Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-11
Public SchOOl COmsneuce,neuts.
GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE WASHINGTON non
NAL SCHOOL.

The tenth annual commencement OF the WASH
fngton Normal school will be held at the Congre-
gational church this evening. The music will be
furnished by the Marine band. Rev. r. r. Shippen
VIII make the invocation, and after songs by the
class Prof. Alexander Graham Bell will deliver the
address. The diplomas VIII be conferred on the
graduates by the President OF the United States.
Thelr names have been published in The STAR
MINER NORMAL SCHOOL
This evening, at Lincoln hail. the graduating
exercises OF the Miner Normal school will be held
The opening prayer Will be delivered by Rev. Wall
Will present the certificates to the graduates, who
are as follows: Margaret Anderson, Anna S. Bailey
Harriet II. Beason. Emma q. Brooke, Hattie E.
Bruce, Alice Z. Cole, Daisy IT, Coleman, Elizabeth
A. Cook. Susie G. Cox Clara A. Cropper, Mary A.
Edwards, Mary ?. Evans, Sarah Nj. Janifer, Emily
b Lee, Sarah m " swalls Cordel!a syphax, Clara
class wi be made by Hon. b. X. Bruce, the regis
ter OF the United States Treasury. The diplomas
TO the class OF 1SS2 will be presented by Commits
ten by Alice f Cole.
The President will go to Lincoln hall at quarter
70 eight, and remaining there about an hour Will
goto the congregational. reaching there shortly
before nine O'Clock.
THR WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
The closing exercises OF the Washington high
school, to take place tomorrow morning at high
school hall, will be conducted according to the fol-
loving program: Latin saIutatory, Phoebe
Holmes; grafton, "Technical Education" Harry
II. stock; essay, "The O,nnipresent Sparrow"
susan b S1pe: octette. Hunting Chorus" Ex-
Perlments and monstrations-Botany, J. Adele
Hammett; chemistry, Sarah E. Simons: physics,
George G q; AyreS; surveying, Appleton P. Clark.
chorus, "Come Where the Lilies Bloom;" grafton,
Egypt, Land OF Contrast" Harry English;"
recitation, {" Die Grenadiere," Maggie N. Hines;
military drill; essay, The Milk We Drink" VIM.
r Cutter; class history, Mary s. Mckinney; quar-
tette, :" Swiss Peoples Song;n essay, " "Rumor,"
Alice X. Hutchinson; Grafton with valedictory
MIhe americans H1ir Home loving People" Clement
The graduates are as follows: George Hamilton
Ayres, James Henry Brown, Frank Laughlin Call
noun. Appleton Prentiss Clark, jr., Charles VIII
liam Curtis, William Parker Cutter, Harry Eng
William David Hoover, Henry George Sherwood
Clement Moore Lacey Sites. Harry Hardness Stock
Hanna Augusta Brechu, Clara Leonore Crown,
Lyda Dalton, Emma Augusta Doyle, Olivia Dana
eastwood, Ida Elizabeth Edwards, Emily Enthof-
Ier, julia Adele Hammett, Wilhelmina Cornela
hartmann, Mary Cornelia Hilton, Maggie May
Hines, Phoebe Holmes, Alice Rose Hutchinson
Mary Cecilia Kelly, Mary Stuart Mckinney, Helen
Gilman Nichols, Leila Russell NOwlin, Lillian
Marina Orcutt, Florence Perry, Sarah Emma
Simons Susan Bender Sipe, Fannie Estelle Towner,
Leila Ella White.
EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR TEACHERsHrPs
The committee on teachers on Saturday exam.
1ned candidates for teacherships and promotions
AZ being present, and the highest average was
made by Miss Adelaide J. Davis OF Massachusetts,,
an acting teacher In the second (Mr. Birney's)
division. For the Kendall scholarship In Colum.
plan university. MI. Ayres was given the the GER
Gncate; for the Boston university, to Mr.. C. NJ. L.
college, there were no candidates. For admission
70 the normal school certificates were granted 20
IL OF the 10 In the third year class Of the high
school, and 1a OF the second year class