New-York tribune., 1909-05-18
Y. W. C. A. GRADUATION
Year of Difficulty Ends IN Triumph
-445 Diplomas BeStOUed.

-Four hundred and forty-fve diplomas were be-
ttowed upon many girl graduates at the COM
-nencement exercises OF the art, industrial and
business classes al the Young Women's Christian
Association No. East 18th street, last night
There were also many other graduates who. though
they had not quite reached the standard for which
a diploma calls. had received training in ste
biography bookkeeping, design. art embroidery
dressmaking millinery some other line OF Work
which will enable them to good living. The
address of the evening was by Edwin Slosson VINO
talked on Efficiency in Work. The Rev Charles
H. Cookman offered prayer
Although the year Just ended held more difhcui-
ties than any other the thirtyeght of the asso-
ciation's history. the school has given tuition TO
2035 students At the close of the exercises there
was an exhibition of the work done by some OF
these. Mary Kolscher. a girlish looking niue
artist with her hair still down, won the scholarship
.n the dag class first year. Some Of her designs
especially for rug. drew high praise from 'le
Judges. Cutzon Borglum and Charles w ma"
syhorne. Fanny Wilcox Brown who got honoraoie
mention showed among other things an immense
5srdiniAra cast in Portland cement. the design after
an ANTIQUE Venetian model the spandrels hlleo III
with grotesques of her own design hosainolu u
z-one in the same class exhibited book covers ana
MARY Mel. Lucus carved chest with Gotnlc oe-
sisns Then there pottery-quaint JARS gar
szovlss and copies OF statues, made Of terra colla
and Drowned by the old Greek method CWhich mas
The merit of being cheap well as classic OF
rubbing in the color. All this work was cone US
q girls " no never studied art before
Among the things exhibited by the second year
girls was lamp done by Laura h Cooh' WIN
drew the design made the clay bowl ana the pIaSs
shade Adelaide Turner, who got honoraoie men
zion showed among other things some clay hea'IS
that won great praise. and so did Lillian IihheI.
Pauline Brainerd showed a design for a s'alneu
glass window with heads enlarged from sInan
rspv Of one Of Fra Angelico's paintings. All ulese
sirl students are able change the scale III
copvinE static or picture without the slghteSt
trouble
There was an exhibition of costume ora"lIls,
done under Miss Helen N. Turner, the teacner OF
design. and the ern5roidery classes Of Miss Mary
Bacon Jones made extensive showing Oilo
niece that was much admired was bedspread OF
Intricate .underlay' work done by Miss COOK
The exhibition. viii be repeated Tomorrow anu
then the work Of the dressmaking classes or WHICH
Miss Mary A Martin is teacher will be on Nle"'
Every dress in this exhibit is first or second at
tempt on the part Of the young maker and al are
hand made. Two py Blanche Mouquln-one an
evening gown in brown, the other Of ROSEBUD mus
lin-were described by her classmates as 'crea-
-ions last night There street dresses, lingerie
dresses elaborate e.enng dresses all looking as II
made by experienced modistes Because OF the
ease with which delicate gowns may become spot
ted few Of these view last night