A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34915 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: June 22 1888 Article Description: A Host of Graduates - High and Normal School Commencements Article Text: A Host of Graduates - High and Normal School Commencements Bright Faces of Successful Pupils Beam upon Large Audiences in Various Parts of the City – Names of those who Distinguished Themselves A sea of faces greeted the many persons who defied yesterday’s depressing weather and looked upon the stage and its beautiful surroundings at Albaugh’s Opera House. The occasion was the commencement exercises of the High and Normal schools of the city. Besides the 207 graduates, many distinguished persons occupied seats on the platform. Rev. Dr. BARTLETT opened the proceedings with prayer, and was followed by Hon. BENTON J. HALL, Commissioner of Patents, who made an eloquent and forcible address, replete with excellent advise. Commissioner WEBB conferred diplomas upon the following named graduates: Normal School - Ladies: Helen T. Bailey Jesse E. Baker Margaret Bayly Elizabeth J. Bock Mary Britt Mary W. Brooks Bertha H. Caron Sarah M. DeVan Bessie Q. Dillon Margaret A. Downing Isabella Durfee Ottilie A. Ebert Mary I. Furmage Nettie M. Gardner Juliet B. Graham Annie L. Hogue Annie G. Horton Helen B. Janney Helena L. Johnson Kate E. Kaiser Ida V. Kemp Margaret Keogh Elizabeth F. King Helen W. Knighton Helen M. Lamb Lillian L. Lockhart Cornelia I. Mathis Annie A. McKnew Margaretta C. McNeely Fanny M. Merrilat Leonora Merritt Annie C. Price Lilly J. Reinburg Mary G. Saxton Henrietta J. Schlerf Mary J. Watts Maggie Z. Weaver Normal School – Gentlemen: Henry H. Burroughs John M. Fisher Charles W. Stetson High School – Ladies: Belle Allen Flora M. Allen Alice R. Andrews Mary A. Baxter Grace M. Black Louise L. Boesenberg Charlotte C. Bogan Margaret H. Brewer Grace W. Brooks Mary R. Brooks Blanche G. Brown Virginia Bukey Lizzie J. Burrough Blanche Campbell Luciana Chickering Antoinette Clements Mabel Colemen Annie M. Coughlan Annie G. Cross Mary J. Davenport Lottie E. Denham Mary A. Dodge Adelia F. Doolittle Mary A. Douglas Bertha M. Dove Emma V. Dulin Jessie F. Eaton Elizabeth A. Edmonds Mary E. Edmonston Margaret S. Evans Bertha L. Gardner Lina R. Gedney Isabelle Gibson Mina Goetz Esther A. Goldney Julia M. Green Alice R. Green Lilian M. Grimes Isabel R. Hazen Myra M. Hendley Harriet R. Helmick Vinnie C. Hodges Annie E. Holcomb Fannie Holmes Theresa L. Huncke Grace Hunter Ethelle S. Johnson Annie Kelley Alice F. Kerr Henrietta King Nelly A. King Susie M. Keuhner Mary B. Lewis Annie DeS. Lovejoy Constance Luebkert Josie M. Lupton Mary B. Maclean Mareta M. McAlister Minnie E. McCormick Retta J. McCullough Hester E. McNelly Sarah A. McNulty Indiana E. McPherson Mary McPherson Annie W. Major Carrie V. Marr Gertrude M. Martin Edith W. Meloy Margaret J. Merillat Adella (Adelia?) Mockabee Maude M. Moore Maud Morris Mary T. Muntz Maggie C. Muntz Gertrude Musson Edith N. Nixon Mary F. Ossire Lula Purcell Elizabeth B. Purman Margaret Robertson Amy C. Rock Maimie A. Russell Blanche E. Seaver Mary E. Sheads Sarah V. Sherwood Nellie M. Shields Florence Shipmen Mary L. Squier Mary G. Sterner Mabel L. Strattan Florence W. Summer Annie K. Swett Mary E. Sword Lulie C. Tennyson Grace Tenlon Mary J. Thompson Frances E. Throckmorton Carrie E. Toner Anita Ulke Emma M. Vale Elizabeth Walker Mary W. Wellner Angie B. White Isabel C. Williams Lillie L. Zimmerman High School – Gentlemen: William E. Aughinbaugh William O. Belt William I. Boyd Arthur L. Bryant John S. Carman Charles S. Champion Charles B. Chatfield Gilbert A. Clark Howard O. Cook John H. Crowley Thomas A. Cruikshank William M. Cruikshank Bruce S. Elliott Charles K. Finckel Frederick L. Fishback William N. Fisher Edward E. Gisburne Melville D. Hensey Albert R. Harrison Reginald H. Higgins Henry T. Hopkins Henry W. Howard George S. James Walter P. Keene Robert Kelton William E. Knight John E. Laskey Marcus B. May John H. McCormick Richard W. Meade, Jr. William W. Miller Josiah T. Newcomb Charles J. O’Neill Herman H. Pechin Arthur M. Poynton Harry H. Sailer Thornton F. Sanborn Frank J. Saxton Charles A. Sherman Louis P. Smith Carleton E. Snell James M. Spear John S. Stearns Hugh M. Sterling Frank P. Stockbridge John A. Stoutenburgh Harry L. Strang James W. Thom Auburn T. Towner Frederick W. Uber Ralph R. Upton Francis W. Vaughn, Jr. Edward C. Weaver Walter A. Wells Samuel H. Wiggins Edgar W. Williams Louis J. Willige Charles B. Wright John N. Wright Business Course – Ladies Annie N. Arnold May W. Cameron Mary A. Cartner Clare Chapman Katie B. Davidson Christies (Christine?) Davies Emma L. Eckstein May Fonton Sarah B. Gorham Mattie A. Herbert Helen T. McKeever Robert (Roberta?) L. Miller Minnie Riggles Maggie C. Roberts Alma O. Sager Martha B. St. Clair Annie C. Spalding Mary E. Shugrue Annie W. Stuard (Stuart?) Margaret W. Voorhees Mary A. Whelan Annie G. Williams Henrietta Wolfe Business Course – Gentlemen Frederick W, Buckler Elbert F. Burdine Guy V. Collins John Davies William W. Everett Thomas A. Hammond Halstead Hoover William F. Lillie William C. Looker Frank N. Nye Henry Orth Jr. Frederick D. Riggles Frank C. Talley Addison C. Towsend John M. Williams John C. Wood ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com