The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-08

The question of remodeling 1913 Bel Air, ST
| as to convert the rooms on the first floor into
| one for an assembly room, was referred to the
| Secretary and Mr.. Harlan, with power to act
The following resolution was passed.
WHEREAS it has come to the knowledge OF
| this Board, that, at the late examination in
the public schools of this county, the eXami
nation questions of the seventh grade were
confesscdIy known prior to the examination
of the pupils of said grade, in school 143, sc
that all of the pupils of said grade, some with
malice aforethought, and the rest by assoca
ton with the former, thus stood an unfair cx-
animation, therefore,
Resolred by the Board, That the Examiner
be, and he is hereby directed to cancel the il
licit marks so obtained and to personally re-
examine said pupils on an equally difficult
examination on July IL and IL. and to direct
that no child of said grade be promoted the
coming year, unless this examination and the
Semi-annual combided with it, will entitle
him to promotion.
BEL AIR NoTEs.--Mr. J. d. WOrthington,
Secretary Of the School Board, was in attend
ance at the session of the State Teachers As
ISOLATION, at Mountain Lake Park, this week.
Miss Anna Ahrens, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing at the residence of Mr.. j. G. Rouse.
DIR. j. Ward Scott, wife and daughter, of
Frederick, are registered at the Eagle Hotel.
Mrs. Alice Quarles and her two sons, Mas
tiers Jack and Ned, are spending some time at
the residence of Mrs Thomas, near Darling
ton.
Miss Cora Cochran, of Baltimore, is a
guest of Miss Fida Swartz.
Miss Alice Foster, of Baltimore, is visiting
at Mr.. A. T. Patterson's, near Emmorton.
Miss Rachel Hoblitzell, of Baltimore, was a
guest at the residence of Mr.. w. Smithson
Forwood this week.
Mr.. Harvey S. Jones, of Bel Air, who spent
his Fourth IN Philadelphia, with his daughter,
Mrs. George Lewis, returned home Tuesday
morning.
Miss Mary Lewis, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing Miss Rctta Jones, on Broadway, Bel Air.
Miss Josie Flynn, of Baltimore, is guest of
Miss Urith Prigg.
A complimentary dance was given in the
Masonic Hall on Friday evening to the young
people of the neighborhood and their guests,
which was we'll attended and very enjoyable.
J.G. Rouse, Thomas H. Robinson, j. II. C..
Watts, Joseph NJ. Street, and DIR. j. Camp
Butler The german was led by DIR. Butler
and Miss Elizabeth STREET..
The fence between the residence of Hon.
George Y. Maynadier and the Methodist Pro
testant parsonage was removed on Thursday,
making q very decided improvement to both
places.
Justice C. W. Proctor left on Monday for a
visit to New York.
The Bel Air drug store has been sold by
Mrs R. N. Evans to Forwood and Briscoe,
who will shortly move it to the corner former
ly occupied by Captain r. f. Bouldin as a
clothing store. The building is being re-
modelled and will be quite an ornament to the
town. The new proprietors are both young
men Of sterling character and deserve success
in their new adventure.
DIR. E. Hall Richardson of W, has rented
the building formerly occupied as the post
office and is having it fitted up an office.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE GRADED SCHOOL.
On Thursday, the Both inst, the schools of
long days of the summer vacation began. The
closing exercises throughout the county were
generally of 4 nature pleasing to teachers,
pupils and patrons. and were much enjoyed.
At Bel Air they were held in the large
audience room of the Masonic Temple, which
was crowded with the parents and friends of
the scholars. The programme was good one
r. fnll
Greeting, by the school reading, the Fifty
fourth Psalm, by Miss Sue Smith prayer by
Rev. J. NJ. Slarrow; anthem salutatory, by
Miss Edna Grafton duet, Mrs. Bachtel and
Miss Meta Wallace essay, S. A. Hoblitzell,
Jr; essay, Thomas Hall music. Report of
Temperance Committee reading, temperance
essay by and award of temperance medal to
Miss Alice Lee. Presentation of diplomas to
graduating class by Judge James ID. Walters.
Address to the class of 1892 by Rev. J. NJ.
Slarrow. Observation-Disclosures by Miss Lillian
Grafton music-s'Good Night"
The address of Judge Walters was as fol-
lows:
The grateful privilege has been accorded
to me, Young ladies and gentlemen, of present
ing the diplomas which have been won by
your Intelligence and diligence, and awarded
by the authorities of your school. diploma,
even from the highest OF our colleges or uni
versties does not indicate that its recipient
has acquired a finished education. 1t only
means, that, under skillful direction and
supervision, he has made a start.
In this view, the disparity between your
diploma and one from Johns Hopkins or
Harvard, is not as great as might be supposed.
You have made start.
Tn TO hat md ntn ri
which human intelligence is striving, and
which may be approached indefinitely but
cannot be reached, the degree of ones adj
vancement is nOtso important as the direction.
The object of our public schools is fully ac-
complished, if they are able to turn the ''young
idea'' in the right direction. So far you
are concerned, our county schools have done
all for you which is in their power. They
send you forth, not as having finished your
education, but as having begun it. In their
name | have presented the diplomas, which l
am sure are well deserved. In their name |
congratulate you on one step honorably taken,
and wish you one and all an honest God speed"
The graduating class for the year 1892 was
composed of Misses Lillian Grafton, Edna
Grafton, Sara B. Warner, Cora Gorrell, Dora
c. Rouse, Meta Gilbert, Hottie Bauer and
Alice Lee, and Messrs. Hall Munnikhuysen,
Solomon A. HoblitZell, Jr., and Thomas Hall.
The hall was tastefully and handsomely
decorated and the scene upon the stage as the
youthful aspirants for academic honors stood
awaiting the bestowal of the prizes for which
they had so long and faithfully toiled, was a
bright and inspiring one; and the -E:gis ten
ders them its heartiest congratulations, with
the hope that the lives of which this was so
auspicious commencement may be joyous
and successful.
include all of the assistants of the past year,
with Mr.. Elmer j. Cook as principal.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.