The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-30
TWENTY-SIX GRADUATES
TIE LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
IN YEARS.

The Graduates Receive Their Honors
Gracefully aud AcQuit Themselves
With Credit-The Readers-Their Es-
ssys-Dr. Vass' Address to the Grad
ustes-The Award of the Diplomas.
Twenty two Graduates In the Col
ored Schools.
The commencement exercises Of the high
school at Hunter hall yest ,rday morning
were a pronounced and pleasing success.
The hall was filed to OVERLOOKING, and
many people failed to get in at all. Every
foot of standing room was occupied, and
the stairways on both sides were jammed
with spectators.
The graduating class of twenty-six
scholars, the largest that has been grad
uated from the high school In years, was of
graceful young ladies and manly youths
The place was redolent with the perfume
Of choice flowers, and everybody was
bright and happy.
Principal Train opened the exercises at 10
o'clock. Rev. G. E. bowman, D. D., of
Wesley Monumental church, delivered the
invocation.
THE ESSAYS.
"Harkl Our Pleasant School" was sung
by the classes.
Mr.. Robert A. Crawford delivered the
salutatory. 1t was a carefully prepared paper
and was received with applauge by the
spectators.
Miss Lodoiska NJ. LaRoche read an essay,
"Delicacy Of Feeling" and Master Robert
D. Drlpps followed it with an essay on
Memory Both were well written and
well delivered.
The song "Joy. Joy, Happy Are We"
followed.
Miss j. Theodore Spann read an interest
ing essay on "a Summer Vacation-How
1t Was SPENT and Master Paul Pritchard
told of what wonderful Importance the little
word "It" is.
Miss Cornelia E. Lee wildly described
Imagination"
Fairy Belle" was sung by the class and
three more essays Of exceptionally good
character we're read.
QUfTE APRoPos.
Availability In Politics vs.. Talent and
Character" was the title Of Master George
H. Groth's paper 1t was strikingly appro-
pirate just at this time in view OF the polit-
icnl situation.
Miss Carrie A Carter read please ntly on
1.-THE Art Of Pleasing"
Master Henry l. Purse discussed the sub
jeot Of Prosperity as Developer Of Char
acter" in an interesting manner.
'Sweet Echo" by the schools followed.
Miss Pamela Palmer read q humorous
and instructive paper entitled 'She.n
Master Edwin s. Epstein read splendid
valedictory to the school authorities. Miss
Valleska Riley's valedictory to her school
mates was polished paper. Herbert L.
Kayton responded Ia good style.
80, Come Aaidens," vas sung after the
response.
DR.. vAss' ADDRESS.
Rev. DR.. L. G. Vass Of the First Presby-
teriau church delivered the annual address
to the graduates, in which he urged them
that no matter what pursuits they may
follow through life, be it professional or
perseverance, as they have followed their
studies to successful completion.
j. h. Saussy, Esq, vice chairman of the
board of education, presented the diplomas
with one OF the instructive and highly
humorous addresses for which he is noted.
the exercises closed with the singing OF
the graduation hymn.
THE GRADUATES.
The following is list of the graduates
and their graduation ESSAYS:
ALLEN, ANNIE G.-"Women as Bread Win
ners. o."
BAcKUs, HENRY L.-"Indifference."
CARTER, CARRIE A.-"Ths Art OF Pleasing"
CoBUaN, SALLIB Hold Bachelors
CRAWFORD, ROBERT A.-Salutatory.
DAVIS ANNIE D.-"The Power of Personal
Influence"
DRIPPs, ROBERT D.-"Memory.
EGNsTElN BELLA B.-"Curiosity"
EPSTEIN, EDWIN S.-Valedctory.
EXLEY LILA E.-"Music.' >
GRoTH, GEORGE H. --"Availability in Politics
VS. Talent and Character"
HAUPr FRANCES B.--"A School Girls
Glance"
HALL. LEILA A.-"What the Sun Saw in a
Day"
LAMAR, PAMELA-"She"
LARocHE, LoDoIsKA M.-"Delicacy of Feel
ing
LEE, OoRNELIA E.-"Imagination.
MAY, JENNIE W.-"Southern Women"
PRITcHARD, MAMIE 1.-THE Coquette.
PRITCHARD PAUL-"It"
PURSE. HENRY L.-"Comforts of Home"
REPPARD, SUSAN L.-"Mothers Influence"
RICHARDSON, FLORENCE LA Summer In
the Blue Ridge"
RILEY, VALLCsKA-Valedctory
SMITH, EVELYN Ca. Graduates Thought"
SPANN, j. THEoDoRA-"A Summer Vacation
How 1t Was Spent"
REYNOLDS, ELLEN T.-"Camp Lie"
The singing was exceptionally good, due
to the untiring efforts OF Mrs. J. d. MUIR
ply, who trained the pupils in the musical
programme. She was the aocompanist on
the piano and her daughter, Miss Nellie
Murphy, accompanied the songs with the
violin.
The popular graduates were discovered by
the applause that greeted them from their
schoolmates on the reception OF their diplo-
mas
Many Of the graduates were the recipi-
ents of handsome bouquets and baskets of
flowers from admiring friends.