Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-07
DEGREES CONFERRED
PRESENTATION DAY EXERCISES
AT GALLAUDET COLLEGE.
Program Closes With an Address by
President Needham Of Column
bian University.

The presentation day exercises Of Gal
laudet College were held in the chapel yes
terday afternoon, beginning at o'clock.
The thirtty-ninth anniversary. of the in
stitution was celebrated also, and the
chapel was crowded with relatives and
friends of the students. Potted plants
and banks of cut flowers were used for
decorative purposes and the scene was
most pleasing.
The exercises proper began when Presi-
dent Gallaudet escorted President Needham
of Columbia University, to the rostrum
They were followed by the officers and
members Of the directorate and faculty and
the members of the graduating class.
When all were seated, Rev. John w. Chick
er1ng, emeritus professor of natural sci
ence, offered invocation. translated by
DR.. E. A. Fay, in the sign language.
Miss Edith Mansford Fitzgerald of ILL
nois, a member of the graduating class,
read an essay on 'Fads and Fashions"
which was interpreted orally by Prof. Ely.
THE Progress of International Law"
dissertation, by Peter T: Hughes of Mis-
souri,, followed then Miss Marion Ethel
Richie of Colorado gave sketch on the
sun dial Miss Katherine Murray Schwartz
of Nebraska and Miss Lillian Swift Of
Utah each gave Poe's 'Lenore.' one vo-
cally, which showed that deafness is not
necessarily productive of dumbness
Whittier was the subject of an grafton
by Mrs. Ida Pearl Brooks of Massachusetts,.
the production being interpreted by Mr.. AL
len B. Fay. An essay on the Evolution of
Money" by George Frederick Flick of
Ohio closed the students part of the pro-
gram.
President Gallaudet Presents Diplomas.
President Gallaudet spoke briefly on the
work accomplished during the year, which
he said was satisfactory and probably the
best during the colleges history. He then
presented to the directorate the candidates
for degrees. The academic degrees cover
course Of four years. The normal course
Is only one year, and the normal graduates
selected to enter upon the work Of in
structing deaf mutes in the various
branches of the work.
The graduates receiving diplomas were:
For the degree of master of arts-James
William Sowell. ABB. Gallaudet College.
Normal felows-Herbert H. Acheson,
ABB. Monmouth College. Illinois; Paul Mar
tin, A. B., Monmouth College, Illinois; Eliza
beth Pinckney Hill. MA, Synodical Col
lege. Mo.
Degree of bachelor of arts-Edith Mans
ford Fitzgerald. Ida Pearl Brooks, Gilbert
Oscar Erickson. Anna Lavinia MacPhail,
Margaret Hutchinson. Margaret Hauberg,
Benjamin Scott Foreman. Letitia Roxy
Webster. Robert Cook Hemstreet.
Degree of bachelor of science-George
Frederick Flick. Victor Rodhiner Spence.
DeSTee OF DdcnelOr OF ph1lOSOphy-Mar1On
Ethel Richie, Frank August johnson, Ad-
am Sproat Hewetson. Ernest Robinson
Cowley.
Degree of bachelor of letters-Peter
Thomas Hughes, Ivy Josephine Myers,
Robert Grafton Miller.
James William Lowell. A. B.. of Gallaudet
was granted the Gallaudet masters degree
In course. he having taken a postgraduate
course at Johns Hopkins University.
Address to Graduates.
At the conclusion Of the presentation
President Needham Of Columbian Univer-
sity was introduced and made an address
to the graduates. DR.. Gallaudet interpret
ed DR.. Needham's remarks into the sign
langue.
The exercises were brought to close with
prayer by Rev. M. Ross Fishburn of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
The visitors were shown through the
class rooms and dormitories and gymnas-
tic exhibition was given by the students in
the gymnasium. The students presenta-
ton hop will occur tomorrow night, for
which about 300 invitations have been is
sued.