The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-30
THIRTY TWO GET DIPLOMAS
High School Boys and Girls Take
Leave Of Study For Awhile.

AaNAHN w t"-N-
brilliant Graduation Exercises OF the
Glass OF 'g3-The Essayists and Re
oitationists and Their Subjects The
Honor Pupils Major P. ". Mel
arinis Address 20 the Graduates
Col. Mercar's Words of Advice.
Thirty-two boys and girls of the high
school babe adieu last night to their
studies, companions and teachers.
The commencement exercises at the
were an entertainment of culture,
fine music. scholarly essays and eloquent
speech.
The audience was larger even than that
which attended the grammar school grad
uation Wednesday night. Over POO people
failed to secure admission. The grad
yates occupied seats on the stage in a
semi-circlC. in the center of which sat
President Mercer and the members of the
board of education. The girls We're
dressed in white and the boys were out In
their best and sported bouttonnieres IN the
lapels of their coats.
The exercises opened with an invoca-
ton by Rev. S. A. Goodwin, d. D., pastor
OF the First Baptist church. The grad
yates then sang Springs Delights un-
der direction of Prof Willard n. Smith,
and the essays followed.
THE ESSAYS.
Charles Percival Baker opened with
the salutatory, carefully prepared pa
per of much merit.
Miss Georgia T.. Cope discussed Can
DOR in an argumentative and logical pa
per. showing that truthfulnesS on all Oc-
casions and under every circumstance Is
the best policy, one that will give salts
faction in the end.
Samuel L. Clay read an historical
sketch entitled America. which in brief
terms, dealt with all the important events
I'm the countrys history. The paper was
quite interesting.
Katie r. Meyler read a bright essay
entitled Excelsior and Cornelius A
Mccarthy discussed the "Perils of Poll
tics" The young man treated of the
dangers surrounding politicians careers,
dependent as they are on the caprices of
the people, in an entertaining manner.
at Might Have Been" was the title of
Miss Marie E. H Edwards paper. The
young lady constructed an interesting
essay on these four words, showing how
often they have interfered and shattered
great hopes and projects.
'The Modern Bell was the humorous
and instructive subject discussed by Miss
Isabel A. Vandeveer.
BELIEVER IN "co-EDs."
A paper showing much depth of
thought, thorough study and sound rea-
soning was Frederick G. Hubbells Go
Education of the Sexes" Master Hub
bell is an advocate of co-education.
Miss Sarah L. Cabaniss' essay on de
cision of Character was one of the
brightest and most instructive papers
She showed that without decision of char
acter men and women are without the
most essential qualification not only to
success in life, but happiness and content
ment as well.
Edwin C. Ryals carried off the honors
of the event Instead of an essay he de-
livered a speech of which any orator
might feel proud. His theme was The
Heroes of the COnfederacy. He handled
the subject IN mastery manner, depict
ing in well-rounded periods and
fiowery language, the deeds of
valor of the Confederate soldiers,
on the plains of Virginia, in the
mountains OF Georgia and Tennessee, on
the coast and in the swamps of the Caro-
hnas, where for four years half-clothed
and worse fed they followed Lee, Jack
son johnson, Stewart and Cor
don battling with courage
unsurpassed in the history of the world
for their homes and the triumphs of the
starry Southern Cross.
TRIBUTE TO LEE.
Master Ryals' tribute to Lee, who he
said would stand out on the scrolls of
history as the greatest warrior the
world has ever produced, when Napoleon,
of Waterloo, and Wellington are
forgotten brought forth tremendous ap-
plause, as also did his boast that he was
proud of the fact that he had been born
under the beautiful blue skies of the
south where the air is resonant with the
stirring strains of Dixie and the sweet
serenade of the hooking birds warbling
in the bouhgs of the great oaks Master
Ryals delivered himself in a strong voice,
without the slightest display of nervous
ness.
Herbert L. Kayton's valedictory to the
boys was a splendid paper, well delivered,
and Miss Marie Nj. Furrer's valedictory to
the girls was a choice com bination of pretty
language and we'll connected sentences.
The response for the boys by l, S. Fergu-
son and the response for the girls by Miss
Lillian E. Symons were both meritorious
essays.
The Cuckoo Song" "Integer Vitae"
columbia" and Let the Smiles of
Youth" which were sung at intervals
between the essays, were excellently rem
dered. All the scholars of the high
school, who occupied the parquette,
joined in the last song and the effect was
exceptionally fine.
SCHOLARLY ADDRESS.
Mai Meldrim was introduced by Col.
George A Mercer. In doing so he re-
marked that it was really unnecessary
TO introduce a man so well known in the
community for ability and culture a man
who has risen by merit and is neither an
accident nor creature of advantageous
circumstances.
The speaker was given an Grafton as he
stepped to the front of the stage Mai
Meldrim was at home on the subject of
education and his address, delivered with
the magnetic eloquence for which he is
noted, was a scholarly effort that won re-
peated applause from the audience.
Education he said, sis necessary to
success in life. BY education | mean
that of the hand, head and heart. Such
an education as enables the workman to
do better work. the scholar to rise
TO higher planes of thought. and the
man to become the nOblest work of God
not only an honest man but an educated
one. the advantages TO be derived from
an education so comprehensive surpass
all power of expression.
THE very fact that by education a man
is better able to make for himself and
family living; to onverthis crude labor
intolskilled work; to cease to be a beast OF
burden and to become thinking being. is
of itself sufficient to induce the state to
lend to education her utmost all