The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-03-02


Fsiday evening. February -, ~as the &C
r.sinn IL The nsost brilliant evest yeJ record
"a ia the annals 81 Reisicrsiowu High School,
AMI one 10 which the teachers and papiis Of
that insiitstion may point sIsh feeling Of
pride. On the 2sih Of Jane, ISIS, a class Of
eighteen wcsp graduated. A uumbrr Of llsem
being hfss year pupils. Eight Of these grad
ustss attended the Baltimore Coauty Teach
erS' examination 20 compete for gold medals
ana certificates Of scholarship, sevcs passed
The examination. SIX Of these made an average
~ 10 t...s cent. and more. thereby gaming two
sold medals: The Rogers medal gwen 10 the
post graduate making the highest average, and
ihe Cunningham medal giscB 10 the graduate
making the hisaesi average. The teachers
decided 10 give due celebrity 70 The prrsenia
ton Of these medals and certificates OF sehoi-
arship by having an entertainment Mash-
ington's birthday ~as decided aPon as q snlia
bic lime and an elaborate pT1grame was pre-
pared for the occasion which was a. follows /:
Chorus. Awake. tilee Club; Greeting, Then
aud Nov, Kenneth Marray; Response, After
warl. A. A. Armacost; Chorus, YIN SAVIOUR,
Glre Club; Select Reading. Rena 1inghng;
Daet, Beautiful Moonlight, Moiiie Logus aad
Blanche X0uck; Tableaux. Group !. Free
Trade. Protection, WomAn's kighis. aud the
Happy Medium: Violin Solo, Chas. x, Woods;
Recitation. Maud Slocksdale; Duet, Gypsy
Countess, Blenche Zouek aud Glen Horner;
Tableaax, Group IL. Pygmilliou aud Galaiea'
Lady Macbeth. Betsy aud are OUT, aud Coan
TRY Counting. Mr.. Chas. Il. Woods humor.
aus manner of announcing the iableaaX
added greatly TO the interest Of the occasion.
The lableauN were followed by an address
hy Chas. b. Rogers, Public School Examiner
OF Baltimore county, after which he presented
Al. nf
The Rogers medal was presented to Adelbert
A. ArmacOst. The Cunningham medal 10
Frank Shriver. The members of the class OF
So who received certificates of scholarship
we're Adelbert A. Armaeost, Frank Shriger,
Chas. c. Bush Morris Wooden, Rena ling
ling, Esther Ebaugh and John W. Croft.
Walter Ease ofthe class of 81 also received
a certificate of scholarship. Following the
presentation was an address by elder F. A.
Chick who complimented the scholars upon
the success they had achieved and spoke IN
terms of the highest praise OF the principal
Mr. Z. c. Ebaugh, and his able corps Of as
sistants, the Misses Ida +. Brown, Lizzie
Schoiield and Helen Thomas, whose efficient
management has raised the school TO the high
position which il now holds, being not only
first in the county but unsurpassed by any in
the State. The Chorus, Good Night, by the
Glee Club completed the exercises. Each
member of the class was presented with a
fitting token of remembrance from their teach
ers; this last act performed the class took leave
of their teachers and former sehoolmates but
not without hearts swelling with love for those
whose benign influence have guided them in
the pathway Of success. OF the seven mem
beers of the class of So five are now teaching
school. A. A. Armacost, Morris Wooden and
John W. Croft are enrolled among the teach,
ers of Carroll county, Rena Gingling and
Chas c. Bush are teaching in Baltimore
county, Frank Shriver is attending the State
Normal School and Miss Esther Ebaugh is .
student of Western Maryland College.