Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-28

OPENING EXERCISES
COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT
WASHINGTON COLLEGE.

Unpropitious weather this morning pre-
vented the graduating class of Washington
College from holding the class day exer-
cises in the grounds that surround the col
lege building at Sd and T streets north
east as had been contemplated. The exer-
cises were held in the chapel, however, and
presented number of Interesting and at
tractive features.
The young ladies of the class of 1905, all
in white and sixteen In number, with eX-
pectant and happy faces entered the chapel
bearing garlands of flowers. the procession
keeping step to the music of an orchestra
concealed behind a bank of flowers and
plants.
Miss Irene Keller. class president, deliv-
cred the opening address. In respect to the
general subject of education Miss Keller
emphasized the necessity of scholarship in
connection with character in the highest
development of the moral, material and
political destiny of the nation. President
Butler of Columbia College was quoted as
urging the necessity of liberal study of
American institutions by the college stu
dents of the land of both sexes.
The history of the class of 1906 was given
by Miss Alice Wheeler and included a
graphic account of joys and sorrows, trials
and achievements, hopes and ambitions OF
the senior class now about to leave the
classic shades of college life and enter the
glare and activity of the great outside
world.
The presentation Grafton by Miss Lucy
Higbee created a gale of merriment not
only among the members of the senior
class-who were each presented with some
little gift with card and sentiment attach
ed-but also among the undergraduates
who occupied seats just in front of the au-
die2ce.
The .IaSc nronhecv WAS then made nv
Miss Name Lewis who had various anus
ing destinies to foretell but succeeded in
evadng any unfortunate horoscope for any
member of the class of 1906.
Miss We're Corey next presented the class
cup to the juniors, whose representative IN
making appropriate response was Miss
Jeanette Porter.
Ivy planting was given by Miss Hester
Frost and Miss Mary Coons, the gradual
ing class rose and sang Aud Lang Syne,"
and the audience dispersed to the inspiring
strains of Dixie.
Exercises Saturday Evening.
The first of the annual commencement
entertainments was held Saturday even
ing in the college hall. The program en-
braced concert which ranked high in
artistic merit and in the manner with which
the various numbers were rendered. The
audience. which filled the hall, was gener-
Gus with its applause and called for encores
in several cases.
The program for the concert was fol-
lows:
Piano quartet overture 'Stradella
(Flotow), Misses Burns, Atkins. Mechanism
and Mr.. Hopkins; reading (a) "A Life Les
son. CD "A Home made Fairy Tale
(Riley), Miss Baxter Claybrook; piano solo,
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Grieg),
Miss Madeline Frank soprano solo, The
Sands o. Dee CLAY, Miss Grace Waters;
reading, '"rhe Hazing of Valiant (Wil-
liams), Miss Name Lewis; piano solo, sec
ond mazurlla Durand) Miss Elizabeth
Atkins; soprano solo, My Ladys Eyes"
(Ballard), Miss Katherine Dirlam; dramatic
sketch, Frank Glynn's Wife, or an Ameri-
can Harem," cast of characters, Frank
Glynn, Alice Glynn Ga newly married
couple, Miss Knowles. Miss Lewis: Mrs.
Glynn franks mother), Miss Claybrook;
Stella Glynn CHS sister,, Miss Bolton: Ger
tie (Alice's cousin), Miss Boinger; Norah
Ga servant girD, Miss Frank; Ed. Asbury
FRANKS college chum), Miss Menefee;
piano concerto G minor andante and pres
to (Mendelssohn), Miss Lucy Smith, ac-
companied by Mr.. Rath, at a second piano:
soprano solo, "Sognaf' (Schira). Miss Mary
Stearnes; reading, Where Ignorance is
Bliss (Fielding). Miss Leona Townsend
Ball: piano solo, dedication" (Schumann-
Liszt) Miss Mary Stearnes; violin solo, al
fegretto moderate, from sonata No. L
(Grieg) Mr. Sol. Minister. piano concerto.
Hungarian fantasia GiszD, Miss Amelia
" Menefee, accompanied by Mr.. Hopkins
at second piano.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the bee
calaureate sermon to the graduating class
was preached by Dr. Weston Bruner
pastor Of the Fifth Baptist Church OF
Washington.
The list of graduates follows:
Abb course-Miss Ethel Fern Coons,
Lebanon, Ind; Miss Mary Elizabeth Coons,
Lebanon, Ind: Miss Vera Aurelia Cory,
Geneva ILL.,; Miss Katharine Mclntire Dir
lam. Mansfield, Ohio; Miss Name Beach
Lewis Fairbury. ILL.,; Miss Alice Hewitt,
New Brunswick, N. ].
Certificate course-Miss Eula Belle Berry,
Beaumont Tex; Miss Juliette Block Cleve-
land, Ohio; Miss Madge Summers Burnam,
Richmond KY; Miss Eleanor Daley Ell
kim W. Va. Miss Annetta Deary Dean,
Lakewood Park. Pa; Miss Hester Rebec-
ca Frost, Texarkana. Ark; Miss Lucy Hig-
bee Morley, Mich; Miss Irene Keller Ban
gor, Pa; Miss Helen Knox Knowles, Day.
ton. Ohio; Miss Elizabeth Tribble,J Rich
mond. KY.
Piano--Miss Hattie Mary Johnson. st.
Louis Mo.