The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-18
SEMINARY GIRLS
READY TOLEAVE
Sweet Graduates All Aautter
Over Approaching Com
mencement Exercises.
VACATION DAYS COMING
Vice President Marshall and Speaker
Clark to Deliver Parting
Injunctons.

The next two weeks will be filed with
10Y and sorrow for the thousands Of young
sirls attending the various seminaries in
The District.
Many of them are glad of the closing
Of school and are looking forward to the
hong vacation at home others are sorry
TO see the year drawing to a close for
they will receive their diplomas and leave
behind them the happy days spent at the
old school to enter upon the responsi-
5iIities of womanhood.
Most Of the fashionable private schools
for girls have planned their commence
ment exercises during the coming two
weeks. Many have announced elaborate
programmes and others will bring the
year to q close with simple commence
ments
At National Park Seminary, Forest Glen,
Nd, week of festivities are planned.
Graduation exercises will be held May
b. On Saturday, May "a, the annual field
Say sports will be held. During the week
several plays will be presented by the
members of the various sororfties. The
annual alumni dance will be held on the
evening of May "a.
Tree tn he Planted.
The members of the senior class on the
pax tree on the campus in honor of the
Tooth anniversary of the signing of the
treaty OF Client. Rev. U. G. B. Pierce,
pastor All Souls Church. will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday, May Is.
Belcourt Seminary will hold its gradu-
alton exercises proper Friday, May o.
The baccalaureate sermon will be deliv-
cred next Sunday evening by Rev. C.
Ernest Smith, rector of st. Thomas
Episcopal CHURCH. Next Wednesday
evening there will be class day exercises,
which will include the class prophecy,
by Miss Pearl Walker: the charge to
the juniors. by Miss Magdalen Stone;
the response, by Miss Margarita Moreno;
the unwilling of the class SHIELD. by Miss
f,agdalen Stone, and musical numbers by
Misses Carolyn Permission, Hortense
NOEL, Ruth Busby, Lillian Allison, Jes-
sic Ross, and Laurine Gay.
On Thursday evening will be the recital
by students of the music department,
and among those contributing to the pro-
gramme will be Misses Jessie Ross, Min
ma E. Lombard, Zula Nebhut, Ethel Ed
ridge, Madeline Kyle. Ruth Shaw, Doro-
thy Robins, Margarita Mareno. and the
vocal class. At the closing exercises FRI
day there will be violin solos by Anton
Kaspar, with Miss Pearl Waugh at the
piano: piano solos by DR.. Anton Gloetz-
ner, an address to the graduates by Rev
DR.. Charles Wood, of the Church of the
Covenant, and the presentation of certifi-
Gates and diplomas by Mrs. Somervell to
the following students: Graduates in the
classical course, Lillian Allison, daugh-
ter of Rev. DR.. Allison, formerly pastor
of Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church,
this city, now of Virginia; Hortense
NOEL, Carolyn Permission. Jessie Rose,
and Pearl Walker: certificate pupils,
Ruth Busby. Laurine Gay. and Magdalen
Stone.
Vice President Marshall will deliver
the commencement address to the menu
bers of the graduating class of Fairmont
Seminary on the evening of May g.
Commencement week at Gunston Hall
win be ushered in with the presentation
of a Shakespearean play by the senior
class on Saturday night, May "a. The
baccalaureate sermon will be delivered
Sunday, May Is. Class day exercises viii
be held Monday, May IS, and the gradu- |
alton exercises proper on Tuesday, May
@
Elaborate preparation is being made
at Mt. Vernon Seminary for commence
ment week. The graduating class will
present THE Leraned Lady on Tues |
day evening, May 20, at the New VIII |
lard The graduating exercises will be |
held at the New willard on Thursday
morning, May p. At Bristol SCHOOL,
class day exercises will be held the
evening of Tuesday, May q.
An elaborate programme for COM
mencement week at Washington Col |
lege has been arranged The annual |
play of the senior class will be presented /
on May "a. Glass day exercises and |
graduation exercises will be held on
May IS
MIR. Clark to Speak.
Graduation exercises Of Miss Maderra's
School will be held on June at Rausch-
ers Washington Seminary and the \
Smas0od Wilbur School win hold
their graduation exercises May 2, at
II O'Clock. Rev. Charles Wood, pastor
u the Church Of the Covenant. win de-