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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1907

Page

6

Stafford Is Honored at Ninety-Second Georgetown Commencement

Georgetown University marked its ninetieth annual commencement in Gaston Hall with eight graduates receiving degrees. Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford received a Doctor of Laws. others earned White Sox? and Arts degrees while speakers urged lifelong education and faith in perseverance. The Alumni Society elected officers as the ceremony concluded.

Georgetown Gaston Trail Wendell Phillips Stafford Law School David Hillhouse Buel Hoya Buel Father Buel Congress Justice Stafford Charles J Macksey Father Buels Sonhy Joseph Mara Cuenco Pranna Hfe

Bible Lectures Planned for Nine Months in Washington Area

A nine month program of free lectures begins October on the first Sunday afternoon each month. The Washington Autary section of the American Society of Religious Education, including six Columbia Heights churches, held a meeting to discuss topics such as The Bible and American Institutions and The Bible and Shakespeare. Dr. J E Gilbert named principal of the English Bible school. Section officers include President R P Evans, Vice President W H War man, Corresponding Secretary R T Moffitt, Recording Secretary A B Carty, Treasurer C H Hall.

Washington Autary American Society of Religious Education Columbia Heights J E. Gilbert R. P Evans Methodist

Friends' School Closes After Fine Year of Music

Closing exercises of the Friends' Select School featured a strong musical program with pieces by Beethoven and selections from Babes in Toyland. Principal Thomas W. Sidwell announced a long roll of honor and yearbook certificates for scholarship and conduct across High School Intermediate and Primary levels.

Friends’ Select School America Thomas W. Sidwell David Brewer Karrick Dorothy Helberger Benjamin H Micou Elmer Hovgenden Gates George Anderson King Creewell McMurray Micou Paul G. Woodward T. H Vail Motter Gleutta de Hreift Harry B. Irwin Elizabeth Johnson le Foy King Marlod E King Charles Hamilton Lin Doradé Meredith McNeale Elizabeth J Maddox Scott McCormick William Wallace McNairn Marguerite Phillips George Prettyman Leater B. Platt Thora M. Riley Elizabeth Swerizell Charles S. Thorn Alice D. van Nuve Harriet A. Weaver James H. Woodbur Katherine Atosi¢e Amme Blackwood Robert Bradley Laster Eiseman Herbert Foreshaw Elmer H Gates Asher E. Hinds Dorothy Heiberger George E Hamilton, Jr Charles B. Hatch George A King Elizabeth King William L Kenly Henry G Kenly Creswell M. Micou John Moyer James Whitman Osgood Dean Castleman Paul Mary Elizabeth Wellesley Corabel Bientor Vassar Harry B Irwin Princeon Donald McNeal Sheffield Almeda Barr Vassar Georges Prettyman Princeton

Degrees To Forty-Two At Cardinal Gibbons Speech

Cardinal Gibbons conferred forty-two degrees at the Catholic University of America commencement. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, principal speaker, urged graduates to avoid undeserved praise and to value hard work as a safeguard to happiness while praising public service and national scope in education.

Bonaparte Cardinal Guibbons Catholic University of America Charles J. Bonaparte Cardinal Gibbons D J O'Connell

Degrees At George Washington University Commencement

The eighty sixth annual commencement at George Washington University featured a large procession of over 200 degree candidates led from University Hall to Memorial Continental Hall. President Needham announced delaying a new site decision until more funds are secured, highlighting educational aims, teacher quality, and endowment needs. A Syracuse victory in intercollegiate debate followed by university governance changes and prize distributions filled a day of ceremonies with music by the Marine Band and tributes to faculty and students.

George Washington University Continental Memorial Hall University Hall Fifteenth H Streets Memorial Continental Hall Needham Memorial Hall Assembly of Collegians University Frederick D. Power Munic United States Marine Band Nremoant Uuus Baaress S . Mitchell Q. D LL. D Richmond College South Stoughton H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld Edgaréa Marion MacMullen- Elton Mary Simpson Birch Davis Mabel Lavinia Scott Isabel Rhoda Capell Robson D Brown Thomas F. Walsh Isabella Rhoda Capell J .E. K. Cutter Edith H Ridout Willie E. Fitch Clarence F. Wilson Catharine A. McAvoy William A. Boyd North Carolina Alexander J. Nielsen Utah John B H. Warineg Roy Thomas Morris Ohio Kearney George Washington David A. Baer John T. Kennedy Edward P. Gates Washington High Syracuse Erwin G. Nichols James A. Perry William T. Wennett United States New England South and West Great E. E Brown Karl Kelsey University of Pennsylvania George H. Shibley Bureau of Economic Research This City Western High School Philoforensian Society Kennedy Law Glass Law School Gates Washington and Lee Virginia Cincinnati Central High School James W. Berry Eastern High School Macfarland Shoreham Wayne MacVeagh Winwing Il Health MacVeagh Justice Thomas Henderson Henry C. Perking Henning Jennings College of Engineering van Ness William E. Chancellor Washington Public Schools Department of Education University of Chicago W. W. Willoughby Johns Hopkins University Manhing Purdue Universality William Carl Rue Alger Columbia College H. L. McBain George.e. Myers Willard 8. Small Stephen E. Kramer Samuel H. Greene S&s. W Eugene Levering Dr. Yarrow John Joy Edson Columbian College Washington Col

