The Washington times., 1912-06-23
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
GIVES DIPLOMAS TO
. YEARS GRADUATES
Exercises Held at Columbia
Theater-Extensive
Program.

= Commencement exercises OF tie
Washington College of music were
held on Wednesday afternoon, Jure
18th, at the Columbia Theater.
A large class, composed of both vocal
and piano students, were graduated
and an excellent musical program was
given. Tie Rr| M'"s"' j.. WId-
derspoon gave the opening prayer and
pronounced the bpnedlctior, and Mr.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, president of
the college, presented the diplomas and
certificates The class of 1912 had the
following awards: Nocal-Post grad"-
ate diploma, Gertrude Karla Reuter-;
artists diploma, Mabel Louise Benzler;
teachers certificate, Leonore Marie
Fuller, Mary Pearl RobsCn, and
Charles David Church
Piano-Artist's diplomas. Susannah
Burrows Jennings, William Scarf Cat
ehell, Desha Shepherd Dover, Isabel
, Jarvis Primm, IIilda Marie Beethan,,
James Russell Barr, and Erln Rose
Adeline Kampfe, Ethei Marguerite Wei
lsr, Lucy Neville Smith, Anna Eliza.
beth Johnson. Virginia Forsyth Cham
bers, Marie Estele Chambers, Marie
cock.
The officers of the class of 1912 fol-
low. Isabel Jarvis Primm, chairman;
Executive committee-William Scarf
Louise Benzler, ana Mary Pearl Rob-
son.
The musical program was given by
the following: Misses Gatchell, Benzler.
rey, Reuter- and Kampfe, Mrs. Fuller,
Neale and Jennings, and Messrs. Barr,
Church and Backing.
No encores were given, and the ac-
companists were Mrs. Jewell Downs
and Miss Julia :ingsrs. Mi"s Reuter-.
who received the only postgraduate
diploma given, has completed the five
year course, those receiving artists
diplomas, a four-year course, and those
receiving the teachers certificate, the
three-year course.
The summer term will open next
Monday, and the regular college term
will begin September 16
The members of the Washington
Grand Opera Society were entertained
house last Thursday night An inter-
esting musical program was given. IN
Guiding sevnrai selections of old plan
tation melodies. Tentative plans are
being laid BY the society 20 produce the
light opera, "Pinaforc," in the fall.
In the fuCur, the organization will be
known as the Washington Opera Club.
Among those present We're: Mrs. A.
Bertha Matthews, Ada Graver Valerie
Polio, Blanche Miller. Helen Fishback,
the, Misses Halvorsen, Jack Bowie,
Arthur Jett. Irving Furr. \. c. Beach,
Fred Schaeffer, Walter Carter, Ralph
Cady, Eugene Walter. James T. Sag
ley, and Charlie" e. Perkins.
A Friday morning musicale was given
on the Hst. at tho studio of Mrs
Suzanne Ollb2rg. Those taking part
were Miss Edith Wurdeman. and M
and Mrs Arthur Bryant. of Alexandria
Some enjoyable numbers were given,
Faust"
g: frank Gebest presented his pu-
1927 Fourteenth street last night
Harry II. Campbell. baritone, and Mrs
Eunice Hildebrand, violinst. assisted
the pupils in the program of fifteen
"IIebridcs." for two pianos was givcr
by Misses IIardesty and nOrtCh. and
McsSrs. Bostroem and GCh"st. SeleC.
tions from Schubert, List. Nevin, les
chctizkY. and others were given NV the
following: Misses Stedman. Bcnsen
Joanna Petin,sale, Gladys KGin. Stew,
art. Elizabeth Petngale. and Golden
and Mr.. Fewell.
Last Friday evening at the lecture
hall OF ths Epiphany parish house
the pupils of William J. Gates, as
sisted by Miss Mabel Louise Renzler
Miss Gartrid" Vrooman. Miss Miriam
Fair5ank, Miss Lula TaVenncr. Mis-!
Marie Belt. Miss Daisy Hopwood an(
Master Marvin Smith, gave a recital a
which a program OF thirtythree mum
hers was rendered. ThosN pupils takins
part in the program were as follows
Misses LoCkie, Brawncr. CrtmHlins
Holmes, EndHrs. Anna and Nellie Kid
well. Heritage. Munnorlyn. Sergeant
man. Bolt. Dom, Edith and Ann;
Brandt, Claiborne. Bell. Thompson anC
Donaldson. and Messrs. Smith. Bitter
Godfrey. Perry. Michael. Butts, Risk
Enders, AMI Hopwood.
Officials of the Washington Sym
rhony orchestra are already maxim
plans for the coming season, and viii
the approval OF the orchestra by III.
last meeting resolution to that erect
an active, campaign for public 'faVo
Will be made. Among the supporters q
the organization are numbered many o
the most influential people in the Dis
trict. The officers of the Organization
are: Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, presi
dent; A. P. Gordon-Cumming, frs
vice president; F; NJ Bochard: gn secre
Heinrich Hammer conductor, HERNIA
G. Rakemann, concert master; and Gu
A. Ourand, press representative. TIL
directors are Mrs. w. Sinclair Rover
Mrs. II. Clay Brow ming. Mrs. Samu
F. Emmons, Mrs. Preston Gibson Mrs
Robert Hinckley, Mrs, B. NJ; Randolph
Mrs. F. Fremont-Smith, Mrs. Waite
Tuckerman, Mrs. John j. White. Mr.!
Tom A. Williams, E. NJ. Bochard, Ca
A. Droop, Percy S. Foster. A. P. GOI
don Cumming. George r. Kenned
Guy A. Ourand. J. Martin scranas