Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-04
is heart power. The greater value is to

the conditions surrounding us and victory
over them. Difficulties must be sur
mounted. He considered character to
be the finest point OF education. The
speaker took the opportunity OF epesking
timely word for mammal training.
When the plaudits following the last
address had ceased President Baird in.
troduced Principal Berlin who was 10
award the high school honor prizes. The
recipients were Bessie q. Griffith and
William G. Shortess. Mr.. Berlin ex.
pressed himself as extremely pleased ut
having the duty to perform. He said it
is stated that ignorance at the present
time is ont of fashion. Another cur
reMoy is needed by the world "a COM
plete education. Men Of off lirs demand
of their helpers an orderly development
of mental powers and the ability for log
ical application OF those powers. he
suggested three Attention, the
soul of genius: memory, the more we
use 1t the brighter it grows: and persever-
auce, every successful man uses this per-
sistently. It is the battle. not the prize,
that fills the hero's heart with JOY.
This was followed by the oration "The
New Century" (Depsw) by Swithin
Chandler. Even taking full cognizance
of one or two slight halts, due possibly
to slight nervousness, just critic
could i'll afford to do less than give the
speaker the highest praise for his un-
usually fine oratorical powers. Although
but reproduction of the great New
York speakers remarkable centennial ad-
dresa the young orator Of last night
seemed to be inspired only by the
patriotic grandeur Of the theme and its
eloquent numbers. His enunciation was
clear and vigorous, and showed him to be
the possessor of remarkable platform
qualifications. At the close of the sd-
dress the applause was renewed again and
again.
Frederic n. Robinson next distributed
the Sunday Star composition prizes. DO.
mated by Jerome B. Bell. Mr. Robinson
spoke warmly in favor OF the common
school syatem and It's close identification
with American ideals. He referred to
the fact that yesterday was the 250th an
niversary of the first public paid school
which was established at the Meeting
House at Dorchester, Mass. He said we
should guard the public schools as the
Troisns OF old guarded the statue OF
Pallas. Mr.. Bells donation Of prizes
was then announced as follows: Com.
position No. 100, subject, "A Mothers
Love-" prizs of $40, awarded to Philens
Horn, aged 10 years; second prize, So.
composition No. 204, "a True Story"
awarded j. Drayton Wainwright, aged
20; third prize, SIS, composition No. 1854,
"Story OF Little Seed" awarded Mary
O. Herring, aged 10; fourth prize, COM
position No. 1853, 90, awarded Willie
Long, aged 8. Mr.. Robinson added that
the judges who awarded the prizes among
the writer's found the spelling and gram
mar of the compositions uniformly ex-
cellent. MIR. Bell donated to each of the
prize winners handsome silk badge
bearing an inscription commemorative Of
their success.
Miss virgie Jones' next recited the
beautiful poem "Carcausonue," with the
fine effaot of elocutionary power for
which she is so we'll known. Her effort
earned her continued applause.
DR.. Raub, President of Delaware COL
lege, next made the address to the grad
uating class. Dr.. Raub found himself
In o predicament, for while addressing
the graduates he had to turn his back on
the audience. He managed, however, to
sway gracefully back and forth. He
congratulated the Board OF Education on
tiid tuhBuiuVouL huuiouCoS tue uuubIOuh
class of graduates, the latter the resdlt
of the work of the high school teachers.
He paid his compliments to principal
Berlin, charging him with being q pupil
of his (Dr. kaub's) 81 years ago. And
although Mr.. Berlin's whiskers are gray
and his head shiny and bald (rnlike the
DOCTORS which is US thick and dark as a
street gamin's) the principal Is o much
| xOn WIN. l.
was extremely pleased with the essays he
had listened to. he expressed himself
as having no faith in schools that pour
into the minds of pupils q certain guam
tity of Latin and Greek, of geography
aud mathematics. Pupils should be
trained to think. There is O difference
between education and knowledge. The
latter is obtained in the schools. Edu.
cation continues through life. School
men are criticised for not giving psao-
tical education. Many studies taught in
school are given not merely for the
knowledge they impart, but to train the
intellect.
Turning around and directing his
glance at certain occupant OF the re
porters' opera box the speaker said
'Seven or eight years ago Delaware Dol
lege had little man from the sands Of
6nssex who did not suspsct he was
destined to be consul st Bordeaux
[Applause. There is chance for every
one TO RISE"
President Baird then arose to confer
the diplomas to the graduates OF 'S9. He
| said the class is the largest ever graduated
ut the high sclool. ON the part of tht
; Board of Education he hoped that th,
} system OF manual training will soon be
added to the advantages of the school
, He stated that the board fully appreci
! ates the congratulations OF the oitizent
in the successful educational adminis.ra
tion OF the city. -
Tho diplomas were then conferred OF
the following graduates Christians
! Foulk, Harriet E, Pawley, Sarah Bel
Oonaway, Mabel 4. Smith, Josephine A.
. Haughey, Rebecca Stewart, Elizabeth E.
dresr, Matte y. Perkins, VirRie Jones
Elizabeth o. Hhnsell, Bessie o. Devine
Nellie O. BGssOn, Bessie 8. Gawthrop
} Ida L. Windish, Tillie P. Graham, Carrie
II. j. Richards, Rachel E. Li6dell, Florf
Il. Jackman, Tillie j. Bower, Ethe
: Pusey, Anna Webb, Carrie Hoffecker
: Gertrude Il. Robinson, Marjorie O. Green
Saliie 3. Devine. .Sallie L. Wheeler, Esthel
! A Shippers. Georgine f. downing, Eliza
. beth Schulz, Leila A. Mynich, Anna e.
Dougherty, Wiilism r. Cooley, Edie 3
! Marks, Herbert f. Mayne, Daniel P.
O'B.rne, William G. Shortess, Harry @
Buckmaster, Swithin Chandler, Edward
] A. CLARK, John N Dougherty, Clinton O
, Garrett. Edwin E. K4rshaw, O. Sher
burne Rice.
J The nata'orium prizes donated by A
s. Webster were presented by Principa'
Berlin to George q Rsuss and Laurl
Gotwals, for proficiency in the fifth ant