Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-13
HOLIDAYS DRAWING NEAT
The School Year is Ending and Vacation
is at Hand.
Programs of the Closing Exercises In
the Public schools of the City
Music and Flowers.

The pupils of the public schools of the
city are looking forward to the closing days
Of the school year, which will begin on
Monday Of next week, with varied feelings.
Some rejoice because it marks the begin
ming Of their emancipation from school du-
ties and the opening Of a long vacation.
Others, however, look forward with some
anxiety to the coming days. which will
demonstrate whether their efforts duripg
the past year have been rewarded, and they
are to receive the mead Of good scholarship
and are listed to go forward to higher
grades. The little tot of the first grade will
be advanced to the second grade, and SO
this process continues up through the eight
grades. thence to the High School, and to
the Normal School and the scholarships.
The schools will not close until Wednes-
day, the Goth instant, and while no formal
program is prescribed, the scholars and
teachers in each school will arrange such
exercises as they may think are suitable to
the occasion, and will invite their parents
and friends to come to the various school
rooms where the exercises will be held.
The closing exercises of the Business
High School will be held on the evening of
Monday in the hall of the Central High
School.
A section of the Marine Band will fur
nish the music, and an address will be de-
livered by Mr.. Paul T. Bowen, a member of
the board Of trustees.
Normal school Graduates.
The closing exercises Of the Normal School
will be held in their room in the Franklin
building at 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
The program will be. as usual. interspersed
with instrumental and vocal selections. DIR.
Lane. the principal Of the Central High
School: Mr.. Freeman, one Of the supervis-
ing principals, will deliver addresses. 1t
Is expected that Superintendent Powell
will speak. as usual, but that fact is never
announced. The diplomas will be awarded
by the president of the board Of trustees.
Mr.. Whelpley. to the following graduates:
Anna Rebecca Williams, Charles Albert
Johnson, Blanche Carroll Beall, Marie Ro-
berta Bailey, Carolyn Louise Jones' Bertha
Willis Gibson, Alice Butler, Florence Hop
kins, Daisy Violet Cook, Mabel Henderson
Swingle. Julia Poole Fernald, Grace Lind
say Altschu. Annie Rachel Williamson. Ad-
die Thompson Lyon. Mary Lackey. Mary
Lois Sherman. Isabelle Turkenton, Rather
Inc White Hobgood, Ada May Williams
Maria Tavenner, Mary Cecilia Bresnahan,
Maidee Schutter Ever Mary Adelaide KEEL
ton, Florence Brown Holmes. Emily Hen
rietta Rose. Margaret Mary Carraher. Mary
Holmes, Annie Graham Getty. Fannie Nc
Cullough Thomson, Cora H. Pimper, Ivah
Maude Bennett, Florence Frederic LASER.
Wilma Wlilenbucher Susie Beatrice Wa
tiers, Daisy Catherine Alwine Lillian Au-
gusta Ritten, Sarah Lamborne, Nellie May
Ossire, Ida Roselle Garrett, Sarah Musson,
Daisy Elaine Humphrey, Helen Mabelle
Alden, Marie Gertrude Mahr Mamie
Smith. Bernice Austin Stockbrldge Alice
Pollok, Natalie Baldwin Huntington
Eunice Hartman Welch. Emma Gertrude
Crook.
High School COmmencements.
On the evening of Wednesday, a. the
Academy of Music. the closing exercises of
the High and Normal schools Of the seventh
and eighth grades will be held. The ad-
dress will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Shipper,
and Commissioner Powell will present the
diplomas.
The great space OF Convention Hall will
be needed to accommodate all those who
wish to attend the closing exercises of the
Central, Eastern and Western High schools
This event will occur on the evening Of the
21st instant. The music will be furnished
by the Marine Band. The program will be
as follows: Overture, Light Cavalry"
Suppe: "A Night in Bohemia" Fanciulli
selection. La Mascotte," Audrian march,
1.-THE Eastern High School," Miss Hattie
Diver; Invocation, Rev. r. r. Shipper;
I'm the Clock Store" Orth; Introductory
address. J. w. Ross, president board of
Commissioners; Patrol American" Meach-
am; address, Representative w Springer;
Russian Carriage Song" Thoutin; presen-
| tation Of diplomas, Col. George Truesdell,
Commissioner of the District; march,
Marine Band" Fanciulli.