The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-25
COMMENCEMENT
At PEACE INSTITUTE
Diplomas, Certificates and
Hono.s Were Awarded.
ADDRESS BY PROF. MINIS
Miss Mary S. McNair Received First
Honor, Miss Kate Allen Second.
IvERITT MEDAL TO MISS MAUDE [. DIXON
The Exercises Were All Very CredilabIe, and
We'll Attended in Spite of The Rain.
Many Visitors Were Present.
A Prosperous Session.
A Prosperous Session.
A rainy day greeted the you1

\ Iafny day greeted tiie HpuiiS
ladies of the graduating class AT
Peace Institute yesterday. But so
popular are these young ladies. SO
excellent and so entertaining are the
exercises that they are accustomed
10 present. that despite the down
pour of rain. and the mud. and the
disaoreeableness of the weather gen
orally the people took to their UNI
brelIas and carriages and came any
way.
They were well repaid for their
trouble From first to last there was
not a selection on the program. but
that of itself would have amply re-
paid any one for all the trouble and
discomfort of the trip.
The exercises were all exceedingly
enjoyable. The rostrum had been
deckcd with leaves and flowers. and
the young ladies appeared very at
tractiye. in their white dresses.
These exercises mark the close OF
the years work The session has been
one of the most prosperous in the his
tori of this institution. and the teach
crs and pupils alike have earned their
vacation.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. Geo. +. Smith. pastor
Of Edenton Street Church. The first
selection on the program was Tam
hauser March. Wagner. piano quar-
tette. ny Misses Weir, l.. Burton.
Young. y. Allen. ,hen President
Dinwiddie announced the list Of dis
tinctons. All the pupils who have
averaged over 90 on any study are
on the roll. which is as follows:
DISTINCTION.
Esther Alexander, Piano; Bessie b. AL
len. writing, spelling; Bessie L. Allen,
spelling. piano. Hattie Sue Allen, senior
English, History of Art. Junior English:
Kate Allen. Senior Mathematics. Senior
English. Astronomy. NJ and NJ. Philosophy.
Geology, History Ct Aart Senior Latin,
Spelling; Annie Auspaugh, Algebra. Lit
crature History, Spelling. Violin, Piano,
History of Art; Tempe aBttle, Piano.
Voice; Lillian Beavers. Piano, Violin;
Margaret Beine, French, Piano, Spelling,
Elocution; Mary Briggs, Reading Piano,
Grammar Writing: Fred Brown, Arith-
metic, Reading. Writing. Spelling, Gram
mar; Gertrude Brown, Reading, Writing;
Irving Brown. Arithmetic, Reading, Writ
ing: Lizzie Burton. Latin, French. Alge
bra, English. Spelling, Piano: Mary Bur-
ton. Latin French, English, Spelling.
History CT Art; Virginia Burton. Latin.
French, English. Spelling, Voice. Piano,
History of Art; Maggie Cooper, Spelling,
Voice, Piano; Roberta Daniel, English,
Spelling: Shannie Daniel Reading En-
glish. Writing; Frances Darnell. Algebra,
English. Spelling. History of Art. Piano:
Cleo Denton, Writing: Elizabeth Dinwid
die. Science. Arithmetic. Spelling. Piano:
Maude Dinwiddie. History Voice. Piano,
French Maude Dixon. Senior Mathemat-
les. Senior English. Junior English, His
tory Astronomy, NJ. and NJ. Philosophy:
Geology Spelling History of Art; Mary
Dughi, Writing: Ellen Durham, Spelling;
Alice Edwards Piano: Elizabeth Ellis,
French English. Algebra, Piano, Voice,
Spelling; Jennie Ellis, Chemistry, Latin
Geometry Rhetoric, History, Spelling:
Mary Evans, Writing: Lizzie Faison Sc
Nor English, Spelling, History of Art
Voice. Fannie Farmer Chemistry,
French. Senior Mathematics ENGLISH
Spelling History of Art. Latin Lizzie
Farmer Chemistry French. Senior Math-
ematics English. Smelling. History of
Art. Latin; Lille Ferrafl Arithmetic,
English. Reading. Piano. Writing; Annie
Fog. Algebra. Piano. Spelling; Sarah
Greason Piano: Leila Green. Arithme-
tic. Spelling, Writing: Bessie Guthrie.
Smelling; Pearl Guthrie. Latin, Spelling,
Writing: Margaret Hall. Spelling, Violin,
Piano; Pauline Hill, Latin, Arithmetic,
Reading. English, History: Berta Hood.
Piano. Drawing and Painting, History of
Art. Spelling. Elocution; Elizabeth Hous-
ton. Arithmetic, English, Piano, Writing:
Edith ivey. English. Spelling, Piano His
tory: Pattie James. Chemistry, French,
History, Spelling, Piano, Voice, Rhetoric;
Emma Johnson. Piano, Spelling. Elocu-
ton; Kate Johnson. English, Botany;
Elizabeth Johnston. Geometry History,
Spelling, Piano. Rhetoric, Latin; Adna
Jones, Spelling, Writing; Anna Jones'
Voice; Miss Jennie Junkin, Voice. Piano;
GoIdie King, Arithmetic, Piano. History
writing: Bertha Kluppelberg, Violin,
Piano: Lottie Kluppelberg Piano Irene
Lacy Spelling. English: Daisy Lichten.
Senior Mathematics, History Spelling,
Rhetoric: Mary Love. Senior English,
Spelling, History of Art Christine Lyons,
Piano: Rosa Maglenn. Piano; Alma
Marsh, Latin, French, English, Spelling,
fiduo, voice. oiduQld MCCufleIS. ttiScDi a,
Botany, Spelling, History. Writing; Mary
McCullers. Chemistry, Geometry, Senior
English, History, Spelling. Piano, History
of Art, Writing: Ada Mclean, Algebra
Spelling. Piano. Voice, French; Annie
Neil Mclean, Latin, French, Piano,
Katie Mclean. Senior English Spelling
Piano. History of Art. Senior Latin, Wood
Analysis; Mamie McNair, Chemistry.
French, Astronomy. NJ. and M. Phloso-
ply, Botany. Geology, Spelling, Piano.
Voice; Mary Mcneil. Drawing and Paint
ing. Rhetoric; Margaret Mercer. Sophie,
more English, Spelling, Piano; Louis Mil
Ter, Reading. Writing. Geography, His
tory; Sue Owen, Senior Mathematics
Drawing and Painting. Voice, History CT
Art Spelling Elocution: Bessie Parham
Arithmetic: Nancy Pearson Drawing and
Painting. Botany; Jennie Proctor, Piano
Robert Proctor, Violin jamie Robbins