Evening star., 1895-06-05
COMMENCEMENT SEASON
Diplomas Awarded to the Mt Vernon
Seminary Graduating Glass.
A Brilliant Scene in the metropolitan
NJ. E. Church-ClosinE Exercises of
the McDonaId-EIlis School.

The graduating exercises of the class Of
1S95 of Mount Vernon Seminary drew to
the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church last evening
a large audience. The large auditorium
with it's beautiful decorations and the
gathering of young people in the freshness
and beauty of summer costumes presented
brilliant scene. The platform was most
profusely and artist;cally embowered in
palms and roses, the class colors, yellow
and white, everywhere blending and ac-
cent!ng the scene Upon the platform sat
the members of the class and choir of the
seminary, together with Bishop Hurst,
Chaplain McCabe, Mr.. Hamilton W. Ma5ie,
editor of the Outlook who was present IS
the orator of the evening, and IIrs.
Somers. the principal of the seminary.
Unlike other commencement exercises the
program Involved no participation on tt !
part of the class in the literary features
of the evening, the regular class day
exercises were held last Friday at the
seminary. Prayer was offered by DR.. Nc
Cabe. The musical selections were most
thoroughly enjoyable. The Wilhelmj CLUB,
under the direction of Prof. Josef Kaspar,
rendered with fine shading the Faust Fan
TASTE" by Gounod, as the overture of the
evening The choir of the seminary sang
Mendelssohn's Hear Us. Gracious Lord
Rheinberge1's Revere, ASLEEP in Dreams
Earth Buried Scenes also the bridal
from Lohengrn, "Eisa's Dream" finely
rendered by Mrs. Kaspar. Miss Lillian
Bowen sang Haydn's song, MY Mother
Bids Me Bind My Hair" in a rich and
pleasing voice, and Miss Leta Stakely rem
dered with expression the aria from III
Trovatore."
Mr.. Mabies address rose far above even
the high expectations in which those who
know him had indulged. He urged that
education was the keynote of all life. for it
was progress for progress sake The ad-
dress was earnest and inspiring through
out. and was keeEly appreciated by his
audience. After thoughtful address by
Mrs. Somers the presentation of diplomas
to the class was made by Mrs. SomerS. as
sisted by Mr.. Mab:e. Bishop Hurst pro-
bounced the benedict!on and the commence
n.ent of 1885 became a thing of the past.
An informal reception was held in the
church parlors after the conclusion of the
exercise of the evening.
The young ladies of the class are Blanche
Baber. Paris, Ill; Ethel Herbert Began,
Washington Lalla Ruth Carr. Durham. n.
c.: Mary Lansing Catlin, Washington: ::
Elizabeth B. Hatch. Washington; Edna
Greer Lake Washington; Caroline r. Nc
Cabe, Evanston ILL.,, Nora Michener,
Washington; Mary Marguerite Otis. Chi
Cago, ILL.,; Honora Louise Patton. Curwens
vile, Pa; Lillian Louise Plant, Washing
ton; Laura Blanche Polkinhorn Washing
ton; Grace Margaret Weymouth, Lock
Haven, Pa.
The annual commencement exercises of
the McDonald-Ellis school took place yes
terday at the school bnilding, 1903 18th
street. the graduates being Misses Marion
Virginia Ball, Elsie Rittenhouse. Maud
Tho mpson, Bertha Noyes, Mary Spigmul,
Mary G. Waite andr Mamie Williamson.
The rooms were tastefully decorated with
the colors of the graduating class, green
and gold. and with a profuson of flowers.
An interesting program, consisting OF
musical numbers and essays was presented
by Miss Nellie Nichol. Miss Katherine
Craig. Miss Ora Martin. Miss Marion Ball.
Miss Maud Thompson. Miss Mary Spigmul.
Miss Myra Crittendon, Miss Mary Waite,
Miss Bertha Noyes and Miss Elsie Ritten-
hcrse Miss Mamie Williamson was vale
dictorian, and the diplomas were presented
by Rev. DR.. Aspinwall, Miss Mcdonald
will tender the class reception at the
school house this evening.
National tniv;ersity.
A large audience, all friends of the twen-
ty-sixth annual graduating class of the
National University Law School, gathered
at the Academy of Music Monday night and
witnessed forty-four young gentlemen take
degrees.
Matthew G. Emery vice chancellor of the
university, presided and introduced Rev.
DR.. A. w. Pitzer of the Central Presby
terian Church. who invoked divine blessing
Hartz's waltz, Erin go Bragh," preceded
the address to the graduates, which was
delivered by Mr. Silas w. LamoreuX of
the general land office. His remarks were
filed with eloquent words of advice point
ing out the evils that beset the path of the
lawyer, well as the milestones of fame
and honor that may be passed in his pro-
fessiOnal career.
The degrees were conferred by the vice
chancellor, who also presented the gold
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the school each year to award to certain
students. George n. Goddard received the
postgraduate gold medal. The Macarthur
senior class medal was given to Edgar c.
Gerwig. who was the winner of the Junior
medal last year. Howard r. Heinecke car
ried off the junior medal. Honorable men,
ton was made of the following: Norman
r. Metcalf, Malcom a. Coles, George II.
OConnor, Josiah McRoberts Charles F..
Carusi, Arthur B. Shelton. Nathan Heard
w. w. Dodge and Alexander McC. Ash
ley.
Those who graduated as bachelors CT
law We're: William Earl Ambrose, Alex
aEder Mcclure Ashley, Otto Ernest Brait-
mayer, Frank r. Cleary, William Waldo
Thomas Frazier, Edgar Charles Gerwig.
George Ambrose GIL, Henry Durant Cor
den, David Whitefield Gould, Frederick
James Haig, Joseph Fairfield Hester, Aldus
]. Herbert Johnson, Angus Macdonald
Josiah McRoberts. Laurence B. T. McCor-
mick, Henry T. B. Moy. George H. o'Con-
nor, Andrew ]. Olin, William F. Osborne,
c. Carl Ousley, George B. Parsons, Harry
Newton Price, Louis Carter Smith, Henry
K. White.
The post-graduates were: w. Bertrand
Ackcr, LII. B.; Malcolm Argyle Coles,
LII. B.; Frank Marion Conser, LII b.: !:
Eugene Diven, Ii. b; Horace Brandrif
Durant LII b.; Fred Ober Fish, LII b. :;
Edgar Charles Gerwig, LII. B.; George Mel
son Goddard, IL. B.. Henry NJ. Gunderson
LII. B.; Louis Howard Hartman, LII. b. !:
Norman Randolph Metcalf LII. B.; Alfred
James OFarrell, LII B.; Philip Otterback.
LII. B.; Charles Elmer Paul, Ii. b.; Arle
w. Starck, LII. B.; Ralph Wormelle, LII. B.
Garfield Training School.
The annual commencement exercises of
the Training School for Nurses connected
with the Garfield Hospital were held Mon
day afternoon in the large lecture room
in the administration bsilding. The eX-
ercises We're particularly interesting, as
showing the progress ,thst has been made
in this city in the work of preparing wo-
men for career of such Usefulness. There
was a pleasant gathering of people who
are interested in the institution and the