Daily Republican., 1881-06-29
FAREWELL EXERCISES,
The wihminxton Academy's Com.
menoement Last Evening.

The WiAmtn9ton Aeademy's Corn
mencement Last Evening.
About 1900 persons were In attent
ance at the Wilmington Academy con
mencement in the Opera House las
evening. The entertainment was tn
best rendered and most enjoyable tina
has ever been given by the students G
Mr.. Crabb's school.
The exercises began with an overtlr
by the First Regiment Band, and wa
followed with an address of welcom
by Miss Sallie L. Lohand, the saluta
torian. The Euterpe glee club, consist
ing OF fifteen girls sang a selection en-
titled Greetings and j. Herbert NIul
lin recited Somebody's Mother" Mis-.
May j. Taggart read "Shipwrecked, OF
the Sailors Story" after which the
band performed Blue A lsatian Nom
tain Waltzes.
Levi G. Bird, Esq, presented diplo.
mas to the graduates-Miss Sallie T.
Lotand, of Christiana, and Miss Lizzie
A. Percy, this city. He delivered a brief
address to the graduates and the senior
| class. He bade the former not to cease
studying. They had, he said, Just laid
the foundation for the structure OF
thought and intellectually. To the
pupils of the class he said it remained
with themselves to conquer in the
struggle for success. He urged the male
scholars to adopt as early as possible
their plans for the future and bade
them remember that business men are
outstripping the profession.
Doctors, said he, are as numerous as
straw berries on vine, lawyers look
like they were sick for want OF food, and
ministers look about tie same. At the
conclusion of the address Miss Lucy
StroId stepped forward and presented
to Mr.. Bird a beautiful basket of flowers,
the gift of Mr. Crabb and his scholars.
Lucy Stroud and Willie Chandler de.
claimed"A Serious interruption" after
which the farce, "rhe Greatest Plague
in Life, was rendered. The characters
were taken by Sallie T. Lohand Mary
Powick, Lelah Hanson, May j. Taggart,
Lizzie A. Percy, Irene Hazel, Cornelia
5. Jones and Nellie N. Chandler.
The band performed SDeck's "Hurdle
Race Galop" and Miss May j. Taggart
sang "a Leaf from the Spray"
The miniature drama, "Charlie Rose, !"
was presented in five scenes. The
characters were taken by George A.
Ennis, Ida j.. Roberts, George Holt,
Lelah Hanson, Nellie N. Chandler, Abb
Lieberman, Maurice Parson, Frank
Pine, Lizzie A. Percy, Harry Forrest,
Theodore Harman, James Candy, Irene
Hazel and COrnelia S. Jones.
The band played the "Turkish Pa.
troll, and Ida l.. and Mollie L. Roberts
sang Land ofthe Swallows" A piano
solo, General Garfield $ Grand March, "
was performed by Joseph G. File
"Paddle Your Own Canoe" was par
ticipated in by Charles NJ. Zebley, Geo.
A. Ennis, Abb Lieberman, Frederick
Stuck, Theodore Harman, William
Elliott, John Il. Holt, Lizzie A. Percy,
Sallie Y. Lohand and Mary Powick.
Lizzie A. Percy recited "The Maniac"
after which Mr.. Crabb read the honor
roll, which was as follows: Full La
dies course. Sallie T. LotIand; partial
ladies course, Lizzie A. Percy, first
honor, Ida L. Roberts second honor,
Lucy STROUD third honor, Nellie Has
son and }. Herbet Mulliu.
Premiums were awarded as follows /:
Elocution--Firs Prize, May j. Tag
CART; second prize, Lelah Hanson and
Theodore Harman, third prize, Viola E.
Litzenberg.
Grammar-Tillie A. Blizzard.
Geography--FirSt prize, Charles NJ.
Zebley; second prize, Jos. NJ. Parker.
CompOSition-FirSt prize, COrnelia 5.
Jones; second prize, May j. Taggart
third prize, MOlie f. Roberts.
Spelling-First prize, John II. Holt
and Nellie Chandler; second prize
Annie n. Stroud; third prize, Joseph
q. File.
History-Nellie n. Chandler.
French-Lizzie A. Percy and George
A. Ennis.
Ponmanship, greatest improvement
Lelah Hanson and Matte Baugh.
Music-Ida l.. Roberts
Prizes for punctualty were awarded
to Nellie N. Chandler, William Chan
der and Joseph Parker, they not hav-
ing missed IL roll call for one year.
The following also deserve special
for strict attention Annie
n. Stroud, Lucy Stroud, Matte Baugh,
Charles S. Woods, George Vinsinger,
Corneia 5. Jones and Tillie A. Biz
zard.
Prizes were awarded to Jessie Pine
the best girl, and Frank Speakman, the
best boy in the primary department.
The following pupils in the primary
have made Il decided i'm
George Ninsinger, Chas, 5.
Woods, Jessie Pine, Matte Baugh, Ella
Allen, Orville Edwards, Carrie Liber-
man, Harry Nostrand, Robert Sinms,
Charles S. Speakman, Frank Spcakman,
Emma Saphir and Harry Adams.
Those who deserve honorable mention
IRE: Mary Powick, Irene Hazel, Ida
Ludia NJ, Chandler, Abb
Lieberman, Frederick b. Stuck, Elmer
ireen, Penrose II Talley, Maurice Par
ION, James II. Sheppy, Frank Pine,
Herbert Mayne, Geo. a. Ennis and Will
lam j. Elliott.
All the prizes consisted of books.
Nm. Briefly, Samuel Bowers. Ida l..
smith and Matte Boch received costly
'resents, the gifts Of their parents.
Miss Lizzie A. Percy delivered the
and the exercises concluded
With march, which was led by May
'aggart, Mary Powick, Theodore Har-
lan and w. Elliott. The march was
cry pretty and elected numerous
ursts of applause. At the conclusion
h., ,;ha,,+u f,rn,a al thn lptterS CIV VI