Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-09
THEY HAVE GRADUATED
Pupils Of Spencerian College Prepared for
the Worlds Battle
Speeches and Music Make Up q Gala
Afternoon - Con gratulataons-
Those Who Graduated

the ways, the graces and the smiles of the
graduating class. Many hundreds of kin
dred were sharers in the happiness Of the
hour. The stage was set with a forest, and
In this bloomed an animate bouquet of
graduates and guests. The footlights were
walled with a floral hedge and these flowers
were MT companions for those young people
whom they were designed to compliment
and please. The girl graduates were clad in
delicate and flowing white. Several digni-
taries OF the spheres Of theology, govern
ment, nnance and education sat with the
herolnes and heroes of the time and in
brief, apt speeches gave wise counsel to
them. The Marine Band. under the personal
direction OF Prof. Fanciulli. wooed the music
muse, as 1t always does, and the pulse of
the people beat 'enderly or fast, as the
leaders baton willed 1t.
The Graduates.
The graduates were: Frances H. Anderson
District of Columbia; Mary Ellen Barrett
District Of Columbia; Sarah A. Beglin. Dis
trict Of Columbia; Mary E. Branson, Dis
trict Of Columbia; Martha J. Burdette,
Maryland; Marie C. Carry. District of Co.
lumbia; Stella Belle Grady, Maryland; Fran
ces A. Hiberger, Maryland; Letitia A. Lam
gille, Maryland; Josephine A. Mcdonald
District Of Columbia: Josephine C. Mulcahy
District Of Columbia; Emily F. Patterson
Ohio; Agnes E. Pettengil New York; Ar
hevtlle Ptttman. District of Columbia Lura
Z. Rugg. Massachusetts; Bessie NJ. Swain
son. District of Columbia! Minnie J. I'LL
mann, District of Columbia; Catharine b.
Wilson. valedictorian, District of Column
bia; Susan A. Rowland, New York, Lewis
Z. Brown. valedictorian, New York; c. Fred
Chauvin. Montana; Edward A. Gormun.
Virginia; Samuel c. Hudnell, Virginia
Francis j. Israel, Maryland; Orion L. Ken
ney, Nebraska; Geo. r. Linkins District
OF Columbia: Theo. s. Mason, Virginia !:
Osborn ID
cline, Virginia; Henry c. Spencer. District
Of Columbia: Benjamin f. Webster, New
York; Nesbit L. Woods. Massachusetts;
Frances A. Gibbs. Ohio; Eva J, Parker.
Columbia; John NJ. Broas. New York; John
F. Butler. District of Columbia; VIM b.
Croweil. Ohio; Jacob d. Derrick. Aiissis-
sippi; Bernard j; Foley, Tennessee; Howard
D. Gardner. Alabama: Louis Z. Hammers
ley, District of Columbia; Fred Chaille
Handy, Virginia; John F. McGrain, salu-
tatorian, District OF Columbia; Samuel f.
McMichael, South Carolina; Philip E. Muth.
West virginia; Albert c. Bradford Mary
land; Barriteer l.. Walton. District of CO.
lumbia; Rose Sidney WEIGH. District of
Columbia; Lottie s. Barnes, Virginia; Ida
NJ. Coppinger, District of Columbia; L.
Elizabeth Crowell, Ohio: Annie F. Green,
Maryland; Sarah V. Lockwood. District of
Columbia; Emma Louise Neighbor, New
York; Marie A. Petersen, Maryland; Eliza
beth c. Randall. Pennsylvania; Louise s.
Reichmann, saiutatorian, New York; Flora
B. Snyder. North Dakota; Martha j. Val
liant. Maryland; Tanaa L. Basford. Mary
land; George ]. Hesselman. Illinois: Samuel
c. Hudnell, Virginia; George r. Linkins.
District of Columbia; Charles c. Marsh,
Illinois; Charles W. Perveil. Maryland:
Clarke ]. Tilton, District OF Columbia; John
A. Thompson, District Of Columbia; Benz.
F. Webster, New York; VIM. C. Wood, New
York.
While the usual commotion incident to
seating great audience was in progress,
the orchestra led off with Flotows Mar
tha." closely followed by Morse's "Trip to
Chinatown" and then by Fanciulli's "Spen-
certan College March ..a
Rev. Alexander w. Pitzer rendered the
invoca ton.
The Slavonic rhythm of La Carna." by
trast with the serious melancholy of devout
prayer.
Here to Work.
Mr.. John ]. McGrain, as saluta-orian of
the night classes. began by saying that
witty French writer had observed that work
and rest were divided between fathers and
sons. The fathers worked for the sons, and
the sons rested for the fathers. None find
much fault with work and workers as
those who do not work, and thus It was
that these sons complained that their faith
ers were so slow Young men were up to
the times intellectually. and wanted TO go
through life on a lightning express with a
II any Of this class Of "a had come to the
Spencerian College with such IDEAS the edu-
cational atmosphere there had nipped this
false ambition In the bud. II any men ever
earned their living by the sweat of their
brows, this class had earned theirs, under
the leadership of masters Of brain work
Mr.. McGrain made some passing illusions
to the present beligerent attitude of the
unemployed. and won applause by the re-
mark that Of the twelve thousand students
trained by this college, not one of them bad
ever Joined bread or blood procession.
They wanted to make their independence
real. and by legitimate industry get all the
possibilities Of wealth out of this planet.
The speaker Illuminated his address with
quotations and anecdotes, which gave to
his speech Depew favor. He closed with
the remark that the name Of Spencer was
synonymous with education and common
sense. He was appiauded and honored With
flowers by pretty little maiden whose duty
1t was to select and give the right bouquet
from the fragrant parterre.
The tuneful, undulating strains Of Mas
cagnfs Rustic Caviler' followed.
Fair Orators.
Miss Louise s. Reichmann delivered the
salutatory of the department of stenog-
raphy and typewriting. and made charm
ing address, eloquent with high sentiments
Her manner Of delivery was easy and
graceful. She painted an ideal picture Of the
next quadri-centennial, celebrating moral
victories rather than material. Armstrong
patrol, Ethiopia" ensued, and through its
bars splashed the tides of the Suanee river
and shone the snowy fields of cotton.
Miss Catherine B. Wilson, the valedic-
tortan Of the class of young women came
next, and she did her duty impressively
The delight In being. said Miss Wilson, was
enough 10 warrant the struggle for exist
ence. They had been impressed with the
charm Of the Spencerian College from early
childhood. because that magic name had
been associated with graceful forms and
the clothing of thoughts in a beautiful
dress. But now they felt more deeply the
reason 1t is 50 beloved, the vague purpose
less ideas Of its students become crystal
liked in fixed aims and convictions She
complimented the wonderful administration
Of the college during the past thirty years.
and stated that justice, benevolence and
strong chords that bind hearts together
blowers and applause)
Speeches and Music.
The Philharmonic Quartet, consisting of
Mrs. Craig Hills, Miss McCulloch, Miss
Simonds and Miss Stidham sang a sere-
made from Gregh. and as an urgent encore
they sang Of some kisses which had been
inflicted on some other girls. Mr.. Lewis c.
young men, n ade a stirring address, de-
claring that financial troubles were but
chains binding the nation to its real bur-
dens, individual and national vices. Men
could not hav, clear heads for legislating
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