Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-01
TR|N|TY'Sss GRADUATES
Glass Day Exercises Held at
the College.
SIXTEEN FINISH COURSE
SCHOOL GIRLS fNJoY THEM
SELVES WITHOUT RESTRAINT.
l. O.
Cardinal Gibbons Tomorrow Will Con-
fer Degrees Of Bachelor of Arts,
Florence Mcmahon, President.

| Florence McMdnon, PRESIDENT.
| Four years ago Trinity College for, Wo-
men was established in handsome home
| just west of the grounds of the Catholic
| University: today the class of 1904 held It's
exercises in the college auditorium. Cardi-
nal Gibbons will tomorrow morning confer
the degree Of bachelor of arts on the six
teen young ladies who compose the class
the Trinity College Ai,,mnae Association
will be formed, and the fair graduates will
go to their respective homes, the first to
be graduated from their alma mater. To-
day was set aside for the class day exer-
cises. the final ceremony In the student life,
and all serious thought of the problematical
future was banished for the moment. The
program was typical of school girl good
humor,4 and the auditors, undergraduates
and guests of the graduates were kept in
state of continual laughter despite the eff
forts of some to maintain their dignified
composure. Miss Mary E. McGorrisk the
class historian proved the brightest In this
galaxy of fun-makers, and her success was
attested by applause and American beauty
roses, both In equal profuSion.
Miss Florence e. Mcmahon, president of
the class, reviewed briefly the work of the
term Just closing. atid in concluding ex-
who have made possible these four happy
years" Miss Elsie NJ Parsons recited an
original and humorous class poem, and
Miss Mary F. ROTTERDAM of the graduating
class played a piano solo. In her "class
prophecy Miss Eleanor p Griffin Wed
with Miss McGorrisk for the first honors
of the day. She did. not uss the x-rays,
she said, because she did not understand It.
but adopted for her medium the Q-rays,
leaving the Interpretation optional to her
auditors. In explanation Miss Griffin said
she knew her queue or cue" which was
all that was necessary under the circum-
stances. Miss Margaret NJ McDevitt read
the class grinds and the program closed
with the singing Of the class song by men,
berS OF the class of 1904. The officers of
the class are president. Florence G. Nc
Mahon; vice president, Florence NJ Rudge;
secretary, Anna A. A. Coleman, and treas
urer. Blanche M. Gavin. The class day
committee consisted of Miss Helena O'Ma-
money, chairman. Miss Ridge and Miss
Katherine McEnelly.
Glass History.
THE glamour Of commencement so bright
ems dark places" said Miss McGorrisk, In
her class history. 'sand the sadness of part
ing so softens the hard places that one Is
inclined to insist that the path of learn
ing is devoid the ptaverbiaI stones and pit
fails Our beloved Dr., Shahan would say
TINS was the wrong view point that 1t was
Judging the past by thefpresent, but If so.
II is common error and in this instance
peasant way of looking at the matter
we the iiiustrioas class of 1904 entered
1rlnity In the fall of 1900, and there was
much confusion ABOUT the college for the
nrst few weeks. The building was still in
an unfinished state-workmen even invaded
ane the sacred precincts of the English room.
die light Rev. Dr., Gargigan said the first
mass for us in ST. Jeromes, which was then
the chapel, and ws-had- our lectures and
recltatlons In the various rooms as they
were completed. Our freshman year was
hard-lots of work and no time was our
chief complaint. College did not open till
November 6, and we had all our work to get
through with between then and June g.
Seven days at Christmas. all holidays and
holy days to make up not even thankful
for Thanksgiving. as we%knew our work
would have to be done the following Sat
urday. Sos 10
I'VE had many visitors that year. and
the right reverend bishops anxious to show
their approval of institution for the
higher education of women would kindly
CD grant us holiday or two. I wonder If
they ever heard the murmur Work on SAT-
urday which went the rounds, or guessed
meaning in our slow, sad smiles as we
thanked them in tones which we're meant
to be happy, but somehow did not have
the true ring"
Members of the Glass.
In this happy vein Miss McGorrisk
traced the history the TOUR eVeutIul
years of college life
The class roster follows: Anna Aloysius
Coleman, New York: Margaret Louise
Dooly. Salt Lake City: Blanche Manning
Gavin Massachusetts,; Marian Alice Gray.
st. Louis; Eleanor Patricia Griffin. New
York city; Elizabeth Gertrude Lamb, Mas
sachusetts; Agatha Anna Linahan. New
Haven; Margaret Mary McDevitt Penn
sylvania: Katharine Mary McEnelly. Mas.
sachusetts; Mary McGorrisk, Des Moines;
II, NltDnI Atb "a nh no To c n
setts:- Helen Lorettos O'Mahoney, Massa-
chusetts; Elsie Marie Parsons, Philadel-
phia; Marie Frances Rottermann Ohio;
Florence Marie Ridge. Ohio; Mary Eleanor
Sheridan, Dubuque.
The 0'Connor Gallery.
The formal exercises opening the O'Con-
nor Art Gallery, a recent gift to Trinity
College. were held yesterday afternoon and
were participated in by the musical society
of the institution. A special address was
delivered by Rev. Thomas ]: Shahan of the
Catholic University of America, who said
he voiced the sentiment OF both the stu
dents and faculty when he expressed appre-
citation and thanks to Judge and Mrs Miles
p. OConnor of Los Angeles, Cal, the dom
ors of not only the gallery building, but the
800 valuable works of art it contains.
The collection includes ten original works
of sculpture, hundred oil paintings ana
250 steel engravings and etchings. A few
n.csaics, bronzes and colored photographs
are also included in the collection. In ac-
,cepting the gifts, Father Shahan said:
Venerable benefactors, 1t becomes my
pleasing duty to accept from YOU. in the
name Of Trinity College, the truly noble
gifts you present this day. In the days Of
old kings and queens looked on 1t as an
7appanage of their public Office to perform
such benehcent deeds, while historians
wrote them down NsithAietters of gold in.
their chronicles. Your gifts. too, came from
quarter of unsurpassed nobility. from
royal American hearts, and are of that
kind which need Hpy blazoning-they are
their own eloquent ySpgue and commentary.
Expresses GYetitude.
81 thank you iH1ihe hame Of the good