Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-16

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THE COMMEnCEMRNr SEASON.
Columbia College Preparatory school.
The sixtieth anniversary ana commencement
OF the Columbia College preparatory school was
held at Lincoln hall last night The hall was
niled with interested spectators, who rewarded
the efforts OF the young gentlemen with generous
applause The stage was unadorned, save BY q
thick rampant OF flowers and flower baskets
stretching along the line OF the footlights Prof.
Otis T. Mason, the principal OF the school presided
over the exercises. The salutatory-the flrsthonor
Of the second class-was delivered by VIM. n.
wilson; Rotations were given BY @. w.
sSute. f Blaaley F Tanne; E Trans
Merchant, Harry w. Gilmore, VIM. h Wilson, +.
Howard Seely, and W. Darlington. The drama
good style, the cast including VIM. r. Shute, Phil
s Brown, J. Bradley Tanner, Frank D. Merchant,
and George b Fife. The vaiedictory-ihe first
1 Wnso Q. the M delivered Eveleth
were especially Noticeable m Ths V sxeFeses
eiosea wn the conierrinE Of certificates and prizes
First class: ESeieth W,ssiow a ana Harry "
Hns Tio %sSn %ss
Harris HoTd: Fourth class: Tileston +. Cham.
medal in Latin-Harry W. Gilmore. Tse Janus
gold medal in French-Charles B. Hudson. Her
Best edisor: ws% s Hraat
M 1ads,s foT Punctualty and deportment-dold
ana W:n snu sU's Silver 4aSs senssS
Ames, Delano Ames, Charles W. D. Ashley Harry
E,n Kni 8 Cyrus Z M!oi!at, F. HoxsTa sssy.
Barthel, Robt s. WOOD. Certifcates Of gradua.
tion-To the Freshman class: Wilmot A CARING.
Fanf B W% sn WI
EDWARD w: spalding, J. Bradley Tanner, E Eve
i Ro1an "1ns ss To special SCHOOLS. Charles
able mention for an average above 60: Wilmot A.
Darlington, Frank D. Merchant, William r. Shute.
W. WOOD R WING Beas W wannsr H KoesG
Willie T. Hord. Medal for best defamation, WA
ner.
Washington Collegiate Institute.
Inc annual commencement Of the W ashington
Collegiate Institute was held at Congregational
church last evening. The building was filled to
overnoW1ng with the friends of the pupils OF the
popular institute The church was tastefully de-
corated with flowers and evergreena The exer.
cises opened with march by the entire school up
either aisle OF the church to the STAGE where Miss
Ada =: Conn delivered the Latin saIutatory, and
MISS Marion F Antisell the yaledictory bpo
B9ccleuch Conn, Hattie Louise Daniels Florence
Ada Rose. Alice L shillington, and Winifred Wyard
gerfood, Hattie Richardson, Grace N. Acker, Mae
+ Hungerford. Alice s. Miller, Nora a. Phelps,
Gertrude nunsinger Bertha Lincoln, Lens
Mamie Roberts, Nettie shafer, Lutte Sweet, Aimee
Sloussa. Florence Shillington, Ada L Townsend,
awarded to Clara Duvall. Katie g. Hosme r Nora 81.
Fnelps, Aimee sioussa, Lucy A. Sweet, Ada vonte.
u aaIps Tor proficiency in music to Hannah How
Nellie Ahs . W Downing, Ellzaesth :: Holso%Ss wan
coin coin and a. Holcombe and medal for algebra to
MISS Mamie McLain.
West Washington School for Girls.
A very pleasing program was offered yesterday
at inc closing exercises OF tho West Washington
school for girls, No. 1928 street. The young
ladies acquitted themselves with credit to them.
serves and to the Institution. Prizes and certifl.
Gates were awarded as follows: Senior depart
dnTnS da1s n prize
Martha Waters; certificates of proficiency, Martha
Wat Watefs, Bertha L Mtcheil, claudia Stuart Ju-
certificates, Alice Mayaeld, Emily G. MattheWs
s Praa R5sn soa Junior
eW hs R'ssu STUART aS MIX Lucy Pn ma
department-Class 1-Prhe, Edith Morgan; certin.
Gates, Marion Wheatley, Helen Dunlop, Eva NJ.
Joyce Lee; certinoates, Grace A. bowling. Mamie
ag9s1oe1 vTginia BEown MusicPr.es for I'm
R.uso;men@Chllen d, Wheatley and Lillian r Mix
Claudia Stuart, for best drawings, Bertha L.
Mitchell Promoted to this class during the ses
ing.Class a-Prizs for greatest Improvement, Viz
Rnia WneatieyI Tor pest drawings, NettIe Webster
m mrawincIass a Ra1hs. tor greatest impTove
Geaaey Fer Pen%a9snpmPrizs for greatest i'm
Tor best set OF maps, Sue ]. Hyde.
West Washington Conservatory OF
curtis hall, in West Washington, was filled last
evening with prominent GEORGETOWN people in
terested In musical matters, the occasion betnq
the nrst annual commencement of the West
washington Conservatory OF Music, Dr.. J. P
Caulteld, principal II it had not been already
known that this institution was decided success
tae correct ana spirited rendering OF rather am.
e11oHs program tor 50 young school would have
features OF the performance were the Overture.
Baey tsn and hands,
MISS Annie Carteri duet, Autumn Song, Mendei.
sohn, Misses Dougal and Barbarin; Minuetto, On.
70, Schubert, Mrs. J. D. Patten; Tarantells.
{two pianos. HEN. Mrs PatIen and Miss Iibbey:
Me- Rsstsn HGR SpsS a Ssss's Sisa
gram old we'll Mrs. Patten and Miss Libbey
proved themselves to be pianists of much more
particularly In the ''grand duo" elicited enthns"
enca
The Mount Vernon Institute:
The graduating exercises OF the Mount Vernon
Institute were held last evening at the residence
OF Miss Pairo. the principal, No. 1880 street
northwest The graduates were Miss Dovie
Smith, daughter OF the late General Morgan I.
Smith. and Miss Sophie Verdi, daughter of DR..
verdl, both OF whom were awarded gold medals |
for proficiency In their studies The following
young ladies also received gold medals: Second |
class, Miss Julia Beyeridge, class medal; third
eral Brewster, medal for excellence Miss Rose
Stansbury took TWO gold medals for FIRST honors I'm
her class.