The Evening critic., 1883-05-16
BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN
Prepared for the Battle OF Life and
the Worlds Work by Mr. and Mrs
Ennvnav.

spencer.
Lincoln Hall was densely packed last
night, the occasion being commencem emit
of the Spencerian Business College. The
class that graduated last night numbered
thirteen ladies and thirty eight gentlemen.
The hall and stage were beautifully dec
Grated with flags and flowers.
On the stage were seated Professor and
Mrs Spencer, Professors Parsons, Little,
Townsend and Miss Allen, of the faculty ;
Hon. William Lawrence, First Comptroller
Of the Treasury; Rev. William A. Bartlett ;
Hon. j. Crmond Wilson, superintendent of
public schools; Professor Lyman p. Spen-
Ger, Professor j. w. Hunt, Professor w. II.
Sadler, president of Sadler's Baltimore
Business College, and other guests, and also
the graduating class.
The programme was as follows, inter-
spersed with beautiful musical selections
by the Marine Band.
Invocation by Rev. William A. Bartlett ;
gentlemen's salutatory, b. Carlisle Fen
wick; ladies' salutatory, Carrie Belle
Humphrey ;"Dead Beats and Their Friends"
William M. Clayton; ladies' valedictory,
Mary Elizabeth Smith gentlemen's val
edictory, ]. WILDER Patterson; address to
lady graduates, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer;
address to gentlemen graduates, Professor
II. G. Spencer; awarding Of diplomas, with
remarks by Hon. William Lawrence, First
Comptroller of the Treasury.
The following ladies and gentlemen com
posed the graduating class:
Ladies, day classes: Margaret O. s. Boyer,
District Of Columbia; Ann Elizabeth Cohoon,
Minnesota; Mary Mcmahon Donnelly, Ireland
Katie Hent Hilbert, District Of Columbia;
Mary Lukens, Virginia; Sarah Lukens, Vlr-
ginia; Annie @. ODonoghue, District OF Co
lumbia; Carrie Bell Humphrey, Maryland;
Louise Augusta Rosenbush, Pennsylvania;
Mary Elizabeth Smith, District OF Columbia;
Florence Teresa Toomey, District of Columbia
Gentlemen, day classes: Samuel E. Allen,
Charles W. Botsch, Wilbert s.. Clary, District Of
Conradis, Alfred M. Cook, Thomas NJ Draney,
Frank Fowler, District OF Columbia; Sherman
d. Fowler, Virginia; Herman E. Gasch, Rich
ION, District Of columbia: Adoiph A. Hoehiing,
District Of Columbia Frank a
Kelly, Illinoisi John F; Love, North Carolina;
Columbia; ]. WILDER Patterson, Mich; Edwin
II. Pillsbury, District of Columbia; Frank E
Prandi, France: William Z. Price. Maryland
John It. Ryan, Virginia; 7. Clyde Smith, Ohio
Robert F. Walter, District OF Columbia; Arell
w. Weaver, Virginia.
Ladies, night classes: Agnes L. DAILY, AIDE
line Bowen, District Of Columbia.
Gentlemen, night classes! william Alexan
der, Virginia; John L. Dupler, Ohio; u. Car
lyle Fenwick, j. Harry Goodchild, Isaiah
Hattop, Dlstrlct OF columbia; FRANK al. hlg
gins, Tennessee John Lynch, Virginia
Arnaud L. Muirhead, District Of Columbia
John II. Parker, Virginia; Robert L. Webb
District of Columbia; Willard A. Whitcomb
Kentucky.
Glass committee: Sherman B. Fowler, chair
man; Mary Lukens, Anna Cohoon, Agnes L
DAILY, Katie Hilbert, Louise Rosenbush, Arnaut
l.. Muirhead, Frank Z. Prandi, Thomas NJ
Draney, Herman E. Gasch, Richard ii. Gas
kins, James II. Goodchild, Adolph A. Hoeh
ling, Florence T. Toomey, Frank Kelley ant
John T, Ryan.