The Washington times., 1913-05-12
SCHOOLS TO POUR
b OUT GRADUATES
Commencements in Washing
toms Public and Private In
stitutions win Be Held Soon.

Commencement season Is at hand in
Washington Between now and the
first part Of June some thousands OF
young men and women will be given
l1Daemas from the numerous private
and public schools. colleges and univer-
Sities in the National Capital Numer-
ous dignitaries. including Vice President
Marshall. viii make addresses to the
graduates and baccalaureate sermons
win be preached by eminent divines.
= Jokesmiths are busy polishing up the
sweet girl graduate joke and getting
ready to make remarks about essays on
f'Onward and Upward and Beyond
the Alps Lies itaiy., jewelers. and
fashionable dressmakers are looking
pleased over the prospect, for gradua-
tions gowns will be as pretty-and ex-
penstve--as Of yore.
0eorgetown Uniyersity's commence
ment Will be In three parts, as custom
ary. Two hundred young men will re-
ce1ve the baccalaureate of law at Poll 8
Tho4ter the afternoon Of June 9. Four
naye previous to that date the academ-
&c department of the university win
In the same building on June Is the
Collage OF Medicine of Georgetown will
hold commencement
& Other Departments.
All departments and colleges of
Gsorss Washington University will hold
commencement June II at theater to ne
announced. Large classes win be grad
uatsd by the law. medical, and academic
departments. A baccalaureate sermon
win be preached the prospective gradu-
ates on the Sunday previous by the
Rev. Charles II. Dodge. Of Baltimore.
Ine seminary commencements 3iIl De-
Sin tonight At Chevy Chase College, ond
from now until June the numerous
iashioEable private schools In the Dis
tr,ct VIII be busy with commencement
excitement
Al National Park Seminary Al Forest
Glen week of festivities Is on thc pro-
grem. Commencement will be Nav ~
On saturday. May a, the annual field
nay sports Will be conducted by the
young women. Several plays are 10 be
gwen during the week by the sororities
Of the school. and on the evening OF
the 18th the alumni dance will be held
The senior class on the morning. Of May
g VIII plant an English oak on the
campus In honor of the anniversary Of
me ngninE OF the Treaty Of Ghent-
The eaccalaureate sermon will be
preached by the Rev. u. G. B. Pierce o,,
sunday. May Is.
Betcourt Seminary will have its com.
nencenent May q. Class Jay ex-
erctses take place on Wednesday. May
and the annual recital by the stu
eents In the musical deps rtment of this
fashionable school win he held on the
efternocn of the I'd
Washingtoe Seminary.
Z Washington Seminary, the SmnIIpood-
wilbur School. viii have its commence
nent on May % at IL q. m. The beccs-
laureate sermon IL to be preached the
coming Sunday afternoon by the Rev.
Charles Wood. pastor of the Church Of
the Covenant Friends of the school
are invited to this service.
The baccalaureate sermon to the bows
graduating from the National Cathedral
School for Boys will be preached by the
Rt Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop of
Na1htngton, AZ ST. Peters Cross on Mt
~. Alban on Sunday. June s. The COM
mencement will take place the next day.
Athletic games will take place on the
Saturday previous.
Commencement of the National
Cathedral School for Girls will take
place q week earlier. The exercises
Win be the last while Mrs Harbour
walker Is principal of the school Mrs
walker viii go to the Philippines 10
assist Bishop Trent by conduct of a
school there. Miss Jessie G. McDon-
AID IL to be the new principal. In the
commencement program ts included a
play to be given on the I'd.
Fairmont College has obtained Vice
President Marshall to deliver its COM