Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-18
Commencement Week in the Public
Schools of the City.
PROGRAM OF COMING EVENTS
The Manual Training Exhibit in the
Franklin Building.
HAND WORKS WITH EYE

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be through with their years work and
ready for a long happy summer of vaca-
| tion The fact that the public schools OF
| the District are probably superior to any
others in the country does not alter the
| fact that the young people Of Washing
! ton are Just as glad as children in other
! cities when the closing day comes and they
are free for three months to do as they
| choose and to enjoy the warm months OF
summer to their hearts content without
the clang of the school bell to interrupt
| them.
Taken altogether 1t has been a most sat
isfactory and prosperous year In the his
tory of the schools. and now that the
teachers are closing up their roll books and
making their reports for the year they can
enjoy, along with their well-earned vaca-
ton, the feeling that the 10000 young ideas
they have been teaching to Shoot have
been plugging away pretty close to the
bulls eye and are qualifying as marksmen
in great style Looking backward from his
office In the Franklin building Superintend-
ent Powell has every reason. to feel that
those under him have done well since
school opened up last September His la
bors and those Of many under him Will not
| be over with the school year by any means,
| however, for il will take some little time
| TO clear up the thousand and one little mat
But the majority OF the teachers will be
| wandering off to green pastures before long
In search Of some place that is cooler than
Washington has been for the last two days.
business High school.
| The first of the schools to have its formal
| public exercises of commencement is the
Business High School. which will hold
forth in the hall of the Central High School
this evening. The address will be delivered
/ r. Of ha
of the public schools, and the program of
exercises promises to be a very entertain
Ing one. Tomorrow morning the COM
mencement exercises of the Normal School
| will be held at the Franklin building at
| 10 o'clock.
The program for the Business High
School commencement this evening is
follows: Mr.. John w. Ross. president of
the Board of District Commissioners, pre-
siding officer; overture, Transformation"
Schlepegrell; selection, "Trip TO China
town." Gaunt; march. Liberty Bell" Sou
sa; invocation, Rev. Rush X. Shipper: con-
cert maZurka, La CZarine." Czibulka; tab
leauN wants; address to the graduatin
class, Mr.. Paul T. Bowen of the board of
| school trustees; Marine Band March"
| Fanciulli; comforting Of diplomas by Mr.
George Truesdcll of the Board Of District
Commissioners; salop. Sleigh Ride" Elem
berg. The music for the occasion VIII be
furnished by the Marine Band.
The officers Of the class are: President
! Thomas Grant: secretary. AIDA ID. Carroll:
| treasurer, Henry y. North: vice presidents,
John l.. Fueitt. Henry c. Wilson. Thos. S.
Merrill, Fanny l.. Andrews, Clara b. Mil
| hgan and LOWE l.. Thomas.
Normal school Closing.
! At the exercises OF the Normal School
tomorrow morning Supt. Powell will pre-
side. Addresses Will be made by Principal
Lane of the Central High School Princi-
pal Freeman of the Franklin School and a
number OF the members OF the board of
school trustees. Mr.. Whelpley, president of
| the board of trustees. will award the d.
plomas to those who have passed a sue
cessful examination. Music will be fur
nished by the class and the addresses will
| be interspersed with vocal and instru-
mental efforts
The graduating class is as follows: Anna
Rebecca Williams. Charles Albert johnson.
| blanche Carroll Beall, Marie Roberta Bal
| ley. Carolyn Louise Jones, Bertha Willis
Gibson, Alice Butler, Florence Hopkins
| Daisy Violet Cook, Mabel Henderson Swim
gle, Julia Poole Fernald. Grace Lindsay
! Altschu, Annie Rachel Williamson Addie
Thompson Lyon, Mary Lackey, Mary Lois
| Sherman, Isabelle Turkenton, Katherine
| White Hobgood. Ada May Williams Maria
| Tavenner, Mary Cecilia Bresnahan, Maidee
Schutter Ever Mary Adelaide Kelton.
| Florence Brown Holmes. Emily Henrietta
| Rose, Margaret Mary Carraher Mary
Holmes Annie Graham Getty. Fannie Nc
! Cullough Thomson. Cora H. Pimper Ivah
| Maude Bennett, Florence Frederic LASER
/ Wilma Willenbucher Susie Beatrice Wa
| ters Daisy Catherine Alwine Lillian Au-
susta Kitten, Sarah Lamborne. Nellie May
Ossire, Ida Roselle Garrett, Sarah Musson
| Daisy Elaine Humphrey. Helen Mabelle
| Alden. Marie Gertrude Mahr, Mamie Smith
Bernice Austin Stockbridge. Alice Pollok
Natalie Baldwin Huntington Eunice Hart
man "elch and Emma Gertrude Cook
| Events of the Week.
All the graded schools will close on We'd
resday, and while there is no set program
ior all. most of the teachers have prepared
Tor an Interesting day, and the parents of
the pupils have been invited TO be present
as their guests and TO get some idea of the
progress the children have made during
| the year.
ana Normal schools of the District will
hold their commencement Jointly at the
Academy of Music. the program for which
has already been published in The Star
| thursday evening the great Convention
! Hall will be the scene of an Interesting
event, when the High schools of the first
SIX divisions have their commencement.
| The music will be by the Marine Band
vi der the leadership of Prof. Fanciulli and
the program is as follows, beginning
| promptly at o'clock:
Night in Bohemia Fanciulli; selection.
La Mascotte,' Audran:, march, The
Eastern High School Cadets" Miss Hetty
Diver, T. II. s., ~: Invocation Rev r. r
Shippen I'm the Clock Store" Orth; in
| troductory address, Mr.. j. ". Ross. presi-
| dent of the board Of Commissioners. ID. c.;
Patrol, American" Meacham; address
| Representative William Nj Springer; march
Marine Band" Fanciulli: presentation of
| diplomas, Col George Truesdell
| Exhibit ut the Franklin.
The big hall in the Franklin School build
| ing presented a lively scene today, as a
number of young ladies were occupied in
| arranging the annual display Of the work
| of the students in the Manual Training
| School The exhibition last year was
| Most creditable one. but the one this year
promises to surpass this in point of size
and completeness The exhibition will open
| tomorrow evening from 4 to o'clock. and
| all day "Wednesday and Wednesday even
| ing. 1t is expected that there will be a
| large attendance OF parents and friends to
| inspect the work OF the young artisans.
Those who do visit the exhibition will be
| well repaid, for Ii is surprising display of
| what young children can do when they
| are properly trained and their natural gifts
| developed along practical linesi The ex-
! h!bition, in point of subjects, does not differ
| materially from that of last year, although
! II shows considerable progress on the part
| of the students. A large variety of objects
are arranged in tasteful order around the
| hall, varying from the crudest beginnings
of the youngsters with TOOLS needles plas-
| ter and pencils up 10 the finished products Of