Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
CATHOLIC GIRLS HIGH
GRADUATES BIG CLASS
Valedictory Written by Clara
Hake Read by Jessie Drag
onette in Academy

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Academy of Music this morning at 10
o'clock.
The valedictory. written by Clara l..
Hake, was read by Jessie Dragonette.
An Grafton entitled "AmeriCa's Mes
sage" was delivered by A. E. Johnston.
The salutatory. written by Eleanor
brisbane. was read by Elizabeth Duffin.
| The building was packed with the
relatives and friends of the graduates.
As the curtain went up the under
graduates, seated upon tiers of seats
reaching to the top of the stage. sang
the school song while the graduates
marched slowly to the stage.
The graduates in the academic course
wore the regular white graduation gown.
whlle those in the commercial course
wore flowing Greek robes encircled with
cords of blue and purple.
Anna May Collins, former graduate
of the school, and who has risen from
| the position Of stenographer to that
OF vice president of a $500, 900 cor
poration. gave the commencement ad-
dress. Her theme was "Idealism."
Following the distribution of prizes.
the address to the graduates was made
by Anna May Collins. Miss Nora
Burke led the singing.
The following honors and prizes
were awarded:
Archbishop Dougherty's cross for
Christian doctrine to Clara Louise
liake, honorable mention. Frances Ke-
ohane; the Mrs. Mary f. II. McMi-
chans prize for highest general aver
age to Helen Kowaleski: the knights of
Columbus prize for the English essay
to Elizabeth NJ. Smith; the st. Jos
eph s alumnae prize for highest general
average in English to Elizabeth Smith
honorable mention. Eleanor brisbane
Michael Francis Doyle prize for history
to Rose Cullen: honorable mention,
Helen Kowaleski; the immaculate
Heart Alumnae prize fSr drawing
to Mary Mulloy; the Immaculate Heart
Alumnae prize for mathematics to
Genevieve McDermott and Frances
Lehman; the st. Francis Alumnae prize
tor chemistry to Frances Lehman and
Helen kowaleski: the Mercy Alumnac
prize for Latin to Eleanor brisbane
and Genevieve McDermott: honorable
mention. Helen Kowaleski; the
Mercy Alumnae prize for French TO
Eleanor brisbane and Helen Kowaleski
honorable mention. Elizabeth Smith
the Rev. j. P. Thompson's prize for
theory of music to Jessica Dragonette
honorable mention, Cecilia Bonawitz
and Rosalie Murray; the st. Francis
Alumnae prize for stenography in the
special course to Loretto Maloney
honorable mention, Catharine McCar-
vey; the Rev. James C. McLaughlin's
prize for penmanship to Julia Gilmore
special prize for attendance-not alb
sent nor late during four years of high
school course, Jessica Dragonette, Fran
ces keohanc, Anna Walsh.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop McDevitt's prize
for Christian doctrine to Catharine C. |
Feerick; the gold cross for the highest
general average to Marie johnson: the
knights of Columbus prize for Eng
lish essay to Anna V. Ward and Mir
lam Brannigan; the St. Joseph Alum
nae prize for highest general average
In English. Marie johnson: honorable
mention, Bessie English the Immac-
ulate Heart Alumnae prize for mathe-
mates to Catherine Tyrrell; hon
orable mention, Rose joyce: the I'm
maculate Heart Alumnae prize for
drawing to Frances Rieder: the Notre
Dame Alnmnae prize for bookkeeping to
Margaret Driscoll: the st. Francis
Alumnac prize for stenography to Mar
garet Gallagher and Mary Harris the
Holy Child Alumnac prize for typewrit-
ing to Mary V. Tobin and Mary Ma
loney; the Gregg Publishing Company's
prizes for artistic typists' contest, Anna
Weber first price. Anna Lane (sec-
ond price, Mary Condron (third
price the prize for penmanship to
Catherine Mckinley.
The graduates were: