Evening star., 1897-05-05
SPENCERlAN COLLEGE
The Thirty-First Annual Graduating E1er-
cises Last Night.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage Makes
an Address-The Receivers
of Diplomas.

The thirty-first annual graduating exer-
cises of the class of 81 Of the Spencerian
Business College took place yesterday
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Lafayette
Square Opera House, in the presence of
an immense audience, every seat on the
floor and in the galleries being occupied,
while standing room was at a premium
in every part of the building. The front
Of the stage was literally bank of roses,
the offerings of admiring friends to the
members of the graduating class.
After the rendition Of musical selections
by Prof. Louis Weber's Orchestra, Rev.
DIR. Frank Sewall of the Swedenborgian
Church offered an invocation.
The salutatory was given by Mr.. Roscoe
]. c. Dorsey of Pennsylvania The ladies'
Emily Hyde of Nebraska, and the gentle
mems valedictory by Mr.. Linwood Burton
Nicholson of Maryland. Mrs. Sara A.
Spencer, president of the college, presented
the class to the audience in graceful
speech, which abounded with well-chosen
words "Enoch Arden was rendered as q
study in expression by young ladies and
gentlemen of the day classes, representing
the department of Delsarte culture, with
Miss Edith Graham Granville of the Dis
trict of Columbia as reader. Mrs. Helen
Lamont sang two solos, which were much
appreciated.
The diplomas were AWARDED Dy SeCTetdTy
of the Treasury Lyman ]. Gage, after q
short speech, during which Mr.. Gage said
it gave him great pleasure to be present
at the commencement, partly because II
was from a brother of Mrs. Spencer, MIR.
Robt. c. Spencer, that he. more than forty
years ago received his first instruction in
the science of business. He was one OF the
founders of business colleges in the United
States. During that period he was MI
Cages friend. teacher and counsellor. Mr..
Gage said he would never forget the advice
given him by that man, as he had followed
1t since and it had been Of great benefit to
him.
Business colleges have, said Mr.. Gage,
become among the most valuable institu-
tions of the country and have done more to
assist in upbuilding the integrity of the
business community than any other one en-
terprise. He urged the members OF the
graduating class to endeavor not so much
to attain high place In the world as to
cultivate courage, honor. usefulness. The
elements of peace and happiness lie in the
heart of man. Mr.. Cages remarks were
frequently interrupted by applause.
The graduates were Catherine Radcliffe
Frisby, May Florence Garnett, Edith Gra-
Amanda Lee Thompson, Jennie Marian
Thompson. Edgar ]. Wallace Clarkson,
Walter Charles English, Joseph Capner
Fish. Sydney Charles Kaufman, Theodore
Albert Mayer, Benjamin Macher Meeks,
Albert Hopkins Wells. Louis William Weav-
er Newton Marshall Minnix, Clarence Jo-
seph Walter, Louis Alex Davis, Jane Hen
oerson Millar, Caroline Amelia Rosenbusch
Louise A. Rosenbusch and Leon Herman
Strauss, all of the District of Columbia !;
Catherine Ward Carr, Henry Hoskinson,
Lloyd James Jones, Linwood Burton Mich
olson, Elizabeth Bradley Bond, Estelle
Belle Grady, Ida Lee Parry and Howard
Alvin Townshend of Maryland; Charles
Isaac Crcssman, Henry Everett Demarest
Joseph Edward Sorrell, Henry Alonzo
Storm, Edward Beamer Crawford, Paca
Cberiin and Charles Sylvanus Lambdin Of
Virginia; Edith Hyde and John Lawrence
Hyde of Nebraska; James F. Lyle Barnes
Of Kansas. Roscoe ]. c. Dorsey and Jennie
Matilda Harvey of Pennsylvania; William
A. Falcon and Eleanor Elizabeth Meyer of
Ohio; VIM. Clinton Harrison and NJ c.
Whitehead of Alabama: Eugene w. Willard
or Michigan and Frank John Sibotka of
Austria.
The reception committee was composed
Of the following: Amelia s. Schneider,
chairman; Ellen A Barnes, Cora Viola
Copeland Nellie Adams Egbert, Teresa A.
Fields. Annie Kelley, Maud Miller, Cecilia
McCann. Annie Elizabeth Wendell Eben
r. Massey. Joseph R. Atkinson, William
II. Bailey, Leonard L. Ball. Clarence NJ.
Beach. Robert W. Cassidy, Gabriel F. Cou-
lon, Charles Edward Cudmore, William
Dunkerley, Hamilton Hugh Farnum VIII
liam Duncan Foote, John E. CAN'T Emile
Joseph Gatu, Seraphine Gatti, William T.
Grant, Esco Hamilton, Paul Holland. WILL
lam T. Hoskinson, Joseph p B. Klein. John
5. Larcombe, Arthur Latterner, J. Charles
Mcclure, Asher N. Nofsfnger, William
Saunders Reeves. ]. Stewart Rice, Henry
w. Zundt