The Washington times., 1913-05-29
GIRLS GRADUATED
At SEM|NAR|ES HERE
Exercises at National Park,
Colonial, and Misses East
man Schools Today.

Students Of three Of the well-known
private schools Of Washington arrayed
themselves in new white gowns today,
marched to platforms, received diplomas
or certificates and heard words Of ad-
vice from commencement speakers. 9th
er school commencements, plays or con-
certs are on the program for tonight
Fifty-four young women sat on the
platform Of the Odeon at National Park
Seminary at 1850 o'clock and heard
Secretary Of State Bryan speak on the
responsibilities Of graduates and the
duties Of life The address followed an
invocation by the Rev. DR.. ]. ]. Muir.
Diplomas were presented by the direc-
tor Of National Park Seminary. Fred
erick e. Partington. Musical numbers
were a feature Of the program including
q solo by Franceska Kaspar-Lawson
with flute obligato by Robert Seal.
Other commandments of the morning
lcniai schools. Bishop Harding and
Miss Agnes Repplier. the writer, were at
the first, and the Rev. Charles Wood
g the Colonial School.
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The catalogue of today's school events
also included a debate on the tariff at
Business High School. and the presen-
tral High School The commencement
exercises OF the Army Medical School
will be held Saturday. Secretary OF
War Garrison will make the address.
commencement exercises took place
last night at the Washington College
sef Law. the National School Of Do
u,estic Arts and Sciences and the Bris-
tol School At Business High q play
In German was staged and the girls OF
the physical training department gave
Q number Of dances.
Hear Senator Townsend.
The twenty-four graduates OF the
Washington College of Law heard Sen
.asor Townsend at the q. A. R. hall
laot night denoqnce rapacious lawyers
- enemies OF society while the great
and good lawyer is held to be the most
tmportant man in the State"
Senator Townsend spoke on delays
Of justice by tricks and technicalities.
saying that In such cases justice has
been denied ana the law brought into
Senator Townsend also spoke Of in
sincere affdavits as to inability to
procure witnesses at given time"
and Of the baneful influence of the
unworthy lawyer as illustrated in the
opposition presented in State and
national legislatures to measures in
tended to lessen litigation by providing
for Just and equitable settlements Of
damage cases growing out OF injuries
70 workingmen. Every damage suit
lSwyer who thrives on contingent fees
In damage suits is opposed to any
plan which cuts on those fees even
though the injured workingman
through the passage Of a compenea-
tion act, would receive a speedy and
reasonable settlement" he said.
/ Scholarships Awarded.
various prizes, medals, and scholar
ships were awarded. Miss Hope K.
Thompson received a years scholar
ship, and she and Newton NJ Perrins
got gold medals for the highest stand
Anne Agnes O'Neill won a set of law
. books for the best moot court work
during the year. and Charles H. Gray
received the Symons prize for the
highest mark in trade mark law.
dean. gave the diplomas in the absence
OF Ara. Ellen Spencer Mussey. who is
IL Among the twenty-four receiving
the diplomas were q husband and
wife, DR.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Reed.
private Intellectual interest and with
out expectation of practicing."
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson. daughter of
the Secretary of Labor. Mrs: Edith
l..
the Board of Education, will be the
Judges at the debate at Business High
School on the proposition that a tarifi
for revenue only should be adopted.
Webster Society. which will hold its
= eecond annual open meeting tonight
Leopold v. Freudberg. and Joseph c.
4cGarraghy will uphold the Affirmative
and Henry F. Vanderiip and Norman
Ouehring the negative.
Senator Penrose nraSsed old -fe shioneo
cooking last night, addressing the grad
uates Of the Nation School of Domestic
Arts and Sciences. The commencement
took place at the Playhouse
There is nothing more important than
oood home cooking" he said. The
trouble Of today is that We have been
getting too far from the cooking and
the domestic economy OF our fore
fathers. There is too much ordering of
groceries and household goods over the
telephone.
Always Go To Market.
Let the old system of going to mar
ket In person come again into vogue.
Telephone orders are 80 per cent higher
than when You do your own shopping,
and you don't get what you want"
Congressman Frank B. Willis OF Ohio
also spoke feelingly of the good old
days. There Is too little practical edu-
cation In colleges and seminaries, and
many OF the graduates do not even
know how to spell and punctuate cor
rectiy."
Senator Myers Of Montana presented
g. the diplomas. The invoca ton was pro-
nounced by the Rev. Charles Wood.
pastor OF the Church OF the Covenant,
and the benediction by the Rev. James
T. Marshall.
II was announced today that United
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