruth Priest, Helen Waddy
EleanpH Nugent and Mary hntwlsle II
tho chorus work was a charming voca
selection that gave scope for the DIS
play Of efficient voice training an'
earnest work ON the part of the tai
ented voculists. It was decldeoy on
Of the best numbers as the applause
| : deservedly received testified.
slTantasie Brillante" from Albert
! with Ethel Dix and Virginia Downe!
at the piano followed, and their worI
easily sustained St. Mary's reputa
ton as school where the d'
vine art of music receives its full nee
Of attention, it was all that the mos
critical musician could desire, showing
a mastery of technique and eXecutlo
that deserved the applause accorde
to the able rendition.
In the senior chorus, "Nightingal
and Rose" one hundred Of St. Mary
advanced students presented beautl
full picture, as clad in the regula
tionswhite and glad with the joy o
youth, they sang with all the abando
of happy girlhood, while their man
i friends who heard them could onl
/ wish that ever their lives might b
filed with roses and with the gladnes
! or .bopn,- cchool life
The ably rendered "Rhapsodie Hor
groise" from List with Georgia Wi
son, Kathryn Brill, Mildred and Pat
line Hellmuth, at the pianos easll
proved them st. Maryrs advance
students in music, as they displaye
an ability in Interpretation and rend