The Washington herald., 1909-05-25

The spring be ,quet which the system
Of education for girls presents each year
to an otherwise unbeautiful world was
radiantly adorned last night by thirteen
select buds from Fairmont Seminary.
who were handed their parchments at the
commencement exercises Of the class
Of O9
( Sheltered during the course just finished
from all that isn't according TO Hoyle
and Mrs Ramsay; protected from the
chill Of unconventiOnality; nVTtured in
the perpetual dew Of seminary restric-
tons. thirteen white-gowned girls step
ped from a rose-strewn platform into a
new life, where their letters viii not be
opened. where suspicious pound boxes
tied in gold cord viii not be inspected.
where telephone calls VIII not be in the
form OF messages delivered by the
( principal, and where there won't be any
( body around but an indUigent papa and
mamma. who Just sort Of grew up some
how or other. TO care not whether school
/ keeps or not
/ Therein lies the real solemnlty OF a
4 seminary graduation.
Spirit of Gayety.
= In spite OF the consequences a tiuid
( person might fear from such a sudden
letting down Of the bars spirit Of
gayety crept in under the door and eX-
/ panded on the inside until it had things
I al its own way. In the pleasure Of an
attractive commencement programme.
! everybody forgot that thirteen white
! gowned girls were about 10 be projected
I upon the community. whose dangers arr
1 ike unto 2 London fog for thickness.
/ The graduates were Misses Angeline
+ McCIintOck Bodley. West Virginia; Mari
{ Rachel Garrett. Pennsylvania. OF the
/ class OF '09 and Of the certificate class OF
I 90: Harrietse Matilda BeeleT. Kansas;
/ Louise Cruikshank. Missouri; Ethel Wes-
/ ton Crews. District OF Columbia: Hazel
/ Frances Dawkins. Kentucky. Stella Eliza
beth Julian. Georgia; Virginia Oakes Jar
rett. West Virginia, Rebecca Lucas, Ten
nessee: Edythe Gordon MalleTy. District
Of Columbia; Ruby Munger. Alabama;
/ Mary Sailer, Indiana, and Helen Proter
/ Stewart. Pennsylvania. The patroness %
/ the class was Mrs. Jonathan P DOlliver
! The platform on which the girls sat
vas a bower Of palms and ferns. set of
q
1 graduates. The class marched slowly IN
/ 70 the strains OF quiet music on the con-
clusion of which Rev DR.. Wallace Rad
/ cIiHe pronounced the invocation. The
! girls carried shower bouquets OF daisies,
I the class flower
The Jewel Song from Faust was
sung with dramatic expression BY Miss
+ Ruby Munger, accompanied on the piano
/ by Dr. John Porter Lawrence. The pre-
/ sentation Of the flag and portrait OF Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe was made by the
i Misses Mary Seller, Harriette Beeler. and
Virginia sterrett
A half-humorous. haIf-serious address
on The new woman" was made by Rev.
Z Dr Samuel H Woodrow.
woman's True Position.
'I believe the true position OF wornans''
said Dr.. woodrow. '1s that Of a part
+ ner: she IS gaining IN strength through the
/ partnership. and the man gaining IN the
/ gentler. finer attributes. AS a matter OF
+ fact, women have always been workers,
and you cannot find an age IN which
[ they have not done their share OF the
worlds work, and often more
( The speaker referred to the change in
I Industrial conditions which had thrown
4 women into predominance IN the opera
. ton OF factories and department stores
and in other lines Of enGeavor. especially
I educational work He said their hardest
/ fight had been 70 gain admission 10 The
/ professions
7 think, however" he added, that
every man rejoices in every added op-
portunity which women have attained
In contrasting the two sexes. Dr.. Wood
row said: Men nave breadth OF vision;
women have keenness. Ien have reason
I ing power. while women have intuition.
Men have strength; women have patience.
A man sees many things, while a woman
sees one thing clearly"
The presentation OF diplomas was made
by Arthur Ramsay, principal OF Fair
mont seminary. He made a brief ad-
dress, n which he told OF the growth Of
the school, and the purpose it aims 10
{ fulfill IN the education Of those attend
/ ing il. The benediCtion was pronounced
/ by Rev. IT. Ulysses G. 3. Pierce. On
the conclusion Of the exercises recep-
/ ton was held