Smyrna times., 1892-07-06
The Commencement Exercises Of the
High School.

make it agreeable. The people began
to 90 early to secure the best seats and
by o'clock the Opera House was filled
to its utmost capacity. This large con-
course of people, assembled as they
were, soon raised the temperature to
an uncomfortable degree and myriad
of various colOred fans, happy contin-
gent on this occasion were seen all
through the audience waiting the gem
tie breeZes. Youth and beauty and
ripe old age had collected there We'd
nesday evening to witness the Eighth
Annual Commencement of the Smyrna
High School. When the curtain was
raised it presented to our view the hvs
"sweet girl graduates" and one lone tel.
low who carried off the hOnOrs. Around
the stage were a few pot flowers and
baskets while the red canopy overhead
bore the bold numbers of '92. On the
stage, besides the graduates were
seated the School Board and the Prin'
cipal.
The exercises were opened by prayer
and then Miss Grace Eliza Swinney
stepped forward to deliver the saluta-
tory "Out of School Life Into Life's
School" All through her we'll writ.
ten and composed essay she presented
certain amount of grace and elegance
which was striking to the audience.
The next in order was a duet by Mes
srs. w. D. and J. Ed. HOffecker and 1t
was much to the disappointment OF the
audience when Prof YOcum announced
that the solos and duets would be dis
pensed with owing to the failure of the
piano tuner in returning the key board.
| The music was looked forward to as
a principal feature of the evening by a
great number.
In the defamation, "The Death
Bridge of the Tay," Miss Mary Angus
tine Stewart gave a good selection
and characterised it in a pleasing aud
gesticulatOry manner. Misses Fannie
| Cole Shaw, Nellie Stevenson and Eva
Francis Swinney deserve credit in act
ing thCir part so admirably. All the
selections were listened to attentively
by the audience. Mr.. YOcum the
principal, stepped forward and in q
few fitting remarks presented the grad
yates with their diplomas after which
Charles Numbers Burrows delivered
| the ValedictOry, "The Education Oi
the Senses" 1t was a well writer
and logical essay and had he the grace
and style of some boys he would have
made an excellent impression.
Following this was the quartette by
L. M. Price, w. o., J. Ed, and ] A
Hoffecker 1t was characterized in th'
same style and manner as their musit
on former OccasiOns-alWays welcOmt
to an appreciative audi ence.
John H. Hoffecker, the President o
the Board, in few we'll chosen word
intOduced the speaker of the evening
Rev. Julius f. Grammer, D. d., o
Baltimore. AS be stepped forward, h.
was greeted by round of applause
After the noise had subsidized he com
menced by giving prelude of expires
sion of gratitude that he had the pleas
ure to meet them, being interested a
he was in Smyrna, the scenes of hi
early ministry. He named over hi
old associates and friends who wer
honorable citizens at his time hoy
dear was the hope and memory G
reminiscence to him.
The subject which he took for hi
discourse was Education. He dwel
quite while on the mind and its al
tributes and then branched off int
different parts of the body. To hav
this thorough education which we ar
striving for you must cultivate certai
, functions of the body.
Educate the hand. This is as absC
lutely necessary as the mind. TIL
, men whose hands are educated are q
, great as the intellectual giants Of med
iaeval and modern history. 1t isa yer
important factor to the sculptor, th
, architect or any kind of trade, for
trade IS a safeguard or a defence again
poverty.
I Then educate the eye. Sight is Il
{ most delightful object of all our sense
' He spoke of the sculptor v VhO saw II
: image of his design in a solid block
marble. The landscapes aud scener
+ and the rolling ocean as viewed by Il
Z eye is lasting source of enjOymen
: HI urged his hearers to cultivate th
: habit of observation.
/ Besides the hand and eye the ear,
\ wonderful source of delight, should
2 educated. He spoke of the wonderf
o invention of the Edison PhOnOgraI
i and his amusing experience with II
q instrument The love of music, Il
r sweet strains of harmony,-what
l. source of pleasure it is to have a cul
; waited ear. He spoke of elOcutiOn, t
!. cultivation of the voice, as an impC
!. tant factor of the ear. How on o
IA occasion he heard Henry Clay sou
Is forth his world fame elOquence VIII
m in Congress aud the effect il had
J. him and that august body. Elocuti
! is faculty that can't be too we'll ed
"a Gated. He also advised them to stu
N nice distinctions of sounds and ILL
q trated by amusing and appropriate
eidents.
# Health, a great factor conducive
AT our being, is in need of education.
"a is Just as necessary to have a healt
40 body as q sound mind, 1t is the fOI
AZ dation of our happiness. Exerc
n. your bodies in various sports. I
ID water, base ball and raceing, are
We sential agencies in the preservation
20 health.
,g What we most need is an educat
q conscience. Men of conscience. It's {
Il. of the grandest faculties we ha
Its What the compass is to the ship I
AZ conscience is to the life. A 81
mo- guard to man. Never loose y,
oT conscience but put it into your VIC
in and pleasures.
sr- Then, have a good and strong hei
of 1 tell you, he said, its a great thing
he a man or woman of heart. He ga
several illustrations and impressed
with the moral of unselfshness for
said unselfshness is the key to
nm heart,
on Be punctual man. Cultivate
is habit and it will contribute TO "
he business as well as social enjOym'
his Be clear minded. There is no habit
he disAgreeable as absent mindedn
his Have decision of character and conc
raj tratiOn Of effort. In this age there
Va. a demand for specialists. Whate
er. profession or occupation you take, {
to centrate your energies to that one
hu iect. What we need to educate i
an. concentration and speciality of purp
md Be earnest of spirit and be hero.
ton He then turned to the gradui
ar and urged upon them the great
uc- possibilities of life aud his desire
led them to be good useful men
,On women, good citizens, good meml
o. of church and candidates for heave
he He spoke nearly an hour. It
per surely an able and instructive discOu
NJ, interspeFsed enough with short al
en- dotes and amusing incidents to NAL
ma highly appFeolative to the audience
4iP After the benediction had been