Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-12
THE COLORED SCHOOLS.
The Annual Commencement Of tn
High and Normal Schools.

TIL colored schools of the District are all
getting ready for their commencement next
week, and an air of hustle and activity is notice
able about all the school buildings, in spite
of the warm weather, giving evidence that
something out Of the ordinary routine of
school work is near Mt hand. Saturday
marks the beginning of the end. On that day
the examination of applicants for the Normal
School takes place at the Sumner school. last
ing all day. There are thirty-one applicants
for these desirable places. but only twenty
vacancies. SO there are certain to be some dis
appointed young people.
On Friday and Saturday of this week there
Will be an exhibition OF wood and metal work
done by the students of the schools at the Mil
Ter building on II street between 9Th and 7th
streets. and at Bethe, Hall on NJ street between
10th and 18th streets.
The exhibitions will continue each day from
10 am. till 6 pm. All the friends of the
school have been invited to be present. We'd
nesday. June Is, all the graded schools will
have their final exercises and school will be
done with until next fall.
THE NORMAL AND HIGH school COMMENCEMENT.
The annual commencement of the Normal
and High schools will take place at the Metro
politan A. NJ. f. Church, on VI street between
18th and 10th streets. next Monday evening at
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teresting one and includes q number of must
cal selections by the D'Albert Orchesta.
The remainder Of the program is as follows:
Inyocation; GRAFTON, National Aid to Educa-
ton" W.. II. Dawley. jr.: Grafton. THE Infu-
ence of the Teacher" j. NJ. Fractions; grafton,
inheritance of the American Youth" +. X.
Steward; Grafton. The March Of Mind" NJ. q.
Lucas: essay, Looking Forward" NJ. f.
Brooks: valedictory, ). W. Brown; comforting
Of diplomas by the Hon. ]. W. Douglass, presi-
lenr of the hoard Of Com isaiOuara III q adj
dress by Rev. ]. W. I. Bowen; class song and
the benediction.
THE NORMAL GRADUATES.
The following is the list of graduates Of the
Normal School: Mary Evelyn Adams, Mary
Ann Allen, Josephine Ashton, Emms Frances
Blackwell, Ida May Brown, Sarah Winfred
Brown, Mary Ada ConIee. Maggie Elizabeth
Crusor, Lydia Anice Dickerson. Olive Rebecca
Freeman. Harrietta George, Annie Elizabeth
Gillem. Pauline Estelle Hawkin Laura Eta
Hill, Dora Bell Hopson, Sarah Ellen Jenkins,
Lenora Joice, Francis Lewis Cardozo. jr.. Jas.
Madison Fraction, Harry Wythe Lewis,
Clara Genevieve Jones, Martha Lee, Estelle
Gertrude Lewis Eleanor Barbara MAY, Sarah
Jane Neal. Helen Sarah Parker. Frances Flea
nor Payne, Ella Estelle Perry, Martha Antonio
Peyton. Julia Letitia Pierce. Mary Forinda
Quander, Annie Frances Smith, Maud Isabel
Smith. Sarah Elizabeth Smoot, Serena Spen-
Ger. Mary Eliza Ware. Mathiel Williams. Moses
uIdut Lucas, Heury Augustus oulitu, Soun
Mckee Syphax.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
The graduates from the academic course Of
the High School are Mary Elizabeth Beckett,
jamie Eureka Brooks, Mary Elsie Brooks,
Lottie Ryder Crusor, Catherine Roberta
George, Annie Augusta Gray, Lucy Monimis
Hansome. Lovina Ada Haywood. Callena john
son, Ella Jane Jones. Lille Schenck Lacy,
Annie Louise Manning. Martha Louise Pope,
William Henry Dawley. jr., Henry Benjamin
Harris, Robert Louis Harris. Clifton
Artus Johnson, Alfred Penn Lewis,
Laura Aurelia Robinson, Mabel Virginia Ruby,
Susie Elizabeth Schooler. Mary Erminie
Shorter. Lillian Gertrude Stewart. Alice Chris
tina Stewart, Margaret Geraldine Taylor.
Bertha Lester Thompson, Emma Ellen Tolliver,
Anita Juburness Turner. Amanda Caroline
Waller. Alice Marie Warning. Laura Eliza
Wilkes, Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall, Raphael
O'Hara, Alphonso Orenzo Stafford, Charles
Steward. Frank Rudolph Steward. William
Henry Harrison Terrell, jr.
There are four graduates from the business
course of the High School: Harry kiiburn Bur-
rill. John David Butler. Lawrence Gorham
Fletcher, IT., and Cecilia Rebecca Gaines.
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