Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-12
COLUMBIA's COMMENCEMENT.
Diplomas Awarded to Graduates of the
Collegiate and Scientific Departments.

Sixty-eight years ago Columbian College
presented diplomas to its first graduates. The
institution was not as large then as it is now,
| and those who have watched its latter growth
and were present last night at the commence
ment exercises must have been much gratified.
| In connection with the college is the Corcoran
Scientific School and this celebrated the COM
| pletion of its third year.
| The spacious hall was more than comfort
| ably filled with audience that was prepared
| to applaud anything which seemed to call for
| display of noisy enthusiasm. Fond fathers
and dotng mothers, to say nothing Of the sis
| ters cousins and aunts of the graduating
| class as well as those who we're nearer and
| dearer, occupied every available chair, and
would have occupied more had there been
| room for them. On the platform sat the
| faculty-President yelling the central figure
| evidently pleased with the appearance Of
| things.
The program commenced with an interest
| ing essay on IAN International American Con-
federation" by q. A. Davis of Ohio This was
succeeded by the annual elocutionary contest.
Horace W. Jones talked of The Shores of the
Mediterranean" ''Paganini' was Charles l..
Fraileys subject. E. Hilton Jackson discussed
learnedly The Seventeenth President of the
United States" while ii. G. Hodgkins save a
disser tation upon ''Woman's Education" The
first prize. gold medal, went to Z. Hilton
Jackson, while Horace W. Jones captured the
second honor
E. Hilton Jackson was again uppermost
when President yelling presented him with
the Enosinian medal for proficiency in parlia-
mentary law. The other Enosinian medal
for proficiency in debate-was awarded to II.
q. Hodgkins. Eva V. Heth was honored with
special prize for her attainments as a Latin
scholar.
Ii. e. Hodgkins was made a bachelor of arts,
while on c. 4. Davis and George Steiger were
bestowed degrees as bachelors of science.
Diplomas were presented to the following
Collegiate-H. G.. Hodgkins
Scientlfic-F. l.. Averill, G. A. Davis, Miss NJ.
A. Connolly. L. A. Fischer, Z. c. Ruebsam,
Miss Ida l. Summerscales. Miss Janet Nc
William, b. DAILY, q, V. Chandler, Sheridan
Ferree. George Steiger and Marcus White.
Those who received certificates were: Eng
lish-C. l.. Frailey, Eva V. Heth. Z II. Jack
son. II. W. Jones, C.. p. Kindleberger, W. ID.
MacLean, Mabel N Thurston. Mathematics
Nina ID. Bradley, n. E. Fugitt. Eva V. Heth, J.
$. Johnson. j. Ii. Stone. COrcoran Thorn, Mabel
y. Ihurston. Latin-N. E. Fugitt, c. G. Cog
ley, Florence S. Shipman. J. n. Stone. Mod
ern languages-Nina ID. Bradley, Z. W. Will
hams. Philosophy-C L. Frailey, Z. II. Jack
son, H. W. Jones, p. Kindleberger, W. d.
Greek--H. e.. Hodgkins, Florence S. Shipman,
" E. Fug1tt, II. W. Jones, C. W. Frailey.
Scientific physicist. ii. Dyer, A. T. Gage,
Miss Annie l.. Hazelton. General chemis-
try-A. /. Gage. Mineralogy-Miss NJ. A. Con-
nelly, Miss A. l.. HaZelton, Geo. Steiger.
IT WoS'r TAKE MANY MINUTES for the fortu-
nate pOssessOr of a facile pen to earn Sl00 in
The STARS adyertiShg contest.