Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-21
ANNUAL CLOSING EXERCISES OF The
ACADEMY OF INCARNATE WORD HELD
Pleasing Afternoop Prt gram uivtn By Pupils Of
SChOOl-AnnOunCt m mt of Award of
Medals And Pr yes is Made

A generation of musicians is being rails
ed IN Brownsville by the Sisters TO the
lncarnatc Word academy. AT yesterday
afternoons commencement exercises.
which marked the close of the sixty-fourth
year of the schools usefulness, a musical
program was rendered, to the success Of
which not only the pupils of the upper
grades but those of the very lowest con
tributed. Little folks whose tiny hand,
could no: nearly reach an octave and for
whom the distance between the piano stool
and the pedals WAS q difficult reach, gave
musical numbers that would nave been y
credit To many an older musician.
The program was held in the pavilion al
the academy, which was crowded nv pa
irons, alumni and friend sof the school and
of the pupils. Although the program was
long, never once did the interest Of the
audience flag and each number ON the
program was greeted with the most hear
ty applause. Perhaps the most popular
numbers on the program were the songs
by the very ''littlest' children in the school.
These little folk in a group that almost
filled the stage, welcomed the visitors to
the exercises with II chorus song excep-
tionally well rendered for childish voices.
The children were also roundly applaudcd
for their songs How Do You Like To BE
a Baby Girl" and 'The Busy Little House
maids"
Promptly ut five o'clock the doors to
;he grounds were thrown open and the
large crowd that had gathered on the out
side filed into the pavilion. There were
nc tiresomo waits on the program. A.
a. the audience was seated the first
Nun ber III the program. a military march,
was played in a stirring manner by the
Misses NJ. Garcia and Y. CARA. This
was followed by the welcome song by the
primary department. The third number
on the program, "A piano trio. was played
by Misses n. Tumlinson. Salnmc McAllcn
and Eldred McAllen.
In a brief >alutaiory Mis- Mary Bertha
Hicks welcomed the guests on behalf at
the convent and thanked the parent, for
the sacrifices they had made and the en-
enlargement they had given and the SIS
tiers of the convent for thcir capable in
struction.
Following the Salutatory enjoyable
piano duets were given by Ms NJ. II. Or
tiz and c. Samano. Misses VI. Gomez and
T. Colzado. Misses Venice Walker and Mil
dred McAIlen. Mis- Y. CARA ia 4 recita-
ton Mr.. %llorncr of Grumblc Corner cap
f1,rnt.I IL. u,J.,.. I'll H.. t..r 80.
and pleasing delivery. Mis- Annie Starck
also displayed great skill in her recitation
promotion Morning
Other numbers on the program that were
freely applaudcd were piano number nv
Misso> \. Calderoni. katherine CHM and
X. Haley: |. Loprena and VI. Nllireal,
Misses r. Colzado and j. Tomaya. Misses
II. J. Rus and ;. Shears. Misses J. Cal
dcroni and y. CARA. Mlssc> VI. Gomez and
J. NJ. Ruiz.
Miss irene Cnzcll. the only graduate
from tho convent for this term, showed
herself an accomplished musician in sew
cral special number n well n accom-
p~anying several of the vocal numbers.
Miss Crlxell also read 4 very wei pre-
pared valedictory address, CHRISTIAN
Preparedness.
Before awarding the medals and dlplo-
ma To- Miss Crixcll a. graduate. Father
Leonard made the presentation of prizes
for the worthy students in III the grades.
Those receiving rewards and premiums
In the primary grades were:
Coed Little Girl~-Mi>>e> Icta Tumlin-
son., Marie Caldcroni. Lucilc CARA. Fclici-
eoria and Zeferina hernandez. Low first
erade-Mi~scs Florence Mulct. Alice
Doughcrtv, Carmcla Fernando. Manucla
SoSa and Anita Khlicn.
High First Grade-Angcla Cara. julia
Pelachc. Nellie Tumlinson, Alicia kowal-