Evening star., 1901-06-20

contest for the medal offered annually by
that organization for the best essay by
any graduate on some subject in American
history. The report read:
'"The committee appointed by the Mary
Washington Chapter, n. s. D. A. r., care
fully read and compared the seven essays
on American history. presented by DR..
Lane from the Washington High Schools
in contest for the annual medal offered by
that chapter. III
'"The decision was, not readily reached,
because the rival excellence of three
papers was found perplexing The sub
jects. though widely diverse showed In
their treatment marked ability, with dis
tinct and Individual originality. We offer
the young writers our profound congratu-
lations. and regret that upon two of them
we can only bestew honorable mention,
namely, Miss Helen Gillis and Miss Ida
Roberta Tompkins. both of the Central
High School. To Miss Edith H. Ridout of
the Western High School the committee,
with pleasure, awards the medal for essay
entitled, "America's Foe Within Her Own
Borders During the Revolution"
The report signed by Elizabeth
Gadsby. Aline Solomons. Frances A. Johns
ton Julia Ten Eyck McBlair Elizabeth
Bryant Johnston.
Mr.. Ross Presents Diplomas.
The exercises concluded with the presen-
tatton of diplomas by Commissioner Ross.
In introducing the Commissioner Mr.. Mac
farland said that a few days ago a little
girl in one of the lower grades Of a public
school had been asked what the District
government consisted of. She had prompt
ly replied. The District government con-
SlSts of two missionaries and one member
OF the engineers crops" Il wish now to
introduce the other missionary. Commits
sioner Ross said Mr. Macfarland
Mr.. Ross made a personal salute to each
graduate as he or she in turn marched by
the huge stand of diplomas brought to the
center OF the platform. The graduates
were:
Central High School.
Central High School-Anna Grace Alden,
Martha Adlaine Allison. Martha Ellinor
Barnes. Jennie Lynn Davis, Frankanna
Connolly. Edna Glare Elliott. Louise Fitz-
Gerald. Marie Louise Fontaine. Eusebia
Fox, Annie Elizabeth Garretson, Helen
Gilliss, Claudia Van Nette Graham Mae
Hahn. Pauline Eliza beth Holer. Bessie Mae
Hollander, Harriet Christina Holther. Ber-
tina Maude Hoover. Lily Alice Hughes,
Helen Miller Irwin. Marjorie Eleanor Keefe,
Elma Lamb. Irene Fieury Leech. Anna
Lewis, Bertha Lowenthal. Jessie Harriet
MacTaggart, Eleanor Eltinge Marshall.
Gail Mattox. Goldie Emma Miller. HELEN
Cameron Moody, Kate Carroll Moore,
Mary Haines Moore Alice Elizabeth Muir
ply, Elizabeth Nea1e, Mabel Mary Owen.
May Belle Rankin. Nellie Darling Reed.
Fanny Steadman Reeves, Clara Ida Rettig,
Eleanor Alice Richards, Ethel Julia Ridg-
way. Mary Nell Rucker. Pattie Sanderlin,
Caroline Baldwin Sherman Emily Fuller
sleman. Clara Collins Taliaferro. Page
Taylor, Pattie Armstead Taylor, James
Anna Tennyson. Margaret Walton Thom-
son. Kate Weston Upton. Ida Roberta
Florence White. Mary Huston Wilson,
Alma Clare Wright. Dwight Backus Ball,
Clarence Davis Barnhart Clarence Edwin
Boesch. Frank Horace Browning, Thomas
DNNxc Dob
Davies. Paul Dean, Horace Dulin. Franklin
Edgerton James-Ee Compte Ford, Henry
Claude Gibbs. Frederick Earle Godfrey.
Charles Francis Hatch. William Henry.
Illman. Kenneth Majof John, Harry Tenn
pie Jones' Henry. Warner Maynard, Frank
Fairchild Morris, Henry Farwell Mum.
Hugh Pigott, Dram, Warren Seymour Or
Parker. Lorin Charles Powers. Edward
Oliver Reed. Edwin Louis Rich. Henry En-
sign Rockwell, William Chambers Shepard.
Ralph Febrey shreye, soa-chiang Thomas
Raymond Henry Van Nest, William Kem-
per West, Charles wesley Williams, Rus
sell Wilson. EdmuSd Stanley Wolfe.
Eastern High School.
Eastern High School-Augusta Bethune.
Daisy Lee Bobbitte Lily May Boteler. Har-
riet May Bugbee,, Bessie Irene Chenoweth
Mamie Jackson Davis. Augusta Monlton
De Forest. Margaret Doonan, Florence
Pearl Eliason. Jessie De Bois FAINT, Grace
Gertrude Fiegenbaum, Beryl Genevfeve
Gardner, Anna Marie Greff, Grace Gardner
Griffin. Annie Reville Hallam, Alma Herrie,
Lillian Hoover, Blanche Braxton Howell.
Laura Winona Irvine, Daisy Elise Law,
Alma Grace Lind, Ida May Lind, Cathe-
rine Beulah Luxen. Reginald Demarest.
Raymond Adams Fisher. Walter Bohrer
Guy. Samuel Thomas K1awans, Tracy Day
Luccock; Richard oglesby Marsh. Robert
McNaught, Anna Belle Macintosh. Mamie
Grace McGregor. Agnes Cordelia Otterhack.
Nellie Annie Parkinson. Florence Anne
crime Reagan. Blanche Russ, Mabel Re-
becca Sanford. Mary Schultz. Mabel Pc
trola Simpson. Irene Mae Stratton. Flor
Mabel Clare Webb Elizabeth Ford Wells,
Lillian Irene Williams. Flora Octavia VIII
lis, Lillian Gladys Wines. Earl Victor
alma UsrfOI, II Da Ho p~~,