Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-06
READY For BUSINESS.
Annual Commencement of Woods
Commercial College Last Evening"

The ninth annual commencement of
Woods Commercial College took place last
evening at the Academy of Music amid a
scene made beautiful by lights and flowers
and the presence of more than a score of
pretty girl graduates. The theater was
packed to the doors with an enthusias site
audience who could not be otherwise than
pleased with the success that had crowned
the efforts of their young friends on the
stage. The list of graduates of the college
was as follows:
Postgraduate Observation-Disclosures O. Hart
Commercial department-Charles r. APP
pier, Edna Bell, James w. Beller Nina
Estelle Cross. Mary H. Common, Richard l..
Emmons, NJ. d.. Patillo Farrow, Lawrence
]. Haslett, Clara Helff. Jessie Herges-
heimer, Frank G. Heath, John X. Miller,
Theodore Michael, Robert II. Potts, Bessie
Thomas, Henry G. Thomas, Z. Hume Tai
bert, Ada Walker. Nettie Estelle Williams,
Fannie Lois Williams, Albert X. Williams.
Charles Z. Wagner. Robert L. Waters,
Maude A. Young and Marion Yingling
shorthand and typewriting department
Carrie Lee Compton, Jennie Carroll, Mary
II. Common, Charles B. Dickson, Carrie NJ
Euler. Rosa l.. Ferguson, Patillo Farrow,
Violet f. Grey, John r. Gavin, jr., Clara
Helm, May Victoria Hurlbut, Lawrence j..
Haslett, Carrie Josephine Moss E. p
Moore, Helen A. Olmsted, Josephine Marie
OHare. Mary Stuart Polk. Albert Repetti.
Frederick Repetti Austin ]. Raub, Annie
NJ Specht. +. Hume Talbert, Ada Walker,
Charles Walsh, Charles - Wagner. Nettie
Estelle Williams, Fannie Lois Williams
Maude A. Young and Early ID. Yoder.
Wcll-Ecndcred Program
The program of exercises was an admra-
BILE one ard well calculated to give pleasure
to the large audience. 1t opened with a
vocal solo by ]. Elphonzo YoUngs, jr., after
which there was a violin duet, "Ouatrime
Symphonic Concertante." by Miss Pauline
lselnan and Mr.. George Miller, Edward De
Grain, acconpanist, and the Georgetown
Cycle Club March," by Mr.. William r. Wild.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Gibson. Mr.. j
Eiphonzo loungs, ir.. rendered a cornet
sclo. The Lost Chord" Dr. John @ Win
ter, president of the National University.
made brief Introductory address, which
was succeeded by music by the Columbia
Litner Club. The salutatory was delivered
by Miss Mary Common, and there was a
clarionet solo by Mr.. ". r. Phillips. with
Mr.. Robert Mckelden. accompanist Mr.
NJ. +. ODonoghue recited "Parhasius" and
the Columbia Musical Club. under the di-
rection of l.. A. Callan made a hit with
their musical selections.
An address to the graduates on the ad-
NantageS OF business education was de-
llvered by Prof. G.. +. Wood the principa
or the college and he then presented the
class of 1874. On behalf of the class Miss
Mary Connor made a short address, in
which she announced the adoption of a
banner of royal purple and gold Tor the col
leSe. Prof Edward NJ Hull responded on
Dt half or the faculty and delivered Il short
address To the graduates. A violin duet,
Liberty Bell was rendered by the Misses
Oppenheimer, Prof. HerlinS, accompanist
Edgar %. Hart, class of '.Ei, presented to
the class of ~ bust of Shakespeare
The Prizes Awarded.
Rev. William A. Bartlett, d. D., pastor
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. awarded prizes as follows: Gold
medal in bookkeeping to Miss Clara Helf
with honorable mention of Mr. Henry c.
Thomas. Mr.. Charles Dieudonne, MIR. Jame,
Beller, Miss Nina Cross, Miss Edna Bell.
Miss Jessie Hergeshem and Miss Maud
Dung Gold medal for arithmetic to Mr..
Henry G. Thomas. with honorable mention
or Miss Bessie Thomas of London, England,
and Charles Dieudonne. The Baldwin prize
Thomas with honorable mention of Mr.
John Miller. Gold medal in spelling to
Miss Rosa Ferguson. Medal In penman-'
ship to Nina Cross. Medal in shorthand to
Miss Ada Walker, with honorable mention
OF Miss Clara HelH. Me al in typewriting
TO Miss Clara Helff The unknown prize
given by Prof. Hall. was awarded to Miss
Clara Helf, with honorable mention of Mr.
Henry G. Thomas.
Mr.. Ii. II. Warner made a brief address
to the graduates, and the exercises closed
with vocal solo by Master Everett Grit
fifth.