Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-11
YOUNG WOMEN
RECEIVE DEGREES
Ten Graduates of ST. Elizabeth
College Are Awarded Their
Certificates.
MANY PRIZES GIVEN TO
"GRADS" AND STUDENTS
Mgr. Mooney, Father Dillon and
Judge Bowling Take Part
in Exercises.

CONVENT STATION. June IL
Ten young women were graduated to-
day from The College of St. Elizabeth
at the twelfth annual comforting of
degrees, Nine of these are graduating
courses leading to the degree of bach
elor of art. and the other was award
ed IA bachelor of music diploma.
Monsignor James f. Mooney, pres-
dent of Seton Hall College, presided.
Justice Victor j Bowling, of the New
York Supreme Court, made the open
ing address. Miss Clare Regina Ma
guire, of Elizabeth, who received the
bachelor of music certificate, gave an
exhibition of her talent, accompanied
by the orchestra. Rev. John Nj. Dill
Ion, superintendent of parochlal
schools of the diocese Of Newark, pre-
sented the candidates for the degrees.
Monsignor Mooney delivered the oac-
calaureate address.
The graduates are:
Bachelor of Arts-Anna Marie Han
sen, Troy, N. Y: Marguerite Angela
Houlihan. Elizabeth; Loretta Marie
Kavanagh. Brooklyn. n. Y; Marian
Bridget Lamb, Jersey City; Alicia
Monica Morrissey, Waterbury, Conn;
Hilda Agnes Mitchell, Englewood;
Sophie thurman Whitaker, Tampa,
Fla, Sister Maria Agnes Bourke,
r. S. T., Kenmare, n. D.
Bachelor of Music-Clare Regina
Mcguire, Elizabeth.
Teachers diplomas in music, vocal
and instrumental, was given to Miss
Maloney.
Pedagogical degrees We're presented
to the Misses Houlihan, kavanagh,
Lamb, Morrissey, Mitchell and Sophie
thurman Whitaker.
Diplomas in household economics
we're given to the Misses Hansen. and
Maloney and certificates in household
science went to the Misses Houlihan,
Morrissey, Mitchell, Kayanagh and
Whitaker.
Normal certificate as teacher of
modern languages was given to Miss
Anna Jortberg, Portland, Me.
The McQuaid memorial medal, the
gift of Rev. Thomas F. Hickey,
bishop of Rochester, awarded for
ethics in the senior class, sumrna
cum laude, to Marguerite Angela
Houlihan; cum laude, Hilda Mitchell,
Sophie Whitaker, Alicia Morrissey,
Marian Lamb, Anna Hansen and
Loretto Kavanagh.
The Dolan gold medal, gift of Rev.
Michael Dolan, Newton, Mass,
awarded for philosophy in the senior
class summa cum laude, to Hilda
Agnes Mitchell; cum laude, the
Misses Houlihan, Whitaker, Lamb,
Kavanagh, Hansen and Morrissey.
The first Kearney memorial gold
medal. founded by the late Thomas
Kearney, of New York, awarded for
logic in the Junior class, summa cum
laude. to Miss Anna Augusta Duffy,
Wharton; cum laude, the Misses
Emily Lyons, Esther Latin, Mar
garet Flynn. Edna Brown, Mary
Kemp and Teresa GenereuX.
The honor prize for music. the gift
of the class of 1913, awarded to Miss
Margaret Mary Maloney; next in
merit, Sarah Babcock, Alice Hannick,
Loretto Hennessey and Annette Burr.
A gold medal. founded in memory
OF her sister. Mrs. Teresa shannon
Sheridan, late president of the St
Elizabeth Alumnae Association, and
benefactor of the College of St
Elizabeth, founded by her sister. Mrs.
Ellen Shannon-Shea, of Jersey City,
is awarded for mathematics in the
senior class, summa cum laude, to
Miss Mitchell: cum laude, the Misses
Duffy and Flynn.
Tbe gold medal, founded by the
generous gift of Mrs. Rhona Mayer.
Brill. is awarded for English in the
senior class. summa cum laude, to
Miss Lamb: cum laude, the Misses
Houlihan and Morrissey.
The gold medal, founded by the gen
erosity of Miss Agnes Genevieve Gar
rigan, ga is warded for essay work
in the sophomore class to Ruth Alice
Burke. Cum laude: Catherine Ma
loney.
A gold medal, the second Kearny
memorial medal is warded for high
est honors in the department Of home
tn Niec Whitaker Cum
1ande for this honor: The Misses
Mitchell, Hansen, Gladys Dyer, Mary
Waldron and Mary Venuto.
The honor prize in the department
of history, the annual gift of DR..
James J. Walsh. of New York city,
complete set of his valued works, has
heen won. summa cum laude, by Miss