Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-09
PRESENT DIPLOMAS
AT BROWNELL HALL
Nine Sweet Girl Graduates Given
Certificates and Pass Out to
Combat the World.
HONOR STUDENTS ARE NAMED

Nine young women received diplo-
mas and we're graduated Tuesday
from Brownell Hall. the oldest
church school for girls west of the
Mississippi river, at the fifty-first an
nual commencement exercises. held
at the church OF st. Matthias. Tenth
and Worthington avenue, before a
large audience Of parents and friends.
! Rt Rev. Arthur L. williams, bishop
| OF the Episcopal diocese OF Nebraska
and president OF the school. presented
the certificates to the sweet girl Eradu-
ates. and was assisted In the exercises
by a number OF other clergymen. in
GLIDING Rt Rev. George Allen Beecher,
bishop OF western Nebraska, and Very
Rev selden P. Delany. dean Of All
Saints" cathedral OF Milwaukee, who de-
II, cred the commencement address.
The program was most impressive. and
began with a procession OF the church
choir. the graduates In white gowns and
the school faculty in black, headed by Miss
Euphemla Johnson. the principal: Trus-
tees G. c. George ana Clement c. Chase
and the clergy. from the hall campus to
the church. After the graduation a
luncheon was served TO the graduates by
the Alumni association. followed by the
annual business meeting OF the associa-
ton.
Those graduating were the Misses Jacy
Mitchell Allen, Marguerite Vernette
Brown, Alice Louise Frost, Genevieve
Sanno Hornbrook. Ethel Marguerite
Lemen. Gertrude Emeline Stout. Mary
Elizabeth Taylor. Marian Turner and
Helen Louise Walker.
Christian Freedom.
In his address to them. Dean Delany
of Milwaukee took Christian Freedom
as his theme. and as his text he chose
John VIII. 80: "If the Son therefore shall
MAKE you free. We shall be free indeed"
He said in part
There is a widespread feeling. espe-
cially among young people. that to be a
Christian means so live hampered. re-
stricted life. In n sense. non-Christians
are more free than Christians but the
truest conception OF real freedom Is to
reach the highest degree of noble man
hood and womanhood."
Miss Frost Wins Medal.
The Mary E. Cunningham medal for
excellence in Bible study. donated an
nually by Colonel c. q. Cunningham, In
memory of his wife. was awarded to
Miss Alice Frost. Honorable mentions in
Bible study were given Miss Genevieve
Hornbrook and Miss Mary Taylor. The
presentation was made by Bishop VIII
liams, because OF the illness of Colonel
Cunningham.
One of the graduates. Miss Alice Frost,
received her diploma from the hand OF
her father, Rev. w. ". Frost rector of
st. James church of Fremont. who at.
tended the exercises and received his
daughters certificate from the bishop.
then presenting IL to her himself
Other clergymeu assisting In the pro-
gram included the Very Reverend James
A. Hancock. dean of Trinity cathedral,
and Rev. Carl NJ. worden, who was or
dained last Sunday and will become
rector Of Browneli hall.
One Honor student.
Miss Marguerite Brown was the only
member OF the graduating class 70 win
the distinction OF being placed on the
honor roll for the year, indicating a high
standard OF scholarship. Honor roll pupils
OF the other classes were named by
Bishop Williams as follows:
! Glass OF 1Sl6-Harriette Ashbrook.
Beulah Clark. Alice Forbes. Henrietta
Fort. Geraldine HeBs, Martha Leavitt.
Edna Mulligan. Helen Reynolds. Alice
| Sedwick.
Ciass OF l9l7-Emily Burke. Catherine
Hewett. Katherine Hickey, Charlotte
Rosewater.
Class OF lsls-Myrtle Brown, Helena
Chase, Mary Moraeman, Elizabeth Ring
I walt, Elizabeth Williams.
| Glass OF l9i9-Elizabeth Beecher, Kath-