Evening journal., 1898-06-18
MANY AT FRIENDS SCHOOL.
ENJOYED THE INTERESTING CON-
MENcEMENT EXERCISES.

| ENJOYED THE INTERESTING COM
MENcEMENT EXERCISES.
EIGHT RECEIVED DIPLOMAS AND
SCHOLARSHIPS wEGuE AWARD
EDADINNER TO PRINCIPAL,
JOHNSON IN THE EVENING BY
THE FACULTY.
| The commencement exercises OF
Friends School were largely attended
yesterday.
After Scripcural reading by Principal
Isaac f. johnson, recitations vera
given by He1en M. Speakman, Cyrus
Pyle, Estelle NJ Council, Edith Poole
]. Pearce Cam, Alice NJ Gallagher.
Alice Robertson and Edith S. Dan,
forth.
Principal Isaac T. Johnson presented
the diplomas to the graduates, after
which william M. Birdsall, president
OF Swarthmore College, made an ad-
dress, and the friends retired to the
school rooms to view the work of the
classes under the direction or Clawscn
S. Hammitt and to meet the teachers
and graduates.
The closing exercises of the school
took place yesterday morning. After
Scriptural reading by Isaac T. johnson.
a concert exercise, Growing of Juno. q"
was given by seven girls. Recitations
were given by Jean Reybold, Kathe-
rine Masters, Forrest Emmons, Edna
Chandler, Ethel Ball, Willie Gibbons.
Rachel Robinson, Thomas Miller.
Ethel Lobdell, Anna Patterson. Edmund
Robinson, Thomas Downing, Harriet
Carswell, Helen Springer. Dorothy
vandegrlft, James COipitts, Margaret
Painter, Emma Miller Beulah White
man and Gertrude Goodman.
Principal johnson announced that
the following pupils of the school
would enter the institutions named
next term: George NJ. Settle, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania; Lindsay Curtis.
Princeton; Lea P. Warner, Cornell;
Edith Lobdell, Smith; Helen Speakman,
Swarthmore; Cyrus Pyle, w. w. Pusey.
I'd, and Arthur S. Cookman, Haver-
ford.
To Helen Speakman was awarded
the Swarthmore honor scholarship.
Arthur S. Goodman, of the school,
competed for the 'Haverford corpora
ton scholarship, valued at $500, and
the Isaac T. Johnson scholarship, val
ued at 5000 There were twenty-five
contestants for the five Hayerford cor
poration scholarships, and Mr.. Cook
man stood among the first six. By rea-
SON of the excellence of his examina-
ton he was awarded one of the cor
poration scholarships as well as that
offered by Principal johnson, the ag-
gregate valuation being $780,
The faculty of the Friends School
. gave dinner to Principal Isaac T.
johnson, who retired feom the
school, last evening The affair was
given in one of the assembly rooms on
the second floor, which was prettily
e decorated.
After dinner was served speeches eu-
logistic of Mr.. Johnson's principalship
z at the school were made by E. L. Doan,
o D. J. Reinhardt, Miss C. L. Crew, Miss
, L. NJ Kimball, Charles Goodman and
A. B. Clement. Miss F. H. Pogle read
e letters from absent teachers, and Mr.
Goodman agreeably surprised Princi-
pal Johnson by presenting to him, on
behalf of the faculty of the college
/ a handsomely-painted and framed land
e scape scene. The painting is from the
! brush of Professor c. S. Hammitt, who
h is member of the faculty.
i Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
s E. L. Doan, Professor c. S. Hammitt
u D. ]. Reinhardt, Miss c. l.. Crew, Miss
NJ. w. Pyle, Miss NJ. ]. Hopes, Miss a
NJ. johnson, Miss Frances H. Pogle
Miss L. v. Yerkes, Miss L. M. Ilimball
Miss ]. Evelyn Egbert. Charles Cook.
h man, l. T. Johnson and A. B. Glen.
Ia ent.
ls On Monday evening a reception viii
- be given to Principal Johnson by the
ie school committee of the Wilmington
4 Monthly Meeting of Friends. AbOu
IL 800 invitations have been sent out.
& MRS. TINGES' SUDDEN DEATH.