The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-28

Cotorcd students Receive Diplomas.
The commencement exercises OF tn
Howard School were held in tho Audi
torium last night. The class onll
numbered five and was the first elias
Of colored pupils OF the public school,
OF this city to take the full high schoo
course.
The exercises were very interesting
The stage was beautifully decorate,
with flowers, and behind sat the class
Henry Spencer Anderson. Elizabetl
Jane Caldwell. Julia Mary Watson
Helen Hill and Isabella Daisy Ander
son, and she speakers.
selection from the orchestra
opened the exercises and prayer fol
lowed by Rev. g. l.. Jefferson. Aftel
another selection from the orchestra
President Baird. OF the Board OF Edu
cation, announced the reading OF es
says by the graduates. These essay.
were out OF the usual order. from tn.
Tact that each OF the graduates wrot,
OIL tho history OF Delaware.
Henry 3. Anderson's essay covered
the history OF the State from 1887 tt
170i; Miss Caldweii's, from 170i Il
1894; Miss Watson's, from 1854 to 1927
and Miss Hills. from 1927 to 1898.
Miss Anderson's essay was entitled
Our Peep Into the Future II pur.
ported to deal with tho history OF the
State and tho experiences OF herself
and classmates during the next sixty
six years. Her dates were lsy3.l956
She detailed what she thought Nigh,
occur in the history OF tho schoo OILS
the advance in medicine which she
thought would discover panacea for
every disease and prolong human life
until man and woman died only OF
old age. In transportation she anticl
pated the introduction of electrical
carriages In which she could make the
journey from this city to Philadelphle
In fiftecn minutes, and OF airships thai
would be swifter still. To each of hei
classmates she gave u successful ca
reer. making them wealthy, famous
and happy in their old age.
The distribution was then begun.
Inc first presentation was the Nor.
gan prize, won by William Gibson foi
excellence In the manual training
school. The prize was handsome
gold badge and was presented by DR..
James Ii. Morgan in neat speech of
advice to the colored people and to tho
pupils OF The school. He told the pnr-
ents to keep their boys at school, and
skill acquired by study would open
the doors Of every shop and profession
to them. In presenting the prize no
told Gibson to wear 1t to The door OF
the shop to which he applied for ad
mission as a mechanic.
Inc honor prizes. presented by tho
board OF Education, were presented
to Henry Spencer Anderson and Miss
Mary Watson. The prizes were copies
Of Websters Unabridged dictionaries.
They were presented by Harvey Il.
Spencer, u. s., of the University of
iennsylvaDia, u graduate OF school
NO. 16. His speech WIS very elo-
qnet and earnest one. He advised the
graduates to continued efforts In the
lines OF the studies.
Rev. G. N. Grandson, ID. D., deliver.
cd the address to the graduates.
lhls address was probably the most
eloquent speech ever made In this city
on all occasion Of this kind. 1t was an
earnest, wise and eloquent presenta.
ton OF the situation between the white
and colored people In this country. IT.
was plea for the colored race. but!
was without faint of rnce prejudice.
lie pictured the success OF the
in the magnificent ciyili-I
zatlon OF to-day and advised his people,
to search for the secret OF tho white
mans success. He found this In hlsI
power To think and his ability TO apply
and work out his thought.
lie said men and women are all
equal In tho republic OF letters, and
urged his people and tho graduates to-
seek that kind of equality by every
known honorable method.
President Baird then presented the
the exercises closed with
the benediction by Rev. Is. 4. Moore.