The Washington critic., 1888-06-20
rHE COMMENCEMENT sEAsoN.
Closing Exercises at Educational Insti-
tulfnug.

Closing Exercises al Educational tnsti-
tutions.
Two thousand five hundred people at
tended the commencement Of the coiorcd
Normal School at the Metropolitan A. NJ.
Il. Church last night, Secretary and Mrs
Fairchld being present, Rev. DIR. I. g..
Steward addressed and Commissioner
Webb and Secretary Fairchild distributed
diplomas to the following graduates:
Normal Sohool--Anne L. -. Alexander.
Amaleta Alexander, Medora Allen, Julia NJ.
Aston Nettio q. Arnold, Mary Il. barney
Narcissa r. G. L. Beale, Annie d. Brooks
Mary f. G. Brown. Marie Il. Bowie, Mary X.
clarke Marie A. Deltz Sarah 4. q. Dickson
Sarah Il. Dorsey, Mary NJ, Bowling, Emily n.
Francis, Emma Y. George, Celestne Gl0scoe
Isabel kinner, Josephine d; Lewis Mar.
Anna Nichols, Emma y. Pindle, maggie, r.
Saunders, Alice Y. shorter sarah B, smith,
Frances A. Smith, Mary 4 stewart Char
lotte V stewart. Katie r. Wall. Mary H.
Watson, Eualia Wheeler, Mary I. Williams
Ida g. Winslow. Mary E. Wilson, Henry N.
Bowles Daniel B, Thompson,
High School-Laura q. Arnold, Nancy VI. At
wood, Anna ID. Bell, Berte 5 Brooks, Annie
#. Brown. Maria Il. Buckner, Maria A, Chase,
Carrie NJ. n Crouch, Mary " DlckersOn
Sarah j. Dickcrson, Ellen II. Docket, susie
Hall. Sarah u, jackson, Anna Il. johnson,
Jennie A. Jones, Mary A. Jones, Maria A,
ID. Madry, Mary V. Morton, Lucy j. MOten.
Rebeccu l.. Moten. Mary NJ. Orme, Florence
Rebecca Piersun, Lucinda q. shorter, Jane
NJ. Taylor, Martha J Thomas, Mary II. Toy,
Sarah E. Tucker, Alice j. Tyler, Emma l..
ton, katie l.. Woyman Mary <. West, Lydia
G.. Wilder, Mary NJ. Wright; Carroll A.
Brooks, Frank Il. Davis, Clinton G, Fowler,
James Il. Goodloe, William II. Lewis, Fran
els ID. Smith, James u. stewart, John y.
syphaN, William s. Wormey. James e.
The Holy Cross Academy.
The Holy Cross Academy held its
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 gratilied. The programme
was well arranged and carried out in a
highly creditable manner.
Dr. Chappelle made an interesting ad-
dress, after which gold medals were
awarded as follows: Misses l.. Saum, X.
Trainer, NJ. O'Conner, u. Bouts, NJ.
Feeley, Nj. o. Brien, A. Murphy, V. Mi.
nor, j. Dickinson, and G.. Moran. The
graduates were Misses Gcnevieye Moran,
Julia Dickenson, Nirgie Minor, and NJ
| gold medal and diploma, and, in addi'
| ton, magnificent prayer book,
st, Cecilia's Academy.
The twentieth annual commencement
exercises of st, Cecilias Academy were
held before large audience in Harris
Biiou this morning at 10 o'clock. The
| eight musical numbers on the programme
including the "0peretta Tyrolien," wert
warmly received, as were also the recita
tions in English and French. Miss G.
| Colman delivered the valedictory and
Rev. J. O'Brien the closing address to the
| graduates.
| Gold medals were conferred on the fol
| lowing graduates: Misses G.. Colman, l.
| Huntington and X. Lyons. Miss f. Phil
| lips was given gold medal for success IL
| music, and Misses T.. Huntington, Il. Nc
| Keag, NJ. Miller and NJ. Torrens, golC
| medals for Christian doctrine.