Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21
MT. ST. MARY ACADEMY.
Graduating Exercises and Alumnne
banquet Finish Commencement Week.

The graduating exercises of Mount st.
Mary Academy were held yesterday after
noon in the academy hall and the alumnae
banquet in the evening, thus bringing to
close the exercises of commencement
week which began on Sunday, June II.
with the reception of the students into the
Aposteship of Study by the Very Rev.
]. F. ellis. Y. G.
Yesterday morning high mass was sung
in the convent chanel by the Very Rev.
Father ellis. at which the graduates re-
ceived Holy Communion in body. After
mass they repaired to the visitors dining
room for breakfast and spent social hour
with relatives and friends.
The graduating exercises took place in
the afternoon in the hall, the Ri. Rev. J.
j. Rice, y. D., presiding. in the pres.
ence of many priests and prominent citi-
zens. Promptly at $50 o'clock the pupils
entered the hall to the strains of music
furnished by ST. Cecilia's orchestra; the
graduates took their places on the stage
and rendered the following program:
Peace ...... ........Sir Arthur S. Sullivan
Chorus.
What Catholics Have Done for History,
Dorothy Marion Hayes
The Heavens are Telling from The Crea-
tlon.......,.. ...... Haydn
OF. NeCllIa S orchestra.
The Harp in Song and Story,
Anna Marguerite Narcotic
Little Boy Blue .Ethelbert Nevin
Conciio Quartette.
Flute Oblgato, Miss Mary Magner.
Historic Places in Vermont,
Kathryn Josephine Magner
catholic Scientists .....Helen Ruth Ready
Slumber Song .......... ................ Nevin
ST. Cecilia's Orchestra.
Naledlctory ........... .......Anne Tierney
To Our Flag. James NJ. Mclaughlin
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Rice, D. d.. con-
ferred diplomas for the Latin course on
Miss Kathryn Magner. Miss Anna Mar
cote. Miss Helen Ready and Miss Anne
Tierney and diplomas for the English
course on Miss Florence c. Gallagher. Miss
Dorothy NJ. Hayes. Miss NJ. Dorothy In.
man. Miss Alice NJ. McElroy, Miss Mary b.
O'Neil and Miss Ellen BLY, Paul. The
Rev. Eugene Cray of Brandon addressed
the graduates in scholarly DISCOURSE in
the course of which he congratulated
them on their present success and painted
LOT them IN glowing words their privileges
ana duties and the things that would be
expected OF them in consequence.
Medals and special prizes were awarded
| as follows:
Goid medal for church history. gift of
friend, awarded to Miss Ruth e. Dona :
| hue: gold medal for highest average. gift
OF the Rev. J. p. Rand, awarded to Miss
Anne Tierney; gold medal for essay, gift
OF the Rev f. A. WEIGH. awarded to Miss
Helen Ruth Ready; o. l.. medal. gift of
Mrs. e. NJ. Baird, awarded to Miss Flor
ence {. Gallagher; prize for Christian
Doctrine. gift of the RI Rev J. !. Rice
d. D., awarded to Miss Ellen BLY, Paul.
prize for highest average in chemistry.
gift of the Rev. William II. Cassidy.
awarded to Miss Dorothy Marion HAYES:
prize for essay. gift of Miss Gabrielle
6. Cotnoir. awarded to Miss Anne Tier
ney; prize for highest average in his
tory, gift of Miss Gabrielle G. Cotnoir.
awarded to Miss Anna Marguerite Mar.
cote; prize for Christian Doctrine. Gift
of Mrs. Catherine Nerny. awarded to
Miss Kathryn Josephine Magner; Mount
| st. Mary alumnae scholarship, awarded
TO Miss Anna Elizabeth Briggs: Catherine
G. Hogan scholarship awarded to Miss
Alice Mary Nelson; College of New
Rochelle scholarship, awarded to Miss
Anne Tlorney.
After the exercises several visited the
exhibition Of decorated china prepared by
the art classes and where many pieces
IN Belleek. Satsuma and etched ware were
| shown