Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-06
A GREAT OCCASION.
rar corunBrA HIoH SCHOOL COM
nENcEaESr EXERCISES.
= Iasxs Asssmbia1c In the Opera House
she zen 0radustss Acquit Themselves
Creditabiy-Ths Annual Address by
Charlss Emory smith.

COLUMBIA, JuNR 6.--The opera house
Wss packed to overaowing last evening,
when The sixteenth annual commencement
Dxsrcisss Of the high school were held.
PRsntA frienda pupils OF tho schools ana
oshen w0rs present. all desirous OF seeing
~ graduating Glass scquit themselves
D croditable manner. On the stage WeU
nooeod Rev. Geo. Wells ELY, OF she ffssuy
1srssn cburob. Chsa Emory Smith, OF the
mia Press, the members OF the
nshcuol hoard, the teachers OF the high school
~ fhe olsss OF 'sS. The orations delivered
s. the different graduates showed careful
ehcv,ght and preparation, and were deliv.
ered In an excellent manner. Every word
oould be distinctly heard In every part OF
The auditorium. The members OF tho class
received baskets and bouquets OF flowers,
fruit and other tokens OF friendship from
PARENTS and friends. The class motto was,
"Ne recedamus."
The exercises were conducted according
10 the following programme: Overture
1.-THE Comrades," Mennerchor orchestra
prayer, Rev. Geo. Wells Ely; salutstory,
WThe Triumphs Of Science" Horace n.
Dickinson. After welcoming the friends,
school board and others TO the commence
ment exercises the speaker said, strsngeh
u that man, comparatively weak In him
ssli, should be the highest In the scale OF
life subduipg the brutes Ivy the power of
his will and compelling the forcos OF nature
70 cot according to his direction. Created
sliehtly superior to the brutes, yet no never
attained his present greatness by creation.
Tho development OF the power by construct
ing what necessity demands has made
him great. Among the Eastsrn nations
where soil IL rich and food abundant
little progress was made In science, but
these people came to Greece and founded
two cities--Athens and Sparta. Sparta
was known for military strength and
Athens for learning. There was consider
able learning In the world before the
middle ages Marco Polo In the lith
century brought the compass from China
which gave TO Columbus desire for ex-
ploration. Blacks discovery OF the power
Of latent heat led Watts TO the steam
engine. The steamship, locomotive, the
use OF electricity are examples OF science.
Man compels the stones OF the earth tt
carry his heavy burdens and the metals TO
bear bis thoughts under oceans and over
mountains In less time than 1t takes tc
think.
Oration--" Our Girls" Emma A. Rich.
UlO3 ~ PuIo CAuoAsy w Voeo"so w.
girls in tho hap. hazard fashion of the pres
ent day. Boys a. soon a. they can talk looi
forward to manhood, making plans for thu
future Girls look in sdifierent way. They
grow up without any fixed purpose, unless
It IL TO marry-"t the Ivy seeking the sup
porting oak" Woman has done much to
wards civilizlng the world, sharing publ
danger for life and liberty, for justice AM
freedom. All girls should be given a goo
education 1t should not be beneath Amer
can girls TO learn trade. Many occups
lions have opened in late years for girls
which they have filled in a capable man
ner. Some fail, but men also fail. WIS
man ever surpassed George Eliot Th
greatest danger for girls is vanity an
. taste for admiration. The cure Is emplo!
mont. To the right minded women Il
duties of home life are most importan
Therefore since 10 much depends upon or
women, give the girls a fair chance wit
the boys and 1t will be good for home an
manhood.
Grafton -" The Nineteenth Century,
Ewing Calm. 1t is glorious to live In til
nineteenth century. 1t Ia great age q
discovery and invention. 1t In an ago {
progress never known before In the histor
OF the world. Compared with pr6vioa
centuries three important facts stand forth
First That the great political struggles ar
between king and people. Second. Ne'
problems OF q social and political nstur
have stirred up the spirit OF manhood
Third. The historic area embraces nearl.
the whole world instead OF smai
portion of II. In earlier times king
had unlimited power and peopl
very little voice. In the 10Th centur,
It 10 changed and now II Is the wants Of tn
people. In European countries the peop
have enough power to dethrone rulers.
such progress 10 made In the 10Th century
It IL natural to suppose that In the Goth cen
tury the people will be the true power o
government The 10th century has seen i
amAll colonies grown to be one OF tho mos
powerful natioDA 1t has seen great civi
struggle put down. In former times labo
was degrading, but In this century labor |
looked upon with honor and respect. 1t 1
remarkable for the progress In science ant
useful arts. We should stop signing 70
the " good old time" and remember Il a
We are living in the greatest ago tho worlt
has ever known.
Original Poem" A Saxon ldyln
Elizabeth r. Mlfilin. This was one @
the gems OF the evening and an abs,Iac
would not do justice to the excellent poem
written by q member OF the gradus.in
class.
Grafton, "Whitewash," Harriet NJ, waI
baugh. In the springtime when ns,ur
has dressed herself in new robe OF greer
the skies have put on their bluest coat an
everything seems to be looking Its best, "
try to keep along by giving our fences, etc
coat OF whitewssh which shall hide "A
traces OF winters wear and present to US
clean white face that shall make us fore,
the blackness beneath. Seeing these thips
after they aIe newly whitewsshed we al
attracted by their appearance OF purity. W
all know men who wish to be hat the
are not. They are profuse In the
offers OF assistance, bu. when times OF tri
come, when they could render aid, the
turn away and pass down the other sid
The Shylocks who extols our judgmeI
and fistter our wisdom, but demands OF
life blood to sppease his greed, we despis
- We would viper, yet how soon an
with what grace do w6 yield to his decel
ton and false persuasion OF q Cleopatra
Hypocrisy is one OF the greatest sins Z
social iiies One OF the most popular dis
guises OF the hypocrite Ia religion, but h
y always In state of misery, ALWAYS fea
Ing that he will be found out Since m
person who seems good and is not GOOD n,
always something to fear, and the perso
who In good is free from fear, how muo
oasier II II to be good than TO seem GOOD.
Medley waltz, "Admirstion." ."-Mauns
clOr orchestra.
Grafton" Cheerfulness," Jennie
Smith. We all have our life problems
e.,s.,