Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

The Spenceri8n Business COllege
THE COMMENCEMENT At LINCOLN HALL LAST Even.
ISe-A LARGE CLASS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ExERcIsEs IN THE PgEsENcR OF An IMMENSE AT.
DIENcR
Lincoln Ha II was filled to overlooking last even
Ing on the occasion OF the annual commencement
OF the Spencerian Business College The hall was
handsomely decorated with flags and flowers
The stage presented an enchanting scene. Be-
side the graduating class there were seated on the
stage Professor and Mrs Spencer, and Professors
Parsons, Little and Townsend, Miss Anen OF the
faculty; First Controller Lawrence, Rev. Dr.
Bartlett, Superintendent Wilson, Professors I. P
Spencer. ]. W. Hunt and W. H. Sadler fof Balti-
nore.l The music, with which the exercises were
varied was furnished by the Marine band, led by
fr TOE ,sor Sousa. During the evening MT w.
Jaeger rendered c0rnet solo; Mr.. +. W. LuSOy,
Ayiophone solo, and Mr.. II. Jaeger, picolo solo.
THE ExERCIsEa
The invocation was by Rev. Dr. Bartlett, OF the
New York avenue Presbyterian church. The gen.
tlemen's salutatory was delivered by Mr. B. Car
lyle Fenwick OF the District and the ladies' salu
tatory-a poetic composiuon-by Miss Clara Belle
Humphrey, OF Maryland.
MT. Wtlliam~M Clayton. OF Ohio, delivered an
original humorous address on dead Beats and
im si FRIENDS" which was highly enjoyed by the
=, The ladies' vaiedictory was delivered by Miss
May Ezaoeth Smith, OF the District and the
vaisalct0ry on behalf OF the gentlemen by Mr. j.
M!iOer Patterson, OF Michigan, the valedictorians
both performing their duties with grace and
Mrs Spencer delivered an address to the lady
graonates: which was rull OF practical wisdom.
ana Prot. Spencer performed the same ONCE for
the gentlemen graduates.
First Controller Lawrence was then introduced
ana after making ecapital address awarded the
diplomas TO the graduates The graduating class
numbered 81. and is the largest that has yet been
graduated from the college.
TIE oRADUArEs
The following Is the list: Ladies' day classes
Margaret c. 8. Boyer, D. c.; Anna Elizabeth Co.
noon, Mimi: Mary Mcmahon Donnelly. Ireland:
Katie Hefrt Fnbert. D. c.; Mary Lukens, Va: Sara
Lukens, va: Annie c. O'Donoghue, d. c. Carrie
Belle Humphrey, salutatorian, Md, Louise Augusta
hosenbuSh, Pa. Mary Elizabeth Smith, valedic-
tOrlan. ID. c.; Florence Teresa Toomey d. q.
Gentie1nenS Day ClasseS-Samuel E. Allen D. c. !:
Ghas W. Boz sch, DC; Wilbert s. Ciary, DC. !;
VIM. N: clayton. 1E, OHIO; Chas. Conradis DC. !;
Al req NJ Cook, DC; Thos. NJ: Draney. D. C Frank
b. Gasch d. c.; Richard 81. Gaskins, DC; Carl j.
r. Gram, DC; John D. Hauptman, D. C: AdOlph
a. hoehling 1r., Pa; VIM. II. Hunt, DC; Frank
A. Kelly. IL John +. Love, NC; Hugh j. McGin-
va 1 Z orlan. Mich; Twin H. Pllsbury. D. C
Frank T. Prandi, France; VIM. E. Price, Md. John
i. Ryan. Va; T. Clyde Smith, Ohio; Robert
+. Walter, D. c.; Arell w. Weaver, Va.
Ladies night classes--Agnes L. Daily, D. c.; AIDE
VIM. Alexander, Va; John l. Dupler, Ohio; b.
Carlyle Fenwick, salutatorian, d. C.; j. Harry
G0oachiid ID. C.; Isaiah Hatton, d. c.; Frank NJ
higgins, Tenn; John Lynch, Va. Arnaud I. Muir
mead ID: C.: John I. Parker, Va; Robert L. Webb,
D. G.; willard A Whitcomb XIV.
The need of larger auditorium in Washington
than we now have was never more fully realized
IMAM last night as many persons were unable to
gain admission to the hall