Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-28
wAYLAND SEMINARY.
Annual Commencement Exercises-The Grad
uates-Their Essays and Theses.

Annual Commencement Exercises-The Grad
uates-Their Essays and Theses.
The great building of the Metropolitan A. NJ.
E. Church on NJ street was well filed last even
ing, the occasion being the annual commence
ment exercises of Wayland Seminary. For a
quarter Of a century this educational institu-
ton has had a prosperous life and has turned
out into the world a large number of young
men and women who are the better fitted to
make their way. The program of the exercises
last evening was an interesting one, consisting
Of speeches and the reading of ESSAYS, inter-
spersed with music. There were flowers by the
basket and all the young women graduates were
well favored in this way.
| ON THE PLATFORM.
Rev. G.. NJ. P. King, d. D., president Of the
seminary, presided, and beside him on the plat
form were DIR. Mcvicar, educational superin-
| tendent of the American Baptist Home Mis-
sionary Society, DIR. Harvey johnson of Balti-
more, Rev. Mr.. Alexander of Baltimore, Rev.
W. b. Johnson, DID,. Rev. C. A. Bliesiner, Prof.
j. III. Coleman and Prof. ]. Il. L. Diggs of this
city.
The theological department of the seminary
graduated two young men last evening, John
Thomas Beckett of Baltimore and Jesse Ed
| Ward Nash Of Occoquan, Va.
NORMAL DEPARTMENT GRADUATES
we're: William Henry Baskerville, Union Level,
Va; James Andrew Brown, Cannelton, VIVA;
William Douglas Carter Caperton, w. Va;
Willie Thomas Clark, Richmond, Va; Marga-
ret Rebecca Carroll, Cross Roads, Md. Cora
Hazleton Coleman. Staunton, Va; Maggie
Jane Corbin, Millenbeck, Va; Charles Morton
Dame, Danville, Va; Nathaniel Barnett Dod-
son, Boydton, Va; Robert Cyrus Gilmore, Mil
lenbeck. Va; William jackson Green. Danvile,
Va; Amanda Meade Gaskins, Snickersville,
Va; Mary Geneva Honesty, Washington;
John Thomas Jenkins, Ahoskie, n. c.; Anna
Kelley, Troy, n. y; Marietta Kemp, Troy, N.
l.; james Zephaniah Laycock, Benefits
Creek, Va; Amelia Jane Mcdaniel, Radford.
Va; Nellie Elizabeth Odom, Washington; John
Washington simpson, Washington, ky:; An
drew jackson smith, Madison Court House,
Va; William Walden, Markham. Va, and Han
nah Ann Young, Snickersville, Va
At the seminary the exhibit of the work of
the pupils OF the sewing school has attracted
considerable attention. some OF the needle
work being especially clever.
ESSAYS AND THESES.
The essays and theses by the students last
evening were as follows:
Free Speech Nathanial Barnett Dodson,
Boydton. Va: The Strife Necessary for Peace"
Charles Morton Dame, Danyille, Va; Our
Claim to a representation In the Columbian
Exposition" Willie Thomas Clark, Richmond,
Va; How to Secure True Citizenship" An
drew jackson Smith, Madison Court House,
Va; How to Make the Common Things of
Life Beautiful" Margaret Rebecca Carroll,
Cross Roads, Nd; The Best Test of Educa-
ton, James Andrew Brown, Cannelton. VIVA;
Frederick Douglass,' written by John WASH
lngton simpson, Washington, ky., and spoken
by William Jackson Greene, Danville, Va; The
Mission of Oratory," William Henry Basker-
vile. Union Level. Va; Woman: A Guide
Out of Poverty Land" Amelia Jane Mcdaniel,
Radford, Va; The True Citizens Party"
William Walden, Markham. Va; Americas
Influence Over Africa, Jesse Edward Nash.
Occoquan, Va.
PRIZES AND AWARDS OF MERIT.
Prizes and awards of merit were given out as
follows:
For scholarship-Samuel Ray of McGaheys-
vile. Va; Julia Jane Robinson of Harmony
Village, Va, and Thomas Lee Griffith, Middle
burg, Va
For greatest improvement in writing during
the year-Peter David Morris of Quinnimont,
W. Va; Matte Ellen AGREE of Owington, Va,
and Bette Payne OF Wakema, Va, received
honorable mention.
For neatness in synonym exercise book
James Henry BaytJn of Sandy Bottom, Va,
and Anna Bodelil jackson of this city
For sewing-Julia Ann Williams of Fort Mon
roe, Va. first, and Ameline Hoxey of Benefits
Creek. Va, second. For care of rooms-Amelia
Mcdaniel OF Radford, Va, first and Rosa
Williams of Fort Monroe. Va, second. For
neatness in dress-Maggie Doweu Reese of Bal
tlmore, Nd, first, and Bette Pay ne of Wakema,
Va. second.
DIR. King, president of the seminary, distrib-
uted the certificates and made the address to
the graduates, pleasing and graceful effort,
In which he referred most gratefully to the
twenty-five years of the seminary's life and
concluded with few well-chosen words of en-
couraSement to the young people before him.