Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-22
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Exercises Pertinent 70 their Life ana
Works at the High school Yesterday
--Handsome Presents From Coionei
Robert Il. Floyd.
AS the electric clock In Principal
A. II. Berlin's office at the High School
announced the hour Of Monday
in Nil parts Of the building the pupils
from the various class rooms marched
into the assembly room to marcn
played upon the plano by George L.
Monck, accompanied by Robert SIM
nous on the violin and Lester Riggs on
tho cornet.
Upon the platform were seated the
High School faculty, Superintendent
David w. Harlan ana number Of vlsi'
tors. The exercises, which were on the
life and works of William Cullen Bry-
ant and Nathaniel Hawthorne, were
presided over by Prof. Berlin. After
brief devotional exercises he made
few preliminary remarks in which he
said that as soou as we are interested IN
ourselves others will become Interested
in us. just as soon MS our High School
takes its proper place in the economy OF
the city, 1t will be recognized as an I'M
pDrtant factor. The recent death OF DR..
McCosh was alluded to, and the pupils
recommended to read and study the
facts connected with his eminently use
full life.
The first exercise on the programme
was violin solo by j. Neyin Marks, fol
lowed by well-composed essay on
"Hawthorne's and Bryant's Literary
Life" by Ferris Mcclure. An original
and well-conceiyed essay, entitled "The
Early Years of Bryant" was read by
Miss Margaret Pierson. "Fhe Youth of
Hawthorne" by Harry Muhlhausen, was
an interesting paper
Quotations from Bryant's "Yellow
| Violet were pleasingly rcoited by eight
| girls. John G. Ncary gave resume OF
the "College Life of Hawthorne" The
Death of the Flowers" by Bryant, was
read by Miss Bessie Williams in a clear
| and expressive voice. "Hawthorne as a
Man." By j. Brynberg Morrow, was a
biography of the authors life from his
marriage to his death, and closed with a
fine tribute to Bryant as poet and
| Hawthorne as an author.
A class of young ladies sang a song
entitled "Phe Merry Cricket" which
was well received. Prof. Berlin, or
behalf of the donor, Col, Robert M
Floyd, presented framed portraits Of
Bryant and Hawthorne to the school
He said that they had been earned by
the pupils with good and earnest work
There is sentiment around these pic
lures, and in future years we will re
member them with pleasure when VI
have forgotten many other things con
nected with school life.
Superintendent Harlan expressed him
self as much gratilied with whathe hat
heard. He felt that ignorant younl
men and women could not get up sucl
exercises.
The visitors were very favorable i'm
pressed with the exercises, evi6encin
as they did the good and faithful worl
done by both teachers and pupils. Tn
study OF the lives Of great men an
women are always ennobling and call fo
the best effort, but it must be said tina
the essays this morning were remarka
BILE productions for such youthful pupil
and were the cause of many commend;
tory remarks.
By invitation of Professor Berli
many of the strangers present visite
the manual training school. At I'll
next exercise two more portraits {
/ authors will be presented by Colon
Floyd.