Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-02
COLUMBIA'S SCHOOLS.
raE n1en SCHOOL COMMENUEMEN'
a Crowded Opera House and Successful
EDtortaiDment-The Good Work
of Enrneaf Ichnc0fOea

4 Crowded Opera House and Successful
Esssrta,Dment-Che Good Work
OF Esrnert Educators.
Under intelligent, progressive and Eon-
partisan direction and capable supervision,
with we'll paid aud we'll qualified teachers,
the public schools of Columbia have deser-
vedly attained . high degree Of success
and advanced rank in the opinion of the
educational circles Of the state. The great
body OF thirteen or fourteen hundred chi,
dren, whose educational interests arc
committed to the Gaze of tho school board,
of Supt. Ames and the corps Of excellent
teachers working under them. were
largely represented in the audience that
packed the opera house last evening to
hear and see the exercises of the high
school commencement, which is the annu-
ally blooming cOnsummste flower OF the
system. The house was filed from pit to
dome, the temperature was delightful. tho
music of the Cordelia orchestra inspiring.
the order maintained was excellent and ali
the accompAniments Of the occasion were
in thorough accord with the spirit Of liter
ary festivity.
The stage was occupied by the super
intendent, directors and speakers. and es-
sayists, and promptly at eight were begun
the exercises of which tho following was
the programme
Overture" La Flandre" BouillOn J,
COrdelia Orchestra
Prayer, er,....................Rev Geo. Wells Ely.
Adelaide Gyger
Essay" The Seven Ages. Fanny Mellinger.
RecitatiOn-" Archie Dean"
Essay" Tho Mission OF Flowers"
Frances Cris,y.
Class Prophecy: Ewing Miiilin 50:
Essay Shall Girls Study Matnematiss J"
Eecitstion-. The Settlers Story"
Daisy CrOwnshiclh.
ValedictOry-" Alexander Hamilton"
VIM. Bruncr.
Overture-" la Fee DE Potsdam," Richard
Address by W. U. Hensei,
Presentation OF DIG lOmas,. Prof. Il. q. Ame5 ..
Cordelia q, ches.ra
Miss Gyger's Introductory essay
was practical, good sense dis
sertation, clearly and gracefully read
Miss Mellinger's sketch of mans
progress through the seven ages of Shaks
peare showed close observation Miss
Cristy's essay was thoughtful disserta.
tion upon the uses of flowers, and Miss
Hershey's plea for tho true rights of
| women to fit herself for tho duties of life
was a sensible and very clearly read paper.
The comic recitation of Miss Kaufman
and the pathetic reading of Miss Crown
shield elected well deserved applause, and
by the time the young ladies had received
| the floral tributes rendered the stage in
front of them was bank Of fragrant and
beautiful nosegays. baskets and other do
| vices. MIR. Mitfiin's class prophecy was :.
humorous production taking off the per
sonal characteristics Of the class in happy
manner. Mr.. Bruner, the only male
member of the class, delivered fervid but
discriminating eulOgy ON Hamilton, and
made the farewell Of his schoolmates in Il
touching and eloquent address. The
young gentlemen were rewarded with
abundant floral tokens.
| Address to the Glass.
| The honOfary address was delivered BY
W. U. Hensel, of Lancaster, on tho "Vir
| tues Of Peace" After o reference to the
season of Decoration Day and 4 tribute to
the memory of those who fought like
Richard Lion Heart and died like Philip
Sidney" that the republic might live, he
contrasted the superior claims of tho con-
| structivo over the destructive elements of
civilization and the moro beneiiccnt re
suits which have followed the activity
of the moral forces than the col
lision of the brute instincts OF human
ity. In the interest Of the raco the
moral and material ravages rather than the
glories of war should be depicted. Quot
ing from the declaration against war with
which Erasmus quilted Cambridge four
| hundred years ago, it was vindicated by ].
| Il. Green's philosophic reflection that the
only war which has profoundly affected
English society aud English government is
the ono hundred years war with Francs.
and of that war the results were simply
evil. The crusades were selected as types
of religious wars to show that they actually
availed nothing for the spread or vindc Il
tiOn of Christianity while of political anu
civil wars onr late national struggle, with
| all its evils, was characterized rs = caru-
age that wise statesmanship, freedom of
discussion, and tolerance of opinion ought
to have avoided, and all its results should
have been secured by tho concession Of
constitutional rights and the recognition
| of the Irresistible idea of human freedom
The happy situation Of our own country
and its practical lack of armament, have
| allowed peace to win its greatest victories
here and to our freedom from the waste
and wear of war it was largely ewing that
to the nations assembled to see the flower
ing Of our century plant, America could
present herself arlnsfull of tho trophies at
| the peaceful arts. American citizenship
is pledged to the PRONUNCIATION of this idea
| until
| The war drum thrObs no longer,
and the battle flags are furied
In the parl1ameD. of man
The federation Ot the world.
The relation Of scholarship with ci,,
| zenship was made the subject Of the con
Guiding exhortation to the members of the
graduating class.
Tho Diplomas Awarded.
After the valetiictory had been spoken
| the diplomas were presented to tho class
| by Supt. Amos with fitting remarks, and
| the exercises which had been Of very pro
per length c.,pulIiv.i without having ciici
| ted the least sign Of weariness or impa
| tience from tho audience.
After the !.,ast Of reason tbs members
of the class. the board of directors, Super
intendent Aules, Mr. Hensel, the Misses
Welsh, the efficient instructors of the high
| school, and others, were given q reception
at the residence of w. b. Given, esq, of
the board, where music and other social
festivities most delightfully."- supplemented
the public exercises of the commence
ment. The party were elegantly enter
tained, and the affair was q delightful
crown to An occasion that, by tho testimony
Of all concerned, will pass into the history
Of the Columbia schools as red letter