Evening star., 1897-06-10
HAPPY GRADUATES
Those From Columbian College and
the Scientific School.
SENATOR MITCHELL'S ADDRESS
Those Who Received Degrees and
Who Won Prizes.
A DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE


bright with flags, foliage and flowers and
was crowded with a distinguished assem-
blage of the youth, beauty and brains Of
the national capital. Lavish were the dec
crations and floral offerings and most ar
tistic was their arrangement. The stage
was perfect floral bower. Cut flowers in
various devices were banked high along the
fcotlights, and they were set off along the
wings and in the background by profu-
sion of tropical and other plants of heavy
foliage. An immense American flag occu-
pied the place of honor at the apex OF the
proscenium arch and just below hung a
Large floral shield, made of blue and orange
flowers, with the letters and figures &c. L.,
1897 prominently displayed in white flow
ers. The college colors-bue and orange
We're the predominating decoration of the
box fronts and the balconies, and the ma
tional colors were displayed at every point
of vantage.
Large and Distinguished Audience.
If the attendance is a safe criterion, the
Columbian University is unquestionably
one of the most popular educational insti-
tutions in the District The theater was
packed from pit to dome and the elegant
toilets of the ladies added greatly to the
beauty of the scene. The members of the
Chinese embassy occupied one Of the boxes,
and Mr.. Cana, the Chilean minister, and
his suite occupied another. A male college
faternity-Theta Delta Chi-flled one of
the upper boxes, and female college So
ciety-Pi Beta Phi-had possession OF the
one on the opposite side of the stage. the
male society made itself conspicuous by
frequent repetitions Of the college yell, In
the rendition of which they were aided by
the students scattered throughout the au-
6ience This "yelr' had melancholy horn
accompaniment which was particularly ef-
fective and was used in greeting and ap-
plauding the speakers, the popular members
of the faculty and the students who took
part in the exercises.
All the members of the faculty and the
candidates for degrees and the prize stu
dents, male and female. were attired in
the university garb of cap and gown, and
made quite a picturesque appearance as
they marched upon the stage in the SOL
emn dignity of their collegiate honor.
Among those occupying seats on the
stage. in addition to the officers of the
evening and the faculty, were Rev. DR..
Shan6elle and Rev. DIR. Brucker of George
town University; Brothers Fabrician and
Felix of st. Johns College; Prof. A. G.
Wilkinson, Prof H. Schoenfeld, Prof H.
L. Hodgkins. Prof. c. C. Swisner, DR.. C.
w. Richardson Mr.. C. w. Needham Mr.
Jesse n. Wilson, Mr.. Jas. E. Fitch, Mr.
B. T. Janney: Prof; Henry King. Rev. DR..
Cleveland Able, Dr. L. o. Howard DR..
Chatard, DIR. Frank Sewall, Mr.. ]. o. Will
son. Rev. W. S. o. Thomas. Prof. A. ].
Huntington, Prof. j. II. Gore. Prof l. d.
Lodge, Rev. DIR. J. McB. Sterrett Prof.
e. b. Pollard. Prof. NJ. NJ. Ramsey, Prof.
W. A. Wilber, Prof o. C. Mason, Major ].
w. Powell. Rev. H. w. Ennis.
The order of exercises was most inter
esting. While the audience was assem-
bling Haiey's excellent concert band play
ed Titles overture, 'King's Lieutenants."
and Thatcher Clark's dedicatory march.
The Columbian University March"
Equally appropriate airs interspersed the
regular exercises.
Rev. Dr. Charles A. Stakely made the
opening prayer, and Mr.. William Frederick
Biehl gave an eloquent salutatory, after
which Senator John l.. Mitchell of Wis
consin made an address to the graduates.
Senator Mitchelrs Address.
In opening Senator Mitchell said ne pro-
posed to address himself particularly to the
graduates. and he hoped the audience
would bear with him on that account He
greeted them as heroes and leroines, and
impressed upon them the great RESPONSE
bilities of the Hfe's struggle upon which
they were about to enter He would not
tell them the old story about the profess
slons being overstocked; nor would he tell
them there was plenty of room at the top,
for although that might be the case he
had never been there and consequently he
didn't know whether 1t was true or rot.
He reminded them that while learning
sometimes lifted person up on the waves
OF theory. 1t generally landed him on the
terra frma of common sense. In the past
they had been dealing with the stored-up
thought OF manhood. In the future they
would have to deal with man himself and
they would find it a different condition.
They would learn much from contact with
men Of the world and by communion with
nature Travel was an excellent educator
There was beautiful scenery In this grand
country. he said, and it had some interest,"
ing ruins. like the Chicago post office, for
instance but such travel was not suffi-
cient They should go abroad and study
mankind and nature among the older ma
tions OF the earth. 1t wcuid broa I'm their
vision and iberalize their ideas, and at
the same time make them love their oup
country and its institutions all the more
Senator Mitchell said that, while he was
an American by birth and Scotch bv an
cestry, ne had passed his student days
lduring which time he rarely studied) in
switzerland the land OF lakes, mountains
ana cuckoo clocks. The Swiss had taken
POSTGRADUATE course in liberty and
pi. pa.iriolism. and had given them as a
heritage to the world at large The land
was ideaiiZed In song and story and was
one OF the most beautiful places on earth
he gave history of the Swiss republic,
describing it's government scenery and in
situtions in eloquent terms and drew
from the history of that country an in
spring lesson for the graduates In clos
ing ne said that, while confinement in the
class room tended to dry up their minds,
they would find that travel and contact
with their fellow men would brighten and
broaden their minds
rms address was followed by the pre-
sentation of prizes. Prof. A. p Montague
acting Tor the college and Prof. G. E. Nun
roe for the scientific school. The degrees
were presented by DIR. Whitman president
OF the university, and an exceedingly clever
valedictory was delivered by Mr. Edmund
kemper Broadus. The exercises closed
with the rendition of Haley's THE Ameri-
can Beauty by Haley's Band.
The Prize Winners.
The prizes were distributed as follows:
The college-Eslton prize in Greek, Mary
Isabel Kelly; Staughton prize In Latin
Mary Isabel Kelly; Ruggles prize In math-
ematics. Clara Mary Upton; the James
Macbride Sterrett, jr., prize in physics
given by the class of '96 Anna Campbell
keiton; the first Davis prize in elocution
Charles kilbourne Robinson; the second
Davis prize in elocution, Edmund Kemper
Broadus.
Enosinian Society prizes-Debater's med.