Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-01
CITY AND DISTRICT.
SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE.
A Aene of BriIIiancy and Beauty.


Seene of BrilIiancy and Beauty.
At the commencement exercises Of the Spen-
eerian Business College in Lincoln Hail. Tues
day evening, a dense throng Of friends of the
graduates assembled long before the first strains
OF music began. The audience was composed Of
the leading bankers, merchants, business men,
pubiic officials and their wives and daughters.
Large numbers who were unable to gain admis-
sion sat patiently waiting on the outside steps
for any vacancy within that might occur during
the exercises. The hail was deliberately deco
rated with shields. banners. portraits of eminent
men, tropical plants. lace curtains, ships. an
ehors, harps. Birds with every manner of floral
tribute from appreciative friends of the class of
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The Marine band opened the exercises with a
charming concert Fantasia, Madame Fa-
vart," by Offenbach; selection, "Patience," by
Sullivan: polka, "Sky Rockets" by Vogel.
At O'Clock the curtain rose. Upon the stage
were seated Prof. and Mrs. Spencer. Hon. Jas.
Gilfllan, treasurer of the United States; Rev.
Fred ID. Power, chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives; ex-Mayor NJ. G. Emery, Commas
sioner Josiah Dent. Gen. Eaton. commissioner
of education Prof Henry N. COpp, supervising
principal of first district public schools; John T..
Mitchell, esq, Prof and Mrs. A. H. Hinman of
the business college at Worcester, Mass; Prof.
Parsons teacher of mathematics; Prof. ID. A.
Brown, teacher of photography; Prof. Geo. A.
Little, teacher Of drawing Mrs. Elizabeth But
terwOrth. the venerable mother of Representa-
tive Butterworth, Of Ohio: Mrs. Nancy II. Gro
well, of Geneva, Ashtabula county, Ohio; the
daughters of Treasurer Gillian. Mrs. and Miss
Howe, Miss Edith Henshaw, Mrs. Branerd Spen-
Ger, and the graduating class of fOrty-three
members.
The invocation was offered by Rev. Fred D.
Power. pastor OF the Christian church, of which
Prof. Spencer was member when a student of
Garfeld's at Hiram college, Ohio. The gentle
mems salutatory, sterling, ringing address by
John f. Clark, was received with hearty ap-
plause- The ladies' salutatory, riquant, orig
inal demand for respect and room for enter
prSing girls in business ayOcatiOns. was eff
fectively delivered by Miss Lucille l.. Miller who
has been the star of her class during the year.
Storm Signals an original address by John w.
Helbig. was filled with bright points, and well
delivered. This young gentleman attained the
highest average class standing among the gen.
tlemen students during the year
Heart, Head and Hands," an essay by Miss
Margaret A. Allen, lovely blonde, was deliv-
cred with graceful dignity.
The Marine band, which performed brilliantly
throughout the evening" received perfect
ovation from the audience at this point. after
rendering Home. Sweet Home" in which the
cOrnet solo by William Jaeger was the chief
attraction.
The ladies' yaledictory was delivered by Miss
made the class farewell impressive and touch
ing. The gentlemens valedictOry. by Mr.. Geo.
W. L. Buckler, was full of deep thought and
rich feeling, and reused thousand happy
memories in the hearts of the audience.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer addressed the lady
graduates and their friends briefly and happily
upon the dignity, prOpriety and purity Of a
life devoted to labor. and the justice and neces-
sity of securing fair and regular compensation
Tor the valuable work performed by women.
She said parents wrong their daughters ire
trievably by Installing in them the idea that they
should devote their lives to labor without pay
In the home until the father dies, and then de-
handing of them at once the duties of husband
father. brother and son. They should receive
something better than poetry and soft soap I"
for the rich service they render to the home and
the world.
Prof Spencer addressed the gentlemen grad
yates and their friends, giving an outline of the
history of the Spencerian Business College. 1t
Row occupies the building formerly used by the
Young Mems Christian Association, who did a
good work In preparing young men for the
other world, while the Business College, though
not losing sight of that duty is especially careful
TO prepare the young for the activities of this
life. The idea of placing the useful before the
ornamental is beginning to take firm hold
upon the minds Of the people, and quoted Her.
bert spencer upon the tendency of nations to
sacrifice the useful to the ornamental.
He cOunseled the graduates to credit their
capital accounts with physical force, mental
power, good character and ambition, and watch
that the debts of losses do not weigh down the
scale of credit gains
beautiful xylophone solo, Sounds from
Ringing Rocks, performed by Mr.. F. w. Lusby
was heartily encored. and the Marine band re-
ceiyed harp of flowers, a basket and several
other floral tributes.
Hon Josiah Dent paid high tribute to the
practical eommonsense training given by this
Institution, and in the name of Washington
thanked Professor and Mrs. Spencer for the
valuable service they are rendering to the COM
munity.
General Eaton, Commissioner Of Education
said that among other civilized nations institu-
tions comforting such benefits as this were en-
lowed by the governments; not left to individ-
ual enterprise. These sound educational ideas
were taking root all over the civilized world
Hon James Gilfllan awarded diplomas to the
following graduates:
GRADUATES
Ladies' Day Classes-Margaret A. Allen, DC. i;
Mary E. Boyer. DC; sLucile L. Miller, saluta-
torian, Neb-; Mary O'Donoghue, DC; Minetta
Powell. valedictorian, Ohio; Nellie Spencer,
Ohio; Virginia Andrews, Va; Bessie E. Meyers,
Va.
Gentlemen, Day Classes-Geo. ]. Bauer Va;
Chas. E. Bernhard, DC; Jno. w. Blakelock, D.
c.; George w. L. Buckler, valedictorian, Nd;
Geo s. Bush. ILL.,; Jno. E. Clarke, salutatorlan,
DC; Julius A. Esenbeiss, DC; Marcus 2. Far
och, io"o, marry FEeHCH, d.; GcOrge w.
Grinder. Md; tJno. W. Helbg, Va; Nathan
lei E. Hungerford, Md; Joseph E. Keene, d c.;
Chas- b. Kirkland, Wis; Chas. G. Lewis NJ;
Henry s. Matthew'S DC; Lawrence Nordhoft
NJ; VIM. A. Smith, DC; Leonard Garfield
Spencer. ID. c.; Robert Pinkney Stone, DC;
Alfred III. Wells, Md; Court Foster Wood, Mich
Gentlemen, Evening" lasses-Chas. 8. Gorgas
Ind; Nicholas Grimm, ID. c.; VIM. B. Howell,
n j.; J. Burrell Hymen, N. c.; William Metz,
n. G.; David r. Rawlings. &C; Thomas Arthur
TomlinsOn, N. c.; Walter NJ. Wooster Conn,
and bookkeeping certificates to the following
John f. Brooke, Va; Sam1 Herzog. DC; Al
exander Kaufman, DC, VIM. X. Rogers, jr.,
Ohio; Jacob NJ. Shindel Pa
The following committees rendered admirable
service:
RECEPTION CoNNTTEH.
Iadies-Minnie Xander. Anna w. Baden,
Susan ". Baden, Mary W. Bingham, Edith Boyer,
Meta Boyer, Mary Butterworth, Anne Clancy,
Elizabeth Coleman, Ruby d. Crowell, Agnes L.
Daily, Annie Dougherty, Carrie Guggenheimer,
Jennie NJ Wilson. Mary A. Herbert, Mary E.