National Republican., 1883-06-16
THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.


The Congregational church is favorite
place for school commencements, aud never
did il look fairer than last night The Wash
Hngton Collegiate institute held its closing ex-
ercises there, and the church was a scene of
light and beauty. Roman arch upsprung
from a bed of greenery on the stage, i'm
claspng either end of the platform.
From the keystone depended the letters
"W. g. L." fashioned of white daises, beneath
which, formed of tho same pure flowers, sus-
pended the words, "Class 's3." The organ
gallery was swathed in robe Of greenery,
with roses and lilies and pinks and daisies
! cleaning out of its garlanding clasp in vari-
Gus huos as quadruplcate stars glitter In null
tiform tints from the depths of an emerald
sky The front of the stage was banked with
exquisite floral favors resting upon bed of
smilax and other garlanding vines while at
each end a monument of flowers crowned the
| one by ladder and coronet, and tho other
! by Tyre, completed the floral symmetry of
the picture. Ovet the organ frame inclasped
in flowers held the portrait of former
| teacher
On the stage were seated Rev. Drs. Rams
dell, j. w. Chickering and Hicks Profs.
Seaman, Gordon and Townsend, Miss
| Douglas. and Mrs. Butcher.
The exercises opened with a march of the
pupils up tho east and west asles of the
church to the platform, whence they ad-
| vanCed from either side to meet each other,
and after bowing descended the platform
steps to the right and left, and were seated
| in front of the stage, leaving the graduating
| class sitting thereon. Misses Rock, Holcombe,
Koon, McFarlan, McLan. and Sweet then
rendered on the two pianos that graccd the
| stage "Nlarche Triomphale" from Strca-
| bhog. A chant from the school, with organ
| voluntary, followed. Prof Seaman made n
brief prayer, and a chorus by the school sue.
ceedcd. 1t was announced that Miss Ada
BuCcleuch Conn had won the honors of the
valedictory, and Miss Marion s. +. Antisell
those of tho Latin salutatory, but by mutual
consent the young ladies had changed posts,
Miss Conn giving the salutatory.
Miss Conn welcomed tho audience in choice
and vigorous Latin, and afterward read an
essay entitled Mecca"
An instrumental solo by Miss Mazia A.
Martin followed, as also solo, "The Night
ingale," by Miss Florence Shillngton. Miss
Hattie A. Daniels then read an essay,
"Woman's Influence"
Miss Florence A. Rose followed with an in
strumeutal solo, Whispering Winds" and
Miss Alice l.. Shillington read an essay, "a
Convenient Medical Term"
Miss Hattie Daniels performed the "Spinn-
lied," from Letolff; Miss Nellie w. Down
ing sang "Rondinela Pcllegrina," and Miss
Florence A. Rose followed with an essay
on The Sphinx"
Miss Conn followed with an instrumental
piece, "Mizpah," composed by herself, and
was followed by Miss Winifred Wyard with
an essay, IL Avantage dure Voyage en- Eu-
rope"
Misses Antisell aud Shillington then per-
formed "Rondo Brillianto;" Miss Bertha ID.
Lincoln rendered solo, Radiant Splendors;'
Misses Bell, Clarke, Hunsinger and Wyard,
an instrumental quartette, "rhe Dance of the
Fairies and Miss Marian S. +. Antisell then
delivered the valcdiCtory. 1t was elo-
quent and poctical, full of the tender mel
ancholy that characterizes the occasion when
school girls bid each other "vale-trste-vale, y
of graduation day. 1t was highly applauded.
The class song, by Miss Ada B. Conn, was
sung, prior to which the prizes were awarded
as follows
Badges of honor-Nary Detweiler, Naunie Hun
coin. Lena Lcech, Mary Mclain, Josephine Nc
Farlan. Mamie Roberts, Hattie Richardson, Susie
Richardson, Nettie r. Shafer Lutte A. Sweet,
Aimee sioussa, Florence shillington, Ada l..
=. Miller, Nora II. Phelps, and Mae Hungeriord.
Diplomas-Murion S. +. Ant.sell, ADJ b. COnu,
Hattie l.. Daniels, Florence \. Rose, Alice l.. Shil-
lington, and Winlred Wyard.
Music prizes, gold hnrps, to Hannah Harwood
Greene and Jane SeymOre Koon; gold Tyres ia
Grac' BE Il, By nina Clarke, Nellie W. Downing
EtiMbeth L. llulcombe, Gertrude f: Huninger
Mazin 4, Marin, aud Winii cd Wyard. :,
Katie b. iiosner, Nora IL. Phelps, Lutte SH eet
Annie SioussH, and Ada B. Vonti.
Prize for algebra, gold cross, Mary McLaln.
History prizes, gold cross 10 Elizabeth X. Hol.
combe and Bertha ID. Lincoln,
French prizes, gold medal to Marion Antisell
and Winiired Wyard.
Other prizes for Ficnch to Ada Conn, Elizabeth
Hocombe, Belle Hunt Ada Nonte, Evelyn sweet
aud Mary BuCk