Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-21
ENDING OF SCHOOL DAYS.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS AND LADS
PREPARE TO GRADUATE.

The Final Examinations over and From
Now Until Friday Given up To Getting
Ready White Dresses and Ethical Es-
says-Busy Scenes In the Glass Rooms.
There VIII be many tiuttering hearts in
the High Schools this week. The annual
commencement exercises will take place
on Friday, and proud lads and pretty
girls will await the event with trembling
and anxious interest. The final eXamina-
tions, which have been in progress for the
past two weeks, ended on Friday and the
papers are now in the hands ofthe teachers.
"We shall have q graduates in the girls
high school, and 10 in the boys school
this year. said Superintendent Baker
yesterday to "A NEWS reporter. '"rhe eX-
aminatiOns have been thorough, and, so
tar as | know, have been we'll sustained.
They were all written 50 that each pupil
had the same questions to answer"
The rest Of the time before the gradua-
tion exercises take place will be gwen up
10 essays and new white dresses, a good
deal Of attention usually being paid to the
latter.
The question who of the girl graduates
besides the honor girls will read ESSAYS
Will be decided tomorrow and announced
to the class by Principal Bogart.
eyes, think it's a real shame that we
can't all of us read" pOuted pretty lit
tie Brunette, as she stamped her foot and
bOlted out Of the hall and down the acade-
my steps, leaving the reporter to wonder
whether be hadn't been struck by June
cyclone.
son. / wonder if / shall read" said a
taller girl with brown eyes and dark
brown hair, as she walked of and down
the nall with a pretty brunette III white
dress.
son, ] know you will" said her COM
paniOn. won't you be glad when it's
all over? | shall, but won't it be nice,
thought she continued, throwing pack
her bonnet and brushing up her ring
leted bangs.
I'VE won't have long to wait, and we
will wear white dresses ana natural
flowers, anyway, and sit on the stage, if
we don't read" said another Of the anXi-
Gus ones.
"Gou see only seven of US beside the
honor girls are 10 read essays" explained
sober young miss who had evidently
made up her mind to make the best Of it,
land they are The seven who get the high
est marks. It's hOrTid mean way, and
l don't like it one bit"
The large number in the graduating
class made IL necessary in the girls
school 10 limit the number of essays 10 be
read besides the hOnOrs to seven. There
are five honOrs-the valedictory to the
class, to the school authorities, to school
mates, the class histOrTand the salutatOry.
These are awarded upon the average
standing Of the graduate during the en-
tire course. After much consideration
it was deemed best to shorten the eXer-
cises by limiting the number of essays.
Seven was the number fixed upon. This
will give twelve of the class, including
the five honor girls, an opportunity to
read. The other nine will have to be con-
tent with their pretty looks without say
ing a word. The seven who will read will
be those who passed the best final eXami-
nations. Their names viii be announced
to the class tomorrow.
In the boys school the yaledictory is
the only honor. All Of the ten graduates
will read or speak, though the time occu-
pied by each will be limited.
The exercises will take place at the
Theatre on Friday at II O'Clock. Tues
day, June 30, was the day first fixed upon
for the commencement, but for some rea-
son it WAS changed TO the 18th.
The examinations for promotion in all
of the schools will begin about July ? or B,
and the schools will close for the summer
on July 10.