The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-11
HIGH SCHOOL COMMExCEMEET.
Awarding the Diplomas TO the Grad
uating class.

don. The first essay being read by
Miss Minnie Perkins on Idols" 1t
was philosophical essay, that evinced
deeper reading and thinking than
would naturally be expected of SO
young a person, and would have done
credit to one of much more mature
years.
The next was, Even the Sun has
Spots" by Miss Jennie Plumer, in
which she treated her subject in a
humorous vein, regarding the sun as
an autocratic parsonage lording it
over lesser lights, and revealing weak
nesses and imperfections. which no
other light revealed. But even he
had spots to mar his brilliancy.
This was followed by a chorus,
There's JOY In the world for rs, get"
and was succeeded by an Grafton by
Charles A. Perkins. on Man, Edu-
Gated and Uneducated." a we'll
studied effort, tolerbly we'll delivered,
but scarcely correct in one of its con-
illusions at least, 4. e.: where he
thought that education would raise
men above accepting a bribe; an
opinion that it is to be hoped the ex-
perienee of his life will not remove.
Mr.. Perkins's Grafton was followed
by very excellent essay on who is
Brave" by Miss Mollie E. Brown,
who. while giving due credit to the
physically brave, paid high tribute
to those whose bravery was of the
moral nature.
The Crescent City Silver Band
played one Of their splendid pieces,
and Miss Mary e. Walker read a very
pretty essay entitled Gliding down
Times River" a sort of pleasant
reverie, in which Time River was fol-
lowed through its many windiDgs to
the great ocean of Eternity. The
essay evinced no little poetic ability.
Miss Nellie Darr followed. 1.-THE
John Gilpins of Society" being her
subject, which she treated in an able
manner, showing how those who
mount for a holiday ride. often be-
come the involuntary riders of races,
that cause them, like Gilpin, to lose
both hat and wig.
Mr.. Edgar Babcock succeeded Miss
Darr, delivering an grafton on Amer
lean Aristocracy;" a we'll studied
effort, but rather too rapidly uttered.
Is was severe on those who ape aris-
tocratic airs. but advocated an aris-
tocracy based on moral and intellec-
tual merit.
Music and Her Sister, Song"
duet. by Misses Alice Miller and
Nellie Darr, followed, and Miss Ollie
Buchanan read an essay on Flo
quence," that showed an intimate
knowledge of the elements that are
required to compose true elcquence
Miss Buchanan's essay was well
written and we'll read.
Miss Alice Miller's essay on "Mu.
tation marks the Course of Human
Events" was another philosopher
production, that. had it not been fol
the other philosophical essays, would
have created some surprise, tina
young ladies, of necessarily Limited
experience Of life. should show sucl
intimate knowledge ofits mutations.
| A quartette, Long has been The
Winter" was then sung. and Charles
s. Hall was introduced, and delivered
an excellent grafton on Theory ant
Practice"
The closing essay was read b,
Miss Mary B. Chandler. Subject"
Looked for Much, and loI it CAM
to Little" 1t treated of the differ
ent kinds of disappointments of life
showing how the disappointments o
the weak receive pity that it is har'
to distinguish from contempt, Will
the failures of the giant struggler
command our deepest sympa
thies. Miss Chandler expressed cor
tempt for such as Diogones, VII
announced his distrust of man by hi
DESTINATIONS search for an honest ont
Her essay was generally admitted I
be not only the ablest production, bu
the best delivered of all.
The reading of the essays and th
| delivery of the orations were all su:
} ceptible of criticism, but as all weI
} in the main so we'll done, aud thei
merits so far exceeded the defects,
} is, perhaps, best to refrain.
Professor Cow, who conducted th
exercises, then introduced Hon. "
F. Parrett, who delivered the addres
to the graduating class, and awarde
: the diplomas, and the exercises wer
{ closed by the singing Of the class ode
I, and beuedicsion by Rev. Mr.. Bow
, don.
The report of the Commencement
would be incomplete without motto
of the excellence of the music, whic
did the school great credit. Mis-
) Blanche Abel presided at the piano
and Professor Tinker superintend
+. ing the singing, while the Cresceu
City Band was, as they cannot bel
: being, superb.
MORE SoUABBLING.-Nicholas Pc
tiers is one of those Peters from In
, dependence, between whom and tn
! Daniels's, there seems to be feuc
compared with which that betwee