The times., 1897-06-22
READY FOR LlFEs DUTIES
Many Graduates of the Washing
ton business High School.
BRIGHT HOPES BEFORE THEM
Eloquence and Music Mark the Coiii-
mencement Exercises at The New
National er-Commissioner
Wight's Advice to- Young Men ani
Women-List of the Graduates

The commencement OF the Washington
Business High School was observed with
eloquence. music, flowers ana applause sit
the New National Theater last night The
stage VAS set with a conservatory sceue,
made realistic by q wealth OF palms aud
roses Above the stage hung the Ih,ral
lcgelso, ''B. T. s., Is97.'' Tie letters nr
this lceeBd were In blue, the Figures in
gold, aud the back ground was OF green
Haley Concert Band struck up so.na's
Eaaroh. stars and Stripes Forever tse
Hghtf b:szed forth. and the audience sursed
in Conductor Haley played his medley,
Popular Airs" aud the graduates filed
upon tie stage to the swinging strains OF
the march. Washington Bigh Scnool Ia
dets''
kcv. W. r. Stricken rendered the in
vocation He advised the graduates 10
take tneir houae and church training, as
well 40 their scholarly attainrIents. int5
sctire Bre. Christian principles would help
thcIn "a succeed.
Eastern Temple drill. caiesthenic
exercise, executed by twelve young women
of the graduating class, came next, and
+ II. Aniss. IL, rendered the intermezzo
OF "Cavaileria Rasticaua" Oh his violin
Commissioner John b. Wight delivered
the address to the graduates. He spoke
briefly and pointediy. lie indicated the
road to success in business. 1t wac not
broad, smooth royal road. 1t was not an
easy way One who would get there must
work to win.
The present competition in life made
energy, intensity and sineleness OF purpose
a necessity for success Though MANY were
unemployed, there WAS always ioom at the
top Capitalists wanted good men. The
world neededgeod men, anG th,sneed would
always exist.
To the accompaniment OF the band, Com
mi ssioner Ross conferred the diplomas
upon the graduates. These were:
Helen Louise Abner, Miriam Louise
s dams, Agnes Kirkland Barker, Elizabeth
Morgan Beail, Lillian Burch. Emily Bonnet,
Matte Louise Blanchard, Blanche Evelyn
Bowie. Agnes Elizabeth Cummings, Lillian
Estelle CaIver, Agnes Rose Collins, Mary
Alice Connors, Matte Collision, Emma Mag
dalene Dowdea. Gertrude Ellis, Eunice
Florence Hartley, Emma Sidney Huyett,
Maggie Theresa Hanlon, Elizabeth Sophia
jana, Genevieve Peyton Jones. Mary
Maud LaTnond, Rosalind Lamphere Laven-
der, Caroiynne Moser, Roena Susie Mann,
GenegieTe Matthews. JeSsauIine Lulu Pal
uIer, Edith May Scott, Calanthe Stickel].
Anna Francis TCthiIl, Clara Esleile Yer
million. Ella May Wagner. Maud May Wat
kins, Harriet Nj Watson, Fanny Wooy,
TaZew ell Brooke Amiss, Ralph Edwin
Burgess, John Gibson Bridaham, George
William barnes, william Asbury Ball.
George Hall Bean John Leo CassiD, Edwin
William Chatterton, William Cohen, Cor
nelius Patrick Clark John jerome Duty,
Irby Walker Durfey, Leo Aloysius Finn.
Herbert Louis Franc, Luther Preston Gates,
Henry Cla ytau Graft, George Robert Hands,
Lloyd Dunaway Heflin. Barend Peter HolZ
berg, Charles Andrews Jones, Henry Mo
Keerer LucSett, Henry Ernest MarschaIk,
Francis Edward Meloy. Thomas Theodore
oLeary. Charles Eryen Parsons, Henry
Gaylord Porter, James Leonard Pullman.
William Montgomery Reading, Richarl
Gin Richardson. Edward Bertrand Rcane.
Thomas Leadbeater speiden. Walter Al
wood Somnaers. Percy Fuller Smith, Temp
ster Martin, Smith, Walter Graham Thorn
scy. William Farneli woodbun, Charles
Brelsford Welsh, Dana White.
The class officers were: william A. Ball,
president; Maud NJ Watkins, vice presi-
dent Mary NJ Lamond, secretary; Irhy "
nurfey. treasurer; executive committee,
Emma 2 Huyeft, Emma NJ Dowden Fanny
woog. Harriet ". Watson, Lloyd D. Hefln,
John L. Csssin, Cornelius p Clark, John
G. Rridaham. Charles E. Parsons, and
Dana White.
Seated on the stage were: Supt. Powell,
OF the public schools: Major George Il
Hauies. Rev Mr.. Strickland, and Com
missioneTs Ross and Wight.