The Evening critic., 1884-05-23
A BUSINESS EDUCATION.
The Graduating Exercises of the
Snencerinn RuaIneas COlIega.

The commencement season was brilliantly
inaugurated last evening by the annual gradu-
ating exercises OF the Spencerian Business
College. Lincoln Hall was tastefully deco.
rated, and was filled TO its utmost capacity
The stage was beautifully SGT and ornamented
with innumerable floral designs, while sixty
youthful graduates sat among the flowers.
The Marine Band furnished tho music.
In front OF the graduates on tho stage were
seated Commissioner Edmonde, Commissioner
OF Education Eaton, superintendent Wilson
and Professor sadler OF the Baltimore Bust
mess College, Representative Townshend,
First Auditor Reynolds and Professor and Mrs.
Spencer.
Tho Rev. Irving McElroy, assistant rector OF
the Church OF the Epiphany, made the OPEN
ing prayer, followed by the gentlemen's salu-
tatory by Mr.. Fred Chase squires, and the
iadies' salutatory by Miss claudia E. s. Pearson,
both OF which were bright, interesting and
well delivered, and intelligently outlined the
advantages OF a practical business training.
Mr.. W. Il. Chandleo followed with an anus.
Ing essay on "Laziness," and MIR. John NJ.
Heisy with an equally interesting one, en-
titled "Mine and Thine"
MIR. Zera d. Patterson delivered tho gentle
mems valedictory very successfully, and was
greeted with repeated applause.
Niles Katie Brown was philosophie and Of
fectiye in her comments on people and things,
and her valedictory to the ladies was well re-
ceived.
Mrs. Spencer, in her address to the class,
dwelt upon the necessity OF intoxicating habits
OF thought and unwearied and lofty tests Of
personal strength, courage and enterprise IN
the young. Her address closed with excellent
practical advice. Professor Spencer, the
principal, referred In his address to the re-
markable progress of the institution, 507
graduates OF which ore now engaged In use
full occupations In every quarter of the globe.
He alluded 10 the recent misfortune OF CEN
eral Grant, a nations hero, who, for lack of
business education, has been the victim OF
Wall street sharpers. President Edmonds, of
tho Board OF District Commissioners, after an
address in which he eulogized the college and
Its business training, conferred graduating
certificates on the following:
Ladies, day class-Katie NJ. Brown, pennsyl-
yania; Lily v. Burch, New York; Harriet b.
Crnmp, Ohio; Claudia E. s. Pearson, District
q c1lum6ia Layinia a. ., Mcalrr, New York.
Gentlemen, day class-Jerry 8. Ashburn
Georgia; Joseph Bayard Boss, Virginia
lanes 7. BosIey, Maryland j, p Allen BotelSr
trict OF Columbia; Henry d. Bushnell, Pom
sylyania; Edwin l.. Chandiee, District OF COL
umbia; William II. ohandlee, District OF Col
George ,Dutrow, District of Columbia;
Charles z. Hepburn, Iowa; John Il. Hopkins,
Virginia.; George M. Ingram, District OF Co.
lumbia; Charles K. Koonee, District of Column
bia; Charles o. Krause, District of Columbia
Henry Lansburgh, District OF Columbia; Gus
tav G.. L. Leecke, District OF Columbia; Cnas
Il. Lukens, Virginia; John Lawrence Mangan,
District of Columbia; Andrew ]: Miller, Dis
trict OF Columbia; j. Frederick Miller, District
OF Columbia; W. Muehleisen, District OF Co.
lnmbia; william Christopher o'Hare, Mary
land John W. Palmoni, District OF Columbia
Zera d. Patterson, Michigan; William II. Rich
william A. Shoenborn, Samuel o. Scott, Alber
D. Smoot and Thomas A. Theodore, District OF
Columbia; j. Edward Waddey, Virginia.s
Ladies, night class-Ida M. Tomllnson, Dis
trict OF Columbia. Gentlemen, night class
Edward A. Asmusson, Washington irving Bos'
well, William @. Brown, Fred W. Eoerly, Johr
Enders, jr., and De Win Finckel, District of Co
lumbiaj Lincoln +. Fletcher, Illinois; william
Georges, District of Columbia; Adolphus GUIDE
tr, Maryland; John N. Heiey, Pennsylvania
Charles A. Herbort District OF Columbia
Henry O.. Karr, District OF Columbia
Robert II. Kemp, Virginia; Ebenezer Magonin
Dakota: Newton II. Nicholson, Kentucky
Chas. L. o'Connor District OF Columbia; Johr
]. b. Pope, District OF Columbia; Alexander II
Proctor, District OF Columbia; Aaron Russell
District OF Columbia; Geo. L. Scott, District o.
Columbia; Fred o. squires,, Michigan Bern
hard ]. Young, District Of Columbia.
1t was nearly IL O'Clock when the exercises
were brought to n close. All the gradYAae'
were the recipients OF handsome sl2xyftf1b
utes. .S2&
r. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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