 The Denison Press Tuesday, June 21, 1938 pg. 1 DENISON 60-50-35 YEARS AGO By Dulce Murray June 21, 1888 The recitation hall of St. Xavier's academy was crowded last night, to its utmost capacity, by friends and patrons of this popular institution of learning, to witness the closing exercises. A small but exquisitely designed stage occupied one end of the hall and as strains of the grand march pealed from organ and piano, the pupils of the school, dressed in immaculate white, marched onto the stage, taking their position ready for the opening hymn. The opening hymn was followed by the salutatory, delivered by Miss Kittie Mimnaugh. Then followed by duets, little choruses by the juniors, the address to parents, by the smaller pupils, vocal solo by one of the seniors was followed by "An Essay on Cheek." The chorus "Concert of the Nightingale and Cuckoo" was rendered by 15 young ladies of the senior class. "Toad's Temptation," a miniature character sketch participated in by about 10 of the juniors, followed and filled the auditorium with raptures of applause. Dame Duck's Lecture, a similar sketch, to the one already noticed, was one of the most laughable, given by the little children. A selection of operatic gems followed, also other essays, and musical numbers, drills, and humorous skits. At the conclusion of the exercises, the gold medals of the academy were presented by Father Logue to the following graduates: Miss Lillie McGillicuddy, of Whitesboro Lillie Scanlon, of Corsicana Miss Bary Broll, Kittie Mimnaugh, and Minnie Lasher, of Denison Miss McGIllicuddy delivered the valedictory, which brought to a close the school term of 1887-1888. The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, June 24, 1888 pg. 4 ARRIVALS Mr. James McGillicuddy, of Whitesboro, was in the city Wednesday to attend the Commencement Exercises of the St. Xavier Academy, his daughter Miss Lillie, being one of the graduates. DEPARTURES Miss Maggie Puerifoy, teacher of music in the St. Xavier Academy, left Friday for her home in Corsicana, to spend the vacation. Miss Lillie McGillicuddy, one of the graduates at the St. Xavier Academy, and withal one of the most charming and accomplished young ladies known to the Gazetteer, left Friday for her home in Whitesboro, her father, Capt. James McGillicuddy, who has been in the city to see his daughter bear off her gold medal, accompanying her. LOCAL CONDENSATIONS The News of the Week Boiled Down for Sunday Reading Thursday A number of school children who had been attending the St. Xavier Academy in this city, left to-day for their homes in Whitesboro, Gainesville and points in the Indian Territory. St. Xavier's Academy History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |