The times., 1899-05-11

GRADUATION DAY At
GALLAUDET COLLEGE
Farewell of Thirteen Students
to Kendall Green.
Secretary Hay Participant in the
Presentation Exercises.
orations of Merit Delivered In Sign
Language and Interpreted for
the Audience.

Thirteen students were graduated yes
terday from Gallaudet College for the
Deaf and Dumb at Kendall Green. and
large number OF friends and patrons of
the institution were entertained by
very pleasing and interesting programme.
There was an air of excitement among
those who will leave the beautiful place
at the close of this month, and also among
the under graduates. The hall was well
filled with members of the school and yisi-
tors when the Rev. Frank NJ Bristol was
introduced. DR.. Bristol pronounced the
invocation He hoped that God would be
kind to those who were about to face life
with all Its realities. disappointments and
hard work. 1t would be still harder for
those who could neither hear nor make
themselves understood by others not In
their world, but he knew they would not
be discouraged.
The programme presented by the stu
dents was then continued. The orations
delivered by the students were Interpreted
for the benefit of those who did not under
stand the sign language. Several were
excused from delivering the orations which
they had been obliged to prepare. Lack Oh
time also prevented some of them from
being presented by their authors, and those
omitted from the programme written ana
presented in that form to the president
Orations were made by William ID. DAVIS
of Texas, on college Education and Man
hood" Miss Edith Vandegrift, of Mime
sofa, who spoke OF the Influence OF
| Ideals" Daniel Ricard, Of Louisiana, on
| The Disarmament of the Nations; Asa
A. Stutsman. OF Illinois. "a Dream"
| George V. Bath, of Ohio. Mount Lowe.
| Ho;" Roy ]. Stewart, OF this city. "Theo-
dore Winthrop" The undeliyered disser-
tations were: THE Navy" George A.
Brooks; Tho Deaf Girl" Sadie e. Grifis;
What Man Owes to the Forests" Joseph
| q. Bumgardner; SELF Culture" Walter
| B. Rosson; Edmund Burke Albert W.
| Ohlemacher Every subject treated show
ed not only careful study but ability.
The orations were followed by an ad-
dress by Arnold II. Payne B. A. OF Ok
| ford, England, who discussed the develop
ment in the education OF the deaf in the
United Kingdom. The candidates for de-
grees were then introduced by the pres
| dent Of the college, who spoke of the
work they had done during their term
and the sorrow he felt that they We're to
leave. For themselves he was glad. since
they would now be independent and would
| know the pleasures Of life outside of
school.
The president then introduced Hon.
John Hay, Secretary of State, who spoke
for a few minutes on the history OF the
college Following Secretary Hay, the
benedIction was pronounced by the Rev.
Thomas Gallaudet. D. D., Rector OF Saint
AIMS Church for Deaf Mutes in New York.
Among those present were Arnold II.
Payne, B. A., Jesus College. Oxford, Eng
land Arnold Shreve. B. A, University OF
Nebraska Frances K. Bell. NJ. s., Synod
ical College. Missouri; Alvin E. Pope. B.
A., University of Nebraska; Louise S.
Robinson. Portland (Me) High School:
Hattie Marshall Bear. Mary Baldwin Sem
mary. Staunton, Va.
Those who graduated with the degree OF
Bachelor of Arts were George Vernon
Bath. George Albert Brooks. Joseph Ber-
tram Bumgardner. William Henry Davis
Sadie Eliza Grlf1s, Albert William Ohle-
macher. Daniel Picard. Sarah Antoinette
Rogers, Walter Boiling Rosson, Roy James
Stewart, Asa Albert Stutsman, Edith Van
degrift, George Franklin Wills.
The diplomas will not be awarded until
the close of the school term next month.
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