Evening star., 1915-06-12
CLASS IS GRADUATED
BY COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Large Audience at Belasco Theater
to Hear the Commencement
Program.

The eighth annual commencement
exercises of the Washington Colleee
of Music took place yesterday al'e'
noon at the Belasco Theater. capac''S
audience being in attendance. > NJ.
Fa bian president of the college. pre-
sided, the exercises opening with an
invocation and closing with behe-
diction by Rev Bernard Rraskamp,
pastor of Gurley Memorial church.
Diplomas were awarded by Mr. Faoian
to the following students:
Postgraduate course in piano. Marcia
Lettie Merrill and kathryne Margaret
Bouck artists diploma. piano, Florence
Evan Reynolds. Elizabeth Custer Nor
rell: voice. Mary Margaret Thompson;
piano. Emily Sophronia Bradley.
George Dixon Thompson and Eliza abeth
Frances Latus: teachers certificate in
piano. abelle Norton Gladding. Sara
Emily Perkins, Bessie Arthur Marks,
Gertrude Emelia Becker. George Har-
mon Emmans. and voice, Cecile Carter
and Alma Martha Thomas, senior grad
uate diploma in piano. Jessie Bats
Lea: vocal certificate, Willard Salem
Haynie.
The class officers for the year were
Miss Merrill. president; Miss Perkins,
secretary; Miss Thomas. treasurer. A
program of exacting numbers by stu
dents of the piano department served
10 display a uniformly fine technical de-
veIopment and well developed musical
intelligence.
Among the young singers was Miss
Alma Martha Thomas, who was ac-
cepta BILE. both for the ease and beauty
of her tone production and the inter
pretation of her three numbers, which
presented strong contrast in sentiment
and style.
Numbers on the Program.
Among the numbers were piano so
los, Concerto in Minor" (first move
menD. by Beethoven, Miss Reynolds;
"Rhapsodie. No. g. by List, Miss
Bouck; vocal solos. Bind Auf Dein
Haar." by Haydn. and "Er Ist Gekom-
men," by Franz, Mrs. Carter: piano
solos, "Liebestraum, No. g." by Liszt.
third movemenD, by Chopin. Miss
Perkins; vocal solos. "Where'er You
Walk, by Handel; "Invictus," by
Hahn. and Don Juan's Serenade.' by
Tschaikowsky, Mr.. Haynie: piano So
los. "Fantasie. op.. 49," by Chopin. Miss
movement. by Grieg, Miss Bradley:
vocal solos, "Oh. Had 7 Jubal's Lyre,"
by Handel; "Wir Wandelten." by
Brahms, and "Santas Ballad" from
lie r lying Dy wagner,
Miss Thomas; piano solos, Concerto
in q Minor" first movement), by Men
delssohn. Miss Marks: Concerto in G
Minor lthird movement, by Men
delssohn, Miss Merrill; Concerto in G
Minor" third movement. by Men
delssohn. Miss Morrell; soprano solos.
Sing, Smile, Slumber.' by Gounod !;
"Elsa's Song to the Breezes." from
''Lohengrin," by Wagner; Bird of
Blue" by German. Miss Thompson,
with Mr. Thompson at the piano; piano
solo, "Rigoletto Paraphrase," by Verdi
List, Miss Latus; tenor aria. Celeste
Aida" by Verdi. Walter Sorrell: piano
solos, La Campanella," by Paganini-
List, Mr.. Thompson; Concerto in G
Minor" (third movement), by Saint
Saens, Miss Gladding; choruses, Bar
carolle," by Offenbach; Hymn to the
Madonna by Kremser-spicker. and
Land sighting" by Greig. students of
vocal department, assisted by Miss
Beulah Harper of the faculty and di-
rected by Edgar Paul.
In the concerted numbers Frank Nor
ris Jones played the orchestral parts
on a second piano and also played for
some Of the singers. proving himself a
sympathetic accompanist. reception
and dance at Rauschers last evening
brought the functions of the year to
a close.