Evening star., 1915-06-15
At CLOSE Of THE YEAR
IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS
Commencement Exercises Planned
for "High" and Normal 1nsti-
tutions Of Washington.
Comforting Of Diplomas, Addresses to
Graduates and Glass Exercises
Included in Program.

With the first commencement exer-
cises Of tho high schools of Washing
ton scheduled for Friday, tho ensuing
circles. The last commencement Is to
be held one week from tomorrow, at
which time schools are to close for the
year. Except as otherwise noted the
exercises are to be held at the re-
spective school buildings.
Eastern High School is to hold the
first commencement exercises Friday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the CO.
lumbia Theater. Ernest H. Daniel,
vice president OF the board OF educa-
ton is to present the diplomas and
Supt. Ernest L. Thurston is to preside
Rev. Dr. Jay T Stocking is also to take
part in the program. Class night ex-
erciBes are to be held Thursday.
Program Of Business School.
Friday evening members of the two
year class Of Business High School are
to receive their diplomas. Mrs. Susie
presenting them and Supt. Thurston
the Chamber of Commerce. is to be the
speaker OI the oCCdSlOIl Inc IOuT
year class Of Business is to be grad
uated next Tuesday night, the princi-
pal speaker for the occasion being
Franklin T. Roosevelt. assistant sec
retary Of the navy. w. T. Galliher.
member of the board of education, ia
Rhodes is to preside. Class-night pro-
grams are to be given Wednesday and
Thursday by the two-year and four
year classes. respectively.
Mckinley and Western.
Graduates Of Mckinley Manual Train
ing School are to receive their diplomas
at the First Congregational Church
Friday evening also. Henry P. Blair.
president Of the board Of education, is
to present them. Former Secretary
Bryan has been invited to speak. Mrs.
Edith Kinsman Kern, member of the
are to take place tomorrow evening.
Western High Schools commence
ment is to be held Monday afternoon
at Memorial Continental Hall. the
principal speaker being Commissioner
Louis Brownlow Mr. Galliher is to pre-
sent the diplomas and Mrs. Kern is to
preside. Westerns class exercises are
to be held tonight at the Wilson Nor
NAL School.
Central at Belasco.
Central High Schools speaker has
not yet been chosen. The exercises are
to be held at the Belasco Theater,
TUESDAY afternoon with Mrs. Rhodes
presenting the diplomas and Mr.. Blair
presiding. Glass exercises are sched-
uled for Friday evening.
Rev Ulysses G. B. Pierce Is to ad-
dress the graduates of the Wilson Nor
NAL School at their exercises at 40
o'clock one week from tomorrow Supt.
Thurston is to present the diplomas
and Mr. Blair is to preside. Class pro-
gram is to be given the evening pre-
ceding.
Other Programs
The colored high and vocational
schools are to hold joint commence
ment exercises at Convention Hall
Monday night. All three coIore,l men,
bers of the board, Mrs Coralie F. Cook
DR.. Charles H. Marshall and DR.. Creed
w. Childs, are to deliver the diplomas
Mr. Daniel is to preside and A n
Grimke is to deliver the address of the
evening. Glass night exercises of M
Street High are to be held Thursdav y
evening. while those of Armstrong are
to be held tomorrow night.
Mr.. Blair is to preside at the eyer
cises of the Miner Normal School to be