Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-07

D The great eliminating event of the edu-
cational year transpired last night week Mt
the Opera House, when the largest class Of
graduates that the high school records
show received diplomas at the hands of
the Board Of Education.
As is usual on this annual occasion every
seat in the building was taken.
The graduates, numbering so, occupied
raised seats ON the stage.
Charles Baird, president of the Board of
Educatipn presided during the evening.
Others occupying the platform with the
graduates were Rev George u. Reed d.
D., president of Dickinson College. Joseph
Pyle, Dir. L. G.. ShOrtlidge. Rev. T.. y,
Terry, Principal A. II. Berlin. members Of
the Board of Education and other citizens.
The young lady graduates all in white
/ carried fans of the same color and large
\ bouquets Of roses. The male graduates
n }werc decorated with the red and white
W boutoniere ribbon of the class of '92.
The stage was very prettily arranged
with palms and ferns. Along the foot
"A lights were numerous packages and bon-
IN qtiets sent by friends as presents to the
u graduates. Two tall metal piano lamps
n and beautiful cabinet table upon which
~, was placed half h. p. engine-all these
Fthe original work of manual training
\ pupils-occupied front positions on the
stage, where they were very much ad-
IN lmired.
~ Exercises were opened with prayer by
H THE Rev. T. E. Terry after which Mr..
II Baird introduced Vincent G. Hazard,
president of the Wilmington Institute
who made the presentation Of the prizes
| annually awarded. Mr.. Hazard spoke as
'lsfollows: =..-
Ar. Pesidenf, LaTs and GsnH M n: On be-
Shall Of tho Wllininrton institute, have the
tpleEsure OF prese ting certain prizes TO those
~ 9of tn high school pupils who have been ad-
t1ndged worthy OF them or account of highest
tstanding In their respective classes.
III Each Drize l. tlclat to the institute library
and conveys the rights aud privileges OF the
library and reading room for one year
IN The directors of the institute desire that
dthese tickets shall be used TO their full extent
9and they hope that strong habits Of reading,
fstudy and research may be formed.
the librarians very kind and obliging,
~and their suggestions and assistance can be Of
al great value, and would strongly recommend
n that their help be asked for.
The following were the recipients Of the
prices Thomas Patterson, Harvey l.. Van
zant, Paul Talley, Misses Jean Arnott,
"A Carrie Goodey and Ella Cornell
IN General Secretary j., r. King of the Y.
M M G. A. next presented the association
N prize to William Arthur Green. The prize
II was full membership for one year valued
N at S5.
@ The chairman next introduced Trueman
w. Campbell, who made an address upon
THE Emancipation of Education" 1t
was thoughtful, well delivered essay,
which at its close was warmly applauded
both by platform and auditorium.
DR.. William G. Pierce made the presenta-
! tion of the high school alumni prize. In
Ihis brief address DR.. Pierce referred in
6adulatory terms to the memory of the
Eo.te DR.. Grimshaw, pioneer of public
1liool education in Wilmington. The
H. speaker awarded the alumni prize of slu
jF 10 Charles o. Humphry.
~ In the absence OF President Mrs. Mar
garet Carpenter-Smith of the alumna
association, Miss NJ. NJ. Dillon, in few
graceful words, presented the prize Of a
stf llnu de 20 tfgg
Eleanor Hammond.
The Morning NeDS prizes of two medals
were then presented to Thomas NJ. Corn
brooks and Mary f. Dannenberg,
Following some music Principal A. II
/ Berlin of the high school, was introduced
y, by Chairman Baird. 1t was Mr.. Berlin.
pleasant duty to award the Board of Edu
cation prizes to the two pupils who have
qualified highest in the six past semi
annual examinations. The successful
III pupils were frueman w. Campbell anC
IN Miss Sarah McKeown.
An essay ON Growth and Duty" wa
l then read by Miss Annie I. Nelly. II wa
listened to closely throughout, and at th'
warmly applauded.
The address to the graduates was mad
! by the Rev, George Reed, d. D., presidcn
of Dickinson College. 1t was most bril-
! liant and inspiring incentive to thos
addressed for an enthusiastic continuanc
in self-educatlon towards a greater man
hood and womanhood. The speaker con
graduated the people Of Wilmington OIL
the great interest they evinced in tn
public school system. He expressse
pleasure and surprise at the evidence o
marked progress among the high schoC
pupils in manual training work
The. orchestra played Bailey's It'll w
Meet Again"
In presenting the diplomas to tn
graduting class President Baird elaine
for the city public school system an in
provement year by year and he did NJ
hesitate i'll asserting the past year rs II
exception to this rule He might modestl
say that the work of the Board Of Educi
tion and of the teachers has been we
done. lie referred 10 the beautiful spec
mems of the manual training departmel
on exhibition on the platform and invite
the audience to inspect them at the clos
of the exercises.
Diplomas were then handed by NJ
Baird to the following 80 graduates con
prising the February and June classes {
| the high school: Annie T. Nelly, Clara
Van Trump, Bertha Il. Morrow Isabelle
W. Crawford. Mary f. Dannenberg Laura
Harrar. Eva W. Sargent, Edith l.. Barne
Laurana e., Hance, Annie {. McCafert.
S. Elizabeth Thompson. Jennie Morrisoi
Martha Alexander, Florence Fultoi
Dorothy Welch, Rebecca Little, Mar
Elizabeth Bonner, Hanna V. Bradle,
Emma May Dond A. Mary Cornell, Ali
Mclntire, Ida II. Walters, Alice i. Simmon
Sarah McKeown, NJ. Ella Newlin, Kat
arne Nj Bonner, Elizabeth d. Kate
Ernest /. Cornbrooks, Thomas NJ. Corr
brooks, Edmund c. Hall, +. Samuel lse
schmid, Francis q. McCafferty, II. Levi
Mitchell, Frank Speakman. Moses Spea
man. Guy L. Wells, Trueman w. Cam
bell, Preston Chaiant, Irving A. Chande
VIM Arthur Green Walter N. Har
Charles A. Horn, w. Brandt Hofima
Charles o. lIumphry. Fred l.. Kelle
Charles G. Matchett, Wellington #. Pierc
:, Robert Wier, Clinton r. Williams, Harvt
B. Wigglesworth.
mir. Baird expressed his regrets and Y
ehe felt himself unable to see how it cou
be well avoided this year of unusually n
merous graduatons, that there was IL
more heard ON the platform from Il
graduates themselves. Only two h;
spoken. Next year the speaker hoped
would be the graduates day-peculiar
their own-when a greater share OF Il
evening would be given to them.
At the close of the exercises an inform
reunion was held on the stage by the mel
bers of the board, the teachers and Il
graduates
Ella Cornell who won one Of the Ins
tute prizes last night week was the vim
of the alumpse grammar prize last year.
Z ,l-a fny fbal l.