The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-09
\ FINALE To THEIR STUDIES.
business College Graduates Begin Prac-
ttcaI Life With Fitting Ceremony.

The friends OF the Acme business Col
Iege crowded the Seattle theater In such
throngs at the first annual commence
ment last evening that hundreds were un-
able 70 obtain seats. The body of the
theater was an ocean Of humanity, and
the foyer aisles and wings Of the stage
caught up the overflow. MIR. Elwood (.
Hughes acted as chairman. IN the absence
OF Gov. Mcfiraw. and made graceful
speech In presenting the diplomas 10 the
large class OF students. Mr.. VIII ~.
Thompson delivered the address OF the
evening. and gave a worthy Introduction
to a programme 81 unusual excellence.
All the numbers were appiauded. and the
participants received fatterlng testim0-
malls OF the favor In which they were helA
ny the audience. Instrumental music was
furnished by the First Regiment orches
ira. and the vocal selections by Miss
Phillips. by little Josie Newman who was
accompanied by the Levy brothers ana
sang "A taking song entitled. ~ Little
Game Called kissing" and by Mr.. Meal
iaStCr who contributed The BedOuin
Love Song" Miss Alice Hamblct showed
herself a good ciocutiouist by n select
reading entitled "Gazelle and the swan"
The most acceptable, as Well as the most
artistic part OF the programme were The
pelsarte and the Alki flower drills by
small army ~ young ladies under the di-
rcction or Miss Hamhlrt. Those taking
part were. Miss Nellie Cowie. Miss :. NJ
Hartley Miss norcas Hamhlot. Miss Eva
HurIingame. Miss 4 l.. Crane Miss Avis
Phiihrick Miss Lena Philhrick. Miss
eagle Miss Mae Bell Sheahan. Miss
Archer. Miss Jensen, Miss Gertrude prS-
mover. Miss C;ertie Butler, Miss Ada Bell.
Miss Spensai Miss Pauline Spensan.
Miss Maute Hiatt, Miss \. ". Stowel.
The Young ladies st'lrei IN tho T3ctur-
csque costume appropriate 20 freedom or
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crs. and with hair bound with hllcis. 50
as % bring up before the spectators
visions of the lovcalness az departed
Crsnre went through the progresSiops
with remarkable ease and skill The pcl-
esrt. slrlU tsngan with A series ~ feather
r,,ov, nlcrts then passed into piN citing.
next fe fhe aueeniv how 81 'he head. fhe
relaxation ~ tho entire body. fhe serpen-
fire movements and the posture indlcet-
t,,.- .er,tifStrr7. az once each - the sixteen
,.t,tfls rer,rt-a~t tel htfHis. uDtil one could
Sees Them sahtrly Weighing out Justice,
AMI ther ln the midst ~ crash - music
displayed the flashing eyes and threaten
ing appearance of aNtnSlnE N.ti''N'S- ne
Ntkt aovver sftili was on tho military order.
,s-h ~ tra attractive ''amaEons' being
armed ~fth beautiful wreath They
49,. .-,r-,.r,, ~,ls-4 by Miss Cowie, whose
~,~k VAS denoted hy a pair ot EauEy
vtors thst seemed 10 mark her a queen
I OF fairies
ira. Sass ~ fhs college th,s year Is -or'-
t,,,ss4 ~ the following, who rec'lv"i ii
,,l,rnas f~,n NJ Hughes
- Nj auEhln. Hiram ~. Nelson.
>,l,,te \ irhn Naoefs Wood. }i G iH l.
er.,o George r Mclaughlin. May Natn-
.,-e Annie t}iIat1an. Ala beN. sac "
Hartley Frs EHriios2raf, Rost" FtniSan-
lfs Mac Robinson. William NooWifau- \
g4s~ Grave Uaern William Thomson.