Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-28
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Commencement Exercises at Woods Com
mercial College
Diplomas and Medals Awarded-Mr.
ID. Ii. Warner Delivers an In
terestinH Address,

The commencement. exercises of Woods
Commercial College took place last even
ing at Metzerott Hall in the presence of a
very large number Of the relatives AMI
friends of the graduating class. Rev. ]. L.
French presided
After an overture and selection by the
Marine Band. which seemed to be at It's
best, the members Of the faculty, grad
uating class and number of invited guests
elter ed from a side ROOM where they had
previously assembled, and took seats on
the stage.
The list Of graduates was as follows:
Business course-George E. Baldwin. James
E. Barrett, William c. Croker. Mary NJ.
Dowden. Bessie Edwards. Ross Percival
Genevieve Malone. Cora f. sauter Chas.
L. Turner. Daisy e.. Wedding of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Hugh w. Barr. Kate
Gallagher, Annis Mason. II. Glenn Phelps
diana. Mary Gail. g. l. Lilly, Roberta
Pultz. West Virginia; c. Montgomery
Green. Florence Tanner, Virginia; George
H. Hart. William r. Hart. Maine; Oscar
Treynor, Maryland Thomas A. Myers
Ohio, and o. w. Wyatt, Missouri: short
hand course, Jessie Allen Aibritton. j. D.
Hail. Alabama: Bertha Alexander, Beulah
Marie Glaze, Jessie Hergishemer Adam
Fisher. jr., Daisy f. Hodgson. Mary Loor
Ellen McCormic, Bessie Seaton. Bertha
Speiser District of Columbia; Jerome Baze-
more, Georgia: Emma Brinkley. West Vir-
g!nia; Harry o. Haag. Harry G. Heiges
Pennsylvania: Grace Poole. Nd: Evelyn
Taliaferro. Virginia, and M. H. Youne.
North Carolina.
The Exercises.
The exercises were begun by the offering
of prayer by Rev. E. DIN Eldridge. pastor
of Waugh NJ. E. Church, and at the
clusion of the invocation Rev. ]. L. French
made few remarks, in which he referred
to the Importance to the graduates of the
occasion and to the fact that it marked the
close of their school and beginning of their
active business life. Mr.. French also spoke
Of the remarkable success which has at
tended the efforts of the faculty OF the
college and observed that the past year
had been the most prosperous in Its his
tory.
The principal address Of the evening was
that of Mr.. B. H. Warner, and it abounded
in good advice to the graduates. Mr.. War
Ter demonstrated by aid Of the statistics
furnished through the last census of the
United States that the business men were
more largely in the majority throughout
the country than the members of any other
profession, although 1t so happened that
lawyers, physicians and ministers were
much more frequently spoken Of than were
the business men.
1t was, however he said from the bust
ness men that the money came to promote
all great enterprises, so that, while the
lawyers, doctors and preachers each occu-
pied an important sphere in the great
economy of the worlds transactions, the
business men occupied q plane that in
many respects was far more important
than either Of the others. Mr.. Warner con-
WINGED his hearers that the opportunities
for the execution of industrial enter
Irises We're greater in this country than
anywhere else in the world. and predicted
that the people of the United States were
about to enter upon era of unprecedent-
ed prosperity. Mr. Warmers address elic-
tied much applause, and was attentively
listened to throughout by every one of the
large audience present.
Medals and Diplomas.
Following Mr.. Warmers address an incl
dent occurred for which no provision was
made in the program, but which neverthe-
less passed off to tire satisfaction of all
who heard it. This was a recitation by
special request by Miss Daisy Wedding.
The diplomas were presented to the gradu-
ates by Principal Court M Wood, LII. NJ.
or the institute, whdt preceded the cere-
mony with few wellehosen remarks.
Gold medals for the highest rate. of
speed in shorthand were awarded to Miss
Daisy E. Hodgson, am for typewriting to
Jessie Hergeshemerstby Representative
George W. Hulick for Principal Wood. For
excellence in Shorthand work the Misses
Jessie A. Albritton, RHen McCormic, Ber-
tina Alexander and Jesse Hergesheimer re-
ceived honorable mention. and for attain
ing a similar standing in typewriting hon
orable mention was made Of Mr.. Adam
Fisher, jr., and the Misses Bertha Alexan-
der and Ellen McCorfnic. Other medals
were awarded as follows: Bookkeeping. Miss
Louise Irvine; arithmetic, William r. Hart;
penmanship, Miss DaisyFE Wedding; SPELL
ing, MISS Roberta Puitz; general scholar
ship, Miss Cora e. Sauter Honorable men
ton for excellence in various studies was
made of William R. Hart, Adam Fisher,
jr.. Miss Cora E. Sauter, William E. Crock
I,ol-
Almyra A. Burgess, William R. Hart Geo
H. Hart, Ross p. Hunt w. E. Treynor, c.
p. Turner, Florence Tanner. Hugh, w.
Barr.