Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-24
GEORGETOKN.

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LtiHC . otT:-ln your Issue of Thursday aft-r
alludlIg 20 tie annual distrlbutfoa OF IRE
iDlums at tho Academy OF the Visitation
osols Own, You say tdat "a long line or re-
speetaole people, stly ladies with tickets,
were forced 70 stand for some time Ia ths not
sun until The portals OF tue Institution were
opened" and that cit is not hospltable to
Keep Invited guests waiting at your doors.''
remit me 20 remark that IL was distinctly
stated on the tickets that the exercises would
commerce At half past three O'Clock. III,
then, regardless of this fact, anybody, with
desire TO secure the most eligible seats
approached the academy hours previous TO
time specified, the fault surely should not
be attributed TO the "Sisters ia CHARGE
who, be 10 rememb ered, are cloistered nuns,
whose energies on an occasion OF this kind
are taxed 20 the utmost ia preparing the
boaTders and day scholars and attending To
the thousand and one other matters inciten-
tai 10 the exercises, IL therefore seems un-
fair TO expect that their doors should be
thrown open long before the hour designated
10 the inevitable interruption OF the neces-
sary preparations. IL NJ
IOur correspondent has no doubt done the
best that could be done In the way of apOI-
Cgy, Tor the inconvenience and discomfort
experienced by early visitors to the acad-
envy on coEnnencemenJ day. AS the re-
maTzs objected 10 We're made IN no spirit or
GnSlndntss, out merely to call the atteltiOn
of the sisters to an evil, which perhaps they
were so eBgrOssed with their duties as not
u be aware Of; and as the explanation IS
GORGEOUS and candid In tone We IN Ike room
Tor IL II Is natural that people should gD
20 public places early To sec ire eligible
seat; ~ Is So everywhere. aud their prompt
ness deserves recognition and reward. II
theaters or places Of amusement were not
opened Until time for the perform 4nee 10
begin. there would soon ne sucl rsmpn-
SiIaUce a 70 remedy IT, Al GeDrg town col
ie2G next DAY, al tue public school exercises
a .e7 days before I'm Georgetown, and a tgls
various closing exercises here in Washing
Ton, guests were not kept waiting, aud the
exercises, or the necessary preparations
therefor, were not inteTiered with by admit
ting them. SO IL does not seem unfair to ex-
pect that the same good management shall
ne adopted at the Georgetown Academy Of
the NIFitatiOU
GEoRGETo COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
The annual commencement exercises of the
Georgetown Collegiate Institute CANA ~
last evening az the West street chapei before
large audience. The floral display was
uEus ual'y line, and the affair was altogether
one or the most successful Of the KIM ever
neld by this well conducted institution.
After the execution OF some choice pieces of
music, the distribution of premiums anI
certificates was made by Rev. J. j. Joyce,
etter which the vocal class sang ''Ol the
Blue Wave" Miss TiIghman played ..The
Last Rose of Summers" Miss Graves "DarI-
ing" and Miss Marbury performed Fare
well to the Piano" Toe reading of ,sJ'oe
Emlgrants" by Miss Armst rOng, was an aoIe
exhibition Of elOcution, and was well re-
ceiyed. The following is the list or medals
ana and premiums: Gold medal for scholarship
bessie Armstrong. Silver medals for scIoI-
arship-Neenah Upton, Lizzie Jewell, Lily
Bowen, Mary Shoemaker, Mollie Brown.
Iertincates for scholaTship-Lillie Davis,
haGe Eliason, Bessie Armstrong, Nettie
Iilghman, Carrie Pickrell, Isabel Jackson.
Annie Berry, Louise Wilett. Gold medal
Tor eiocntion-Bessie Armstrong. Premium
Annie Berry; 2d class, Betty JacKSo1. GnId
medal for music-Nettie TiIghman SiI0S~
Libbey. Premium for vocal
Graves; In primary denqrt-
, Il TOT music, Ada WEIGH; in dictionary,
Katie EltasOn: in LIST class composition Car.
re Pickreli; 2d class do, Matte Miller; Ist
class penmsnship, Meta Marbury; 81 class
10, Ume Tsudu; IN Latin, Isabel Jackson;
Neenah Upton; Lizzie Jewell; in speili1g'
Birdie Billings; in arithmetic. Maggie Coz,
IN scholarship, Gme Tsudu, Matte Miller,
Maggie Leetch, Jennie Howell Nanote H.
hey; 1st primary, Hattie Bacae. Carl
HacheJ Dot Billings, Katie Brown; 81 pri-
mary, Ada Welch, Fannie Cox. Nellie Hell
reg, Lena Welch, Bertha Bsche, MAY
EottS; IN reading, Fannie Gordon; In draw
ing, Daisy Bun gs, Fannie Orion; in de.
pertinent, Maggie Cassiu. Gold metal for
ieIortment-Lily Bowen.
GEoEGEToWE FEMALE SEHITNARY,-Tba
commencement exercises Of the GeorgetoWn
emale seminary took place AT Curtis
>cLoOl nall last evening, In tge presence of
large audience. The gTo2ramne consisted
bedley and high, vocal music by NiSsa3
Miller, Shulah and Church, saiut8tOrv. C5j
ionor,) MISS HedricE, reading OF ESSAYS ani
'T ,tlqes, me essay Or Miss High, entitled
H.
cultivate the Beautiful, and the Useful
VIII Take Care Of Itself" the metal esssv ~
Miss AlyOTd. Thoughts Upon ArtU an1 q
,Eatlus by u !Ss Miller were worthy Of %
2eclal mention. Distribution of MEALS h.
Rev Thomas Murray. The T1II0wI0C,
metals were aUprtet'-First honor mr.
,enIed py ". ID. Glenn, esQ..) Mss EaCidla
Ge all; "a honor, Miss Alice Hedrlck: scholar
'hlp AID experiment, Miss Louisa AIyOr,i:
ss'a y medal, Misses Haddie BalU ami |
Louisa AlyoTd, (meIal fell oy lot 10 the |
4ittr,l MUSIC, medals TO Misses Laura X.
fIoiCy and Mamie Buckley; vocal mueic
. Miss Hattie High; Frsnch-1st class !
Misses AlvOrd anu HedTicz (having received |
| medal last yesr no award was made this1 !
second class, Miss Mary Church. CONVEX |
atlonal class, 20 Miss Stella C*uldelt. EtO.
,Ouon medal, Miss Esteie Miller. Daoprt-
nent medalS-senlOr class, Misses Christie |
Annette Crag1n, Hattie ReaIl: !
unior, Misses Susie Myers, Reilly, Platter |
\ ichols, three lOurths of ye9rD Iuternne. /
lats departments scholarship and denOrt.
nent-ist class, Misses Matte FrIstoe AMI |
I0ille Wilson, "a class, Miss Della Snuta: |
q class, Hattie Simpson; 18th class, Rlanca |
'aIner. Presentation of diplomas and ad-
ress 70 graduates by Rev. J. J. joyce. Tna
Ollo%1ng are The graduates: Misses Haddie
g all, Alice Hecrlck, and Christie M9ckeIJ.
artlal course, Louisa AlvorI and Annette
.ragin. The valedictOYy. LIST rhouor ~
hen read by Miss Haddis Beall.
THE CORNER STONE OF the Mt. Zion |
1ettOdist Episcopal church B. Brown pas
or viii be- laid Sunday, July %, OF /
CLOCK p. M. Distinguished ministers will |
c present and Of1ciate on the OCCASION, Toe |
huTcl is situated Oa q reena STRAIT