Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-05
COLUM BIAN UNIVERSITY
Events Announced for the Commencement
Week.
Graduation Exercises of the College
the Scientific School and the
Column bian Academy.

The seventy-ffth commencement of Co
lumbar College and the ninth annual CON-
mencement Of the Corcoran Scientific
School will take place Wednesday, June 10,
at pm. Commencement week opens with
the annual prize debate of the Columbian
University Law School at University Hall,
corner of 18th and H streets northwest,
saturday evening, June g. at 8 o'clock.
More than usual interest centers in the
contest, since the speakers have been ST.
lected by newly established merit sys-
TEN, which requires that each contestant
shall have previously been successful in
competitive debate before competent judges
great deal of rivalry has arisen and Tie
successful candidates for speaking honors
are leaving nothing undone to vindica tie
the wisdom of their selection. Whether the
United states navy should be largely in
creased Will De the question. The affirma-
1--WE VIII be supported by Marvin NJ. Nc
Lean of Texas, William E. Fort Of Georgia
ana j. IL. Thomas, jr., of Missouri; the neg
awe by Harvey Il. Gram of Ohio, W. II.
Coleman of Pennsylvania and BENJAMIN
Martin, jr., of South Carolina The three
law classes are represented. The selection
OF PRESIDENT Whitman. Senator Money and
hro1. Maury as judges insures impair
tal and intelligent decision, which will be
mace public at the graduating exercises OF
the law school next week. The public is
invited TO be present. and the reputation
'HeSe coHleSlS nave mad for interest al
enthusiasm heretofore bids fair to be dis.
counted this year.
The oroer of exercises for the college
c"inh'enceine Wednesday. June 10, en-
braces an address to the graduate; hy Vic,
President Stevenson. the comforting of de-
SfeeS by President Whitman the saIuta-
tory by John Bartlett Hull and the yaledic-
tory Grafton by Alfred +, Playter. Excel
ltnt music will mark the occasion The
graduates are: From the college-Bsche-
lots OF arts, Edward A. Playter H. Nav
Johnson Henrietta Camille Morrison
Mary l.. Chaplin, E4inor Wilson: bachelors
OF science, Harry Hampton Donnally Nor
timer IL. Hall, Elliott Coues Prentiss II
Worthington Talbot From the scientifi,
scho0l-BachelCrs CT science Alfredo Vic
tor Cana. Phi. E.: James Richard Hamilton.
M D.; John BSrtlett Hun.
The SeNenty-iifth commencement of tho
Columbian Academy occurs at Metzerott :
nan Monday evening, June 5, at o clock
me literary program follows: Salutatorv
William Dent Sterrett; grafton, What We
owe to the Creeks Arthur Prince Spear;
GRAFTON. "Americas Progress in Science -
Raphael Newman Gwynn; Grafton Amer
ica's Foreign Policy and valedictory
Manfredl +. LAMA: presentation of di.
plomas by the president: award of prizes
by the dean of the academy. Excellent
music Will be furnished for the occasion
Among the numbers Will be the "Colurn.
bian University March, by Thatcher Clark
of Columbian College.
l. Inc graduates are Raphael Newman
Cwynn, William Dunlop Owens and Will
lam Dent errett, from the general course
and Manfredi +. LAMA and Arthur Primes
Spear, from the classical course