Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-05
| Summers, Virginia; Fannie Westbrook,
| North Carolina; Susan Leazer WhitmOre,
The Business Course.


The following students received diplomas
| testfying that they had completed the
| business course:
| Edgar F. Allen, North Carolina: Edward
Files Ayre. Virginia; George Bury, District
1 OF Columbia; Richard j. Clements. District
| of Columbia: Pansy Aline Duckett, Mary
| land George Gotthardt, Maryland: Anna
| Maria Heany. District OF Columbia; Thos.
| w. Johnson, 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. District of Column
| bia: j. Llnwood Peatross. District of Co.
| lumbia VIM. T. Peake. District of Column
bia; James Ralston. Pennsylvania Anna
Winifred Richmond. Virginia; Paul Ray. Dis
trict of Columbia: George Stevens, District
OF Columbia; Lawrence Spencer. District
of Columbia; Chester Van Horn. Maryland:
Hattie Tolbert Willoughby, Virginia; Ralph
Wigton, Iowa.
After the presentation of the diplomas
Mr.. B. H. Warner was introduced TO make
a short address. Mr.. Warner spoke to the
students from the standpoint of business
man, and told them of his estimate of the
value of a business education. He spoke of
the help men with such training had given
him. and how much of the success he had
attained in business he owed to services OF
such persons. He said that while many
might complain of lack of employment, no
really good and efficient man would be
1Oun0 IN the ranks OF the COmplainerS-
There Is always room for the good man. he
said, and the well-equiped student. man
or woman, should have no difficulty in
locating In a good position.
Award of Medals and Prizes.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Warmers re-
marks Professor Wood made brief adj
dress and presented the medals and prizes
Gold medals were awarded to the following:
Miss Carrie A. Krey, for highest average
in recitations and examinations in short
hand. typewriting and bookkeeping; Miss
Annie w. Richmond. second prize: Miss
Pansy A. Duckett. for highest average I'm
the business department; Miss Emma NJ
Le6erer, second prize; Annie NJ Jarboe, for
best work in shorthand and typewriting:
Miss Annie NJ. Hartman second prize; Mr..
Alan ]. Lane, for having best set of book
keeping books; Miss Elizabeth ]. Howson.
for best work In typewriting; Mr.. Frederic
Hodge, for writing best series of essays
during year; Miss Bessie I. Walters. second
prize.
Special prizes were given as follows:
Miss Mabelle E. Harper. a gold pen. given
by R. P. Andrews & Co.: Miss Carrie A.
Krey. a gold medal given by A. Guide &c
Bro; Miss Susan L. Whitmore. a desk.
given by w. B. Moses & Sons; Miss Mabel
B. Hayes, a gold medal, by Parker, Bridget
Co: Miss Louise NJ Krey. gold medal.
by Smith Premier Typewriter Company:
Miss Elizabeth II. Campbell, dictionary and
stand, by John C. Parker, 90,
Committee in Charge.
The committee of graduates who had
charge of the commencement included
Frederic Hodge, chairman; Louis Belrose.
w. H. Lynch, James e. Feltner. Clifton
Simpson, John d. McNabb. Lee Harding.
Samuel Fenton. J. ]. Sullivan. Henry Nor
ton, Rollins Davis. John ]. Croghan. James
r. Young Ralph Coleman. Thomas l.
Haden. Arthur w. Kephart. John F. Bra
zerols John Lewis Blumer. r. Sedwick
Franklin. Robert Buckley, David Maclean.
William H. Skinner. William A. Briggs.
William E. Dent, Frank p. Clancy. Alex
ander H. Taylor, George W. Hurley. Lewis
NJ. Harbaugh and Charles r, Carpenter.