The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-04
MANY FINISH AT
STATECOLLECE
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ARE
ATTENDED BY STATE OFFICIALS
AND MANY ALUMNAE.


Tallahassee, June 3-(SpeciaD
fore an audience which filled the audi
torium to it's doors and taxed the ca
pacity of even the aisles,. the gradual
ton exercises of the Fifteenth Annual
commencement of the Florida State
College for Women were held yester-
day morning at ten o'clock.
AS a violin ensemble sweetly played
Memberships Allegro. the Board of
Control, Faculty, Alumnae and students
entered the auditorium. Each candi-
date for graduation was attended by
the maid of honor of her choice, who
carried bouquet of beautiful spring
flowers. Upon the stage, besides The
representatives of the faculty and
deans of department sat DIR. George H.
Denny, President of the University of
Alabama, who delivered the baccalau-
reate address, Hon. Joe L. Earman of
West Palm Beach, chairman of the
board of control, Hon. j. B. Hodges, of
Lake City, Hon. E. L. Wartman of
Citra and Hon. H. B. Minimum, members
and Hon. Bryan Mack of Tallahassee.
secretary of the board of control, and
DR.. Bunyan Stephens, pastor of the
First Baptist Church Of Tallahassee.
The latter offered the invocation and
pronounced the benediction at the close
|of the exercises.
After the invocation. Miss Gertrude
Isidor whose fame as an accomplished
violinist is nation wide, played ex-
quisitely I'm a Garden by Tirindelli.
DR.. Edward Conradi president of the
College, then introduced as the bac-
calureate, speaker. DIR. George H.
Denny, former president of Washington
and Lee University and now presi-
dent of the University of Alabama.
After the baccalaureate address DR..
Conrad the president conferred the
degrees and presented the certificates
and diplomas to the ninety-six gradu-
ates.
The most touching event of the en-
tire program occurred when Miss Mabel
Bates of Tampa was led to the platform
by Hon. Joe l.. Earman. chairman of
the board of control, to receive the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts. Miss Bates
who is blind, is graduate of the school
for the Deaf Dumb and Blind at ST.
Augustine and today achieved her de-
sire of being graduated from the
States highest institution of learning
for women. The tremendous ovation
accorded her was a well deserved tri-
butte to her fortitude and persever-
ance.
After the comforting of the degrees
DR.. Conradi introduced Mrs. Benjamen
j. Bond, resident of Anna Jackson
chapter United Daughters of the Con-
federacy who in behalf of the Florida
Division of that organization present.
ed to Miss Catherine Martin of Fort
White the medal offered by the u. d.
G. for the best essay on a subject SUBJ
mitted by the division. 1t is worthy
of note that the young lady who re-
ceived honorable mention is also a stu
dent of the State College for Women.
Hon. E. l.. Wartman, of Citra, mem
Der of the Board of Control, was then
called upon and delivered a short
but inspiring talk. after which DR..
Stephens pronounced the benidiction.
At the conclusion of the program a
reception was rendered to the gradu-
ates and their friends in the college
library, and at two o'clock the Sea-
board Air Line Railroad operated a
special train, for those of the students
who live east of Tallahassee.
Following is a complete list of the
graduates of 1920, together with their
places of residence.
Master Of Arts
Miss Nora Hart, Lakeland; Miss In
ga Ola Helseth, Oslo.
Bachelor of Arts
Miss Leola Evans Adams. Miami !:
Miss Mabel Bates. Tampa; Miss Mar
ion Campbell. Chipley; Miss Carey
Chase, Clearwater; Miss Mary Wood
Davis Quincy; Miss Ave Lee Edwards.
Ocala; Miss Mercer Virginia Gayle,
Shreveport: Miss Adeline Dehham
Halle, Monticello; Miss Marion Alice
Hall. Tallahassee; Miss Ruth Hayden,
Gulfport, Miss; Miss AIDA Baxter
Johnson, Key West; Miss Margaret
Jones. Americas. Ga; Miss May Lin
ton, Monticello; Miss Lura Ruth Mat
heys. Nocatee; Miss Ann Bingham
Montgomery. Bowling Park: Miss
Johnette Wiley Odom, Fort Meyers;
Miss Nina Rhodes. Woodville: Miss
Dorothy Richey. Tallahassee: Miss Do
rice Marjorie Roberts. Key West; Miss
Mary Jewel Swain, FIT. Pierce; Miss
Helen Warlow, Orlando; Miss Margaret
Weisbord, Tallahassee; Miss Florence
Estelle Wharton. Maimi; Miss Will
helmina Whitfield, Chipley; Miss Edna
Rees Williams, Tallahassee; Miss Mary
Elmira William, Pomona; Miss Grace
Winn, Kissimmee.
Bachelor of Science
Miss Ruth Beach, Grand Island; Miss
Marguerite Chillingworth, West Palm
Beach; Miss Maree Golden, High
Springs; Miss Elsie Kilgore, Clear
water; Miss Fredo Matilda knight