Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-18

HmtfOOuce0 I'd the BustneSS World
sPKNcERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The well-known reputation OF the Spencerian
Business college for unique and brilliant public
exercises attracted vast throng TO Lincoln
Hall yesterday evening; In fact, before eigh c
O'Clock the streets were lined with friends o Z
the college who were going away. not having
been able TO obtain even standing room IN the
hall. Promptly at the opening hour, TO the
music OF the Grand March OdeOn the fourteen
graceful young ladies and twenty young gen.
uemen who form the graduating class OF '19
came upon the stage, meeting each other with
a. low salutation In the center. They then
passed around the stage I'm curves, came down
a, IA coiuinns OF two, four and eight, and then
reversing this order grouped themselves I'm a
c,ra,. @ Prof Henry C. Spencer. the prin-
oa.paI, MIS- sara A. Spencer, vice PRINCIPAL OF
sne college, and Rev. JabeZ Fox, OF the sweden
oorglan church, then took seats upon the Mat
tUlln. an1i Inc stage was decorated with handsome
nays, evergreen trees. tropical plants, and
panks or flowers from friends OF the graduates
A1ter the invocation, the Salutatory a sniey
onglnai poem was delivered in fne stye by
MI. FRANK Hamilton. "Full OF Grace an ESSAY
upon the power OF womanhood. replete with
earnest thought and evincing taste and cultural
was charminely delivered by Miss Ada Gene,
We've Collins. OF Georgetown. Prof spencer
addressed the graduates In forcible manner
upon applying pluck. perseverance and princi-
pie to the duties they were now to assume
was witty. pathetic and eloquent re-
view OF the worlds opinion OF girls, and or
the wondrouS power, love, faith, patience
ard courage they have In reserve TO meet
rounds OF applause. The Xelophone solo was
heartily encored- "The World owes No Man a
requirNg every young man TO learn trade or
useful calling as safeguard TO the COM
muDity." 1t was well delivered by Mr.. VIM
wooster. Unrest Means Development" an
essay by Mrs Mary A. Saltmer, upon the aglta-
lion OF reforms in government for the protec-
t1on or the masses, was a keen, searching ex-
animation OF the philosophy OF popular dis
content, with systems the world has outgrown.
Mr. VIM. BallaDtyne Garden delivered an
orat1on entitled, 'Be Wise with Speed: A Fool
at Forty is Fool Indeed" IN an admirable
ahchor or flowers and handsome library OF
books from Mr.. VIM. Ballantyne, whose name
sake ne is. "Angels, CoQuettes and Women a
humorous Iie Gsa MT at folly, on the wing. by Miss
Mary Regina Pollock, Miss Beck having recently
loSt near relative, and feeling unable to speak
quently delivered by Miss Corrfna Helm. "The
amenities or Politics." by Me5srs. Lewis and
fitzgerald, threw the audience into commissions
cond,n M M.rIh. Inese young gentlemen have rare
The valedictory, first honor or the class, was
delivered by Mr.. j. Melvin Lamb, and was fun
ade aeen apPropratey ST %ss Se the
me Intellectual treat, and was delivered with
touchlng grace and beauty by the delicate
saei,,rSs g,ei; VINO & reached every heart with her
ineiI.Dg words. The diplomas were awarded
py MRS. Spencer 10 the ladies as follows:
Julia A. Karr, ID. c.; Lille Elizabeth Beck. ID.
C.; Alfredo Bigelow, Y. Y; Lillian Burrftt, Pa:
Anna Latimer Chapline, Iowa; Ada Genevieve
Coliins, d. C.; Amelia Eberly, ID. c.: Emma Eliz.
abeth Gangewer, Pa; Corrfna Lee Helm, Va;
Mary Regina Pollock, Mass; Mary Augusta
Saltmer ID. C.: Belle c. Saunders, Pa; Rosa A.
Sbnelr, ID. c; Mary A. Smith, Pa. Prof Spencer
awarded the diplomas to the following gentle
men: J. Melvin Lamb. Pa; Mark Blum, ID. c.:
Chas. DeCaindry, Nd; Benjamin L. Fairchfld,
y. Y; Henry j. Fendner, ID. c.; Eugene Maurice
$. Fraser. ID. c.; VIM. Ballantyne Garden, D. G.;
Jno. w. Gloom, Md; John E. Grahame d. c.:
Daniel NJ. Hagner Nd; Frank Hamilton, Nd:
VIM. Haywood, n. Y; Edw. w. Koch, ID. c.:
VIM. w. Lewis, DC; J. Sterling Mclean, Conn;
Chas. Werner, ID. c.; VIM. Leonard Wooster,
Conn. A bookkeeping certificate was awarded
Edgar w. Stone, OF Michigan.