Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-06-11
National Park Seminary Class II
Graduated.

Forty-four young women students OF
National Park Seminary at Forest Glen,
this county. received diplomas on Thurs
day morning of last week from the hands
of Senator j. C. Burrows, of Michigan.
The commencement exercises were I'M
usually elaborate this year, and the class
graduated was one of the largest in the
history of the institution. Senator Bur-
rows was the principal speaker.
The musical program was under the di-
rection of Prof. Josef Kasper, and one of
the features was the singing of the aria
Perez de Bresil," by Miss Francesca Kas-
par, daughter of the musical director.
Prof Cassidy presided at the exercises.
which began at 10 A. M. Eleven of the
students received certificates for special
courses.
The school is subdivided into eight
groups it is the custom at the close of
the year for four of these groups to present
series of four plays, carefully related to
the work of the whole school, and bring
ing into special relief the dramatic art de-
partment For this purpose there exists
at National Park Seminary theater, en-
abling the students to stage any of the
well-known classics, and with little effort
bringing forth elaborate productions, with
all the best effects of scenery and lighting.
The Chiopi Sorority. celebrating its fif-
teenth year of life and service to the school,
presented one evening of the week, with
the permission of the author. Augustus
Thomas. his costume comedy Of 1878, en-
titled Oliver Goldsmith" On another
evening the Theta Sorority presented the
picturesque play, "A Gypsy Girl of Hun
gary, with beautiful setting, and the Zeta
Sorority dave Mrs. Burnett's well-known
play "Esmeralda." The dramatic series
closed with Goldsmiths "She Stops to
Conquer, given by the Chi Psi U Sorority.
The four groups that were not interested
in presenting plays united in giving one
outdoor performance on Hebe circle, facing
the main building The grounds were brill
liantly Illuminated, and the entertainment
embraced many features of the modern
circus and 1.-THE greatest show on earth"
Those who received diplomas or certifi-
Gates we're:
Graduates in the full course of studies
Lillian Leland Abraham, Kansas; Edith
Armstrong. Montana; Virginia Bowman,
Illinois, Ethel Florence Campbell. Michi-
gan; Caroline L. Garfield, California Ger
do Coab IIlinn;o Mariam Cnnnar Mon
tana Florence Cribbon. Illinois Ethel May
Driffield. Ohio; Lucille Myra Field, Mis-
souri,; Ruth Fisher, Ohio; Ethel Marie Fred
erick, Ohio; Laura Marie Gill. Illinois ;
Helen Elizabeth Goodell. Illinois; Henri
eta Anderson Greer, Texas Laura Spend
ley Hamilton, Oklahoma Marie Hay, Ohio;
Agnes Marion Hole, California; Lura May
Howell, Illinois Martha Leonard Kiersted,
Missouri Irene Leonora Kruger, Missouri {;
Florence Henrietta Lang, Iowa Ruth +.
Larned, Pennsylvania Marion Lehman,
Illinois Ruelba Mildred Lewis, Pennsyl-
vania Rachel Dalzell McQuiston Pennsyl-
vania Mildred Markley. Virginia; Eleanor
Minor, Missouri; Hazel Catherine Myers,
Ohio; Ada Louise Paddock, Ohio; Miriam
Sturdevant Post. Pennsylvania; Theodore
Estelle Price, New Jersey; Alma Reed.
Texas; Louise Selby, Kentucky; leila Ger
trude Sherrard, Ohio; Julia Eta Sinnock,
Illinois Marguerite Smith. Missouri; Mary
Story Ohio Miriam Anderson Taylor, In
diana: Helen Trimble. Nebraska Eva Wal
bridge Missouri Marguerite Marie Wheeler,
Pennsylvania Gertrude Marie Volk, Illi-
nois
First honor student-Alma Reed
Second honor student-Ethel M. Fred
erick.
Graduate in special course-Secretarial
Miriam Sinner. Pennsylvania.
Certificate students in special courses
Vocal music, Florence B. Akin, Massachu-
sets; art. Ada Virginia Jenkins. Pennsyl-
vania domestic science, Anna f. Bliss,
Massachusetts Stella Evans, Ohio: Mary
D. Fits, South Dakota Corneia Dep Has
son. Illinois Hester F. MacDiarmid Michi-
gan: Anne McKinnon, Wisconsin; Kittie
Moss Texas Anne F.. Reed, Indiana; Doro-
thea Hazel Reitsch. Illinois.