The Washington times., 1909-05-27
Departing by Scores as Com
,mencements Draw to
Close.
EXERCISES HELD
TAKE WIDE RANGE
Last Night Saw 'Finale" of School
Life for Many of Both
Sexes.

The Capital, now in the throes of conf
mencement days and their essays. mus
icales, hops. sweet girl graduates, and
fearful good-byes. was deserted by ad-
ditional scores of home-bo school
misses today following final exercises
in number of the city's schools last
night.
other commandments are now fairly
under way and the exodus viii continue
for perhaps a week. almost every train
leaving the Union Station having its
quota Of fair passengers.
The graduating exercises Of the past
twentv-four hours have taken wide
range and meant the end Of school DAYS
for many of both sexes, soma at Inc
fashionable boarding schools, others at
charitable institutions where working
boys are obtaining an education
Fourteen Graduates.
Fourteen girls received diplomas rom
Washington Seminary, and at IL cloSh
last night said the final fareWelis as
brilliant dance closed in the ballroom OF
the institution. The commencement eA-
eroisss were repIete with bright essays
so,gs and "reminiscences of the year
nasf Mrs. Della Greame SmaatYood'
nrfnrfUHi
eistants. being highly praised for their
work and influence among the E''i9'
The graduates were:
Misses Jessie Maynard Weems' OF
Ill,nois, Glenda Reid MILAN, District
of Columbia: Ina Harriet Leland oI
New York: sarah Stauyarne Johnstone'
Lrentuelv. Lillian Margaret Hall, Hi
vo,e- Margaret Mortland Won Herr
mann District of Columbia; Martina
Hersilla Calvo. Costa Rica; Nerna
Marguerite Lehman, Kansas Waida
Tavlor Mclaughlin. Ohio; Mary Cr-
s1Is Neipp, Missouri; Ruth Nllhams'
Alabama; Nina Knox van Arsaale'
District of Columbia: Maude Marie
I,apham. New York. and Ethel Marie
Abbott. New York.
The Program.
The salutatory was gives by Miss
Jessie Maynard Weems, and this was
followed by chorus. Voices of the
Wood Miss Abbott read an essay
on women In Club Life" Miss CaIvo,
a native of the Central American Re
public, followed with an essay on
Costa Rica," in which she defended
her ccuntrymen against the charge
that they were not best selt-goVernors-
The diplomas were presented by the
-
ven Hermann. after number Of
musical selections by the several grad
yates. delivered the NaiedictoEy-
Eleven young women entered the
professional life of a nurse at the
graduating exercises Of Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital Han The exercises
were opened with prayer Oy the Rev
John Reid shannon. the Rev. Or. John
van Schaick making the principal ad-
dress Dr. H. c. HarrOws president OF
the medical staff of the hospital. pre-
scented the graduates TO Gen. George
NJ. SternberGs president OF the board
of directors. who delivered the diplo-
mas.
Those who received diplomas as grad
uste nurses were: Faye Fisher Green's
boro. y. c.; Mary a McFadden. Win
chester. Va: Janet Middleton. Twigg-
town. Md; Lemuella A. Weed. CleVe-
land, Ohio: Grace Virginia Jones, VIII
Harrisburg, Va; Annie /. Cox. Char
1otfesVille. Va: z Grace Everett, Wash
ington. D. G; Winifred S. Nichols. Blue
mont, Va; II Isabel Knapp, Washing
ton. d C; Ida c. Tacey, Washington,
-. G, and Catherine A. Crabill, Stras-
burg Va.