Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
SWEET GIRLS AND FLOWERS
The Closing Exercises Today Of Norwood
Institute.
The Work of the Year Rewarded By
son Presents the Diplomas.

The closing exercises Of Prof. and Mrs
William D. Cabelrs Norwood Institute. as
we'll as the commencement of the class Of
1894. the members of which are Miss Ethel
Bray, Miss Julia Edmonston Higgins and
Miss Annie Louise Biscoe, took place to-
day. A reception preceded the ceremony.
When the guests and students had taken
their places Prof. Cabell, escorting Rev.
DIR. Bartlett, pastor of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Rev. DR..
Elliott of Ascension Church, with Mrs
CabeIl on his arm, mounted the platform,
DR.. Bartlett offered an invocation. The
assemblage was then seated and enter
tanned by DR.. and Mrs. Lent with selec-
ton from List for double piano.
Happiness in Activity.
The orator of the day. Rev. DR.. Elliott.
spoke eloqpently to the effect that it is
more desirable that the graduates had
reached the end of their school career not
suddenly as by the touch of magic. but by
degrees. True happiness. he stated is not
in repose and rest but In activity. Accord
ing to the speaker We exist only as we
energize.
Fraulein Mia Schmidt of the faculty
of the institute sang Blumenthal's Re
quital," accompanied by Miss Davies. and
then Prof. and Mrs. Cabel presented certif-
Gates of distinction to the following:
Intermediate department class B-Miss
Ida May Barr, Miss Ruth Cummins. Miss
Florence Libbey, Miss Mamie s, McClel-
land, Miss Annie Cabell Moore. Miss Mabel
Parke. Miss Sue Poston, Miss Helen Sey-
mour. Miss Alice Stickney.
Glass A-Miss May B. Adams Miss Halle
l. Bolton. Miss May Hersey, Miss Alice
Hyatt, Miss Mary B. Moore. Miss Louise
L. Parker.
Junior department, fourth class-Miss Ber-
tina Bieber. Miss Lucy Hayes Breckin-
ridge, Miss Emily May Libbey.
Third class-Miss Beverley r. Barr. Miss
Florence Beale. Miss Helen Gaines Clark
Miss Emily Cotton. Miss Bessie Edison, Miss
Ethel Libbey, Miss Dorothy Smart, Miss
Juliette Rey Stewart, Miss Genevieve Stick
ney. Miss Gertrude Vaughn. Miss Carrie r.
Wheeler.
Second class-Miss Grace q. Dunlop, Miss
Bessie Lane. Miss Hattie G. Parker.
First class-Miss Ethel Blanchard. Miss
Marguerite Billiard. MISS Emily l.. Billiard.
Miss Margaret Cabell, Miss Mary Osborne
Condft Smith, Miss Dora May Dalrymple
Miss Elise A Davis. Miss Virginia Powell
Goodwin Miss Alice q. keyser, Miss Mil
dred &. Merrick. Miss Elleanore Moseley,
Miss Bessie j. Park. Miss Bessie Stitt. Miss
Edith h. Thompson, Miss Edith Vickers.
Senior department class "B"-Miss Eliz-
abeth Beverley Barr, Miss Maud Bassett
Gorham and Miss Florida H. Johnson.
Class 'A"-Miss Madge Boyle. Miss Eliza
beth M. Dom and Miss Lucille w. Wilkin-
son.
Elective department selected classes
Miss Bertha Bullock, Miss Maude ShotweIl
Echols, Miss Martha r. Estill, Miss Carrie
Field Miss Annie Mcconnell. Miss Mabel
B. Payne, Miss Lucy Cook Peel and Miss
Mary p. Smart.
Wellesley preparatory department. select
ed classes-Miss Rachel Hoge.
Awards by the Vice President.
Prizes were delivered for department
punctuality and attendance to Misses Eliza
beth Beverly Barr. Ida May Barr and May
Hersey. and for department in the primary
department to Misses Helen Seymour and
Sue Poston. and in the boarding department
to Misses Edith Vickery and Bessie Lane.
Vice President Stevenson, who was to de-
liver the diplomas. did not reach the city
from West Virginia until HAS o'clock, but
he sent note saying that he would be at
the commencement within an hour. While
waiting Miss Schmidt again sang, and ex-
temporaneous talks were made by Dr. Ell
liott, Prof. and Mrs. Cabell, Rev. DR.. Gray
and Rev DR.. Stewart Mr.. Stevenson,
shortly after 1 o'clock. put In an appearance
and with a few appropriate remarks pre-
scented the diplomas to the graduates
Particular mention was made Of Miss
Rachel Hoge, who Il to enter Wellesley
College next fall.
Rev. DIR. Elliott prom ounced a benediction
and after an hour or more devoted TO a
general reception, the pupils and guests
dispersed. and the most successful eeason
In the history of most successful Norwood
Institute was at an end.
Norwood Institute Baccalaurente
The young ladies' Of the graduating class
Of Norwood Institute listened to the bac-
calaureate sermon, which was delivered at
the Church OF the Ascension by Rev. DR.
McKim, the pastor of the Church Of the
Epiphany. The sermon. which was pre-
coded by a song service by the vested
choir, was based on the theme God is
Love" and the presentation Of the beauti-
full thought of the pervading influence Of
Gods love held the attention Of the
audience