ST. VINCENT'S GIRLS ACADEMY ISSUED FINAL SHEEPSKINS (75 YEARS AGO)

Wednesday, June 13, 1923; Page 1

Reprinted from The Southeast Missourian

St. Vincent's Academy, for 85 years an educational institution of Cape Girardeau and one of the oldest schools of the Middle West, finished its career of usefulness and passed into history today with the final graduation exercise. The president of St. Vincent's College, Father (M.J.) LeSage, conducted the closing exercises which were of a religious character.

The closing remarks of the speaker were most appropriate and beautiful. He likened the young girls to fragrant white lilies and insisted that they preserve this emblematic semblances in their souls.

A growing appreciation of the beautifies of nature with the mental development of each student was traced from childhood to maturer years and the faculty of discrimination between good and evil was pointed out in order to direct the choice of those who might act thoughtlessly during the summer when the restraint of school discipline shall have been withdrawn.

During the celebration of Holy Mass in St. Vincent's church, the young ladies and children of the academy sung their sweetest, for when joy and sorrow are blended, an indescribable pathos is given to the voice.

After the benediction with the Blessed Sacrament in the church, students, teachers and friends assembled in the Academy Hall, where the class records for the year were read by Father LeSage, and merits were awarded to the deserving students.

The young ladies promoted from the eleventh to the twelfth grade are:

Misses Queena Hoeller and Clessen Bledsoe. The prize for highest class average was won by Miss Bledsoe.

Prize for seven years' attendance awarded to Miss Queena Hoeller.

Promotion from the tenth to the eleventh grade attained by:

Misses Marie Herbst and Celeste Logel. Prize for highest class average was by Miss Herbst.

Promotion from the ninth to the tenth grade attained by Misses Rose Knaup, Ruth Craig, Catherine Gelven, Mildred Owens, Irene Shanks, Lorena Schott and Elemeda Day. Prize for highest class average won by Miss Knaup.

Those who won certificates of promotions from the eighth grade to the first academic year are:

Misses Mary Cavender, Catherine Schonoff, Sadie Lincoln, Maymie Latham, Vivian Collier, Mildred Boarman, Eva Boarman and Dorothy Barbler. Prize for highest class average won by Dorothy Barbler and Mildred Boarman, but drawn by Dorothy Barbier.

Certificates of proficiency in commercial branches were merited by the following:

Miss Ella Weber for bookkeeping, shorthand and typewriting.

Miss Esther Schrock for bookkeeping.

Miss Lucille Medley for bookkeeping and shorthand.

Miss Lillian Giboney for shorthand and typewriting.

Prize for highest class average won by Miss Ella Weber.

Prize for highest class average in the seventh grade won by Miss Thelma Lonon.

Prize for highest class average in the sixth grade won by Miss Helen Richards.

Prize for highest class average in the fifth grade won Miss Virginia Mueller.

Prize for highest class averages in the fourth grade won by Mary Esther Rigdon and Sallie Lauer, but drawn by Mary Esther Rigdon.

Prize in third grade won by Lucile Herbst.

Prize on second grade won by Anne Maria Manz.

Prize in first grade won by Lillian Henderline.

Prize for 100 percent attendance awarded to Miss Alice Snider.

Final certificate for Palmer Method business writing awarded to Misses Ruth Craig, Mary Cavendar, Catherine Schonoff and Helen Richards.