The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-04
YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATE
GIRLS CLASSICAL SCHOOL EXER-
CISES AT THE PROPYLAEUM.
An Interesting Address Delivered by
Mrs. Sewall-TudOr Hall Commence
ment at the Tabernacle.

The commencement exercises held last
night al the Propylaeum marked the close
of the twenty-first year of the life OF the
Girls Classical School.
The evenings programme was opened by
the invocation given by the Rev. Lewis
Brown. after which the school chorus,
with Miss Adelaide Carman. conductor.
sang Morn Rise by Czibulka.
The address of the evening was made by
Mrs. May Wright Sewal. who took for
her subject "A Reaction" Mrs Sewall
urged the need of higher education. which
alone would be able to bring about the
much needed social reaction: that the
present unrest of society was to large
extent due to the lack of education of not
only the mind but of the body and soul.
She deplored the increase of domestic in
felicities. the multiplication of divorces and
the unnatural mode of living in flats and
family hotels, and said the cure for these
present evils was to be found in the proper
development of culture and intellect.
Soul culture, according to Mrs. Sewalls
ideas, is too often overlooked in the schools
of the present day and with physical
culture apt to be forgotten in the pursuit
Of the education Of the mind. In regard
to the Girls Classical School Mrs. Sewall
said that all these things were considered
OF equal importance and the pupils trained
in both mind body and soul.
At the conclusion of her address the
school sang Rubinstein's Spring Song"
Mrs. Sewali then presented the prizes for
the year, which were awarded as follows:
Founders prize, established by Mrs.
Sewan in continual honor of Mr. Theodore
L9re1t Sew1 Miss Lima Maigoid
Gertrude Free, first prize; Miss Katrina
Fertig, second prize; honorable mention,
Annual Prizes in Drawing-First class,
Miss Josephine Nader; honorable mention,
Misses Alice Lee Monks and Alice Elpaso
Mickey. In the second class-F1rst prize,
Miss Alma Barbara Fertig; honorable
The special prize for the best book
plate designed was awarded to Miss Alice
With the same brevity which character
lied Mrs. Sewalrs address. the diplomas
graduating class, Mrs Sewall saying few
words of commentator for the earnest
work done by her pupils. The class in
cluaed:
Graduates with diploma-(Full course.)-
Misses Helen Carson. Bessie Ray Dixon,
Katrina Fertig, Eloise Spears Lyman,
Irma Louise Manegold. Harriet Sawyer,
Una Stubbins, Augusta Marie Wehrman
English-Juanita Maria Bivins. Kate
Galloway, Virginia Pickens, Clara Louise
Sibila.
Graduates with Certificates. (Shorter
Course. Observation-Disclosures Mary Mahan,
Carrie Belle Widner.
In the large audience which attended the
exercises last night were a greater number
of the schools alumnae than has attended
for some years. The twenty-first ami
versary. with the unusual regard in which
Mrs. Sewall and her school is held by those
who have been her pupils during the past
twenty-one years. being an inspiration to
them to join with her in the celebration
Of the schools majority.
In testimony of the alumnae associa-
tons love for their alma mater, jubilee
was held yesterday morning at the school,
at which an impressive programme was
given. At the jubilee Mrs. Charlotte Jones
Dunn, who was one of the Classical
Schools first pupils and who was connected
with the institution for eleven years, made
exceedingly interesting address on the
early history of the school. MIR. Sewall'
was the subject taken by Mrs. Pearl
LanderS Harrison. She was also one of the
schools first pupils. The alumnae closed
their programme with an address on THE
Alumnae" by Mrs. Clara Ingram Judson.
The senior class history by Miss Helen
Carson and the class prophecy by Miss
Eloise Lyman were read. after which Miss
Carson presented silver loving cup to
Mrs Sewall in behalf Of the senior class.
A buffet supper also served last
night by the alumnae in honor of Mrs
Sewall and the anniversary.