The Washington critic., 1888-06-20
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON
Closing Exercises at Educational Insti-
tutfous,


Closing Exercises at Educational Insti-
tutions.
Two thousand five hundred people at
tended the commencement Of the colorcd
Normal School at the Metropolitan A. NJ.
r.. Church last night, Secretary aud Mrs
Fairchild being present Rev. DR.. I. G..
Steward addressed and Commissioner
Webb and Secretary Fairchild distributed
diplomas to the following graduates:
Normal Sohool-Anne L. n. Alexander
Amaleta Alexander, Medora Allen, Julia NJ
Aston, Nettie G.. Arnold, Mary E. Barney
Narclssa ~. G.. u Bealo, Annie u. Brooks,
Mary Il. q. Brown, Marie H. Bowie, Mary e.
Clarke, Marie A. Deitz, sarah l.. q. Dickson
Sarah &. Dorsey, Mary NJ Bowling, Emily Il
Francis, Emma V. George, Celestine Glascoe
Isabel Kinner, Josephine y: Lewis, Mar.
Anna. Nichols, Emma L. Pindle Maggie. H.
Saunders Alice V. Shorter, Sarah H. Smith
Frances a. Smith, Mary 4 stewart Char
watson Wat Eniaia gTa'' wbesep, ag Nory T. williams & @
Ida G. Wmslow, Mary II. Wilson, Henry n.
Bowles, Daniel d. Thompson,
High School Laura q. Arnold, Nancy NJ At.
wood Auna D. Bell, Berthe $; Brooks, Annie
y. Brown, Maria T. Buckner, Matla A, Chase
Carrie NJ. n Crouch, Mary V. Dickerson,
sarah y Dickerson, Ellen y; Docket, susie
II. Dyson, Mary II. Geary, Ella Green, Sarah
Hall, Sarah E. jackson, Anna Il. johnson,
Jennie A. Jones' Mary A. Jones, Maria A.
ID. Madry, Mary V. Morton Lucy j. Moten
Rebeeco L. Moten Mary N, ormo, Fl99renoe
Rebecca Plerson, Lucinda G.. shorter, Jane
NJ. Taylor, Martha J, Thomas, Mary X, Toy,
Sarah Il. Tucker, Alice j. Tyler, Emma l..
Vaughan Jennie Walker, Mary ., Washing
ton, Katie l.. Waymau, Mary A. West, Lydia
G. Wilder, Mary M. Wright; Carroll A.
Brooks, Frank II. Davis Clinton O.. Fowler,
els d. Smith. James u. stewart, John Z.
syphax, William S. Wormley. James r.
The Holy Gross Academy.
The Holy Cross Academy held It's
twentieth annual commencement at Har.
ris' Biiou Theatre yesterday. The young
ladies acquitted themselves creditablY,
and received q generous amount of ap.
plause for their display of musical talent,
The audience insisted ON encores, but the
time was so limited that their wishes
could not be gratified. The programme
was well arranged and carried out in q
highly creditable manner.
DIR. Chappelle made All interesting ad-
dress, after which gold medals were
awarded as follows. Misses l.. Saum, X.
Trainer NJ OConner, II. Bouts, NJ
Feeley, NJ 'Brien, A. Murphy, V. Mi
nor, J. Dickenson, and G.. Moran The
graduates were Misses Geneyieve Moran
Julia Dickenson, Nirgie Minor, and NJ
Clements, and each received handsome
gold medal and diploma, and in addi-
ton, magnificent prayer book.
st. Cecilia's Academy.
The twentieth annual commencement
exercises of st. Ceoiia's Academy were
held before large audience in Harris
Biiou this morning at 10 o'clock. The
eight musical numbers on the programniei
including the "Operetta Tyrolien,n were
warmly received, as were also the recita-
tions In English and French. Miss c.
Colman delivered the valedictory and
Rev. ]. O'Brien the closing address to the
graduates.
lowing graduates: Misses G.. Colman, l..
Huntington and X. Lyons. Miss e. Phil
lips was given gold medal for success in
music, and Misses Il. Huntington r. Nc
Keag, NJ. Miller and Nj. Torrens, gold
medals for Christian doctrine.
The senior class gold medal for deport-
ment and attendance was drawnfor by
ten of the young ladies and Miss Katie
Lyons drew the lucky number: Medals
and NJ. Miller and Masters Sanderson and
Higgins OF the lower classes.
The Visitation Academy.
The distribution of the premiums
awarded to the successful students in
tlc uihElEhb NlunS ub Nllc NlalbdhlOll
Academy, Georgetown, D, c. took place
| this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
| graduates were Miss Ada Clark and Miss
Susie Crawford. The following students
| Of the first classes received gold medals:
| Margery Kendall, Texas Julia Peasants,
| New York; Birdie Lanahan, Plttsburg;
! Gertrude Foran, Cleveland; Philomena
Stonestreet, Maryland; Agnes McQuade,
| Utica; Maggie Hornabrook, Arkansas;
| Luly Russell, District of Columbia; Ger
| trude Reynolds, Kansas; Grace Dammon,
| Baltimore; Ada Jones, Florida; Blanche
| Chandler District of Columbia. Many
beautiful specimens of paintings in oil
and crayon drawings were on exhibition,
and the display of fancy needle-worlS was
| credit to both teachers and pupils.
| Three water color studies from Nature
| display artistic merit in high degree.
| Bennett, is exceptionally fine. A tete-a-
| Miss Gleason are excellent specimens OF
| hand-painting on china. A mantel
facing of decorated tiles by Miss Garnett,
daughter of DIR. Garnett, is an artistic
| piece of work. Crayon drawings BY
Misses Agnes Welder, Waggaman and
Sadie Norton show artistic skill.
Misses Daisy and Hattie German,
daughters Of Senator German, have beau
full specimens of art needlework on exhi.
| bition. A beautiful specimen of tapestry
| work by Miss Katie Hague and mirror
and chair by Miss Katie Johnstone were
| much admired. Other beautiful speci
| mems of needlework by the pupils came
| In for n lorpp share oF attention