Degrees Conferred by the University Yesterday

The university announced graduates, listing bachelor, medical, dental, pharmacy, law, and advanced degrees. Notables include Frances G Bethune, Elisabeth Burroughs, Walter Barnesby, Clyde Allen, John Anderson, and Rev. George Bradshaws. Names span arts, science, engineering, medicine, and law, with extensive rosters across multiple colleges.

Bachelor of Arte Frances G. Bethune Mary 8. Birch Annie H. Bodmer John Yrevkes, Jr. Robson de Brown Elisabeth H Burrougha Idibel Rf.gapell Harry Hans F. A. Schoinfald Mabel L. Scott Emilie M. White Joseph F. Brandenburg Mildred W. Cochran Frank A. Hornaday Clara HE. Johnson Jalan MacMillan Ernest F. Mechiin William C. Repettl Charles E. Parker Clarence P. Wilson Edgerton C Garvin Harry C. Hartley Hugh Hill Edwin H. King Walter R. Barnesbey Matthew J. Beistel Joseph R. Biggs Joseph B Bogen Charles F. Bower William A. Boyd Herbert J Bryson Clyde W. Burker William B Carr, Jr Paul I Carter John M. Chapman Cline N Chipman Roy M. Clark Caureen B. Conklin Charles William Vu. Levy Charles D McKee Wiliam A. Mess Frederick H. Monk Roy T. Morris William C. Meiér Alexander J. Nissson Orlyn Phillips Frank L Rector Samuel Sacks Louis Schapiro Joseph 4 Smith Thomas F. Smith Eugene T. Stephenson Thomas Stetson Harry T Stout David Taster Philip R. Terry Stanley H Titus Timothy H. Tomlin Clifton R. Wallage John B. H.waring Harry J Warner Wills H Warner Charles L. Watson David G. Willets Edward ©. Wilson Robert J. Yates Clyfe W. Allen Charles E Detmer Jacob Eskie George P. Jackson William § Lawrences George R. MacDonald Francisco J Martin Wiliam A. Merritt Fred G Murmy Pflug Johan A Philips James EB Shea Shoemaker John T. Vivian James F. Wood Destor Pharmacy Herman H. Colby Wpllsm I Cantwell Bert V Cupperwell John R. Jacobs John T. Keister Claude J Kem Louis Laublager H. H. Lantz Robert E Madigen Stella G Nelson A J O'Neill Benno R. Preuss Louis Sacks W. Burton Spire Robert F Troxler Robert D Acton Albert C. ‘Agnew Edward H. Andrews William R. Ballard John F. Barth John H Bowlby Ernest R. Braddock Wiliam E. Buffington John M. Burriss Samuel C Carnes Charles T. Christian Guy M Cowgill Kenneth C Crain Lester K. Deiler Daniel A. Dunning Shepler W. Fitzgerald Nathan Gammon Henceford Garner Mahion H. Geissler Charles F Gerry Walter 3. Gilchrist Louis E Giles Samuel V. Gusack Joseph D Buyton Robert G. Hand Lee A. Harding Ralph M. Hattersley Myron F. Henkel William J Samuel Black Clarence L. Parker Bart Russell Adrian Sizer Raymond H. van Nest William I Wesaeler Maser Arte Angus Mbp

Scorn for mollycoddles at Bliss Electrical School commencement

Associate Justice Thomas H. Anderson spoke at Carroll Institute Hall in the Bliss Electrical School commencement where ninety two graduates received diplomas and a Roosevelt quote on success was cited. The ceremony, attended by delegates from all states and territories, honored top students with prizes and listed the names of the graduates. A subsequent note announced a Republican club dinner for Frederic De Witt Wells on June 17 at Terrace Garden with speakers including James Wadsner, Herbert Parsons, Timothy J. , Gov. Hughes, and Secretary of State Root.

