National Republican., 1883-06-18
SCHOOL coMMENC NCEMENTs.
Interesting Graduation Exercises ut Sew
eral Private Schools and Academies.

Interesting Graduation Exercises ut Sew
eraI Private Schools and Academies.
On Friday evening the Laws Seminary held
its commencement at the Virginia Avenue
Baptist church. Some twenty young ladies
and gentlemen delivered essays aud declama-
tions, among whom Miss Novella Middleton,
William 4. Gunoll and Lewis Hilary were
awarded tho honors Mr. w. c. Chase deliv-
cred an address on the part Of tho academy,
and silver medals were presented to Lewis
Hilary and Isaac Palmer for department, at
tendance, and scholarship and a prize was
awarded to William Il. Gunell for the best
performance of the evening, aud tho crowd
dismissed by the benediction.
Thursday evening tho closing exercises Of
tho Misses Kerr's school took place at 90S
Twelfth street northwest. A large audience
was present and tho following programme
rendered: Overture, Miss Gilbert; essay,
d" Life Battles" Miss Alma Solomons; recita.
tion, "The Kings Bell" Miss Anna Mohun I;
recitation, "Gonovra," Miss Susie Ennis ;
duet, Martha dc Flotow," Misses Lila Gait
and Sadie Clephane; recitation, "Lochinvar,"
Miss Irene Noble; recitation, aux Ital-
lens" Miss Katie Royce French recitation,
May Miller and Eva RUSSELL recitation,
"Titian's Palette" Dora Noble; chorus
"The Brook" little girls; recitation, "The
Irish Woman's Letter" Miss Marie Manning !;
recitation, "The Victim" Miss Sallie
Mathews; piano solo, "Chant du Nord,"
Miss Sadie Clephane; recitation, How 1
WIS Taught TO Write" Madeline Stevens !;
recitation, "Modest Wit" Katie Russell I;
recitation, Lament of tho Emigrant," Miss
Poet" Miss II. Gray. Distribution of pre-
miums. Chorus, "When the Swallows
Come" valedictory, Miss Katie Royce. The
graduates were Misses Katie ID. Royce, Alma
Solomons, Sallio L. Mathews, and Susie
Ennis.
Friday evening Miss Pairo's Mount Vernon
institute closed its school term at 1880 street
northwest. The graduates were Miss Dovie
Smith and Miss Sophie Verdi, who were
awarded gold medals for proficiency in study
Gold medals were also bestowed as follows {:
Second class, Miss Julia Beveridge, class
medal; third class, Miss Edith Walker, medal
for excellence. Miss Rose Stansbury took
two gold medals for first honors in her class.
The Arlington academy, Corcoran building,
Prof Macatee, principal, closed last Friday
after very successful year. The three last
days were devoted to examinations
The class supper Of 's3 at the Shortlidge
academy, Media, Pa, which took place last
week. was one Of the most enjoyable that has
ever been held at that flourishng academy.
The attendance was very large, and after the
bounteous supper had been discussed the fol-
lowing gentlemen responded TO toasts Prof.
Lin" " to "The Mile Post;' Prof, b. N. Leh-
man, The Old Boy" Mr.. Hough, "Our
Schools and Our Republic: Long May They
Flourish Prof T. Wynn, " England and
America;" Prof. Strong, rs. NJ. A., and May
She Never Wane - Prof. Murdoch, "The
Vagabond," and Prof Lamborn, "Home, Sweet
Home" AS there are large number of
Washingtonians who are graduates of this
academy, it is proposed to form an alumni of
those residing in this city, and former gradu-
ates are requested to forward their names and
addresses to George j. Presbrey, 500 Seventh
street northwest.