Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
BUSINESS GRADUATES
DIPLOMAS CONFERRED BY
WOODS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
Address to Glass by Representative j
n. Small-Presentation Of Diplo-
mas and Medals.

| Pretty young ladies, in dresses of white
| organdie; young men, whose faces were pic
| lures of contentment; an unusually large
audience Of loving parents and admiring
| friends; stage banked with American
Beauty roses, carnations, ETC., and deco
| rated with palms, ferns and a large va
riety Of potted plants. and an array Of
| electric lights, made up the scene presented
| last evening at the New National Theater,
| upon the occasion Of the sixteenth annual
commencement of Woods Commercial Col
| lege.
The exercises were opened with musical
| selections-"RosaIind, by Greenwald;
| king Dodo," by Luders. and THE Jolly
Students" by Arth-by the National Thea
| ter orchestra, under the leadership of Mr..
Chris Arth, followed by invocation by the
! Rev. ]. NJ. Schick, ID, pastor of Grace
Reformed Church. the Presidents place Of
worship.
bins Fair Florida" Principal Court F.
Wood, presiding, introduced Representative
John H Small of North Carolina, as the
speaker Of the evening.
Gives an Illustration.
| Speaking Of the great need Of an educa-
ton, both practical and theoretical, Mr.
Small said he was sitting in the office of
large industrial establishment In a neigh
boring city, few days ago, when young
man was ushered in who respectfully asked
for employment. He said the youth fur
nished testimonials to his habits and
character which were considered satisfac-
tory. The applicant stated that he was
willing to accept any position which would
enable him to earn a fair compensation
Mr.. Small said the manager recited the diff
ferent kinds of work performed in his fac
mammal and clerical. and then
inquired Of the young man, What can you
do?" To this, said the speaker, the youth
replied, II have not learned to do any of
these things. / have had no experience,
but 1 am willing to learn" The manager
replied, I'VE are not running kindergarten
here. The city is full of young people like
yourself. We only wish to employ those
who can do things"
Education" said the speaker, has come
to be regarded not as the privilege of the
few, but as the inalienable right of all, the
aegis which preserves our liberties and
maintains our supremacy. The training
| mind has become the helpmate of the train
ed hand"
Mr.. Small said fifty years ago there was
scarcely a distinctive commercial and bust
ness college in the land, but now the city
or town which does not possess one or more
of these practical nurseries of the business
world is poor indeed.
Speaking to the young lady graduates,
Mr.. Small said another change had been
wrought which tends to the betterment Of
women. He said woman has in part been
emancipated from the limitations which for
centuries confined her activities and made
her subservient to mans caprices and af-
fected superiority. Speaking to all, Mr..
Small said he wished to impress the young
graduates that meritorious performance of
duty is nowadays the standard Of success
He said nothing succeeds like success
and the word is always willing to applaud
the laurel wreath.
In conclusion Mr.. Small congratulated
Principal Wood, the members Of the fac
ulty and the graduates for the good show
ing the school has made. He said: II am
sure the pupils of this school can give a
satisfactory reply to the question, What
can you do?'-that they can do things and
do them we'll" .,-.iarxA&&
The Diplomas Presented.
Mr.. H M. Rowe, Phi. D., of Baltimore
Md, then made few remarks and present
ed the diplomas to the graduates. introduce
ing each to the audience he or she step
ped forward to receive the parchment. Then
followed the award Of gold medals, by
Principal Wood to the following-named
winners:
Virginia; business, second prize, Mr.. Jo-
seph H. Callan, Maryland; bookkeeping,
Mr.. Charles w. Fillmore, Ohio; shorthand.
first prize. Mr. Noel H. Garner, Virginia;
second, Miss Emelyn r. Thompson, Iowa;
first combined, Miss Pauline NJ. Crupper,
District of Columbia; second combined,
Miss Bessie ]. Miskell. Virginia; first essay,
Mr. Raymond E. Horn. Virginia; second es-
say Miss Annie T. Burns. District Of Co.
lumbia; typewriting, Mr.. Charles c. Fttz-
patrick, New York. Honorable mention
Shorthand Mr.. Henry Shaffert. District of
Columbia: typewriting. Mr.. Harry ]:
Shermerhorn, New York: typewriting and
shorthand, Miss Goldie H. Randall, West
Virginia: bookkeeping, Mr.. William A.
Knoll, Maryland.
Bouquet for the Principal.
After presentation Of the medals Mr..
Wood called upon Mr.. Alexander Wolf to
speak. Stepping to the front Of the stage
Mr.. Wolf addressed the prize winners and
the members Of the class, telling them that
all college graduates are prize winners, and
referring to the great advantages to be de-
rived from such an education. After a Sc
lection, excerpts from "Florodora' and the
distribution Of the various bouquets to the
graduates, Miss Mary r. Burr president
of the day class. presented Principal Wood
with a large bunch OF American beauty
roses, in behalf Of the class. 9
Beside the graduates there were seated
on the stage Representative John M. Small
Of North Carolina, Mr.. H. M: Rowe, Ph.D.,
of Baltimore; Rev. J. NJ. Shick, ID, pastor
of the Grace Reformed Church; Mr.. Han
Cheyiu attache Corean legation; Rev.
George E. Maydwell. pastor Of Waugh NJ.
Alexander Wolf of the District bar, Mr..
Court Foster Wood Of the school, Mrs c. F.
Wood Miss w. ]. Wood, Miss Eda Faber
and Miss Flora Faber.
List Of Graduates.
The following is the list Of those who re-
ceived diplomas last evening:
Business department-Joseph Addison,
Maryland; Sara B. Angle, Maryland: Ro-
bena Atkinson. North Carolina; Bruce
Stringfellow Branson, Virginia; Archie p
Breeder. District of Columbia; Joseph
Henry Callan. Maryland: Herman F. Carl.
District Of Columbia: Painter B. Close,
Ohio; Charles F. Coyle, District Of Column
bia; Pauline M: crupper. District Of Column
bia; Daniel A. Defandorf, New York; Chas
w. Fillmore. Ohio: Benjamin Joseph Flack,
Maryland: Ambrose L. Grindley. Louisiana:
Lillian Grindley Louisiana: George William
Hall. District of Columbia; Umetoro Hashi-
motto, Japan; Horace Mason Hovey, Con-
necticut; Nellie May Howes Pennsylvania;
William A. Knoll. Maryland: Anna T. Law
yer. New York; Charles Burrell Martin,
Maryland: John Jacob Miller. District OF
Columbia Bessie J. Miskell, Virginia; Noah
T. Morgan, wyoming Anne c. Pace. Mary
land; Leland c. Quinn, New York: Chester
Arthur Scala, District of Columbia; James