Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-06-17
ST. NarY's Academy Commence
meat. Leonardtown. Nd.

The twenty-ninth annual commence
ment exercises ofSt. Mary's Academy.
Leonardtown, were held on Tuesday
morning in the auditorium. The stage
was prettily decorated with crimson
and green. the colors of the class of
1918, and with garlands of flowers
from woods, fields and gardens. The
capacity of the hall had never been so
taxed 10y the crowds that hailed from
country side, town and cities remote.
After the opening chorus, (PinSuti)
in which almost the entire academy
took part, the seniors executed "A beau
tiful Rose and Daisy Wreath"
march. using the wreathS to heighten
the effects ~ the various poses, coun-
ter marches and tableax.
The dominating theme of the exer-
ciSes was the pleasing and pathetic
operetta of the "WiSe and Foolish
Virgins, illustrating The Danger of
Demonstration. The graduates gave
an original introduction of their own
composition To the operetta. based on
the old Spanish proverb-Through the
Streets of by and Bye, one arrives at
the house of Never. The parts of the
Ten Virgins were sustained by the
sAAtNNF ~ AAtltt
Wathen, Loretta Burch. Louise Nc
Donald. Ula Heard. Helene Greenwich
Virginia Pagan, Anna May Love.
Elizabeth Dorsey and Mary Brent
Hamilton.
The first tableau in which Miss
Sallie Greenwell took the part of the
Herald Angel, represented the rejec-
ton of tie foolish Virgins: the second
Ia klaan n
the reception of the wise Virgins. es-
pccially the plaintive rendering of
renny sons Too Late, and the mas
terly grace and expression of the grad
yates as they wove the narrative of
the pathetic parable, held the audience
as If Spell-bound. The climax was
reached in the singing of the chorus,
unfold We Portals, from GounOd's
Redemption. came n grand climax
to the Naledictory, most sweet and
touching address delivered with a
depth of tenderness and feeling by
Miss Ching, one of the graduates.
The graduates upon whom were con-
feTred First Literary Honors and Gold
Medals for Excellence, wera Miss
Edith \. Ching, ofLeonardtown, Miss
Elizabeth Edwards, Leonardtown. and
Miss Mary X. Burch, of Piney Point
The address tn the graduates was de-
livered by Rev. Thomas j. Delihant,
:. J., of Loyola College. Baltimore,
who addressed them as the women of
the future, Just passing from the world
OF girlhood 20 that of womanhood,
with its stcrner duties, deeper joys and
graver responsibilities.
He paid n glowing and eloquent
tribute to the mothers of men, to the
mothers who weave the golden thread
of love, unbroken through the lives of
mortalS and the ceaSeless years and
cycles of time.
Present in the audience were Revs.
L. J. Kelly, 5. J., L. J. Debold. :. j.,
and John I.aFarge, Sd, Leonardtown;
>. Il. Matthews, >. j., of ST. Inigoe's,
VIM. F. Cunningham, =. j., of Chap
tico, Rev. Brothers Walter. Eustach-
iuS and Theophane, of Leonard Hall.
and a large number of former pupils
and graduatee of the Academy. The
latter held reunion after the exer-
cises and elected new graduates To
membership Under the auspices of
the Alumnae Society, the third Com
mencement Ball was given in Hotel
ST Marys in the evening. Ii was one
va AtI bh%ECSN SOChAA events Oh COutll-
ern Mary land this season.
The honors and medals in the va
riouS classes and special courses were
awarded as follows
CLASS HoNoRS.
Second Senior-Miss Jennie Green
we'll.
Third senior Miss Thelma Graves:
Miss Louise Mcdonald. equal merit.
|, Fourth Senior-Miss Katharine
Burch.
Eighth Grade-Miss Elizabeth Mat
thewS.
Seventh Grade--Miss Elizabeth Duke
Sixth Grade-Miss Caiharine Green
we'll.
Fifth Grade-Miss Jane Maftingay.
Fourth Grade-Miss Hope Green
we'll.
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
FIRST Class-hiss SaIlie Greenwich.
Second Glass Miss Edna Combs:
Miss Florence Collins, equal merit.
Third Class Miss Mary Brent Ham
ilton.
Fourth Class-Miss Elizabeth Duke.
Fifth Class Miss Christine Green
well.
Sixth Class-Premium to Master