The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-02
Fourth EDITION
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

The Boys and Girls Who got Prizes
and Dipiomas-Brilliant Scenes In
tho Opera House-The Essayists, Es-
says and Addresses by Rev. J. s.
willis and Others.
The High School never had better
or more popular commencement than
1t had last night and the Opera House
never contained more brilliant as
semblage. Hundreds went away I'M
able to obtain standing room. The
graduates with their latest new suits
and dresses occupied the two front
rows OF chairs on the front of the
platform, while In the centre sat the
honored President of the Board of
Education as presiding officer with
Revs. J. Y. Dobblns and J. s. Willis on
either side. TO the rear sat the men,
bers OF the Board Of Education and o
/ few other invited citizens.
| Along the front OF the platform were
placed large number of foliage
plants and ported flowers, as II growing
from an embankment of bouquets,
boxes. bundles and packages placed
there Uy busy pages, as presents from
pa and ma, sister and brother, best
beau and girl of the graduates Thirty
nine graduates, the largest class ever
graduated but one, with their parents
brothers, sisters, cousins, auuts and
friends would fill the Opera House
without many outsiders. The scene in
the Opera House was brilliant one.
The evening was somewhat sultry,a
the moving fans and tluttering ribbo ms
impaired a life-like scene to an enthu-
siastio audience ready with nberd APP
piause for every well-rounded sentence
and sharp point.
The following are the names of the
sweet girl and brilliant boy graduates:
phia Nj. Gunther, Estella A. Hansell,
Mary E. Lindsay, Clara Novel; Nellie
r. Robb, Lena l.. Yates, Miriam ID.
Clark, Florence f. Culbert, Lulu Gro.
zier, Mary NJ. Dillon, Flora A. Med
holdt, Ida G. Mask, Ida O. Ridlnger,
Bessie Sedgwick, Ida NJ. Stewart
Mary W. Shuster May Taylor, r. Elya
vlnslnger, Mary A. Whitford, Harriet
L. Whitford. Willie @. Alexander, Vic.
tor Butcher. John II. Bulger. Harvey
]. Little, George L. Messick, Roy Pres
ton, Harry N. Stoeckle, James L. Zieg-
Ter, William L. Fritz Walter X. Hope,
William J.. Maitland, Charles Marten,
John W. Morris, Arthur G. Peacock,
George Rommel. Howard D. Ross,
Wilmer NJ. Smith.
1t was impossible of course for
every graduate to read their essays,
though they all had them, good ones
too, not a bad common place one
among them, and 40 the following
program was adopted and adhered to;
Overture, ''lhe Home Circle,n ONO
ira, prayer, the Rev. John Y. Dobblns,
ID. d. "Unnoticed Heroes" IdaC. Mask
Social Aspect OF our Foreign Immi
grafton" w j. Maitland; orchestra
Galop from 'Nadjy" Tobanni; presen,
tation OF Wilmington Institute prizes,
Lindley @. Kent, president; presenta,
ton OF Alumni prize, William g. Pierce
Nj. ID. president; presentation Of Alum,
nn prize, Mrs. Margaret Smith, pres
presentation of The Morning News
prizes, George W. Roberts; orchestra,
waltz from Poor Jonathan" Millock'
or; ''Ye Sylphs and Sylphids," Mary Il
J Lindsay; 1.-THE Duty OF the Hour
Arthur q. Peacock; comforting honor
prizes, A. II. Berlin. A. NJ, principal
address to graduates. the Rev. J. g.
Willis; orchestra, 1.-The Hour of Part
| ing" Bellini; comforting Of diplomas,
, by Charles Baird, president OF the
Board Of Education; march, ITO the
Field OF Honor" Schleppegrsll.
The salutatory address was deliver
ed byMlss Ida G. Mask, her subject
being "Unnoticed Heroes.p The ex
Ipressfon was fine and she was re ward
ed with q henrty round of applause
William ]. Maltland's paper on the
Social Aspect of Our Foreign Imml
! gration." was full OF thoughtful In.
formation worthy the thought OF
mature statesmen.
, Following all orchestral interlude,
, Lndley Q. Kent, President OF the Viii
} mington Institute, presented the
membership tickets for ono year in
any class below the graduating class
Jean Arnott, Mary Dannenberg, Lizzie
Flemming. Perfect attend ance
Bessie Sedgwlek, Lena Yates, Nellie
RObb, George w. X. Forrest Charles
Johnson, Roy Field, Mr., Kent con
graduated the winners Of these prizes
in brief apeech.
Then came the presentation OF the
Alumni PIizo by Mrs. Margaret Car.
penter Smith, Webster's Internntiona
Dictionary, to Miss Ella G. Cornell, a
, High School pupil for the highest aver
agein the grammar examlna ton II
the sixth grade. In her address Mrs
Smith alluded pleasantly to her own
career as a graduate from tho Eigl
School, and for Il number of years
thereafter as teacher. Miss Cornell
IS the daughter OF Ii. N. j. Cornell, No
NY Rodney street, body maker In
MeLear ~ kendalPs carriage works, ant
gives promise of becoming II brilliant
scholar. Though young, she has hel
mind made up to become teacher al
soon as she grat yates.
. The Alumni prize, II ten dollar golt
piece, WAS presented to Trueman w
9 Campbell, by DR.. William O. Pierce
T president of the High School Alumni
DIR. Pierce made very interesting ad
dress. referring to the many brillian
! men that had gone out into the bust
ness and professional world from If
teen classes composing 1867 young mer
graduated from the High School
The Geometry prize, a membership
ticket for one year in Y. NJ. G. A., wal
awarded to Charles o. Humphry.
George w. Roberts, on behalf of thu
Y Morning News, presented the prizes o
Q that paper to the two pupils who stoot
5 second best in the average of studio.
/ during tho year.
d The prizes, an illustrated copy o
. Weys History OF Rome and a copy o
$ NcCaulley's History of England, wer,
| awarded to Miss Mary L. Lindsay ant
Mnste: George Rommel.
Mr. Roberts matl- very happy ant
felicitous address, which was hearth,
applauded.
2 DR.. J. II. Morgan, OF the Board o
!, Education. presented supplemental,
J prizes for perfect Attendance to Thu
. following scholars: Lena Yates, a So
. of the works OF Lemoyne; Bessie Sedg
y wick, a volume entitled Loves oil
Song;' to Miss Nellie Robb, tn
Chronicles of Drum;" to Victol
Bncher copy Of Longfellow's poems
4 Miss Robb has been perfect in attend
II ance for six years, and Victor Buche