Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-13
CIVIC BEHERMENT WORK
URCEDUPON GRADUATES
Commissioner Claxton Speaks
at Chevy Chase Semi
nary Exercises.

Graduates OF Chevy Chase Seminary
were urged To interest themselves In
civic hettcrment work by Philandcr T.
Claxton. United States commissioner of
education. at the annual commencement
exercises last night. Commiss' ONE claN-
ton. who was the speaker Of the evening.
said the homo is womans sphere. but
that higher education had hroadened its
work. The exercises We're held in the
chapel Of the seminary. on Connecticut
avenue extended.
Progress during the nineteenth century.
Mr.. Claxton declared. was equal Ia that
of all other ages. but it was onla during
the latter part of tho period that the
higher education Of women became Iop-
ular "A Womans opportunity now. he
said lis good as a mans in most
spheres. Opportunities come to young
women OF higher education. and with the
opportunities. obligations. Remember that
YOU should do your work FOR your home
50 that You will leave the rest of the
world cleaner and Sweefer.'
DIR. Samuel Nelson Barker. principal of
the seminary. then delivered the diplo-
mas 10 omm.ssioncr CiaNton. who in
turn presented each young woman with
a sheepskin AS she stepped before him.
Members of the Glass.
The young women Of the class then
marched TO the parlors. where a receiv-
ing line was formed with Mrs. Barker at
sthe head and down which the visitors
passed extending their Fluctuations. The
graduating class included: Miss Marion
Arnold. Pennsylvania Miss Margaret
Katherine Appel Ohio. Miss Alice Lucille
Bacon. Nebraska: Miss Marion Bichs. l.
Utah: Miss Mildred Fontaine, Missouri !:
Miss> Essie MAY Frazee. Indiana Miss
Matte Irene HorreIl. California: Miss
Madeline Marion keifer. Pennsylvania !:
Miss Olive Frances Mayer PENNSYLVANIA:
Miss Corinne Mead Virginia: Miss Lou
lisa Barker Moore, Kentucky. Miss
Louise Elstner Mosgrove. Ohio. Miss
Harriet hedges Nail. Ohio: Miss Murillo
Nicholas, Missouri: 4aiss Cecilia Kathryn
beth Perkins. New Jersey: Miss Dorothy
Eleanor Sharp. Oregon: Miss r. Lucille
Simmons. Minnesota. and Miss Grace
Esther Thomas. Colorado.
Preceding Commissioner Claxton's adj
dress number of selections were rem
dercd by the musical faculty of the SEM
mary. Miss Alice Foxworthy Glasscocs.
pianist: Miss O'Toole. harpist: Felix Gar
Ziglia. pianist, and George H. Miller. bari
tone. contributed to the program. The in
Thomas s. Chids. former rector Of All
Saints Episcopal Church, Chevy Chase.
Former Students Present.
Present during the evening were a num-
Der of former students of the sem mary.
who have been guests at Mrs. Barker's
house party during the past week. in ad-
dition to the parents and relatives OF
many of the young women of the class
the list including Miss Tessa Henry Of
Indiana, Miss Effie ZabriskIe OF New
Jersey. Miss Bernice Brownlee, Mich
igan; Miss Dorothy Hypes. Ohio; Miss
Dorothy Myers. New Mexico; Miss Har-
riet Forbes. Illinois. Miss Mildred ander-
son, New York: Miss Louise Chase, lndi-
ana: Mics Dorothy Parkhurst, New York:
Miss Ruth Pierson. Michigan: Miss Helen
Iaenton, Iowa; Miss Theda Bresheim.
Iowa; DR.. and Mrs Mosgrove of Ohio and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ". Bacon of Omaha.
Ieb.
A number of the young women of the
graduating class left Tor their homes dur
ing the forenoon today. and the balance
Will go this afternoon and evening.