National Republican., 1883-05-16
HAPPY GRADUATES.
Interesting Commencement Exercises Of the
Spencerian Business College.
Lincoln Hall Crowded 90 overhowins-
Idst OF Graduates and Committees.

Lincoln hall was never before so densely
packed as It was last night at the commence
ment of the Spencerian Business college. The
class was the largest ever graduated from
this institution, numbering thirteen ladies
and thirty eight gentlemen. The hall was
prettily decorated with flowers and flags. The
salutatorians were Mr.. B. Carlyle Fenwick,
short, rather stout blonde. and Miss Carrie
Belle Humphrey, slender, petite, grace
full girl, with bright dark eyes
and magnetic voice, whose average
standing in the studies Of the class was tho
highest made by lady. The valedictorians
were Mr.. j. WILDER Patterson, a young gen-
tloman Of easy address and decided ability,
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith, the belle as
well as the valediotorian Of the class. Misses
May Howe, Ida Tomlinson, and Lizzie Wet
zel, three Of the loveliest and most graceful
of the second class, performed tho pleasing
duty of transmitting to the graduates the
many floral tributes offered by their friends.
Mr.. Fenwick's address was pictorial and
rhythmical, very gracefully delivered, and
deserved the applause IL met Miss Pum-
phrey's salutatory was q poetical welcome TO
the audience, whose cordiality was equaled
only by its beauty. Mr. William NJ. Clayton
made a decided chit" with his address
on dead Beats and their Friends" He
Is slenderly built, brown haired young
"a
we'll modulated. He displayed q very
creditablo degree Of mimetic power.
Miss Smiths valedictory showed as decidedly
that sho possessed brains as her face
and form prove her title to beauty. About
the medium height, with the ideal Greek
face, brown hair, hazel eyes, and graceful
dignity of manner, she impressed the au-
dience as woman of both mental
power and force of character. Mr.
j. WILDER Patterson showed he possessed
power TO handle an audience, which is the
touchstone of oratorical ability. He is rather
sturdy in build, with a graceful ease of move
ment, and quick, clear, forcible style Of
speaking.
Mrs. Spencer's address to tho lady gradu-
ates was full Of genuine practical wisdom,
clothed in that rhythmical garb which is a
distinguishing feature of this lady's eloquence.
She dwelt particularly upon tho necessity of
women conquering their rightful place in
life, opposing to circumstances the highest
and truest elements of pure and self-respect-
ing womanhood. Prof. Spencer made n
brief address to the male graduates, and
then introduced First Comptroller Law
renee as the awarder of the diplomas,
Briefly pointing out the wider fields for
the display Of trained intellect which
the commercial spirit of the age had
opened to the rising generation. Judge Law
renee then carried his audience with him by
the display Of some exquisite satire on the
relative importance of mon and women. He
then awarded the diplomas, forty-nine in all,
two Of the graduates being necessarily absent
through sickness. After music from the or
chestra the immense audience slowly dis.
persed.
The programme was as follows, interposed
with beautiful musical selections by the ma.
rine band
Invocation by Rev. William A. Bartlett
gentlemen's salutatory, B. Carlyle Fenwick
ladies' salutatory. Carrie Belle Humphrey.
dead Beats and Their Friends" William Nj.
Clayton; ladies' valedictory, Mary Elizabeth
Smith; gentlemen's valedictory, J. WILDER
Patterson; address to lady graduates, Mrs.
Sara A. Spencer; address to gentlemen grad
yates, Prof. II. C. Spencer: awarding of diplo.
mas with remarks by Hon. William Law:
renee, first comptroller of the treasury.
The graduating class arc.
Ladies, day classes; Margaret c. g. Boyer, Dis.
trict of Columbia; Ann Elizabeth Cohoon, Min.
nesola; Mary Mcmahon Donnelly, Ireland; Katie
Heft fiibert, District Of Columbia; Mary Lukens
Virginia; Sara Lukens, Virginia Annie C. 0'Don.
oghue District of Columbia Carrie Belle Pumph.
rey. Maryland; Louise Augusta Rosenbush, Penn.
sylyania; Mary Elizabeth Smith, District OF Co.
lumbia.
w Botsch, Wilbert $. Clary, District OF Columbia
william 5. Clary jr., Ohio; Charles Conradis, Al
d iTed N; Cook Thomas NJ Drsney, Frank Fowler
glnia; Herman 4, Gasch, Richard II: Gaskins
Carl j. f. Gfaff, John ID. Hauptman, District o.
Columbia Adolph A. Hoehling, jr, Pennsylvania
William X. Hunt. District Of Columbia; Frank A
Kelly, Illinois; John Il. Love, North Carolina
Hugh J. McGinness, John q. Oil, District o
Columbia; J. WILDER Patterson, Michigan Edwir
II. Pillsbury, District OF Columbia; Frank +
Prandi, France; William L. Price Maryland; Johr
4. Ryan, Virginia; T. Clyde Smith, Ohio; Rober
y, Walter, District OF Columbia Arell w. Weaver
Virginia.
Ladies, night classes: Agnes L. Daily, Adelint
Bowen, District of Columbia
Gentlemen, night classes: William Alexander
Virginia John J.. Dupler Ohio; b. Carlyle Fen
wick, j. Harry Goo chi d, Isaiah Hatlon. Distrlc
ofCoumba: Frank NJ. Higgins, Tennessee; JohI
Lynch, Virginia; Arnaud l.. Muirhead, Distric
of Columbia John I. Parker. yrglnia Rober
4, webb, District of Columbia; willard A. Whit
Comb, Kentucky.
Class committee: sherman b. Fowler. chair
nun; Mary Lukens, Anna Cohoon Agnes L. DAILY
Katie FiIOerI, Louise Rosenbush, Arnaod L
Muirhead, Frank 7. Prandi Thos. NJ. Draney
Herman Il. Gasch, Richard ii. Gaskins, James
Goodrhd, Adolph a. Hoehling, Florence I
TOomey, Frank Kelley, and John 4. Ryan.
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