The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07
Commencnment Exerci.es.

Commencement day was duly observed
al the Seattle seminary at Ross last
Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. M. There was
one student. Mr.. Winifred Grantharn.
who. having finished the academic course.
was awarded a diploma. Monday evening a
praise service consisting OF song and
prayer was held. Tuesday evening Mrs.
A. L. Beers and Prof. Mortimer Clarke,
who have charge OF the musical DEPART
ment of the seminary, gave sacred con-
cert with the assistance Of their pupils.
the exercises being well attended and
thoroughly enjoyed. On Wednesday. COM
mencemeat day, tho exercises We're held In
the chapel and consisted of soaae excel
lent orations, essays. etc. delivered by
the following students Of the advanced
classes: Miss Anna Miliican, MIR. Henry
Peterson. Miss Phoebe Green. Miss Nellie
Peterson. Mr.. Charles Mckinley. Miss
June coiSon. Miss Grace Smith. MIR. Har-
old MiIlican. Miss Ethel Helm, Miss stella
sumner, Miss Beulah Norris. Miss Ida
Piiiman. Miss Pearl Criggs Mr. Winifrcd
Grantham, the graduate. gave IN Grafton
on the subject Live Issues" Miss Berta
Hansen, Master Archie Marsten and Mas
ter JOY Grantham, OF the junier classes.
also gave recitations. and the selections
were interspersed with excellent music.
st the close OF the programme Hon. 9.
W. Penney, the president, presented Mr..
tTrAHAOaNl Win "a GAttJIfAAs anu aAtEA ~
class song he received 1aral tributes and
congratulations The chapel was decor
ated with flowers. the motto tAudaees
Fortuna Juvat'' occupying a prominent
place over the platform. This Is the sec
ond year of the existence OF this school.
which was founded by the Free Method
lists. The faculty Is composed of the fol-
lowing named ladies and gentlemen: Prof.
Clark w. Shay. princspat Mrs. II. II.
Shay. rrcceptress: Miss Mary A. Burrows.
Miss Luelia Shay. Mrs. Ellen Colson.
Prof Mortimer Clarke.
The musical. Tuesday evening. was very
creditable to the young performers and
their teachers. II was composed of fifteen
numbers. comprising vocal and instru-
mental quartettes. dues, solos and mu-
steal Indian club drlli which was partici-
pated in by Miss MilIcan. Miss Peterson
Miss Pnlnan. Miss Ethel Helm. Miss
Lucia Shay Miss May Colson Miss Mat
tie Peterson. Miss Nina Hazard. Miss
Nellie Peterson. Miss Nellie Scott, Mr..
Joseph Peterson. MIR. Charles Scott. Mr..
Henry Peterson. Mr.. Alfred Miilican.
The pupils OF Rooms 4 and 7. of the
Mercer school. rendered the operetta Red
Riding Hoods Rescue at their closing
exercises Thursday afternoon. In spite OF
disagreeable weather the hall Oh the Sec
ond floor Of the Mercer building Vas crcwn-
Ell with parents and friends OF the chill
dren, all expressing themselves as pleased
with the afternoons entertainment. Z he
cast Of the operetta was;
Red Riding Hood. Lillian Kellogg:
Mamma Stella Schastes. Woodmap VIII
lam Lee. Weir. John Peterson, Robin.
Jessie Knopfr. Battercup. Caryl Porter.
Rose. Myrtle Morgan Playmate. Roscoe
PIKE. Elfs Winnifred Adair and Elsa
Churchill. Flowers Concealed. Paul Bior-
son. flora Lindsey Stella Schultz. Irene
Lindsey. Lillian sehnster, Gula Meyer
Mabel Lindsey, Stella Bowman. Play
mates. Edith Ailst Winnie I.lgrin. uary
Stewart. Charles Smith. Willie Roope.
Frederick DoFe. Bobollnk, Susie Crouch:
Blue Bells Ada Smith. Ruth Damon.
Berenice Philips. Laurel consand. Isa-
bella fmesoa. Mabel Wilton, Nellie Nc
Entire. Gertie Sandness. Ethel Smith.
Maud Sinclair. Hiiaa Eerrum, Ruth Bax-
ter. Leslie Emmons