Evening journal., 1895-06-22
A TRIUMPH FOR KNAPP.
The High School Commence
ment a Glowing Success.
WORDS OF oHEBRFRoM THE BISHOP


Facilities Of Delaware CoIlege-Mayor
Boyd Appoints Judges and Reoep-
tion Committee for July a.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, June 22--Last nights
High School commencement was a
triumph for Principal A. H. Knapp, who
has labored so assiduously to elevate the
standard OF New Castle city schools and
II fully demonstrated that the professor
has been entirely successful here and his
retirement means loss to the schools
and city and misfortune to ALL
Professor Knapps graduating class
made fine appearance and acquitted
themselves splendidly, the orations being
delivered with an abandon that seldom
characterizss the High School graduate
who stands before a large and eager
audience. The professor also showed
that he was an excellent disclplinarlan
by frequently calling down the 300
children, the hum OF whose voices
would occasionally increase to a din and
who became very restless toward the
close
Arranged as a softly-llghted parlor
with a back ground Of greco foliage and
potted plants the Opera House stage
never looked better than when the grad
mates marched on while the orchestra
was playing Say Au Revoir, But Not
Good. bye"
On the stage were seated, besides the
graduates, Bishop Coleman, Rev +. NJ
Munson, Professor A. d. Knapp. As
sistsnt Principal Miss M A. Draper.
Louis E. Eliason, s Atwood Stewart,
William Deakyne and John B. Man
love
Prior to the address Of the evening
there were these features SAlutatory,
Music. Annie Minerva Fleming; ora
ton, Monuments" Thomas Gemmill
overture. "strathmore, Braham, orches
ira oration, Character OF Napo-
leon Bonaparte," A. Brown Lam
ucatlon," Walter Joseph Csfeld
Plano solo, Moonlight on the Hudson.
Il Leroy Foote; Grafton, Qualities
That VIM" William Harry Meredith
Essay, Joan OF Arc" May Wallace
Whitenack Valedlctory. "rhe Dignity
Of Labor, Walter Wolfkeil Bacon.
Miss Fleming was Rttired In white
organdie and satin ribbon Miss White
mack wore cream silk with trimmings
of lace. Professor Knapp presented the
diplomas In few we'll oh psen remarks
Right Rev. Leighton Coleman, s. T.
D., bishop Of Delaware. delivered the
address. In his preliminary remarks
the good bishop cited some incidents
down the state, where he had made many
enemies, temporarily at least, by his
constant urging Of better school
facilities. Once he was being escorted
through a Sussex school by the president
OF the board The teacher complained
discouragingly that he was handicapped
by lack OF facilities, and had not even
blackboard although he had made
several pleas FOR one. The bishop asked
him how many members Of the board
there was, ard he replied: Twelve
sir. well, said the bishop, doubt
less What you want is less school board
and more blackboard"
The bishop congratulated the gradu-
ates for their very happy and completely
successful handling Of the subjects com
mitted TO their charge. He also con.
graduated the new orchestra for the
excellent selections rendered on their
FIRST appearance.
"sometimes, he said, "in the rather
boisterous life OF cur school children the
prsctlced eye Of the experienced teacher
sees In these strlplinga the most likely
objects Of their future labor. Yes. labor
conquers everything. Frequently Won
young people think school discipline
irksome. But all the discipline OF school
life Is absolutely necessary TO trv Won and
train your lives. We people OF
Wilmington are smelling some
decidedly unpleasant odors the
past few weeks and | notice that the
factory whence the smells are attributed
70 come now promises 80 construct a
hue that will carry all the air through
some great heat Thus the severity Of
school life acts as a refinery, q purifier. Of
ourselves. might put to death all the
murderers thieves, wife beaters and
desperadoes IN the world 10 night. bnt
beginning with 70 night there wonld
spring up another corps Of equally
dangerous criminals IL Is despotlsm ~
almost every kind that sends children ont
In the world without the advantages of
this thorough training
Nov. In complimenting your prinoi.
pal for this highly successful evening
must remember. again, these graduated
and wish for them Ia their future life the
reward Of real education and industry
which Is the hand maiden OF learning
Not especially for our own benefits but
Tor the law OF recompense which must
come to us for being the means Of con-
querlng every foe within our own souls
and 10 walk uprlghtly with our fellow
men upward and onward, through His
own gracious benevolence into the eternal
life beyond
The bishop made an earnest appeal for
Delaware College, which be said offered
extraordinary facilities for our boys.
To keoeive Diatingulshed Visitors.
The committee at large representing
the cit'zsns' celebration OF Independence
DaV, held another well-attended meeting
last night. Mayor Boyd announced that
be had appointed DR. Howard Leland.
Henry holscbumaker aud Harry w.
Herbert As judges Of decorations 20
That Tired Feeling