Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-14
THE COLUMBIAN COLLEGE,
Exercises Last Night
Two Fair Bachelors Of science.

Last night, for the first time In the history Of
the university, young woman sat among the
graduates at the commencement OF the Columbian
College. There We're two OF them In fact and
their white graduating dresses and the big boquets
they had, varied agreeably the somore black OF
the swallowtails that predouinated This was
the nrst time that a class has graduated from the
Corcoran Scientific school. The exercises were
held In the hall OF the university building on 18th
street. which was nlled with the friends OF the
graduates and OF the university. The platform
was draped overhead with an American nag, and
the front was hedged with Moral baskets Tyres and
other norai testimonials. In the rear OF the plat
form was posted an orchestra which played at
intervals during the evening. The exercises
opened with the osations Of the three con-
and composition. Messrs. Eugene b jackson,
OF virginia, whose theme was ''The Labor Move
ment, Geo. l. Wilkinson, OF this city, who spoke
on The Relation OF Inventions to civilization
and F. Howard Seely OF this city, whose subject
was The Vitality OF Error The orations were
were delivered with spirit and an ease that indi-
Gated thorough practice in elocution. The ora
tons that followed were as follows: .Conserva-
tism and Progress" T. p. Lewis, North Carolina;
"Reconcilations," Louise Connolly District OF Co
lumoia; Modern conceptions OF Space" Eliza
Arthur p. Davis. Kansas. without disparage-
ment 10 the young men, It may be said that the
audience showed most interest in the young
women. Miss Connolly's essay was bright and
suggestive, and Miss Brown gave an insight into
trauScendental physics and discussed IN happy
vein the possible existence OF O fourth dimension.
Their manner on the stage was self-possessed and
pleasing. AS each carried In her hand a huge
boquet oratorfcal gestuFs, such as were made by
tneir fellow graduates IA swalow-tails were out
OF the question.
Mr.. Davis GRAFTON was an argument for single
tax and protest against private monopoly OF
land, that would have delighted the Anti-Poverty
society. Al the close OF the Grafton the frst Davis
PRIZE medal In elocution and composition was
bestowed upon Mr.. F. Howard Seely, and the Sec
oDd upon Mr.. Eugene b. jackson; the Ruggles'
medal, in mathematics, upon Geo. L Wilkinson;
the EnoSinian medal for excellence In debate upon
nciency In parliamentary practice, upon Geo. L.
WILKINSON. Dr. WellingS flowing gown and his
weli-enunciated Latin gave much impreSsiveness
10 the ceremony Of conferrIng degrees. In the
science was conferred upon E. b. jackson, r. H.
Seely and g. L. Wilkinson. In the scientific school
the degree or bachelor OF science was conferred
upon Elizabeth p. Brown. Louise Connolly A. p
Davis and l. p. Lewis, and the degree OF civil
engineer upon L. III. Booth and q. W. Littleholes
The honorary degree or doctor of laws was con-
ferred upon Gardiner G. Hubbard; OF doctor OF
divinity, upon REV. Geo. +. Bagley, or Kentucky
and OF master OF arts. upon WIN. II. Massey, OF
Virginia The degree OF doctor OF philosophy was
conferred upon Prof. Montague and Prof. Gore OF
the college faculty.
THE COLUMBIAN "PREP."
The annual commencement OF the Preparatory
School of the Columbian College is In progress at
the National Theater this afternoon. The gradu-
ates are Elliott B. Coues Arthur G. Coumbe,
Evans Fugitt, Edward r. Greer Leonard Z. Gun
nell, Chas- p. Humphreys, Arthur Johns, Franklin
NJ Patterson Claude McCauley Hermann Poesche
TneO. W. Richard3 VIM. g. Stahlnecker IT., John
II. stone, Thomas 5. White, Walter l. Wilson
Jesse &. Woodward, and Ralph Wormelle.