Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-23
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS
The Graduates Of Colofsd Normal and High
Schools.
Interesting Program at Commence
ment-Addresses by Reprcsenta-
tives of Each Department..

The representative colored people OF
Washington were out in force last night
to attend the annual commencement of the
Normal and High Schools of the ninth,
tenth and eleventh divisions. The exer-
cfses were held In the Academy of Music,
which was filled to overlooking long before
the hour set for the overture. The theater
was decorated prettily with American flags.
The stage, where the young men and
women graduates were seated, was set with
lawn scene, the banks of flowers about
the footlights and numerous palms and
potted plants carrying out the effect. From
the center of the proscenium arch was sus-
pended floral piece letered IN. H. s., '9S. -
:S Hoffman's orchestra entertained the
audience with number of weH-rendered
selections.
Shortly after o'clock the graduates filed
onto the stage and We're seated, the young
men Respondent in full dress suits and the
girls in white graduation gowns the ex-
erc1seS of the evening consisted of musical
numbers and speeches by the representa-
tves off the four branches of work in the
coiored schools, with q final address to the
graduating classes by Rev. James A. john
son of the A. NJ. E. Church. Mr. John B.
Wight, president of the board of District
commissioners, presided and presented the
diplomas With him on the platform were
the four colored school trustees, Georg II.
Richardson, Thomas R. Wright Sterling
w. Brown and Mrs. Mary c. Terrell; Rev.
Johnson. superintendent G. F. T. Cook of
the colored schools and DR.. w. S. Mont
gomery, principal of the colored High
School.
Addresses were made by Andrew Payne
on the Value of Military Training" Ma
thaniel s. Guy Of the scientific school on "A
Search for TRUTH, Garnet e. Wilkinson OF
the academic course on silent Forces the
Most Potent" and Rosabelle Sprague of the
Normal School on Character Building"
Mr.. Payne spoke entertainingly on the
many advantages to be gained by mill
tary education for boys, citing the present
war as an instance where men of known
military knowledge are invaluable to their
country. Mr. Guy spoke of the scientific
work in progress in the coored schools in
a most interesting manner, while Miss
Sprague's address on Character Building
was one of sound advice, especially to the
young men and women Of the normal class.
Mr.. Johnson's address to the graduating
classes was most appropriate.
List of Graduates.
the graduates were as follows:
Normal School-Bertie F.stelle Beard, Ma
bel Bland. Mary Elizabeth Brawner Dena
Butler, Anna Louise Campbell, Anna Eliz-
abeth Charity. Sarah Alice Clarke, Bertha
Elizabeth Cole. Olive Victoria Contee, Je-
Meta Frances Garrett Sarah Alkaline Gas
kins, Annie Beatrice Howard, Margaret
Janifer, Alice Violet Lewis Lillian Beatrice
Moore, Marietta Ethel Morgan, Virginia
Annice Quander, Blanche Elizabeth Snow
zen, Rosabeiie Sprague, Gertrude Eliza
Tibbs, Elizabeth Matilda Toler, Mable Es-
telle Turner. Harry Ulysses Bell, William
cambridge Brooks. Robert BENJAMIN Green
Charles Edward Minkfhs James Anderson
Richardson, Edward Milton Syphax Her
bert Eugent Wilson.
High School, academic course - Mary
Louise Barber, Julia Beatrice Brandon, EN-
ma Ethel Brent, Harriet Eldrige Brooks
Loo I
wright, Daisy Hermoine Costin, Stella
Pauline Guitar, Harriet Teagle Gillem. Ma
rion Teresa Green, Mary Louise Hamp-
ton, Lena EvadHe Hewlette, Rebecca Hite,
BESSIE Corinne jackson. Florence Beatrice
jackson, Mabel Marthina Lee Marie Louise
Morgan. Mary Beatrice Mulligan, Alice
Mary Nelson, Mary Harris Perry, Nellie
May Quander. Batrice) Josephine Ridgley,
carolyn Virginia Ross Ida May Saunders,
Cara Jeanette Shields, Sara Gertrude
simpson, Lizzie Bella Syphax, Adelaide Es-
telie Wormley, Josephine Ethel Wormley,
Remeo Garnet Carroll, Archie Virgil Jones,
montgomery, John Edwin Washington,
Garnet Crummel Wilkinson, Philip Benia-
min Williams
Scientific course-Claudia Anna Addison
Mary Annetta Bradford, Martina Brawner
Nora Rosella Burrell Mary Elizabeth Bush
anna Teresa Chew, Mary Estel.e Clark
Gertrude Verlinda Clarke, Viola Collier,
Davis, Neenah George, Geneyieye Goodricb
Harriet Brown Grant, Jennie Ida Hender,
son. Rebecca Annetta Hopkins EVELYN
lnez Lynch, Nettie Juanita Lynch Aman-
da Josephine Mason. Mary Louise Mason.
olive Rosetta Middleton, Mary Elizabeth
Morris, Blanche Lingard Male. Cora Cor
della Nixon, Rebecca Anna Payne, Grace
Alberta PEBBLES. Sadie Marion PEBBLES
Zeta Eugenia Ross, Anna Frances Small
wood. Sarah Elizabeth Thomas. Lille
Elizabeth Thomas, Lille Lorain Irvine, Ida
de Schien Washington, Arthur Francis
Chew, William Oliver Davis, Jesse Jerome
Ellis, Maurice Hayes Ferguson, Nathaniel
Lucerne Guy, Joseph Marshall Jefferson.
Harry William johnson, William kidrick
Business course-Mary Alverna Began.
Carrie Ella Dennis, Florence Julia Hill An
ma Whsle johnson, Eva jenkins Robinso-
Virginia Courtney Robinson, Victoria Yer
niece Smith, Anna Lincoln Taylor, Florence
Letha Thomas, Anna Eliza Walker.
Frances Louise Williams, Alonzo John
Banks, Cornelius Shepard Burke, John
William Crusor, Benjamin Oliver Davis.
Barton Verdi Fisher, John Henry Gaskins.
William Reuben Giles, Charles William
Gross, William Chester Heating, Charles
Edward Lewis, Andrew jackson PAYNE.
William Hillary Richardson.
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