Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-22
A BUSINESS EDUCATION.
seventy-six Graduates Of the spencerian
Business College Receive Diplomas.

| An INTERESTING PROGRAM OF ExERCrsEs-ExCELr
LENT ADDRESSES MADE BIZ SOME OF TIKI
GRADUATES, PROFESSOR AND MRS. SPENCER
/ PROF. aILLEr AND SECRETARY FosrEl.
Before an audience that filed every nook and
corner Of the Academy Of Music seventy-six
graduates of the Spencerian Business College OF
the class of 1891 received their diplomas last
night. It was the twenty-ffth commencement
| of this vell-known institution, the silver we'd
ding Of the Spencers to educational pursuits in
! the District of Columbia. No anniversary could
have been more fittingly celebrated, for the ex-
ercises last night were pronounced the most
entertaining and instructive ever given by the
college. The stage resembled q huge flower
/ garden, and when, shortly after O'Clock, the
graduates came on in single file, the ladies all
dressed in white and the gentlemen in black,
/ with rose boutonnieres. it seemed as though q
bit of fairy land had been transplanted there.
/ INVITED GUESTS.
On the stage in front of the graduates sat the
] invited guests. Included among them were
Secretary Foster, Commissioner Robert, Rev.
DIR. Addison. DIR. Gillet, chancellor of CHATEAU
| qua; Mrs. Gillet. Jessie B. Wilson, Gen. r. D.
Mussey and Prof. Geo. Z. Little. In the sec
ond semi-circle we're college Profs. Ely, Lester,
| Middleton, Newman, Misses Wise and Graves
| In the boxes, friends Of Secretary Foster, the
| officers of Glen Echo Chautauqua, Messrs.
Baltzley brothers. Mrs. jennings Mr.. and
Mrs McLennon. teachers Of the Normal School
and representatives of the press.
Some choice musical selections by the Ma
| rine Band, under the leadership of Prof.
petrola, preceded the invocation by Rev. DR..
Addison. The regular program followed.
Leonard G. Hoffman delivered the gentlemen Q
salutatory, representing the night classes. The
ladies philharmonic Quartet, composed of
Misses Meads and Law. sopranos, and Misses
Sudham and Shepherd, contraltos. sang
Sodermann' . Wedding March in a charming
manner and we're rapturously encored.
Miss Grace ID. Lester, representing the de-
partment Of short hand and typewriting de-
effect
The gentlemen's valedictorian was Iredell
billiard, and the ladies' valedictorian Miss
Clara Z. Walters. Both acquitted themselves
with honor.
Miss Meads sang ''Perle du Brazil" e1quisitely
accompanied by Mr.. Henry Jaeger on the flute.
ham, who sang a contralto solo by Tosti en-
titled 'Beautys Eyes," accompanied by a
violin. 1t was heartily applauded
MR. AND MRS. sPENCER's ADDRESSES.
Principal H. G. Spencer delivered an address
to the graduates which teemed with good ad-
vice. He spoke Of the great future which
awaited them and cautioned them against the
many snares to be found in the world. Prof.
Spencer then introduced Chancellor Gillet of
Chen Echo Chautauqua, who gave graphic
Illustrations of how men and women, young
and old, had been lifted out of ignorance and
gloom into intelligence usefulness and dis
tinction by Chautauqua training. associations
and influences.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer addressed the gradu-
ates upon ''Our College Family" Referring
to the college family, she said the Spencerian
Business College had graduates in all parts
OF the civilized world They love and honor
the college in their hearts and iyes. She COM
mended to them all the higher education and
wider range OF usefulness offered by Glen
Echo Chautauqua and declared that Mr.. Spen-
Ger and herself had made a vow never again to
work twelve months in the year in Washing
ton. but to devote at least two of them to the
reviying atmosphere and elevating influences Of
Glen Echo Chautauqua, where they would well
come students and friends. She introduced
Secretary Foster by saying that when Mr..
Spencer and herself came to Washington they
did not know a human being here except Gen.
and Mrs. Garfield, but in that household they
met Hon. Charles Foster of Ohio.
SECRETARY FOSTERS HAPPY TALK.
Secretary Foster, after speaking in very
complimentary terms of the college and
the exercises Of the evening, congratulated
the class upon the fact that they lived in a
country OF free institutions, enjoying privi-
leses that no other graduating class in any
other country can begin to enjoy. He said
that the blessings Of free institutions and
American citizenship are 80 manifold that the
people do not begin to appreciate them. In
this country, he continued, every man is the
equal of every one else SO far as the laws are
concerned. Here, thank God, he continued,
there are castles and distinctions in society.
Every man is entitled to work out his future
for himself. This condition, he said, does
not exist to the masses Of the people in any
other country on the face Of the earth. A
man may be born in q palace and rocked in o
silver cradle and another may be born in O
cabin and rocked in a trough with the chances
that the one born in the cabin will excel in
achievements the child rocked in a silver
cradle. The biggest fool in England, if born
Of a queen mother, becomes king. This il
not the way kings are made here.
Speaking Of the advantages Of hardship in life
Secretary Foster told the following story:
THE sEcRErARY's LITTLE STORY.
81 remember once here in Washington (it
was during my congressional ife) having par
ticipated in a little dinner. There were six of
Us, and may mention Gen. Garfield as one OF
the party. After discussing the business that
brought us together we began to discuss our
selves a little. 1t so happened that three of us
were what are known in this country as self
made men," The other three were born OF
rich parents. The self-made man is always
liable to be egotistical The man who has been
successful in business will perhaps tell you that
he began life on a shilling. One of the self
made men stated that he had never been to
school more than six weeks in his life and had
been governor and state senator. gentleman
who was quite wealthy and came from a rich
family interrupted the self-made man by saying:
Look here, I'm sick and tired of you self-made
Raen. You had to labor for a living, while
reared in elegance and ease. my college
bills paid, and a house given me after had
married You, confound you, were compelled
10 work to do that which makes men and l am
here, your peer, notwithstanding my disad-
vantages.
The graduates then filed by and the Secre-
tary handed each a diploma
THE GRADUATED
The following is list of the graduates: Ladies',
day class-Lily Z. Black, KY; Anuabel Brady,
d. c.; Bertha o. Dyer, ID. c.; Phebe L. Edison,
ID. C.; Gertrude NJ. Farabee, Ind; Lizzie g.
Gallagher. d. c.; Cora F. Geiger. D. c.; Ellen
+. Griffin, Va; Edith L. Gregg, ID. c.; Adelaide
Keller, n Y; Ella Medora Lamb, Md; Grace
d. Lester, Nd; Alice McNerhany, D. c.; Nellie
E Mccormick. ID. c.; Emma X. Mohler, d. c.;
Emma W. Pope, ID. c.; Nellie E. Schermerhorn,
ID. c.; Mary A. Stubener, ID. c.; Nellie NJ. Sulli-
van, d. G.; Nellie Taggart, Iowa; Sarah c.
Tucker, Md; Clara T. Walter, valedicto-
rian, d. c.
Ladies, night class Helen Louise Draper, D.
c.; Mary E Harper, ID. c.; Marsie Sinclair,
B,C.
1s Gentlemen, day class-Chas. C. Albert. D. c.;
Chas. VI. Berry, Md; Chas. J. Dietz, d. c.; Lee
L. Herrell, Va; Iredel billiard, valedictorian.