Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-19
CLASS SAYS AD|EU.
Graduates Of Normal School
No. 2 Receive Diplomas.
FINISH TEACHERS COURSE
Exercises Held in Sumner School
Hall, Supt. Davidson Presid-
ing-The Program.

Graduating exercises of Normal School
No. were held today in the Sumner
School Hall. at 18th and NJ streets north
west. F1fty-six pupils were graduated
from the different departments OF the
school. which includes the regular course
preparing the pupils for teaching pri-
mary grades: the college course. prepar-
Ing Tor teaching intermediate grades: the
kindergarten course. the drawing course
the domestic science course and the man.
ual training course. There is course
in domestic art. but no pupils were grad
uated this year
The exercises were opened with the
Soldiers Chorus" sung by the gradu-
ates. The Rev. Thomas j. Brown, rector
OF 81. Luke 8 Protestant Episcopal Church,
pronounced an invocation, following
which the orchestra played Sing. Smile
Slumber." by Gounod. DR.. william Nj
DAVIDSON, Superintendent OF public
the commencement, made few remarks
to the graduating class and introduced
DR.. w. v. Tunnel. member Of the board
OF education, who made an address to
the graduating pupils.
Diplomas Presented.
DR.. Davidson net introduced Mrs. Car
oline w. Harris. also a member Of tn.
board OF education. who presented thu
diplomas to the successful candidates
after making a short speech. After thu
diplomas were presented the members Of
the class sang their class song, writer
by Miss Scottrosa Gregg Montgomery
and the music by Miss Corrine Aurela
Quivers. both members of the graduating
class This feature of the exercises wa.
not on the program, but was done at the
request of DR.. Lucy f. Molten. principal
of the school. Following the class song
Felix Weir. instructor of music. played
Canzonetta' on the violin, accompanied
by the piano.
Roscoe Conkling Bruce, assistant super.
intendent. Of schools OF Washingt on, an.
nounced that the Howard University
scholarship was awarded to Miss Ruth
Brown Peters.
Gives Record OF the School.
DR.. Lucy Moten told of the record OF
the school since its foundation in 1854
DR.. Thomas Brown concluded the exer-
cises by pronouncing benediction.
The graduates Of the college section
were the Misses Fannie Amanda Holland
ABB: Rosa Belle Lane, Alb, and Sarah
Neville Meriweather, Alb.
There were only two who graduated
from the drawing course. Miss Rachel
Olive Farley and Miss Lillian Theresa
Lott
The domestic science course graduates
were Misses Genevieve Lillian Boyd, Wv
ian Lucille Thompson and Sara Eliza
beth Webster.
Charles Edwin Wesley was the only
graduate Of the manual training course
Four were graduated from the kinder
garten course-Miss Mary Jane King
Madeline Beatrice Scott. Martha Loretta
Wade and Victoria Williams
Regular Course Graduates.
The graduates OF the regular course
were Hamilton Brown and Misses Sarah
Inez Arlington. Alcinda Louise Bacon.
Lydia Nanette Browne, Ester ANGELA
Braxton, Josephine Bryant. Teresa
Lillian Burke, Eva Mae Burrell. Fannie
George Butler; Mary Ola Chaney'
ningham. Ethelind Batoms cambridge.
Florence Milton Dykes, Velmar Henry
Green. Alice Marie Harris. Jessie Viola
Herndon, Alice May Hershaw, Annie
Pearson Johnson, Ella V. Johnson, Pau
line Lucy Johnston. lola Madeleine Kerr.
Eleanor Crozet Lee, Edna Alice Lucas,
Ruth Viola Matthews, Scottrosa Gregg
Montgomery, Edith Lavana Moss. Cor
della Hughes Murdoch, Ethel India Pate.
Ruth Brown Peters. Irene Marion Guam
der. Corinne Aurelia Quivers, Lillian
Belle Powell, Mary Elizabeth Roye. Lillian
Smith, Irene Paul Scott. Florence Eliza
beth Stokes. Geraldine Lille May Tate.
Olive Virginia Thompson. Ellease Tins
ley, Rebecca Beatrice Ware and Harriette
Minerva Wallace.
The officers Of the class were Hamilton
Brown, president: Miss Ruth Brown
Peters, vice president; Miss Ruth Viola
Matthews, secretary, and Charles Edwin
Wesley, treasurer.