The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-30
THIRD EDITION.
Hlfsy fnpils oraauate-A handsome

a
scene.
This eommencement exercises OF the |
Wilmington High School were held in |
the Opera House last evening. The
auditorium was crowded with fathers,
mothars, brothers, sisters and friends I
10 SEQ the graduates make their fare
\ well bow before entering on the more
serious duties OF life. The stage set
4 As q woods scene. was occupied by the
members OF the graduating class,
members OF the Board of Public Edn.
consisted OF potted plants and cut
flowers. The nifty graduates occupied
the renr OF the stage.
The exercises began promptly at
( y O'clock, being opened by prayer by
the Rev. Thomas L. Terry. The six
prizes offered by the Wilmington In
stituto, were presented by the presi-
dent Vincent q. Hazard. The prizes
consisted OF free admission for ono
year TO all privileges of the library
and were awarded to Thomas iPatter.
son. Harry l.. Vansant Paul Taliey,
Jean Arnott Carrie Goodloy tand Ella
gornall. William Arthur Green, won
the \. M. @. A. membership ticket.
Lrueman w. GampbelHs essay on
The Emancipation OFT Education"
was received with hearty applause.
NAhliu5 ". humphrey won the ing
WOOL alumni prize flor the second
dsome book for gem
h the study of Eng
annenberg and Thomas
Brooks, received the prizes
he Morning News, which
bnted to the lucky ones by
10 w. Roberts In q happy
The two honor prizes award
the Board of Public Education
lde highest average in the senior
II course were presented by PROBES
A. III. Berlin, A. NJ. The prizes,
Iawthorne's works and Webster
Unabridged dictionary, were won by
Miss Sarah Mckeown and Trueman W.
Campbell.
Miss McKeowr is the daughter I
!. Robert McKeown. residing at No. 1895
Maryland avenue, and is In her 18th
year. she graduated at the head of
the June class OF the High School,
which consisted of 20 memuers.
Trueman W. Campbell, aged 10 years,
Is son OF the Rev. William W. Camp
bell. He graduated at the head OF the
June class.
Be Miss Annie T. Nelly's essay on
sGrowth of Duty" shows much
thought and careful study OF the sub
m5ecr, and was we'll received by her
hearers. .......
She address to the graduating class
was delivered by the Rev. George Ed
ward Reed, ID. D.. president of Dick.
fnson College. The speaker being an
eloquent one, delivered ono OF the
AbleSt addresses it has ever been oul
good fortune to h'ar. Tho Revei end
gentleman Is an eloquent speaker anl
never fuils to interest those who havs
the good fortune to hear him. He il
check full of anecdotes of his hoy
hood days and the way he tells them
draws on to your imagination 50 thai
you think you see the scene depicted
lransplrlng right before you.
He is one of the foremost speakers
OF the times and 1t is q treat to be abb
10 listen to discourse from SO able
gentleman. His remarks were listen
ed to with with close attention.
President Charles Baird in a happy
speech and in his usual cheerful man
ner presented each graduate with thei
piece OF pnrchmonts.
Y This large class OF graduates reflect
great credit on the efforts that PROBES
6Ur Berlin has put forth to bring tn
schoirrs at the High School up to
standard iii their studies, and pu
more vim and ambition In them t.
study and graduate at az early a da
as possible. When the Professor too
charge very few pupils graduated tia
year, and the professor thought til
number so small that he immedIatel
set to work trying to enthuse tue pI
oils to get ahead an. lnake q bette
1Ag. Juluin