Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-06
NORWOOD INSTITUTE,
Interesting Closing Exercises This Morning

Interesting Closing Exercises This Morning
Prizes and Certificates Awarded.
The closing exercises of Norwood Institute
took place this morning at IL O'Clock. The
house was profusely decorated with palms and
doWrs. Mr.. and Mrs. Cabell welcomed their
guests In the reception room opening into the
drawing rooms, which were filed with chairs.
and with them was the Ri. Rev. Richard Will
mer. bishop of Alabama. At II O'Clock the
school, in procession. dressed in white, with
gold and blue badges of Norwood, headed by
the smallest girls and followed by the profess
sors and ladies of the faculty, filed through the
reception room and took the places assigned
them on one side Of the drawing room, the MEM
bers OF the graduating class occupying the
'front.' seats. On the opposite side certain rows
were reserved for the immediate friends Of the
graduates and the rest of the hall was closely
filled by large and appreciate audience. The
platform was elegantly decorated with green.
and in the corners of the room were heaped the
beautiful flowers sent to the graduates and to
those receiving the various honors of the school.
The placing and distributing Of these flowers
were gracefully superintendent by a small band
Of young ladies of the school.
At few moments after IL Mr.. Cabell, fol-
lowed by Rev. DR.. Elliott of Ascension Church
and Rev. DR.. Hamlin Of the Church of the Coven-
ant took their seats on the platform, and the
following program was carried out:
Prayer, Rev. DIR. Elliott: delivery of distinc-
tions and prizes by Mr.. and Mrs Cabell; pre-
sentation Of graduates to the bishop by Mrs.
Cabell; delivery of diplomas and addresses to
graduates, the bishop Of Alabama; essay, Elsa
bella Of Castillo" Miss Bessie Hazael Hobson;
essay, ''Spain." Miss Julia L. Reisinger; ESSAY,
Christopher Columbus" Miss Grace A. Dowl-
ing; poem, Columbus" by Miss Walbridge;
essay. America Miss lone Dwyer; essay,
diary of Spanish Maiden.'' Miss Elizabeth
Riley. yaladicfOry Miss EEzohofh Pilay.
marks to graduates. Rev. DR.. Elliott.
The papers Of the graduating class were ar
ranged to present, in appropriate sequence. the
| subject OF the discovery of America. This plan
was well thought out and ably executed by a
series Of essays. each one of which reflected no
small credit upon its author The fine reading
| of the poem upon Columbus was an effective
and pleasing link between the essay upon the
same subject and the paper following.
Certificates of distinction were awarded the
Misses Charlotte Gaillard. May Hersey, May
Adams, Alice HYATT Lucille Strong; Misses
Beverley Barr. Hayesel Breckenridge. Annie
Greenlees, May Libbey, Louise Parker. Dorothy
Smart. Helen Stevens; Misses Amy Macleod,
Elizabeth Edison, Aldine McLachlen Gertrude
Vaughn, Emily Cotton. Ethel Libbey, Juliet
Stewart. Edine Tisdel. Carrier Wheeler; Misses
Margaret Cabell, Grace Dunlop, Elem Garnett,
Mary Smart, Ida Riley. Mildred Merrick Nina
Beall. Lucy Call, Nellie Sothoron; Misses Eliza
beth Barr, Emma Faraham, Maude Foster,
Maria Garrett, Alice Keyser, Mabel Murray
Edith Thompson; Misses Helen Dunlop, Enla
Parker, Eoline Russell, Mary Talbot, Anna
Scott. Maud Gorbam. Katherine Brown Eva
| Darneille, Grace Baum. Annie Biscoe: Misses
Madge Boyle. Ethel Gray, Margaret johnson.
Ethel Camp. Mamie Hoge, Nina Cabell. Romaine
Susan Jones, Elizabeth Miller, Mary Pike,
Bertha Robinson, Bertha Aukam. Florence
| Garrison. Mary Moore, Lillian Pike, Loula
Rixey, Lizzie Talbot, Clifford Zackry; Miss
| Grace Downing lone Dwyer. Bessie Hobson,
Julia Reisinger and Elizabeth Riley.
Prizes in the shape of handsome books we're
| awarded for perfect record in department,
| punctuality and regular attendance throughout
| the session to Miss Matte Brdgforth of Ken
lucky, Miss Elizabeth b. Barr. Miss May Hersey,
Miss Margaret Cabell Of this city.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs Cabell will enter
| tain the pupils of Norwood and their friends in
| honor of the class Of '92, the members of which
will assist them in receiving the guests. The
young people are invited to dance and the
| music will be furnished by pieces from the Ma
| rine Band This occasion will close the series
which during week has marked the commence
ment exercises of Norwood Institute On Mon
day evening last the music pupils gave their
| friends fine program. on Wednesday the
| classes in expression held their closing exer-
c;ses. on Friday the pupils in modern Lam
| guages entertained large audience with num-
Der OF short comedies and recitations in French.
German and Spanish.
Rev. DR.. c. George Currie of Baltimore. Nd.
delivered last night at Ascension Church the
| bsccalaureate sermon which ushered in tine
commencement week of Norwood Institute.
The orchestra. assisted by the choir rendered
| appropriate music in a pleasing manner. Mr..
W. d. Hoover sang the bass solo of Dante
Sonatum Pastores" very effectively The sub
ject Of DIR. Curries sermon was 1.-The Influence
of Woman" large congregation, composed
Of the graduates and their many friends, filled
the church