The Evening critic., 1882-06-08
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Tn Schools. seminaries and Colleges
Tho Mount Xcxnon Seminary.

-Tne Mount vernon seminary.
The session Of graduation and commence.
ments Of schools, colleges and semlnaries Is
at hand. Last night tho commencement exor-
cises Of Mount Vernon Seminary were held In
the Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church In
the presence Of a very large assemblage. Tho
programme was tastefully mado up and beau
tifully rendered. 1t commenced with a chant
prayer and comprised: Plano duet, 'March
Heroique," Francis II. scoville, Ella f. Padon;
vocal duet "Chcerfulness" Nine. Kaspar,
Jennie L. Nisbet; essay, IAN ODD Wonder or
Two in the World OF Books" Elizabeth Beall
Leech; piano solo, ''Sonatc Pathetique," Julia
May S0mers; vocal duet, "Darcarolie," Emma
n. Thompson, Alma diilett; essay, "Afarga
ret" Regina Calderi plano duet "Polacca,'
serenade" with violin obligato by Professor
kaspar), Rose Heilman; essay, "Sermons In
Stones" Gertrude Burnett; vocal solo, ',.Una
Voce Poca fa,' Emma II. Thompson; plano
Frances II. scoville; essay, jessie pixley Lacey;
er paDc dne SnS0 NJ I Ss
Louise Prentiss; essay, "Beauty for Ashcs,'
Carolyn Ellsworth Porte; vocal. solo, 'sThou
vocal solo, "Good.bye," Rose Heilman. Bishop
Andrews then presented diplomas to the grad
uating class-Misses Gertrude Burnett, Wash
Jessie Pixley Lacey, Charlotte, Mich; Eliza
beth Beall Leech, Martlnsburg, West Va; Car
olyn Ellsworth Porte, Knightstown, Ind, after
Georgetown Law School.
The exercises OF tho eleventh annual com.
mer cement OF the School Of Law OF the uni
versity OF Georgetown were held In Ford's
crowded, and numerous prominent persons
were present. The following is the pro-
gramme, the list of graduate the class organ
ization, and the committees: Overture, "Our
Flirtattons," Sousa; selection, "The Merry
War;" Strauss; polka" Twas the Cat" Scheur;
lynaon address. Smith tSs
classes OF the school, Hon. John Randolph
Tucker cornet solo, Hurricane Polka Levy,
o'Brien; Syiephone solo, @Rhapsodie Ale.
mande,a Wheibach, +. ". Lusby; rIO award diio Of
diplomas by the Rev. J. A. Doonan, s. j.. galop,
rine Band, Professor John Philip sousa, con
ductor.
Graduates-Degree of master of laws (LL.
Kerr, District OF Columbia; George McNeir,
District OF Columbia, Edward Oldham Rus
sell A. g West ., yrgnia Ans9n Steele
bachelor of laws GLIB. frederick Dudley
Carson, Minnesota; Thomas Hampson, b. Lit,
M rwn john B
-Altheus johnson, A. D., South Carolina John
7. Martin, Pennsylvania; Joseph p. o'Brien,
A. B., Pennsylvania; Charles Peter Smith, Dis.
trict Of Columbia; Lyndon Ambrose Smith, A.
b., Vermont; Francis Tourney, Ohio; william
Tlndall, M. D., District of Columbia; Thomas
Joseph White, Kansas. Committee on class
Lyndon A. Smith, vicepresdent; Joseph P.
o'Briep, secretary; Thomas Hampson, treasu-
Thomas j. White and Thomas Hampson. Re-
ception committee from the junior class
Frank W stockstlll, Harper Hamilton, James
sell, Charles Sims and William II. Manoguo.
Miner Normal School.
At the third annual commencement of the
Miner Normal School, Miss NJ. d. Briggs, prin-
cipal, large number of the friends OF the
graduates, crowding the Miner Hail. assem-
bled 10 witness the graduating exercises yes-
terday afternoon. Among the number were
John II. Smyth, Minister to Liberia; Mrs. Susan
Anthony, Mrs. 0'Connor, Walker Lewis and
Rev. F. W. Grimke. Trustee Brooks presided.
The essays OF the class were highly COM
mended. Commissioner Dent conferred the
certificates upon the graduating class, and
diplomas upon the class OF 1880 81, VINO were
recommended to receive them by Superintend-
ent Cook. Bishop Payne, Of the A. NJ. L. Church,
delivered the address to the class. He was
followed by Hon. Frederick Douglass, who also
addressed the class.
The following are the names Of those who
graduated: Roberta Page, Anna L. Costin NJ.
=. Nichols, s. j. Martin, Gertrude T. Smith,
Lydia G. Powell, Isabel l. Russell, Annie l..
Hamer, II. G. Wheeler, Anna v. Saunders,
Bessie A. johnson, Mary F. Fletcher, Amelia E..
rison
The following graduates of 1sSOS1, who
have had, at least, one years successful ex.
Anna E.. Leary, X. u. Alexander, Ella V.
| Campbell, Jane McCroppen, Maggie Lewis,
| Lucinda Cook, Virginia Herbert, Anna NJ
Savoy, Julia Taylor, A. A. Bolden, N. Brooks,
NJ. l.. Brown, A. G. Hand, s. q. Lewis NJ. A.
Martin, NJ. L. Minor, NJ. u. Palmer, e. L.
| Smith, Julia W. Mason, Mary l.. Washington,
II. g. Black, II. L. Evans, @. ]. Payne E. NJ.
King, l. l. Saunders, s. E. Carter, NJ. L. Gibbs,
| Il. A. Boston.
COrOred High School.
The graduating exercises of tho high schools
connected with the public schools OF Washing
ton and Georgetown Will take place this even
| ing at Sumner Building at s o'clock. Tho
following young ladies and gentlemen having
| completed satisfactory the course of study
| prescribed for the High Schools, will graduate
with all the honors attached therefor Mar
| garet Anderson, Harriet Beaopn, Bessie A.
| Cook, Mary z. Evans, Emily tB. Lee, Mary E.
Lemmons, Ellis w. Brown, James ID. Butler,
| and Carlisle +. Mason. The following is
the order OF exercises: Music; prayer; music
| essay, "When My Ship Comes In" Mary p.
| Evans; oration, "Resistance,' Ellis W. Brown
music; essay, "No Fountain Small but
| Heaven that May be Imagined In Its Bosom
| Bessie A. Cook; oration, "Who are the Free?'
| James ID. Butler; music; presentation of
| diplomas; address TO class, by Hon. j. Hyatt
Smith, OF New York; music: benediction. The
| High School under the principalship of Miss
| nj. j. Patterson, aided by her associate
teachers, Misses Laura +. Barney and Caddle
| e. Parke, has been marked success, and the
result of Its good work for the past ten years
is seen and felt in the entire publicschool
| system of Washington, wherein the graduates
uons received from Miss Patterson and her as
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