New Britain herald., 1915-06-21
ST. MARY'S PUPILS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Impressive Ceremonies Sunday
 Afternoon in the Church

With appropriate and impressive exercises. the graduating class of 1915
 of St. Mary's Parochial school re- ceived diplomas Sunday afternoon be- fore an audience that filled St. Mary's s
 church. Solemn vespers was sung at
 o'clock with Rev. John T. Winters as 1 celebrant: Rev. George J. Donahue,
 deacon, and Rev. William A. Krause.
 sud d-deacon. Rev. John T. Fay was l master of ceremonies. Seated in the l front seats of the center aisles were
 the class of eighty-four children, of
 which forty-nine were girls and thirty five boys.
 At the close of the vespers the grad
 uation sermon was preached by Rev. John Doherty of Waterbury, a former 1 local man and graduate of St. Mary's
 school Father Doherty congratulat- ! ed the children on the excellent marks l in studies which they had attained i during their stay at the school in
 which they are about to leave. He 1 spoke of the Christian teachings they l had learned and urged that they in 1 after life devote their life to the les
 sons taught them by the kindly Sis l ters of Mercy of the convent. To
 those who are to enter High school and other institutions of learning. he
 urged diligent attention to their 1 studies, and forecast brilliant results
 for them. He then gave the class his 1 blessing. ......
 | Rev. John T. Winters. pastor of St.
 Mary's church, in a brief talk con-
 graduated the members of the class and extended to them the best wishes ] of St. Mary's church, of it's priests l and Sisters of Mercy. He then pre- l sented the awards to the honor win ners as follows: Girls Department Premiums. Gold medal of excellence for high est rank in scholarship awarded to Mary Elizabeth Meehan.
 Gold medal for second highest rank l in scholarship awarded to Olga Irene | Andreyko.
 First prize presented by New Brit 1 ain branch of Ancient Order of Hi- l bernians for eassy on Irish history l awarded to Margaret Mary Daily. Second prize presented by New Brit ain branch of Ancient Order of Hi- l bernians for essay on Irish history 1 awarded to Assunta Marie Paonessa. l Premium of excellence for English composition awarded to Cecilia Rita 1 Long. @. Premium for domestic science l awarded to Madeline E. Curtin. I First honorable mention-Leona l Catherine Rourke, Rosemary Me- ] Enroe, Catherine Mercedes McDon- l ough Margaret Mary Daly, Gertrude | Agnes Janelle, Mary Josephine Crow ] ley, Mercedes Beatrice O'Del Eliza beth Josephine McGuire. Cecilia Rita 1 Long. Margaret Mary Collins, Sophia l Cecilia Scheyd. Helen Margaret Egan. Second Honorable rnention-Eliza- l beth Agnes Shine, Margaret Josephine Rivers, Rose Loretta Rooney. Mar i garet Anna Sweeney, Mildred Veronica
 Guilty, Mary Anna Konrad. Grace Agnes Kehoe, Anna Catherine Kiniry,
 Margaret Mary Burns. Catherine
 Marie Meehan, Mary Agnes Donlon. i Julia Frances Grove. Catherine
 Teresa Gilbert, Irene Margaret Glynn.
 Excellence in attendance-Margare
 Mary Burns, Margaret Mary Collins, J Helen Margaret Egan, Helen Irene 1 Forsyth, Helen Fabian Heisler, Cert ] rude Agnes Janelle. Grace Agnes Ke- hoe, Anna Catherine Kiniry, Cecilia Rita Long, Helen Elizabeth Malley
 Catherine Mercedes McDonough
 Noe, Catherine Teresa O'Connell, Mer- | Mary o'Keefe, Margaret Josephine Rivers, Leona Catherine Rourke,
 Sophia Cecilia Scheyd, Lillian Mary Seipel Mary Elizabeth Sliney, Anna
 Margaret Sullivan. Catherine Mary 1 Weston.
 Boys Department Premiums. Gold medal of excellence for high l est rank in scholarship awarded to l John Christopher Martin.
 1 Gold medal for second highest rank
 in scholarship awarded to Leo Walter I Sweeney
 First prize presented by New Brit
 ain branch of Ancient Order of Hi- 1 bernians for essay on Irish history
 awarded to John Christopher Martin.
 Second prize presented by New 1 Britain branch of Ancient Order of
 Hibernians for essay on Irish history
 awarded to Daniel James Hagearty. Premium of excellence in English
 composition awarded to William
 Francis Meehan.
 1 First honorable mention--Janes
 Theodore Fitzgerald. John Joseph
 Tutles. John Andrew Lazorik, Daniel
 James Hagearty, Michael Aloysius
 Daley, William Alphosus Faulkner,
 James Thomas O'Connell, John Fran l cis Maioney.
 Second honorable mention--Mat-
 thew Francis Shine, Clifford Francis
 Morehead, James Aloysius Gallery, John Joseph Fitzgerald. William l Francis Meehan, Leo Francis Hen l messy, Burton Francis Hall, Patrick Edward Boyle, Patrick Anthony Kelly, 1 William J. Fitzgerald, Joseph A. Duran. Francis A. Perry.
 Excellence in attendance-Burtc