Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-13
GRADUATION DAY.
Music, Flowers. Medals. Premiums and
DeclamatiOns.


Determinations.
! CLOSING EXERCISES HELD LAST EVENING IN
| VARIOUS INsTIrUTIONs-THE COLUMBIAN PRE-
PARAToRY SCHOOL CONFINEMENT AT
FoRD'S OPERA HOUSE.
The closing exercises of the Columbian col
lege preparatory school at Ford's Opera House
last evening were of SO interesting a character
| that the large audience assembled there sat
through them to the end without q sign of inn
patience The spectators were most generous
with their applause, and in several cases re-
quired yokng gentlemen who acquitted them
selves with especial credit to appear again and
again to acknowledge the favor shown them.
The front portion of the stage was terraced with
the floral testimonials brought to the theater
by friends of the students. Prof. A. =. Mon-
tague, the principal of the school, conducted the
exercises, which were opened with prayer by
Rev. n. +. Steele, of st. Marks p. z. church
The exercises consisted of Rotations and DRAM
attic representations, exhibiting the proficiency
obtained by the boys in defamation and elocu-
ton. The salutatory, which is the first honor
Of the second class, was delivered by Angelo
Hall. Charles A. Mckinney recited, most eff
fectively. How ST. Michaels was Saved" Dc
lus supposed speech ut Carthage. Mr. Paul y.
Steele gave in a most amusing manner, In cos
Andrew y Bradley won much favor
by his spirited recitation Of 1.-The Brit
ish &C. Camp in the GTimea;" F. r, seely
Jerusalem by Moonlight. Howard c. Russell
delighted the audience with his bright, grace
fui and al tistic recitation of the comic poem,
the Relief OF Lucknow with considerable dra-
matte effect, enhanced by an orchestral accom-
audience with MARK Twain's Address About
Women, and acquitted himself credtably as
declaimer, though he had to compete during
most of the time he was speaking with q brass
band in full blast which was at the time pass
in. the theater. Angelo Hall gave spirited
p Ct he rls and Of tine seot and
During the evening two dramatic representa-
tiOns were given in costume. one selection
from Hamlet in which Herbert II Pattee
personated Hamlet, Henry b. Mason Horoaio,
and Allan Z. Wilson and Paul A. steel Mar
eeiius and Bernarete respsetiyely The other
Harry b. Mason took the role of Brutus, Her.
bert III. Pattee Ctssius and Benjamin Ames
Lucius. While all the young gentlemen rem
the audience awarded the dramatic honors of
the evening to Mr.. Pattee. The valedictory,
delivered with due gravity by F. Howard Seely,
to whom the first honor Of the school was
Fo tna
Profs. Lodge, Roome aud Hodgkins az follows:
For High Grade of Scholarship-First class
Arnold II. Hord. Second class-First prize,
Angelo Hall; second prize, TilestOn F. Cham
beers Third , elassIFirst Prizsel rereival Han;
muller. Fourth class-First prize, Fritz Won
Entrees; second prize, Andrew !. Bradley.
The Montague gold medal in Latin, F.
Howard Seeiy.
The Hunting ton gold medal In Greek, Arnold
III. Hord.
The Janus gold medal in French, Delano
Ames.
The Corridor gold medal in penmanshp, Will
liam o. Beall.
The Fox gold medal in defamation, Howard
{. Russell.
Hermesian Society gold medals-Best de-
batter, Arnold II. Hord; best editor, Herbert H.
Pattee.
Gold medals for punetuality and department.
Three years, Delano Ames, F. Howard seely;
II; Hord, William T. Hord, jr.. John NJ. In.er-
soil, Laurence Q. D. Mills, Allan E. Wilson: one
year, Harry Il. Burch, ]. c. X. Campbell, sam
taphieve. Charles \. Mckinney, William A
Mills, Charles ;. Rogers.
Certificates of GraduatiOn-To the freshman
class-John Chester, Arnold H. Hord, F. How
ard Seely. Frank w. Sacket, Allan E. WILSON,
To special schools-Delano Ames, William w.
Ayres, Allan t. Bacon, $. Howard Bacon, Geo.
q. Getty. Judson u. Lincoln, Harry Il. Mason,
Herbert II. Pattee. Howard G. Russell, Oliver A.
