Evening star., 1897-05-27
THE SEMtNiRf GRADUATES
A Local Institution Oonfers Diplomas on q
Glass Of Eight.
DIR. Talmage Omciates and Gives the
Young Ladies' Some Advice-De-
tails Of Program.

The Church of Our Father presented a
bright and attractive scene last night, the
occasion being the annual commencement,
exercises of the Washington Seminary. Or
the platform sat the members of the class
of '97, including the eight young ladies
upon whom the honors were conferred,
while the church was filled with friends
and relatives Of the fortunate ones.
Bishop Satterlee offered Prayer.
The evenings exercises were opened with
prayer by Bishop Satterlee, and this was
followed with chorus by the school. A
concert recitation, Starry Firmament," by
Addison, was next on the program. The
numbers following the recitation included
Essay. 1.-The Women of Paganism,' Flor
ence Love Bean; piano solo, "Valse in Z, -
Moskowski, Elizabeth Clark Bixby; his
torical monologue, Great Naval Battles
Lena Frances Matthews; duet. Crimson
and Marie Magdalene Mercy: recitation,
Little Boy of Nine" Riley, Marian Helen
Miles: essay, Browning and Tennyson,'
Elizabeth Clark Bixby.
Dumb He'll Drill.
The movements of those who executed
dumb bell drill were particularly well
performed, and were highly appreciated by
the audience. Those who participated in
the drill were Misses Fox. Grandin. Nc
Cain, Eberly, Ashburn. Rankin, Collier,
Haddaway, Mercy. Davis. Clark and Sher-
III. The club swinging by Misses Miles,
Burbrfdge and Fox also proved an enter
tanning feature of the program. Miss Hat
tie Margaret Easton gave a recitation from
The Rivals" and SO well did she enter
tain the audience that her second appear
ance was desired. An essay on the "Gr ct
English Writer'S" by Miss Grace Chand-
Ross
structive.
The remainder of the program included a
piano solo by Miss Leona Frances Ryder, a
chorus, 'Oer Blooming Meadows" and the
zelman Riley.
List of Graduates.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage closed the exer-
cises with the distribution of the diplomas
which were given to Miss Florence Love
Bean Of New York, Miss Elizabeth Clark
Bixby of Massachusetts,, Miss Hattie Mar
garet Easton of this city, Miss Lena Fran
ces Matthews of Illinois, Miss Marian
Helen Miles Of Illinois, Miss Alice Conzel-
man Riley of this city, Miss Grace Chand-
Ter Ross of this city and Miss Edith Saline
Wfdaman Especially of Indiana.
During the course of his remarks DIR. Tai
mage advised the young ladies to map out
their future. looking to the Divine Provi-
dence for assistance, and not to waste time
seeking human advice. He told them to do
their work and 1T would be done well, but,
once neglected 1t would be neglected for
ever.
1.-THE world will expect a great deal of
you,' he said to them. land remember that
your places cannot be filed by others."
The secret Of life is the making of others
happy, and the young woman who goes out
In life with the grace Of God in her heart
belongs to the Kings Daughters, whether
she is member of that organization CT
not.
Decide that you will be Gods women.
and your careers will be grand and glor-
ious," said the minister, but you must
draw your plan Of life now, and failure will
only be achieved by failing to draw this
plan.''
In conclusion he told the graduates that
their diplomas were not only scrolls, not
only pieces of paper, but they carried with
them the last wishes and prayers of the in
stitution which they had honored.