Carroll Institute Hall Thomas H. Anderson Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Bliss Electrical School United States Louis Benton Bliss Walter N. Weston Justice Anderson Ags Theodore Roosevelt Seymour D. Benedict Syracuse M. DuPeron Charles Mannhardt Ftochester Eugene Dietzgen Co Andrew Betts Coal City Espey Co Wells H Hall Chattanooga Tenn Harold C. Burgess St. Louis Robert W Adams Wiliam A Davidson Ezra J. Dougherty Edward J. Donn Laula G. d'Olive George E Dunn Edward Mappleman Roy A. Farnsworth Otto GC. Faust Richard Lee Fearn Arthur Fish Malthy Fowler Harold J. Pailer Joseph Scott Gites Percy A. Glaser Worville Godwin Charles H L Even Wight Myron W. Wilson Frank E Wolcott John D. Zimmerman Erwin F. Zachike Washington Post New York Twenty-Ninth Assembly District Republican Club Frederic de Witt Wells Terrace Garden James Wadsner Herbert Parsons Timothy J Gov. Hughes Ae Bithy Root Sugher Mr. Root

Municipal ownership debate at National Electric Light Assoc meet

Delegates at the thirtieth annual National Electric Light Association convention heard papers on electrical heating and cooking by electricity and discussed lightning protection and illumination efficiency. James I. Ayer of Boston explained heating methods, while G. E. Little of Pittsburgh praised magnetite electrode lamps for longer life and better color. Arthur H. Grant warned that public debate over municipal ownership is skewed by limited opposition, noting the ideal of perfect officials has never existed.

National Electric Light Association James I. Ayer Boston Mass Alex. Bow Detroit D. B. Rushmore New York Lewiss Nixon J. K R. Bibbine Pittsburg Robert T. Lozier A. E. Kennelly 8. B. Whiting Harvard University EH. A. Norman P. Steinmetz Schenectady N.Y G. E. Little Little Williams Arthur H. Grant Municipal Ownership Publishing Bureau

Scandal insight on municipal utilities and costs

The author argues municipal ownership cannot exist while mulling over public utility costs and red tape. They critique city reports, noting some costs appear lower than true costs due to misreporting and tax burdens.

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Eighteen Girl Graduates At National Cathedral School

Bishop Talbot presided as eighteen young women with white caps and gowns received diplomas at the National Cathedral School for Girls in the St. Albans chapel. The ceremony marked the first church commencement and featured addresses urging Christian adherence and opportunity. Special honors went to Miss Marie Aldrich, Miss Helen Durant Church, and Miss Mildred Plummer. Misabel Roosevelt was absent.

Satterlee National Cathedral School St. Alban'’s Ethelbert Talbot Pennsylvania Sncultry Talbot Bartenhal Episcopal Marie Aldrich Helen Durant Church Washington Fisg Miss Church Mildred Plummer Misabel Roosevelt Oyster Bay

Powderly Gets Plum As Chief Of New Immigration Division

T W Powderly was appointed yesterday chief of the new division of Information connected with the Immigration Bureau of the Department of Commerce and Labor at a salary of 3500 dollars a year. The division will handle correspondence with state and territorial governors and officials to better distribute aliens. The President issued an executive order to exempt the appointment from civil service examination. Powderly, formerly Commissioner of Immigration and more recently special agent in Europe, takes the post.

T W. Powderly Division of Information Immigration Bureau Department of Commerce and Labor Civil Service F Powderly Immigration Europe

Board Seeks Teacher Hearings On Armstrong School Probe

The Board of Education announced public hearings for teachers next week with one representative per grade from 1 to 3 in each division, plus supervisors from higher grades and departments. Attorney McNamara indicated a Citizens Association petition seeking an Armstrong Manual Training School investigation remains under advisement as legal advice is sought.

McNamara Board of Education Citizens’ Association Colored Manual Training School Ellen Spencer Massey Stuart McNamara Armstrong Manual Training Schoes M R. Parkman J. BD. Fant Parkman Capt. Oyster Dr Chancellor R IJ Vaughn JW McAdoo Aliee Pinson EM Thomas AE Thomas EM Lean G B Campbell J HE Baltimore Margaret Summerville Armstrong Manual Training School W G Murphy W . Nalley H. G Nichols Monroe Brightwood School H.W Draper Monroe School Mina Goetz H EB Brooks ME Hillman M. M Morton Adelaide Kelton F. T Underwood Lorena Garrison C. ‘Wright Blanche Street M. D .Dodson HH OL. Collier C. J. Diggs AL EB. Thomas

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