The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-24
JOHN RAYMOND GRADUATES
First Annual Institute Commence
ment in the 7. N. E. A. Hall.
DIPLOMAS GRANTED TO MANY
Mrs. Frances Z. iiackIey Was In tho Au.
dicuce Remarks BY Z. L. Sturecs
and W. Il. Bucll-Exercises In
ciudc nm Entertainment.

The first annual commencement OF
the John Raymond Institute of Manual
Training. OF the Young Mems Chris
tian association. and the associations
educational department., took place
last night in the association hall. The
proceedings were witnessed by an au-
dience of pupils and their friends ana
others which completely filled the hall.
Mrs. Frances f. Hackley, of New
York city, whose endowment OF $4,000
last year made the institute possible,
was an interested spectator. She oc-
cupied a seat in the auditory with Mrs.
Thomas Dickson. although before the
exercises began she had been asked to
occupy a seat on the platform. She,
however, declined, asking the privilege
of a spectator rather than participa-
tor
out In the lobby near the general sec
retary's office there was displayed dur
Ing the evening an exhibit of plumbing,
bookkeeping. drawing, etc, which gave
an idea of the work OF the pupils in
some of the departments.
w. II. Buell. presided over the COM
mencement after 1t had been formally
opened by Secretary Mahy. On the
platform were President A. w. Dick
son and f. B. Sturges. and they were
later Joined by Fl, H. Burroughs. direc-
tor Of the industrial department.
A quartette. Messrs. RunyOn. Croft.
Holcomb and Dryer. sariE and brief
prayer was said by President Dickson.
>,,o,,,n
NM BUELL. iNIHoDoSID'
Mr.. Sturges was very informally IN
troduced by Mr.. Buell. and spoke with
much feeling concerning the raymond
veionment Of present -day ideas and of
the true benevoience of Mrs. Hackley.
by whom the institute was created. He
| said that everything that assists the In
dustrial class of people Is grandly noble.
This suggested deserved tribute to
| Mrs. Hackley, who. Mr.. Sturges said,
was owed deb: of gratitude by the
| whole city for her munifcent gift of
$4,000 which was bestowed with the
only condition that it should be used
for helping young men and women. His
suggestion that the audience should
rise and thus show their appreciation
of Mrs. Hackleys generosity met with
ready response and the Chatauqua
| salute was given at the instigation OF
Mr. d%., Sueil; v.s u,,nr nv M,.s a,.c. and
Miss Garrigan.
Mr.. Rueli In a brief speech said that
the Industrial and educational depart
ments rme @ Contained nineteen Glasses Which
had met IN 9IS sessions ana included
307 students who comprised an all-class
membership CT S32. In the manual
training department were i4s pupils,
women; in the English classes were
sixty pupils. and In the business de-
partmen' nlne'y-elsn'.
uarrv a r.x,or =, the n,umh,nc
o,aas y .nd W W;n.s,non w "c q, s tha h,sss
nsss nsss ana tss Winners .. Of the
Industrial and educational prizes re-
spectively. were called to the platform
by Mr.. Buell. and presented with their
Then were read the names Of those
entitled 70 graduation certificates. The
successful pupils later procured the
ip'o':ISh Gne Ths " exarc,ses concluded with a
slight.of hand ana % vemtriioNu'a' per-
were given certificates:
Misses y E Wsms MSs, ERma Rsni,miT sw's aoard- oo
Abbot, Minnie Cowan Dimmiek siih MauIe nm1,
NJ. Hull. Hitchcock. iAHian II. MOTIFS
CatVhnS StVA Sru, tsuao
Annie Rose. Snoyer, sweeney, Jennie NJ;
| Thomas. Fl. Thomas' WALL WILCOX ana
Miss Rice:
Il; +. Adams Hssry s,.A Adams; m Jay Airey'
Michael Allen, Nicholas Andrews, Z; y.
zimmerman. Harry Angle, Z. W. ASH,
James Arthur. Thomas Il. ayers. John
Bachus A. N. Barrett, Z. J. bambrick.
F. c. Bartz; Fred Behlins. c; A; Heanett,
George Breig George RiCe. A. Z. 5roWn.
| J. J. Brogue, B. y: Bohle, 1r. Fred Buntz.
John Burns, Wallam Hurke, Joseph
Brown, ]. X. Cadyon, Felix Chiaro, y. y.
Carr Howard Capwell, John Christophssl,
Frank Connery. Thomas L: Connery.
James Cooper, J. r. Davis, T: J. Davis,
w. J. Davis, ]. J. Dougherty, NJ. A. Dona-
| hoe ]. +. Durkin, J. j. Early. Jacob Ev-
ans Arthur Estee, William Fickus. Au-
gust Fiddler. John Francis, l.: b. Frantz.
A. H. Frtchtel, Robert Gardner, Harry
Gardner. Wayland Gates. John Gavan, {.
Gerstenecker, Emmanuel Goodman Hem
| ry Greensted, John. Griffths, William
| Greenwald Arthur Griggs Edward Grue-
ner, William Haendeges. F.. e. Hutchin-
| son, George Hagen, 8. Hutchinson, +. l..
Hall, Il. j: Horln, w. j. Hanley, John
| Harrison. ]. B. HARRINGTON. Isaac Haslam,
Charles Hoffman, Frank Holt, William
| Hughes, Keith Hine, J. D. Hull. Milton
Hine, B. T. James, II. Z. Jeffers, Ray JEFF
ferS, Arthur Jenkins Samuel JeffroyS,