Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-21
o0AnY STUDENTS OF ACADEMY ARE
GWEN PRIZES FOR EXCELLENCE
III VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
GRADUATING CLASS IS LARGEST IN
SEVERAL YEARSEFIMAL ExER-
ClSES ARE TONIGHT.

Oue VI int uIO>t sustts-iui stdiS an !"
history Of the school, If the number Of
Misunderstanding be considered
an indis1ition Of a year that IL
successful. The graduates, who tonight
st Z o'cl0k will participate in the final
exercises AT the acade-
nv. are Miss Kathleen Craig, Miss
Mary Thornham, Miss Ellie Ingram,
Miss Marie Armstrong Miss Luciano
Ipxano. Miss Eupcnia Rodriguez and
Miss Irene CrixeA
The program was unusually good.
each youthful performer. giving unmis-
taxable evidence Of the care exercised
by the excellent teachers Of the academy
in training them. Miss Lobcrta Walker
as class sa%lutatorian and Miss Eugcni:
Rodriguez AZ yalcdictorian carried we'll
the honors Of the class their addresses
ref1ccting great credit upo3 themselves
as we'll as upon their beloved Alma Ma
ter The younger pupils furnished the
principal features at this entertain
ment, the graduates and other advanced
pupils rcserying their efforts for the
class play and other features TO be Civ
en- this evening IL the academy. All Of
the drills and songs were enjoycd great
ly and the musical numbers were Of I'm
usual excellence. The tis.e and skill
shown i'm the various costume drills
stood out as examples Of the careful
and intelligent work done nv the Sisters
in training the tiny participants TO
such n high degree of perfection.
The display If art work lore nv the
pupils exhibited in one Of the larger
rlass rooms attracted the many visitors
who were privileged to he present In
both drawing and painting there were
some fine specimens. while the cmhroi
derry displly also included a number %
exquisite pieces.
Following a. n list of the premiums
awarded for excellence in The various
dcpa rtmcnts Of the school:
While the -mmcnccm proper was
held Tuesday evening ut the academy
the entertainment marking the closing
of the year will take place tonight. with
n well prepared program. ending with
. scrio- comic drama in three acts. en-
titled "Clara's Trick
Tuesday evenings interest was at
tachel To the exhibits Of works Of art
the handiwork of the students OF The
academy and many were the parents
and former students of the school who
zane 10 see the perfected results Of .
year Of application on the part Of the
students. Following this was the pro
gram i'm the outdoor auditorium Of the
convent.
Assisting the sisters Of the academy
in making th> program n success WIS
Caledonia CARA. who was stage dircc-
tor and Mrs. Miguel Garcia and Misses
Bertha Hicks. and Josephine Siarck
and Manuel Nznaga and Gerard Thay
or who were the ushcrS. The auditorium
where the exercises were held. was dec
grated in the class %colors. green and
white. effectively carried ont. with the
vlass flower. the beautiful daisy. As the
chief floral feature.
Distribution of premiums was rs fol
lows:
Rewards for good bchaviour-MiSSe
Beatrice Friedman. ElioSa Rautista
Maria Calderoni. Armada Cavazo~, Juia
Pelache. ConSuclo Bofado. Guadalupe
Gomez. Virginia Shears. Margariia Cham
pion, Bertha Young. Alicia Calderoni. Es-
tella Lavios. Betsy Walker. Maggie Doug
hcrty. Bernice Ducker. Mary Crum. Sarah
Champion. Martha Seaburv. Judith Calder
oni. Alicia Martinez. Marina Gonzales.
Gudelia Vera. Tulsa Gutierrez. Elena
Saenz. EStella EScobar. Mary Bertha
Ortiz, Maria Dominguez, Lucretia Barreda.
Garcia. Consuelo Samano. Lucille
Fernando. Teresa Rendon. Esiella .Juneo.
Tomasa Shears. Maria Gutierrez. Zoila r.
CARA, Hazel Cowen. Bertha CisneroS,
Leonardo Gonzales. Frances Barr. Maria
Cruz. Alicia MAY SoSa. Annie Starck. Irene
Amelia Fernandez. Amalia Gar
IA Tamaya. Anita Escobar. Basilia Esco-
bar, Consuelo yznaga. Salome Me.AIlen.
Aurora Samano. Adela Samano. Antonio
Gonzales. Rosa Cruz. Henrietta Sosa.
Soleded Garcia. Emma Dougherty. Bertha
Lavios and francesca Rarreda.
Prcmiums-Mis>e~ Frances Barr. Maria
Cruz and Leonardo Gcrzales;-For Pen
manship : Miss Antonia Gonzales.
Department, Silver Medal. Miss Rosa
Cruz; Premiums Misses Salome McAllen.
Maria Cruz and Alicia Scsa.
Roses Of Honor: Misses Betsy Walker
and Julia Pelache.
Gold medal for history and literature.
donated by the Right Reverend p. j.
Npssbaum G. p. D. d. awarded to Miss