New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-17
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
sEvENSCORE YOUNG WOMEN RECEIVE
THEIR DIPLOMAS.
vALEDrcToRY ADDRESSES AND HONOR ESSAYS OF
THE Girl. PUPILS UNDER THE CLASS MOTTO

GIVE HEED TO WHAT Is WORTHY"
Tho sem-annual commencement o. the Girls
High School took place last night In the cnapei OF
the institution The spacious building at the COT
ner OF Nostrand-ave. and Halsey-st. was trans
formed into a veritable bower There were flowers
and ferns and rare plants and girls every
where and nature We'd with art. and art coInoiheu
with nature make the scene a beautiful pictureS
over the platform hung the class motto. 'Aude
aliquid dlgnum," on a background OF green. Mel
son J. Gates chairman OF the High School Com
mittec. presided and prior to the formal pro-
gramme n preliminary concert was given, In wnich
Miss Meyers. Miss Marshall. Miss Narwood Miss
Styne and Miss Kakenbrenner took part. Follow
Ing Is the programme:
Professional Grand March .corrisan
saluta,ory.
Essay. Higher EducatI9n and Practical stLsd Life
Essay 1T 0Te"n' r FSisS s SSsHpaiaoH'
Eors IRins on ye BE- BeIl American Flax
Louise Dean Halsey.
Essay The pCs,Tz Of Essene %n, 1iSr,
Chorus Night Schubert
Essay Shakcspeare's Belief IN the Power Of the WILL
Frances Schwickard! VI,
Chorus 'wiesened' ......................... Frank
vaedicory -
Chorus Anchor-i'' ......'................ Watson
Mayor Wurster. who was to have delivered an al
dress TO the graduates sent letter OF regret stat
ing that he was unable be present on account OF
Illness.
Miss Flora Barnes who delivered the salutatory.
spoke in part follows:
t. us. to our predecessors. commencement , Is
an important event. II Is the realization OF our
fondos hopes. Ii marks a new era IN our h nv
ana . 9 h u %t seeming 0s end OF
lie ia In truth commencement-a staring anew
Iorger and broader fields u labor. Some Of the
members Ok 20 Will continue ther STUDIES ~ otI'el
c dr 30 be ACQUIRED BY Intercourse with
the word. All. however. VIII grateinlly rehe'n"c'
the years OF preparation In alma mater
She then briefly welcomed the members OF inc
RoarI of Education to whose thoughtful considera-
ton they were deeply indebted the principal ana
whose faithful guidance had enabled them
ana 10 the kindred and friends who have watched
their progress with 50 much sohc.tude.
LEARNING's PRACTICAL BEARING
Miss Harrte, Rcndeli followed with an essay on
"Iigher Education and Practical Life She said
IN part:
comedies learning be essential and that Is IN
the training OF teachers who IN turn may ys,"n
others teach. In fact. the eiucau99nal >! m
is evidently looked upon as a huge dynamo re-
tho power OF s own production to continue sn ne
acton None OF the currents II creates Is suppose
20 enter into the world However. INVESTIGATION
that many Of the great machines % state ana OF
society are moved by educational FORCES 49,,
Among those whose knowledge has immediate
bearing on practical he are many highly trained
AZ,
okvslrists The results Of the lecture room and
laboratory are made evident in the construction
shirs In buildings and tunnels. The recent az
vance in engineering Is shown by statistics which
been impossible AT the time OF the erection OF the
Brooklyn Bridge. IN tho sphere OF electricity one
wonderful than dreams OF Arabian Nights; TO
youth u this generation the names OK hein,nJ },
Morse T. lson and Tesla are suggestive OF Gazing
shis ne nys'@F ~ ,hs honortraph lightning eie
f.far frte
ons lot merely the result OF accurate "H H,-
manship years Of research were necessary 10 '"e''
80, csa evident has been ,he %9TS OF the rSs
specs' ~, N one'iIy no a Ionscr bounded by the
nm -, the mortar. I includes the household. ana
eichnm,st s"arches FOR arsenic in wall paper IN;
jur Gus compounds In teas. conees and SPIES, anu
Of patent and quack medicines the curious tests
that determine the atulte'1tlon 81 MIX ailI a.
eves OK multtudes 20 tho dangers OF ignorance.
Tho bacerolossi pursucs scence less mr. .bo
eeiing bui not Of less importance. man tha OF ,ne
chemist The utility OF microsc, pic research can
no, be disputed. The work o. Koch has some 20
bee o, great ssnih 'ance TO the "orli A., -
remarkable discoveries u the phenomena OF Ter,
acl claim universal praise ana rsslc'' am nv ns
the practical value ~ bringing 10 hs country e.SH
year an am unit OF sl.cocc'c"-the amount OF the
Mean@he the tortures o; The ogsrat,ns table ,Ss
Yavorite panacca Of the doctors OF history. mas
ben abolished. while the unappetzins d,ets 80
have been succeeded by rational treatments BASED
on natural conditions. .,-,..... .., ,,,..
the great philanthropic movement whicn S Thar"c,
terizcs the present century me ioundlnt .,
classes for the instruction OF laboring people IN
practical and economic housekeeping Is put one
outcome Of The thought OF edurated men am aiii
It Is believed. decrease the cost OF living prevent
disease and lessen the amount OF crime ana I'M
For his opportunities tho student is held
reson5 hs time No STUDYING he logic OF the Stoics
the political economy of the Pharaohs. but unless
his knowledge helIs him to solve some problem OF
The hour 10 build up the prosperity OF his nation
or to minister to suffering humanity ne Is not con
slderod a worthy member Of tho Commonwealth
AN ESTIMATE OF THOREAU.
Miss sondhem. who spoke OF ''rhoresus Unpaid
Occupations" said In part:
d parable the experience OF many latter day re-
5g one ay ne onnd o1sSr upon he
d Time. society is lobster.it craws backward ,
INTO PACK e pan over the hot fire t Of his wit It
viii turn red, he sal But i didn't That was was
philosopher Henry David Thoreau. one Of
those to whom the lobster society vas very black
SO he quietly withdrew from the world Of men. be-
came denlzen OF natures realm ana made nj.
pure sincere He a rebuko for tho Ills no could not
His aim in life. he declared. was ever to I'm
prove the nick OF time and stand at the meeting
OF two cicrnities. the past and the future which
pcesey The present momen ,f t ana o essy
I'm view and they left our poet naturalist free
dom for pursuits congenia than that OF merely
earning money.
For many years this eccentric man was self
app1lntel Inspector OF snOwstOrms and transforms
II was no unusual thing for tho midnight hours
to hnh him stretched on his back on some steep
rock specializing the height OF the starry canopy
THE VALEDICTORY ADDRESSES.
Miss Charlotte Hunt the valelictoran. was re-
ceived as were the Others with round OF applause
when she stepped forward. Her address follows:
In that matchless poem. I'll Purgatoro." Dante
represents host OF rcpentant souls rushing con-
tnualy forward TO dare some great deed which
should have been undertaken when the accomplish
mcnt OF il would have benefited the world:
Moved all that mighty multitude
Ard In the advance cried out lamentng
quick quick. that the time may not be lost
BY little love- forthwith the others cried,
For ardor well doing freshens grace"
thatI nhar hns .1fs FIJI md