The Washington times., 1912-06-20
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ALL SET FREE TO
ENJOY VACATION
Automobiles Cautioned TO
I. Prevent Accidents to
L. Little Ones.

grounds $4,000 school children are dis
porting themselves today in their first
day of freedom from school. They Sc
cured an extra half day yesterday, for
no sessions were held later than the
noon hour, but today Is the first whole
day and is being celebrated as such.
Swarms of children seen on the streets
and sidewalks gave visible evidence OF
the fact that school room walls no longer
"crib cabin, and confine" blithe young
spirits eager to do anything but sit In
q school room. Motor cyclists and auto
to increase their vigilance and careful
ness in driving following the closing OF
school The chances of running over a
small child are considerably greater
than they were twenty-four hours ago
Total enrolment in the public schools
of the District the past school year was
$1,000. OF this figure about 5000 or $500
were high school students, none OF whom
has been at school for some days. Those
who perforce continued attendance un-
til yesterday we're grade school chill
dren whose number is between $1,000
and 81 900, which Is far larger in pro-
portion to population than IN most
"School attendance" said Assistant
Superintendent E. L. Thurston depends
among other factors on the presence OF
factories in a city and the vigilance
with which school and factory davis are
executed when factories do exist.
In Washington there are no factories
to cause children to drop out or school
by hook or crook compulsory education
and anti-child labor laws are violated
Graduate In Music.
The Washington College of Music held
its fifth annual commencement yestcr-
day afternoon in the Columbia TheSter
before an audience which filled the
playhouse to overflowing Sydney Lloyd
NTr IL l4rt 80 &IA tNa ttttf lon
presented the diplomas to the class Of
1912, which was composed of the fol-
lowing:
Mabel Louise Benzler; teachers certifi-
cate, Leonore Marie Fuller. Mary Pearl
Robson. and Charles David Church.
5ennfs Astns %Ra% 8RH%a' sesq Gst,
chell, Desha Shepherd Devor, Isabel
Jarvis Primm. Hilda Marie Beethan.
James Russell Barr. and Erin Rose
Adeiine Kampfe, Ethel Marguerite Wei
Ter, Lucy Neville Smith, Anna Elizabeth
johnson, Virginia Forsyth Chambers,
Marie Estelle Chambers, Marie Estelle
The officers of the class of 1912 fol-
low: Isabel Jarvis Primm, chairman;
executive committee, William Scarf
'Gatchell. Flora Adeline Kampfe, Mabel
Louise Benzler, and Mary Pearl Robi-
The commencement program was as
~ Pnr'tanm sI1 ant. eRellini, lii 1ses-lssS, Ms.
non. 1860. (Ambroise Thomas. 1s11-1ss6),
Mrs. Fuller: Sonata op, 81. No. 2 (Bee-
thoyen, 177o-1s2D. Mrs. Barr; Love in
1855, s Mss Belt: 'Geleste d' Ada" tAids ihs
1910, Verdi, 1sl3-1sOD. Mr. Church: "Je
Suis Titania" tMignon. 1859. [Ambroise
Etude. op. % CRubinstein, 1sSo-ls9D
Miss Primm; "Dich. Theure Halle
ITannhauser. 1S45l, !Wagner. 1sl3-1ss3(
mi LIE Lanes paul Et. Virglnie. 1870
Masse 1s2-1ss4). Miss Faye R. Bumph.
rey. class Of 1911: Polonaise. major
1s, Lisszt, 1Sli,1sSs)' Mrs. Jennings; "Br9n
(Wagner, 1s13-1ss3). Miss Reuter-: Con.
certo (Saint-Saens. 1S35), Miss Kampfe
10 Non Ho Che Una Provera Stan
zetta LA Boheme, 1870, Geoncavallo
benediction. No encores: Mrs. Jewel
Downs. Miss Julia Higgins, accompan
lists
The summer term will open mex
Monday, and the regular college tern
will begin September 16.
Exercise For the Deaf.
The commencement exercises of Co
lumbia Institute for the Deaf, Seventh
and Florida avenue northwest, wer,
held YESTERDAY afternoon. and class o
twenty-six members was graduated
composed of the following: Victor o
Skyberg, Edmiston w. Ties, Harr!
Nigour, and Beatrice Edwina Minhin
of art; Olga Marie Anderson, Ton
Lewis Anderson, William Henry Arras
Vernon Sterling Brick. Ora Harrison
Blanchard. Luverne Steven Byrne. An
,al a-Ak
Fandrem. Harry Gardner Shelby Wynn
Harris. Virginia Anne Haywood, Anni
Vaughan johnson, Leon Putnam Jones
Adolph Nicholas Struck. Archibal,
Jennie Jensen, and William ]. Schaefer
who took degrees as bachelors of art
! Alice Stewart Hammond, degee G
bachelor of philosophy, and Edith I'm
Long who won certificate.
Address By Bishop Thirkield.
Bishop Wilbur P. Thirkield delivere,
the address to the graduates at tn
commencement exercises at the Wes
Virginia Wesleyan College at Buck
hannon, w. Va, this morning.
This afternoon the commencement ex
erctses for the academic department
Will be held, Judge Ira f. Robinson, O
the West Virginia supreme bench, de
uvertng the address.
Fifth Division.
Ernest L. Thurston, Assistant Superin
tendent Of Schools. and Ernest L. Dan
iel addressed the graduates of the eight
grade, NTH division, at final exercise
held yesterday afternoon at the McKin
ley Manual Training High School. Th
invocation and benediction were said b
the Rev. T. B. Thompson. Solos wer
sung by Misses Margaret E. Follin an
Alice Lee Roche. The fifth division in
cludes the Arthur, Brookland, Emery
Gage. Langdon, and Seaten schools.
M Street High.
Presenta ton of diplomas to graduate
OF the NJ Street High School yesterda,
afternoon al the Howard Theater com
pleted the high school commencement
of 1912 The exercises took place unde
the conduct of DR.. w. v. Tunnel, mem
her Of the Board Of Education, and tn
bestowal of diplomas was made by Mrs
Caroline Wilder Harris, another membe
of the board.
The order of exercises was as follows
Entrance by graduates to stage, in
vocation by the Rev. j. c. Van LoC
pastor Of st. MoniCas p. Z. Church
address the Rev NJ. w. Blair paste
of Asbury NJ. E. Church. class sons
graduating class; award of scholar
ships, r. c. Bruce, assistant superin
tendent of schools; records OF alumni