New Britain herald., 1919-06-23
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
 GRADUATES CLASS
Diplomas Presented by Pastor to W-ReV. Thomas Griffin Speaks

A class of IT.. consisting of 50 girls
 and 27 boys were presented with di-
 plomas yesterday afternoon in St.
 Mary's church by the pastor. Rev.
 John T. Winters. and were addressed
 by Rev. Thomas Griffen of Derby, a
 former graduate of the school. The
 presentation of diplomas was preccd-
 ed by solemn vespers celebrated by
 Rev, John T. Winters; Rev. John F.
 Fay of sPlainville. was deacon and
 Rev. ". A. krauSe, sub h-deacon. The
 principal Of the school. Rev. J. c.
 Barry was master of ceremonies. .. !, The program carried out follows:
 Address to Graduates, Rev. Thomas
 Griffen; Sweet Savior. Bless Us. Grad-
 uates: Distribution of diplomas and
 award of honors by the principal Rev. John T. Winters; assistant prin- cipal Rev Joseph M. Barry; pastors farewell to graduates, Rev. John T. Winters; Star .Spangled Banner, cho- Tus..~...- Professor F. r. Harmon was in charge of the music. >, Gold medals for scholarship were awarded to Francis Edward Flaherty, Ella Rose Drobnis. Anna Veronica Yevchak and Catherine Agnes F'itz- gerald, Two prizes of S5 in gold. contributed by the Knights of Co., l lumbus as rewards for excellence in scholarship. were given to Robert Louis Halloran and Cornelius Aloysius l McAloon. Premiums for scholarship ! were awarded to Alice Kathryn liar 1 mon, Leroy Jerome Begley, Oscar Jo- orlJo o,.oic fNof Grace, Benjamin Nevulis and David Joseph Beloin, and premius for Christian doctrine were awarded to Thomas John McCabe, Mary Monica l Lazorik, William Patrick Kiniry and Catherine Olivia Egan.
 | Honorable mention for Christian doctrine were awarded to Catherine Heisler Louise Carlson, Margaret kerin, Irene Crowley. Ruth Hart Margaret McGrath, Anna Conley Sylvia Penta, Marion Hartney, Helen Kelly. Helen Kenney, Elizabeth Web er Walter Fitzsimmons, Francis l Walsh, Catherine Clerkin, Louise 1 Skelly, Mary Loughrey, Catherine 1 Maloney, Ena Blanchett, Florence l Falllner, Constance Paonessa, Royal | McKnerney, Charles O'Keefe, Mat
 thew Clark, Harold Cunning. Edwin 1 Prendergast, James Desmond and l Francis Weston.
 | Honorable mention for scholarship
 was awarded to Catherine Gallery, ] Mary Lazorik. Helen Halaby. Gather l inc Scanlon, Anna Bonney. Elizabeth Grace, Helen Pryzhylo, Mildred Nc l Grath. Eleanor Corbett. E,lvira Mar I iani, Gladys Clark, Eleanor Lynch.
 John Kelly, Thomas McCabe, George l 1 Egan, Sophia Hubay Margaret VII
 son, Catherine Burns, Edna Perry,
 Mary Welch, Helen Duran, Mercedes
 Holleran, Marian Cullinan, Catherine l Kenney, Helen O'Keefe, Margaret Connolly, William Kiniry, John Null l downey, Herman Zieger and John l Erwin.
 The class officers are: President, l Robert Louis Halloran: vice-presi- lent Anna May Bonney; secretary, i Ella Rose Drobnis; treasurer, Walter Joseph Fitzsimmons The class mot 1 to is, Let Duty Lead,' and the class ] colors, garnet and gold. Flower bear l CTS at yesterdays exercises were Eliz- 1 abeth Nalcrian, Grace and David l Joseph BeIoin.
 l The graduates filed into the church l at o'clock headed by two flower 1 bearers, carrying baskets of roses. and l took their places in the front seats ] of the middle aisle. The girls of the 1 class were dressed in white, wore 1 white hair ribbons and a wreath of 1 green mountain laurel while the boys ! were attired in blue suits with white ] ties and wore red rose in the lapel 1 of their coat
 For the presentation of diplomas, ]