Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-17
THE GRADUATING CLASS Of Birmingham High School Re- ceive Their Diplomas. AN ENTHUSED AUDIENCE Witness the Closing Exercises al 0'Brien's-A Delightful Programme Carried Out
 In Pleasing Manner.
 

 Birmingham's public schools. who were there to witness the commencement ex- ercses Of the high school.
 Occupying seats on the stage were the thltty-fve graduates of the high school rr. Phillips. superintendent of the city schools; Prof. A. c. Moore, principal of the high school; Dr. J. c. Morris, pastor of the First Methodist church; Dr. B. D. Gray. pastor of the First Baptist church; Dr. $ M Hosmer, presiding elder of the Birmingham district of the Methodist denomination; Samuel Ullman, president of the board of education and member of the city council; w. J. Cameron and A. c. Lane Of the board of education; AL dcrmea BFcCartin, Enslen, Kettig and Jackson and Prof. c. c. Thatch of Au- burn.
 The graduating class comprised the fol- lowing boys and girls Ida Lockard Alt man. Isaac Groom Beatty, Lucy Coleman Dennis. Florence Foulks Amy Elizabeth Hawkins. Iva Hinman, William Alexan- der Hood, Sallie Roberts Hutton, George Pullen Jackson, Elizabeth Nash Johnson, Bertha Nathalie Koenig, Ethelle Love joy, Aurelia Lucille Lykes, Ida Valeria Mclean, Minnie Vaughn McGehee, Fan nie Hamilton Meade, Amanda Perrin Moore, Marie Jones Nelson, Ella Loretto Nolan, Annie Elizabeth Pegues, Mary Taylor Schwend, Jennie Scully, Annie Laurie Shannon, John Lewis Sims, Edna Smith, Ida Blakely Taylor, Sophie Un- german, Margaret Mamma Wait, Mar garet Wilkinson.
 Class honors for the year were as fol- lows:
 English and German honors-Miss I,ebekah Crawford Hamilton.
 Latin and mathematics honors--Miss Amy Elizabeth Hawkins.
 Music honor-Miss Ella Loretto Nolan.
 Drawing honor-Misses Alice Edith Rumph and Lucy Coleman Dennis.
 Miss Rebekah Hamilton won first honor and was thereby accorded the privilege of reading the valedictory, which she did in most happy manner. Miss Hamilton is one of the brightest girls that has grown up in Birmingham, and by dint of hard work and constant application she made a splendid record in her studies.
 Miss Amy Elizabeth Hawkins got sec ond honors, and delivered the salutatory
 The programme for the evening was as follows:
 Overture-High school orchestra.
 Invocation-Dr. J. c. Morris.
 Salutatory-Amy Elizabeth Hawkins
 Oration-"The Question of Hamlet's Madness" John Laurens Chisolm.
 Essay-"Remove Not the Ancient Landmarks, Ida Lockard Altman.
 Essay-"A Vignette; Apple Blossoms" Alice Edith Rumph.
 Selection-High school orchestra.
 Essay-"Our New Coat of Arms" Mat tie Holmes Browne.
 Oration-"Imaginary address upon the opening of a canal to connect the Tennes- see with the gulf, Asa Elwyn Ballard.
 Essay-"Dr Belle Calico" Amanda
 Reeitation-selected, Miss Lucy Nor row.
 T1ssay-"Could the Waters Speak as they Flow Ida Valeria Mclean.
 ffFTyl.- oJ T C.A AA1,D VNora ny Hamilton Meade.
 Essay-"Enas Not a Hero" Margaret Mamma Wait.
 Chorus-"The Red Scarf" graduating class.
 I5ssay-"Picturesqu Episodes in the History of Alabama" Kate Fontaine Meade.
 Essay-"so Runs the Years Away" Bertha Nathalie Koenig
 Oration-1maginary Address on Lay ing the Corner Stone of New High School Building" William Alexander Hood.
 qledictory-Rebekah Crawford Ham, ilton. |
 'ot solo-selected, George Pullen Jackson.
 Musio-March Cv. HerberD, High School orchestra.
 Annual address and presentation of di- plomas-Prof. c. c. Thatch.
 Class song.
 
 The essays and orations were all ex- cellent, showing that they had been pre- pared with great care by their authors. The girls, arrayed in exquisite white gowns, were visions of beauty and love liness and the admiration of all present.
 Professor Thach's address dwelt prin- cipally with the public school system in America, of which he appears to be a strong advocate. Of the Birmingham schools system he spoke in the highest terms, saying it was well nigh ideal. The American school system, he said was the bulwark of American inde- pendence and American liberty. At the conclusion of hlh address, Professor Thach presented the graduates with their diplomas and the entertainment closed
 Every pupil was the recipient of one or more punches of exquisite flowers. compliments of families and friends
 Thus another school year has been added to the past, and thirty-f1ve boys and girls, who for four years past have toiled and struggled with the sciences and the arts, will frequent the haunts that have known them no more.
 Superintendent Phillips, Professor Moore, principal of the high school, and their corps of able assistants, have built for the high school an enviable reputa- tion as training school, and those who receive diplomas from 1t are prepared to meet the requirements of the business world. Birminghams admirable school system would not be complete without the high school.
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