Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
500 CATHOLIC HIGH
GIRLS GRADUATE
Mgr. Gereke Presides at I'm
pressive Commencement in
Academy Of Music
PRIzES ARE DISTRIBUTED

Nearly 300 students Of the Catholic
Girls High School received their di-
plomas today at the Academy of Music.
Dressed in white, with cords of various
colored silks to distinguish the gradu-
ates of different courses, they made a
coiorful picture on the Academy stage,
set off by the dark habits Of the nuns,
who are their teachers.
Special prizes for regular attendance
and punctualty were awarded to three
graduates Of the general course. Miss
Mary Veronica Gallagher received the
first ~rize for not having missed day |
or having been late for ten years.
! Miss Catharine Elizabeth McCrossan |
and Miss Margaret Mary Elizabeth Nc
Clone won second prizes for regular
attendance dno punctuality in the last
| seven years.
Archbishop Dougherty, who was to
have presided nt the exercises was un-
able to be present, sending Monsignor
Gerckc as his personal representative.
The Rev. John Il. Flood, superinten-
dent Of parochal schools, bestowed the
prizes.
Remember that real success in life. "
said Monsignor Gcrcke. in addressing the
graduates, lis based on fidelity to duty,
which means adherence to principle, to
y God. to fellow man and to country
Miss Elizabeth G. Canning, a gradu-
ate Of the class Of 1915, who next week
will take a degree in course at the
University of Pennsylvania, spoke to
the class. Education must not stop
in the classroom" she said. 'You girls
must be leaders in the community,
, which looks up to you because of your
superior educational qualifications. You
: must be ready when suffrage comes to
Jump in and help pass worthy laws.
, Duty for Catholic Girls
} There is an especial duty resting on
Catholic girls. Keep your faces opposed
to all the evil fads and fashions of the
= day. Especially at present is there need
to oppose spiritism. which steals away
intellect and will"
4 The speaker said that in New York
n dealer in ouja boards had sold as
many in given time as a neighboring
house furnishing dealer had sold wash
boards.
The salutatOry was written by Miss
Helen NJ. Finnerty and pronounced by
n Maurne +. Cook. The valedictory was
f spoken by Violet +. Denny and writ
n ten by Isabel J. Moffitt.
@ Miss Nora NJ. Burke, as musical di-
X rector. led the choruses, which were
4 very fine.
&c The graduates were grouped in three
u divisions. There were sixty six gen :
[. eral graduates. thirty-fve commercial
graduates and $50 commercial graduates
g OF the two year course. The general
:. graduates wore white caps as well as
= gowns of white
l, The names of the graduates follow:
v GENERAL GRADUATES
n Mary Esther Mercedes Andrews Marie
| var liHa nj
IS Alice Rita Brady. Mary CECILIA Brennan
KStserGs snss Gee% Katharrs
) Clark =, Marsarct Mary comber. FLORENCE
Gar3
. rude Crcsson. Grace Marie, Cullen. Kath'
nelly, FRANCES Ursula FShy;, Helen Marie
nnSTS Ms F1esfth Monica MFy H
TsaHsy Fsans MsfS
kas MeEs GSs sfsss Mstg KFSnsHy
Mary Frances Mccormick. Catharine Eliza
Bessie Rita McCgsker Margaret MARY Eliza
beth MSGlone; Veronica Marie McGu!Eap'
. sTIns IiesoriSY: Katharine M%rEusrite Mac,
i Bride. Ine2 Catherine Macneal: Mary Helen
$ Mary Moore. virsinia MARY Deodata Muir
@ ray Marie Helen o'Farrell. Ruth Mravc
n saret "si Mary o'H"rs. ,FrsRcos Grace ace o. Neil,
6 Mary Barry os.endort, Agnes MARY plunkstt,
Rhoads, Gertrude Cecilia Rixon. Martha
mtn ReH seer
Mary GweRdoyn, Stokes. Mary Anna Strain,
Worthngton.
JUNIOR COMMERCIAL GRADUATES
y MARY Jane Barrett, Gertrude Josephine
rude carey TTSndes Anna otS GSnneil te sarah HS1
Elizabeth Conway. Helen Cecilia Cunning
STir knaa Bosg MaFSisf Nss
:. Frances Doyle, Mary Josepha, Doyle. Vir
Fos fna eafSS Mafe
Marie Gibiin. Honor Veronica Graham, Cain
M Af"oT ars Msddea Sssn PSSs Hslh Eaa
Ssy aa4sS ns.ss AsRs ean
d Meel, Margaret Elizabeth Reed, Elizabeth
= Eiizsbeth Cecilia smyth. Jane Mary smyth
.. Cathqrine Bernard sutterley. Philis Emery
> Wright
COMMERCIAL GRADUATES
It Anne Elizabeth Averd1ck Helen Elizabeth
bsb BoSS Hss"e IayE o
d crime Rose Bradley. Anna Maria Broderick
sFy Mre sS
r ler Mary Theresa Campbell. Mary Catharine
cs H5s NFy Ms Ssss P0shy Ssfy sss
Cody. Marie Teresa Conn. Agnes, Eleanor
G0HHSy Marie NH@a C"HwS$ aHG GoSR
A CathariRe Marie Coonan. Sarah Elizabet Ii
Regina CumberISnd Helene Theresa Cum
q DeIacey. Marie Elizabeth Delaney, Heller
4 Agnes Deyenney. Anna Frances Doherty
Dougherty, Eleanor Loretta Dougherty. julia
d Catherine priscoll Anna Veronica Dufy
Margaret Mary Duffy Regina Veronica
l. Dunne Alice Martina Eagan. Anna Veronica
EdeI Johanna Veronica Egan. Clara Mari,
d EnEle Mary Catha rine Fahey Mary Filler
Farrell Catharine Pauline Fee, Anna Eliza
d beth Finn. Catharine Veronica FitzgeraId
Helen Hannah Flaherty. Mildred Anasta sii
Fogle Margaret Gertrude Ford Margare
+ Eliza beth Frain, Catherine Mathilda Fritz
"a | Catherine Mary Gaffney Anna Teresa Gal
u iaghcr. Grace Rita Gallagher, Rose Veronici
y, Ic;aIagher Catherine Agnes Galen, Dolores