Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-26
SCHOOL DAYS ARE OVER.
THIRTY BRYCE LADS AND
SWEET GIRLS GRADUATE.


dress TO the Graduates-Award of the
Diplomas-Some of the Incidents oil
Graduating Day.
At $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning
twenty young misses clad all in white,
and with futtering fans and hearts, took
seats on the left side of the stage at the
Theatre. At the same time ten youths
took possession of as many chairs on the
right side of the stage. These thirty be-
longed to the graduating classes of the
City High Schools. No doubt the boys
hearts palpitated just as hard and as fast
as the girls, but they did not have pretty
feather fans to keep time with the palpi-
tatIons. Down stairs the Theatre was
crowded with High School pupils, doting
parents, friends and last year graduates.
After the exercises got fairly started,
as each essayist stepped down where the
footlights glare at night and threw out
advice and philosophy in chunks, the
faces OF the audience were suffused with
smiles OF admiration that overcame them
like a summer cloud. Here and there in
the audience was father, or big brother,
or sweetheart, but they looked~as lone
some in the sea of white as a mermaid
would in Dade county. The occasion had
every appearance of being very pleas
ant and almost blissful affair.
wRRATHED IN HAPPY SMILES.
Principal Bogarts class was wreathed
10 winsOme, half.timid sort of smiles,
which took the aspect OF halo that had
never been used before. The class was
certainly as much entitled to the pet
appeuation ''sweet girl graduates" as any
class that ever received diplomas. But
despite the evidences OF happiness and
delicious enjoyment, the essayists
nearly every one devoted two or three
scented pages Of note paper to "the sad
farewell" la their essays they con-
stantly referred eOitas lugubrlOus event.
When they came-to the actual seVering of
old ties and all that, they were about as
merry q party Of mourners as was ever
seen.
On the platform, besides the graduating
classes, were: Capt. George A. Mercer,
President of the Board OF Education,
Mayor Rufus K. Lester, Superintendent
William II. Baker OF the public schools,
Principals B0gaTt aud Train, Prof. Thig-
pen and the Principals Of the city schools,
Major Crowther Of the Georgia Military
Academy Rev. DR.. Arson, Rev. DR..
Holmes, Rev. j. W. ROgan, Rev. Timothy
Harley, the members OF the Board OF Edu-
cation, aud a number of prominent citl-
zens.
THE OPENING EXERCIsES.
Rev. James W. Rogau, OF the First
Presbyterian church, opened the exer-
cises with prayer. Then the students
sang "Awakei AWakeI The Flowers I'm
fold" All the singing was sweet, as the
graduating class had some excellent
voices. The boys did not sing much /:
they were too dgnified.
Miss Ada L. Proctor delivered the salu-
tatory, welcoming the visitors in pretty
address. After the salutatory came ten
essays, all creditab e-sOme particularly
good. Tie subjects and authors were
''What NeXtY by Miss Julia II. Thomas;
emil Desperandum," Francis l.. Thread
craft: "Baugs," Miss Annie l.. Shellman:
s'Modes Of transportation" John b. Barn
well; "FashiOn," Miss Vida r.
Fleming; acknowledge is Power"
Edward r. O'COnnOr; "FlOwers,7
Miss Alice M. White; Attempts to find
the North Pole,' Iui1emain Bourquin /:
''Fins COrOnat Opus" Miss Carrie A.
Landershine; Conversation, - Joseph L..
Audesey.
Each Of the essaylsts was appIauded,
aud the girls all got bouquets when the
ten had finished.
THE ARNOLD SOCIETY.
The Arnold Society was called to order
by Miss aopkins, the President, and
officers for the ensuing year were elected.
Atoa MARY JAWS TUE treasurer MISS
Emma Williams, the Librarian, and Miss
Ellen De Castro, the Corresponding Sec
Ietary, read their annual reports. Moth
ing could have been more harmonious
than the election. The new officers are /:
Presldeut--Miss Josie White.
First Vice President-Miss Lille Selig,
Second Vice President-Miss Nora
Saussy.
Corresponding secretary-Miss Fannie
Henderson.
Recording Secretary-AIiss Mamie Cox.
Librarian-Miss Lille Spann.
Treasurer-Miss Bell Houston.
Board OF Managers-W. S. Bogart,
Miss Jones and Miss Besselieu.
Miss Alice Baker delivered the society
Grafton.
Miss Emma Williams, the class chroni-
cler, read the class history, and the sing
ing Of ''rhe Soul OF the Beautiful'' wound
up the first part of the programme.
After a short intermission there were
seven more essays-"Diligence Secures
Success" by james r. baltimore; "Chiv-
airy" Miss Mary b. Porter; "Progress,o
Robert l.. RYAN; "The Sirens" Miss Car
rie l.. Bessellieu; "My Career as a School
Boy,p Domingo A. Usina; "Alps Not
Gold That Glitters," Miss Josie f. w hite
and Liberty by Henry NJ. Drane.
Master Usina's paper was written in a
light easy style, and although his subject
was not very profound his effort display
Cd marks OF originality that bespeak a
bright mind.
THE Boys VALEDICTORY.
Master E.W. Smith, Of the boys school,
delivered the valedctory.
4r. President, Members 81 the BOard Of Edu-
cation. Teachers assd Classmates:
To-day is our last meeting as class and
tcaoolmaies for after this day our pathways
N life W II diyerge. Heretofore they had an
objective point, and conVerged TO the old
chatham Academy. where we laid the foun-
uation upon which we must erect some sort
OF structure To ourselves.
When we are men, and turn our eyes to the
Ola chatham Academy, many pleasa1t re-
membranes Of sch0oldays will ill our minds
We VIII recall TO mud our struggles az
somebody's ant then compare them with what
they may then be. We viii Ia time be men.
ana then sll the stern duties Of llfe will be
upon u5. With Us % will be the guestio On :
'h0w SHAH we meet thcmY' We an know
mat nothing can be accomplished without
laoOr Tor orr struggles with our lessons are
Dub q foretaste Of what we viii have to EN-
counter through lie. / speak not from ex-
peuence, but from what we have ali heard
huu learned from others in-.
but there h. one thing ell important and
ihat % personal character. We are TO be tho
architects OF our own fortune. and To be thar
lhete must be character 10 build upon. We
are 10 Zoe future men Of the country a. our
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