Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-29
PREPARING T0GRADUATE
SCHOOL GIHLs IN / thuJTER
ABOUT THElN ESSAYS.


Twenty Graduates in the CsirlN HiGh
School and Twelve ESSAYS 1" he Read
How the HouOrs Nre Ia be Awarded
some Of the styles that the Es-ayist
win Probably Adopt--The Teachers
in Cuandsry.
In less than month tho graduating
exercises Of the nigh schools will take
plsce and twenty prospective fair and
bright girl graduates are all in fjutter
as to what they snall wear and who Will
read. 7 velv5 essays will be the maxi
mum number read on commencement day,
and for weeks The learned professors have
been trying to divide u by 20 so that each
senior will get chance 10 read. Inc
little problem in division has not been
solved yet and the honors will be awarded
according TO the standing OF the members
in the class.
The twelve young ladies' who have the
best records In etiquette, United States
history, Latin, solid aud hollow Geome-
Sry, attendance. astronomy, deport-
meut, unnatural aud natural philosophy
will be the ones selected to read. Last
year the same question arose and was
Bettled in the same way, bat the plan did
mot work like oil does on troubled waters.
DIVIDING THE HoNoRs.
There has been an amiable rivalry
8mODg the seniors since the opening Of
Rhe present scholastic year, and IL 10
AOped that there Will be no ripple TO dis
turb the closing weeks Of the term
IumOr was anOat that some OF the young
ladies were thinking Of writing 10 Pow
derly or Martln irons about the discrimi-
nation aud the cut in the number Of es-
Ravists. One Of the professors assured a
NEWS reporter yesterday that there is no
truth in the rumor.
The boys discussed a strike for shorter
hours. but it was decided to
postpone it until after vacation. They
reasoned that even should they win now
fhe fight would have to he made over
again atter the holidays, and as there are
ooly few weeks left public sentiment
would be against them, for the people
would think that they ought TO put up
with the present system until the end of
Rhe term.
STYLES IN ESSAY PAPER.
There will not be much change in style
an either commencement dresses or eseays
this season. Young ladies' essays will be
wholly upon note paper. Gilt-edged
promises to be popular, and pink and blue
will probably be the prevailing shades.
In few cases plain white Will be worn
W LudlCu Tue Nv tHoea. ub 6Dtls uEilCdle
colOrs in papers are always most desir-
able, although red ink should be avoided,
wherever possible, on pages OF deep pink or
crushed strawberry hues. Brunettes will
look we'll with striped and plaid essays in
their hands. provided the colors are fast
and will not come of on the white gloves.
Mourning paper will, Of course, be the
proper thing for girls in mourning and
half mourning. Yellow ard green will
not be revived in papers, although those
Colors NAV be seen occasionally in ribbons
with which the essays are tied.
THE LATEST OUT.
frankie Folsom yellow, shade which
President ClevelaDd's bride-elect tied her
commencement essay with will be all the
rage this year. The color will be especial
ly popular here as IL is the same shade
as Savannah river water after a heavy
rain up country.
The boys will wear FOOLS cap, egal cap
and sermon paper, with a sprinkling of
note and letter sheets. Wrapping paper
will be seen st rare intervals and perhaps
bill heads. The boys will discard ribbons
altogether, and will use pins and brass
fasteners,