The Washington herald., 1914-05-26
COMMENCEMENT TINE
NOW IS IN full Swing
Washington College. Mount Vernon.
and National School of Domestic
Arts Holds Exercises.
OTHER GRADUATI0Ns TODAY

With the commencement season Of the
private schools in full swing four ex-
ercises were held last night
The commencement exercises at WASH
ington College consisted of a musical pro-
gram Of choruses and individual numbers
by the pupils and the commencement ad-
dress by Claude n. Bennett. The eight
girls who received diplomas were Grace
Jean Davis. Of Laredo. Tex; Martha
Dooley, Of Bristol. Tenn; Ruth Hayes,
Of Greenville. Tenn: Cornelia McIlroy.
Of Fayetteville. Ark; Dorothy Strickland.
of Roanoke, Va; Hettie SibIey. Of Bir-
mingham. Ala: Gertrude Williamson, Of
San Marcos, Tex. and Mae Lillia NIL
lington. Of Brookland. d. c. All Of
these graduated from the regular COL
legfate course with an A. b. degree. Miss
Davis graduated from the department Of
expression, and Miss Millington from the
piano department The class day exercises
were held in the morning.
At Mt. Vernon Seminary, 100 N
street, a piano and song recital was
given last night. Those who took part
Joy, Gillette, Hoffman, Parsans, Cole,
Frances Courtney. Atkinson, Bush,
Reiss, Bernheim. Straus. Gilbert.
woodcock and Harriet Metz. Today
the glee club will give performance
and the commencement exercises will
be held Thursday morning at the
willard.
The Bristol School held prize
studio exhibit at the school last night
at which the work of the students In
the art department was shown. The
hA a
laureate sermon at St Margaret's Sun
day evening, preached by the Rev. c.
p. Sparkling, of ST. Johns Church,
GEORGETOWN. Class day exercises will
be held this afternoon and the COM
mencement exercises proper are 10 be
held Wednesday night.
The following girls will receive di-
plomas: The Misses Eloise Porter An
derson. Jean Campbell, Margaret Lou
Use Cofman. Thelma Dargan, Marie
Louise Galway. Gladys Armstrong Gra-
ham, Dorothy Elizabeth Hompe, Eve
lyn Kollett Knote, Frances Rebecca
Miles. Laura Talbot Neal Mary Ellis
Walker, and Louise Elizabeth Will
Jams.
This afternoon and evening the grad
uating exercises Of the Misses Madeira
school and Gunston Hall will be held. On
Friday the girls of Lucia Gales Barber
School and Timlow School will receive
their diplomas.
The National School of Domestic Arts
and Sciences held its class day exercises
yesterday afternoon in the administration
building. 1853 Rhode Island avenue. The
commencement exercises will be held at
Rauscher's tomorrow afternoon. The
principal address will be delivered by Dr..
William Holloway Main. and the d.
plomas will be presented by Justice STAN
ton ]. Peelle. Rev. Charles Wood also
will speak. The graduating class Is as
follows:
Alicebelle Ensign. Ohio: Ruth jean
nette McGown. Massachusetts,: Edythe
Elizabeth Reese. Pennsylvania: Mildred
Makley, Ohio: Maude Rummell. Ohio;
Alma Marie Gaub, New Jersey; Lena
Clayton Colburn. Pennsylvania: Jessie
Fayerweather Mcpherson. Pennsylvania:
Mary Frances Greenwood. Ohio; Florence
Jane Long, Pennsylvania: Jessie Belle
Ballentine, Michigan; Ethel Natalie
Barnes, Connecticut; Stella Marie Cable.
Ohio; Edith Isabel Woodruff. New York;
Marion Aver. Michigan; Emily Carter
List, West Virginia: Abby Anna Flint.
Massachusetts,: Ruth Annette Belnap
Illinois: Annette Harvey, Ohio; Betty
johnson. Pennsylvania: Helen Rouse,
New York; Leona McAlmont Stone. Ar
kansas; Ruth Barbour Judson, Colorado:
Ruth Elizabeth Dodge, Washington. d.
c.: Gertrude PAMELA Innes, Pennsyl-
vania; Mary Weaver, District Of Column
bia: Ruth Maverette Ashley, Ohio, and
Edna z. Ryan, Washington.