The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-21

the bug family, while 10 minds OF still deeper
analytic stroke. even the humbug is too com
prehensive q subject.
Another possible Illusion you may have is
that you are a genius. / say possible, because
Il IS entirely possible that IL is your friend who
Is the genius and not you Therefore, II you
win success in life IL must be at the price Of
hard iabor-harder labor, in fact. than you will
ind in the state penitentiary.
The most successful physician / know Is the
hardest worked and serves the greatest num-
Der.
The most successful lawyerI know hardly has
time TO make commencement speeches, for the
burdens he bears are great He is said TO pro-
TESS law, practice law, eat law, drink law, dream
law, and TO even argue law when he says his
prayers.
We are on the eve Of mightier things than
ever the past contained. Solomon said There
is nothing under the SUM- He overlooked
the fact, as we now know it, that sometimes the
sun is under us, and he knows now that a new
race with Edward Bellamy is looking backward
and backing forward.
May the class of 1890 give to the world some
new truth. May It move forward a step and
draw the world after it.
We cannot cast your horoscope to-day. We
have no witchery with which TO lift the veil and
point you to q single eminence that shall be
surely yours, but from the augury Of our hearts
and hopes, from the deep felt wish that Is
parent to the thought we say: IAN
hail the class Of 1890 thou too shalt
dered conscience, no disloyalty to truth"
Ever before you by day and by night II you are
true to yourselves, will float that beautiful yet
Snas able ideal ideal Of PeF5fec,
still, though you never grasp it, by a law of
your being you must, IL you be true, pursue
this phantom. Telescope it frequently. pursue
IL relentleSsly. Its silvery feet must be chased
on the mountain topS-its beautiful hands reach
out to the clouds. And il in this pursuit you
fall as at some time fall you must, you will fall
dearest to wisdom, ripest Tor happiness and
nearest to heaven.
AWARD OF THE DIPLOMAS.
The diplomas were presented by Superin-
tendent Baker, who prefaced the presenta-
tion with few pleasant remarks.
The following is the graduating class:
Helen 8. Smith, George w. Beckett,
Sarah l.. Baker, Mary Flatley,
Maggie z. Qsantook, Edward @. A. Mercer,
Annie c. Griffin, Charles VIM. Mccall,
Clifford Gross, Rufus g. Richards,
Dora Muhlberg, Rodolph N. Richards,
Matte K. Whiteside, "A. Sidney Cooper,
May B. Middleton, Augusta Alexander,
Alice w. Bates, Lucille Desbouillons,
Ed Drayton Lyman, Chas Henry Richard
Fannie o. Bradley, son,
Merena Fulford. Emily L. Crawford,
katherine Ledlie, VIM. Louis Vogel.
The appropriate motto selected for the
class Of 1890 is "Palmam qui merui ferat"
The graduation hymn was sung by the
graduates and chorus.
The stage was in bloom with the beautiful
flowers from the admiring friends of the
graduates. These were now handed out by
the teachers. All of the graduates were
remembered, and some received large
number Of the beautiful baskets and bou-
quets. -
DIR. w. s. Bowman pronounced the bone
diction, and the principal dismissed the
school, except the graduating class, which
remained to receive the congratulations of
their friends. This concluded the exercises,
which passed off most pleasantly. The
essays were good and well rendered; the
girls looked sweeter than ever, IL possible,
and the boys were handsome, arrayed in
their best suits with rose boutonnieres.
The music was feature OF the exercises
and was under the direction of Prof. Will
lard N. Smith. He was assisted by the
following chorus OF trained voices, com
posed partly of former members of the
high school: Misses Nellie Wakenlan, Alice
Bates, Marie Lesesne, Bessie Cohen, Ada
Hudson, Eta Hunter, Matte Lesesne and
Josie Collins; pianist, Miss Alice Bates; So
loist, Mr.. George Mckenzie.