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=34834 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: June 19 1888 Article Description: Emerson Institute Commencement Article Text: Emerson Institute Commencement Music and oratory prevailed at the Universalist Church last night, the occasion being the annual commencement exercises of the Emerson Institute. The students furnished the oratory and the Marine Band the music. The audience was composed largely of ladies, and fans fluttered everywhere. Upon the platform was Mr. Charles B. YOUNG, principal of the school, and General HUNT, Governor of the Soldiers’ Home. The declaimers were N. T WILSON, P. E. HUNT, Richard T. MERRICK, Frank R. HAGNER, Philip KING, Harry WALKER, Leigh R. GIGNILLIAT, Edward McCAULEY, Jr., Samuel E. WATKINS, Harry BURDETTE, Wright SMITH, Harry HUGHES, Oliver METZEROTT, and Cornie HAINS. Wright SMITH delivered the salutatory and R. A. H. CLARK, the valedictory. The graduates were: George W. BURLEIGH, who will enter Princeton. R. A. H. CLARK, Trinity. Wright SMITH, Columbia College, New York. Presley E. HUNT, Columbian University. S. E WATKINS, Naval Academy. Paul E. JOHNSON, Naval Academy. Hugh DALLAS, Naval Academy. R. Spencer DOUGLAS, Naval Academy. J. R. WILKES, Stevens’ Institute Wilton J. LAMBERT, Georgetown College Sherwood WILSON, Cornell University ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com