The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-11
COMH BRCIAL STUDENTS
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises OF
y Gods College
Addresses to Graduates by Hon. John
H. Small-Rev. ]. NJ. Schick
Delivers Benediction.

The graduating class OF Woods Com
mercial College received diplomas al
the commencement exercises at the New
National Theater last night. The house
was packed from orchestra 20 gallery
the stage was banked with palms and
pottcd plants, and the Stars and Stripes
were draped at each side of the plat
form. Hon. John II. Small of North
Carolina. delivered the address TO the
graduates.
The program for the evening includ-
ed selections by Arths orchestra. the
annual address by Mr.. Small, presenta-
ton OF diplomas By MIR. H. NJ. Rowe.
PHI. D., of Baltimore. Md, and the award
of prizes By the principal of the col
lege, Court Foster Wood, LII. NJ, LII.
d. Rev. J. NJ. Schick. pastor of the
Dutch Reformed Church. pronounced the
benediction.
Address to Graduates.
The address of Hon. Mr. Small! was
appropriate. He said that tho pupils of
the college were about to 20 out into
the world, where a fierce struggle await
ed them; competition. avarice. want and
determination would oppose them in
reaching their ideals. MI Small said
that in this struggle the lessons which
had been learned at the college would
be Of great value. Yet the student mus;
seek more knowledge, il he would wish
to attain a high pinnacle of success: he
must scar toward perfection, ii he would
successfully cast down the arts of COM
petition and mount to the top of the
ladder.
The presentation of diplomas and
awarding of prizes followed the speech
OF Mr.. Small. The exercises were then
brought to a close with music.
The following compose the gradual
ing class:
The Graduating Class.
Edwin c. Ashton, Bernadette Burke.
Annie Theresa Burns, Mary r. Burr.
Julia Ccnnor, Pauline NJ. Crupper. Ida
Marie Demonet, Arthur f. Dennison
Bessie Emerson, Nellie Ethel Emerson.
Charles C. Fitzpatrick. Noel II. Gard
ner. Thomas Leo Haden. George Will
liam Hall, Harriet J. Haselbrath, Theo-
dore S. Hatfield, Raymond Edwin Horn.
Laura Lawson, Florence Irene Metz.
Bessie ]. Miskell. Annie C. Pace. Lelani
Conrad Quinn, Goldic NJ. Randall, Henry
Schaffert
Business departmcnt-Joseph Addison.
Maryland; Alfred Howard Allen, Ohio:
Sara b. Angle, Maryland: Robena Atkin-
son. North Carolina; Bruce Stringfellow
Branson. Virginia; Joseph Henry Callan,
Herman F. Carl. District of
Columbia; Painter B. Close. Ohio;
Charles f. Coyle, New York; Pauline 81
Crupper. District of Columbia: Daniel
A. Defandorf. New York: Charles w.
Fillmore. Ohio Benjamin Joseph Fiack
Ambrose L. Grindley. Louis
lana; Lillian Grindley. Louisiana:
George William Hall. District of Co
lumbia: Umetoro Eashimoto. Japan;
Horace Mason Hovey. Connecticut: Nell
lie MAY Howes. Pennsylvania; William
A. Knoll. MARYLAND: Anna T. Lawyer.
New York: Charles Burren Martin,
John Jacob Smith. District
Of Columbia; Bessie J. Miskell, Virginia:
Noah T. Morgan. Wyoming; Anne c.
Pace. Maryland; Chester Arthur Scala.
District of Columbia; James P Schick,
Ohio: Margaret Smith. District of Co
umbia: Norman Maynard Vaughan.
Kentucky: Alexander Watt. Virginia.