The Washington times., 1903-06-05
PRIZES PLENTIFUL AT
THIS CONNIE NCEMENT
Gold Medals and Other Valuables
Given to Wood College Students

a feature of the commencement exer-
oises of Woods Commercial College at
the New National Theater last evening
vas the awarding of fourteen ''flrsts"
out of a possible sixteen to young women.
Many friends of the graduates and
scholars gathered in the theater, and the
comforting of degrees. the speeches, and
the awarding of prizes was greatly en-
joyed. Court F. Wood, president of the
school. presided, and, after a short adj
dress, presented the Hon. William E.
Andrews, Auditor of the Treasury De-
rartment, who spoke 70 the student
body on the real value of business train
Ing. The presentation of certificates for
faithful work in shorthand" was pre-
ceded by an interesting talk from Prof.
Fl NJ. Rowe, of Baltimore.
Certificates were presented to the fol-
lowing: Emma Eulalie Boland, Mary
land; Mabel Lee Burton, New York:
Elizabeth Hudson Campbell. Virginia;
Lottie Cooksey, District of Columbia;
Elizabeth Dixon, District of Columbia;
Pansy Aline Duckett. Maryland; Beryl
Gardner, District of Columbia: Mabelle
Annie Margaret Hartman. New York;
Mabel Bayne Hayes. District of Column
bia; Lena B. Herschman, Germany;
Joseph Bernard Holmes, District of Co
lumbia Louise Gertrude Houpt, Vir-
ginia; Elizabeth Gertrude Howson, New
York; Annie Maude Jarboe, District of
Columbia; Harry Hall Kinsey, District
of Columbia; Carrie Anita Krey, Dis
trict of Columbia; Louise Marie Krey,
District of Columbia; Emma Mary Led
erer. Pennsylvania; Mabel Gowing Mich
olson, Maryland: Ellen H. Pinkerton,
Chic; James Ralston, Pennsylvania;
Anna Winifred Richmond. Virginia;
Margaret Cecilia Smith, District of Co
lambia; Irene Alberta Stuart. West Vir-
ginia; Harvey Watkins Summers. Vir-
ginia; Fannie Westbrook. North Caro-
Ira; Susan Leazer Whitmore, Virginia
Diplomas were conferred upon the fol-
lowing, upon the completion of the bust
ness course:
ward Files Ayre, Virginia: George
Bury, District of Columbia; Richard ].
Clements, District of Columbia; Pansy
Aline Duckett, Maryland; George Gott-
hardt, Maryland; Anna Maria Heany,
District of Columbia Thomas w. john
son, District OF Columbia; Carrie Anita
Krey, District OF Columbia; Louise
Marie Krey, District OF Columbia;
Emma Mary Lederer, Pennsylvania;
Alan Joseph Lane. District of Columbia;
John Luhr. Germany; Alice Norris. Dis
triet OF Columbia; ]. Linwood Peatross,
District of Columbia; William Thomas
Peake, District of Columbia; James Raj
ston, Pennsylvania; Anna Winifred
Richmond, Virginia; Paul Ray, District
OF Columbia; George Stevens. District of
Columbia; Lawrence Spencer, District of
Columbia: Chester Van Horn. Maryland;
Hattie Tolbert Willoughby, Virginia. and
Ralph wigton, Iowa.
Brainard H. Warner delivered the adj
dress to the graduates, emphasizing the
fact that there is always room for the
properly trained business man and wo-
man.
The ten gold medals given by the
college and the six donated by business
men of Washington for excellence in
typewriting were awarded as follows
Carrie A. Krey, for highest average in
recitations and examinations in short
hand. typewriting, and bookkeeping:
Annie w Richmond, second prize; Pansy
A. Duckett. for highest average in the
business department; Emma NJ. Lederer,
second prize; Annie NJ. Jarboe, for best
work in shorthand and typewriting;
Annie " Hartman, second prize; Alan
j. Lane, for having best set OF book
keeping books Elizabeth J. Howson. for
best work in typewriting; Frederic
Hedge, for writing. best series OF es-
says during the year; Bessie l. Walters,
second prize.