Evening journal., 1899-06-17
YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATE
FRIENDS SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
HELD YESTERDAY.


INTERESTING EXERCISES AT THE
FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE AND
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS DE-
LIvERED BY DEAN J. II. PENN
MAN. OF nHE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
The commencement exercises Of the
Friends School were held yesterday az
ternoon in the old Friends Meeting
House. Fourth and West streets.
The exercises were largely attended by
the friends and relatives Of the eight
young women who received their di-
plomas and many were the expressions
Of qualification at the manner in which
the graduates handled their respective
essays.
The graduating class, accompanied by
the faculty, marched from the school TO
the Westinghouse. Professor Doane pre-
sided. and called on the young women to
read their essays.
The graduates fnishing the prescribed
course and the subject Of their essays
were as follows:
Miss Emma E. Miller, "our Norse
Forefathers."
Miss Mabel r.. Golding, "The Marble
Faun."
Miss Elizabeth T. Mitchell, Cromwell
the Puritan"
Miss Elizabeth b. Turner, "zwingli
the Swiss Reformer."
Miss Helen B. Tuchton, The French
| Of louisiana"
Miss Edith Mitchell, ''The Alaskan IN
dians."
Miss Elizabeth W. smith. American.
sms."
Miss Elizabeth LeFevre. "Dr. sehlie-
mann"
In conferring diplomas to The young
women Professor Doane made a few
well chosen remarks and added that Il
! gave him great pleasure to present the
parchments to the class.
Professor Doane then addressed th'
scholars who had finished their courses
and were entitled to certificates Of prep
aration for college. Norman D. Vernon
was absent, but Ernest Dilworth. Mis-
, Petricha Easley. J. Newlin Gawthrop,Jr.
and Benjamin Nields, Jr., were conferred
, certificates.
Diplomas Of the kindergarten training
, course We're presented to Gertrude Fol-
} and Clara ]. Van Trump.
p Following the presentation Of diploma
5 forcible and eloquent address was de
Y llvered to the graduates by Dr. ]. II. Pen
g niman. dean Of the University Of Penn
a sylvania, who urged his hearers to lool
at life steadily and to press forward o.
their journey which does not end h
death.
y At the close Of the exercises many a
Z those present visited the main schoc
s room. where the drawings made by Claw
v son S. Hammitt's classes were on exhibi
= ton. They were much admired an
many exhibited great skill on the part q
G the artist
s The closing exercises of the primar
= department were held in the morning an
= consisted Of readings, recftations an
q songs admirably given.
q The 152d year Of the school win be be
/ gun the Ninth month, and there will b
e a number Of changes in the faculty &
II the school
u Herschel A. Norris, A. NJ, who ha
had charge OF the Boys High School, an
was also instructor in Latin and Greel
will succeed Enos L. Doane as principa
., The latter retires on account OF h
al health and will act as librarian Of II
< Wilmington Institute Free Library.
a. Mr.. Norris is "a successful instruct,
N and graduated from Princeton in IS
with high honors, taking almost all Il
prizes in Latin and Greek.
George w. Gordon. A. B., anoth,
10 Princeton graduate. will succeed NJ
o, Norris as head Of the Boys High Scho
l. and Will give instructions in French an
be Greek. Mr.. Norris will continue to gi'
es Instructions I'm Latin.
to Allen b. Clement retires as instruet
he Of mathematics TO continue the study
lcl law, which for the last five years has o
cupied his spare moments. He will
succeeded by Bertha l.. Broomell, b. s.,
graduate Of Swarthmore.
"