New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-18
STATEN ISLAND LATIN SCHOOL.
CROWDS ATTEND THE CLOSING EXERCISES.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS UNABLE TO DELIVER
TIE ADDRES--wILLIAM WINTERS

Undetcrrcd by the scorchire heat Of yesterday
afternoon the people Of staten Island left their homes
all oEer that green island with Its lowlyng hills to
attend the closing exercises OF the Staten Island
Academy and Latin School Friends Of the Academy
and CT education crowded to the doors the large han Of
the German Club, at stapleton. when Principal Part
ington begun his address Of welcome ard brief ~
view Of the most prosperous year in the history OF e
academy. A beautiful bank OF daisies and ferns
finged the edge Of the platform. and pottcd plants
were ranged along the entrances to the hail. II WINS
q source of disappointment that George William Curtis
was confined to his home with an acute attack Of
rheumatism and therefore unable to make the
principal address Of the afternoon. William Winter
spoke In place OF Mr. Curtis.
on tho platform with the graduating class sat the
principal Of the academy and the teachers, member
OF the Board OF Trustees, Archdeac0n johnson and
Erastiis Wiman. The Brooklyn Hill Quartet CON-
posed Of George II. Buscr George C. Chandler Fred
crick E. Crane and Francis E. Way. sang with fire.
quent recalls. 1.-The Water MIL Sunset "Treach-
ery, and a FIoweret.' Knitting Post Emmons
read an essay on "The Development Of the Railroad'
and Eugenia Jones an essay on Josephine the
Woman, with valcdlctory address. Frederick z.
Partngton. principal Of the academy. said 10 com.
mcniing Oh the history and future Of the academy
Tho year just pas. Of great prosperity and
success every way; there have been 2i6 scholars
aurng the Instruction fourteen teachers Early IN the
year found expcdient to open at Brighton .
branch OF the academy the primary department and
this bids fair TO permanent feeder. We have
obtlined and paid for grounds In Stnyyesant
Pace st. George $4,000, and need only $4,000
more TO enable give out the contracts for the eec
ton OF the dings and 1t Is now confidently
Icted that the will be placed before November i.
cannot refrain from comimenting the school and the
community on the possession OF MI William Winter, Of
New BRIGHTON president of the Board Of Trustees.
man OF letters and soe executive ability And money
and personal assistance hove been forthcoming from
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either He has been and still is the best financial helper
In the promotion Of plans And 70 him we ere an
nualy indebted for the rich graduating prizes Coeduca.
ton on staten Island Is not failure nor theory; u
Is proven success President Dwight. OF Yale University
says: "A girls education follows, and runs parallel
with boys and what is found good for the one good
for And they both should have the same al
van,ages all things; for woman as mother wife
a1d citizen Is equally in need ana eqnniy ~ortny o.
the best training which our best Institutions can gve
Mr. Winter said
The port assigned to may be readily and speedily
performed and you will thank me. am sure. fof being
brief. As president I am simply TO present you win
your Diplomas And ell heartiy wish for these young
spirits appy and prosperous voyage on the
sea OF life Upon your brows rest laurel 'icores
May they be greater in your life work George "i,o
Curtis ives to spoken, and am asked to Ill the pace
OF the most accomplished orator In America duty WHICH
fay transcends nv ability and only extoi the ac
curae scholarship which HIS presence here would repreen'
his abscnce prvaton and sorrow The ideai Oh 40.
soute recude inncxiolc devotion 10 duty ana oroaa
scholarship which he represents is well worthy OF our
best efforts to emulate. (Applause Last year ~nea
had the privilege OF addressing you, depioreo me
tendency TO depecae value Of higher education oy me
example set by some business OF great executive
ability fully appreciate executive ability But IN.
cessant effort and application ara the requisites OF
intellectual culture Some Of hnest inteecb nave
been almost refuses sometimes. also the man OF
action Is also the scholar and them indeed is there luse
cause for sincere congratuaon. All honor 70 the man o.
executive ability But let us wfden the usefuhess "
man by the diffusion learning Beauty and use snoue
attach to each other they each for an ornaens
10 the other.
Diplomas were then presented TO X. P. Emmons ana
Eugcnia Jones' Erastus Wiman presented the nrst
prize Of $50 in gold to the latter and second prize OF
S,O 10 the former. scholarship prizes among tne
various classes were distributed as follows; senior
middle class Richard Livingston stafford ana Ge0rss
Russell Durham: junior middle class-kutn EmuA
Forest and Ella F. p Trask junior ciossmnransss
ciass-Ance Wood Daley and Charlotte Essssfon:
sixth year class-Edward Bathurst Fackler and An
tOinete Wood sexton fifth year class-Sarah Gertrude
Robinson and Leonard Eggleston fourth year class.
Marie !. F. Won Bueren aud Ruth Winthrop Emmone
third Year classElsa Lewis Feeny and Bessie M0natcs
serond-ycar clnss-Mary B. Bosworth ana Olga A
schmidt; hrstyear cass-Louise NJ Kappes ana Carl
j. JOst.