4. Swaine, Irwin b. Moulton.
Honorable Mention for ON Average above
9O-Benjamin Ames. DeIano Ames. Bailey K.
Ashford, Allan T. Bacon. $: Howard Bacon,
F. Chambers. Arthur Cranston, Fritz Won En-
dress i A. g Eustanhisye E L. Eqstaphieye An
hold H. Hord. VIM. I. Hori. IT,. john 81 fnser
SOIL ]. D. Mcpherson, jr, Herbert H. Pattee
Francis N. Phillips, Herm;.nn Poesche, Howard
G. Russell, VIM. b. SearIe, L. Howard Seely
Frank w. Sachet, Charles l.. Frailey, H. G.
Mcfarland.
The Fox medal in defamation was awarded
to Mr.. Russell. by i committee which sat in the
office during the evening. Mr.. Pattee having
won the medal at the last commencement was,
testing. Hfore the audience was dismissed
President yelling, of the Columbian uniyer-
Sly, addressed the graduates.
committee OF arrangen.ents: A. II. Hord, chair
BAY John arz zng 4 GRs nS g. Getty, Oliver
sanm, Charles s. i;osers and Bailey K Ashford.
Ta H. Racon % join
gersoll Irwin u. Moulton, Tileston F. Chambers,
John W; Avery, Eugene 5. Cochran, VIM. d.
VIM: y. Mills, Franklin NJ. Patterson and JAS
w. Young.
The Norwood Institute
The closing exercises OF Norwood institute
was held last evenin. at SIarinis ball, which
was filled with large audience. Mr.. and Mrs
Cabell stood near the door, and received their
guests as they entered. When the Marine band
struck up a march, the young ladies, in their
white dresses, filed upon the stage. After
prayer by Rev. Dr. Bullock: the following dis
tinctions were conferred: Preparatory class
nette Mueller. intermediate departing mt class
A-Miases Eleanor Addison, Nellie Beali, Ellen
Ic>ile, iAdttIt l'ufuttte, -Nlna CitOeII, llIlltu
Claughton. Katie l.. Foote, Bessie HELEN, Be,-
sic If. Hobson, Henre Hobson, Mamie Jackson,
Maggie Morrison, Susie Plain, LEILA Tucker.
Class B-Misses Flora Cluss Josephine Collins,
Mary Miller, Rose Macdonald, Hiss Lillian
Strong. Maggie d. Watkins, Junior depart
ment, first cla>s-Mis.es Gertrude Bell. Bessie
Daisy Garland, Emily Morrison. Charlotte
Plain s seeond elasssses Daisy Brown. Jen-
Ella y. Herbert, Alice Condit Smith,
Louise Gondit Smith, Dot. WelIborn.
Third class-MisseS Elvira D. Cabell, Lucy IL.
So:khiil Jennie F. Miller, Isabel y. McCul-
Tough, Hattie T.. Winner. Marie Wadsworth.
Prizes Tor general improvement-Primary
c.ass-NisScs Hattie Parker, Margaret Cabeli
Martha HichDorn, Maud Foster. Lucy Call. Oh
sefVancc of school ules-Interuediate depart
ineut-Aii.ScS Hattie Burdette, Lillian Ciaugh-
ton. Nellie Beall, Mamie jackson, Mary Miller,
Rose AaeDonald. Regularity OF attendance
Misses Daisy Garland Maggie Watkins. Re-
marks were made by Rev. Dr. Addison, Solici-
tor General GoDde and Rev. Dr.. Elliott. The
cvenin. was concluded with dancing.
The Washington Collegiate Institute.
The Church of Our Father was filled with an
Interested audience last evening. the occasion
being the eleventh annual commencement of
Washington Collegiate Institute Mrs. Bucher's.
Alter an opening duet from two pianos by
Misses Conn and McFarlan Rev. Geo. O. Little
made the Invocation, and the following pro-
gram was carried out in Il creditabie manner;
| "lierdsinaD Home. by the school, "L'Hiron-
deiie ct le Pri>onnier, Hiss Florence bearing:
Polpnase. Mise, Townsend, Parker Leecf
French, Brooke and Lord; Essay, Miss Grace
Greene; Two Merry Girls vocal duet, Misses
Brooke and Lord; "Titania,' Mas I'll Alma
French; micS bjinns, French recitation. Misses