Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-04
STUDENTS GRADUATE
ANNUAL PRESENTATION DAY AT
GALLAUDET COLLEGE.

Annual presentation day at the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb was
held yesterday afternoon at Kendall Green.
The exercises were held in the college chapel
and eighteen students of Gallaudet Col
lege were presented as candidates for
graduation. The chapel was made fairly
bower Of beauty by the rich decorations
with cut flowers and ported plants. The
auditorium was occupied by a large assem-
blage. Seated among those on the plat
form were Justice David ]. Brewer, Secre-
tary E. A. Hitchcock of the Interior De-
partment, President Gordon of Howard Uni
versity. Gen. A. w. Greeley, the speaker
of the day. Rev. George Williamson Smith,
ex-presdent of Trinity College; Rev. c. o.
Dantzer, rector of All Souls Church for
the Deaf of Philadelphia; Mr.. L. ]. Davis,
Mr.. Charles Bradley and DR.. E. NJ. Gallau-
Diet, president of the college, together with
members of the faculty and board of d.
rectors.
The exercises commenced a 8 O. clock and
were opened with invocation by the Rev.
c. o. Dantzler. Members of the class then
followed Immediately with orations Amer
lean Forestry" was the subject of Edward
Hume Garrett of Illinois. The speaker
dwelt upon the beginning of protection of
American forests and the great value in
their preservation. Miss Emma Gertrude
Morse was next introduced and gave dis
sertation on Whats in a Name" His
tory Made by Novels was the subject of
an Grafton by Mr.. George Brown of Mary
land Miss Charlotte Emma Hall of Illinois
followed with THE Martyrs of Science"
THE Art Personalities of All Arts was
given by Oliver Clyde Stevens of Michigan.
Miss Lillian Swift of Utah closed with an
interesting address on The Indian Wo-
mans Share in Primitive Culture The
orations were interpreted to the audience
by various members of the faculty.
Gen. Greely's Address.
After making the presentation of candi-
dates for degrees President Gallaudet in
PRODUCED in happy speech Gen. A. W.
Greedy, the principals speaker of the even
ing. General Greely's address was both
interesting and instructive. He impressed
upon the students the careful study of the
numerous problems with which they will
be confronted. He said these problems are
difficult and are constantly being present
ed to u.s.. We should be prepared to meet
them. General Greedy then dwelt for some
time upon what he termed the three gos-
pels. The first one, he said, is the gospel
of labor, which he declared does not re-
quire calculation before an American audi
ence. The spirit of labor, he said, is the
spirit of doing things, and although 1t Is
not at all times clear in what channel 1t is
best to direct ones energies, the habit of
labor can be cultivated.
The gospel of rest was named by the
speaker as the second gospel. He said this
gospel was as necessary to ones success as
the gospel of labor, as in the proper per-
Torrance of our duties rest was an abso-
lutte essential. Then he passed to the gos-
pei of spirituality, which. he said prompts
us to look into the truth or falsity of
things and determine for. ourselves what Is
right This gospel leads one to know those
things which will result in betterment of
the community in general.
Candidates for Degrees.
The candidates for degrees were as fol-
lows:
For the degree of master of arts-Win-
field s. Runde, A. B., Gallaudet College;
Ezra c. -wyand, A B., Gallaudet College.
Normal fellows-Henry August Quit
meyer, A. B., Concordia College, Indiana;
Nellie Nichol. B. L., Monmouth College.
Illinois: Mary Eugenia Thornton, B. s.,
Isbell College, Alabama.
For the degree of bachelor of arts-Anna
West Allen George Brown. Paul Henry
Erd, Helen Eldredge Fish, Edward Hume
Garrett, Charlotte Emma Hail. William
Stanley Hunter, Otto Credon Meuniey, EN-
ma Gertrude Morse, Oliver Clyde Stevens
and Lillian Swift
Normal students, 1004-5--Howard Edgar
Thompson, Frederick College. Maryland:
Annie Rebecca Kiesel. Central High School.
Washington, D. c.
Reception committee - Charles Lane
Clark, marshal: William Combs Fugate,
Arthur Hoffmaster, Thure Axel Walter
kindstrom Frank Emory Mikesell, Dan
Merrill Reichard, Edward Murdoch Rowse
and William Woodruff Sayles.