Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-09

y The commencement exercises OF the |
class Of 1896 of the Wilmington High |
School were heldWednesday night in tho
Grand Opera House before a great
audience. The class, which is the 22d
" complete the High School course OF
study, III the largest in the history of
tho institution, numbering 50 boys and
girs.A
The colors of the High School were
prominent in the auditorium. The
cherry and white adorned the front Of
the gallery and streamers ran from the
centre Of the proscenium to the sides
Of the house. Pendant from the
proscenium was an enlarged repro
duction of class pin made by stu
dents of the High School. On tho
stage were seated guests, members OF
| the Board of Education and of City
Council. The graduating class, which
| entered at the sides. of the stage occu
| pied four tiers of seats in the rear.
| The balustrade at each side was deco
| ratod with the school colors. The
setting OF the scene was that OF a con-
servatory. The stage near the foot
lights was covered with presents for
the graduates.
| President Charles Baird of the Board
of Education, presided. Others on the
platform were George S. Fullerton,
Ph. d., vice provost Of tho University
of Pennsylvania, Prof. Harter, the
newly elected president of Delaware
College; Bishop Coleman, the Rev.
George 9. Hall, Principal A. II.
Berlin, Superintendent David W.
Harlan, DIR. John Palmer, Jr., of the
High School committee, DR.. William
4 G. Pierce, Secretary L. b. Jones OF
- 4 ,..~1
| McCaualand, Coyle, Carter, Turner,
| Huey, Ross and Crossan, members of
the board; City Councilmen Watson
and Robinson, Edgar NJ. Hopes.
Hugh Q. Browne, Principal l. Z.
johnson OF Friends School, DR..
Swithin Chandler, L. @. Hardesty,
William G. Baugh, W. Q. r. Colqu-
houn.
THE GRADUATES.
The members of the graduating class
were as follows:
4 February class-Martha Washington
Alker, Margaret j. Bareford, Florence
Mabel Bell, Martha Boyd Crawford,
ANITA Veronica Diviney, Mary Teresa
Doherty, Lulu Virginia Elliott,
Florence Carlisle Faust May O..
Herring, Lucie Alton Hildreth, Anna
NJ. Justison, Genevieve G. Kelly,
Matilda KirD, Helen Louise Kurtz,
Mabel Wilson Latimer, Semiramis Anr
Marr Nellie Richardson McIntire,
Elizabeth Sipple Mcdaniel, Margaret
Irene Pierson, Helen Reynolds, Har
riet May Walther, Edward F. Ayars
John w. Brady. Frank N. McCaus
land, Clifford V. Mannering, William
NJ. Mask, William @. Matchett, s.
Geer Patterson, J. Albert Pierce
Thomas Ii. Stirling, Clyde +. Thomas
June class-Mabel Estelle Baird
Locke Erma Carpenter, May AgneI
!, Christy, Ethel Mary Cooper, Agne
Gertrude Donahoe. Katharine MARI
Q Estelia Jefferson Foreman, Margare
Foulk, Matilda @. Fredd, Rubekal
h Fullerton, Maud Smith Grier, Agne
J. Halloran. Grace Dillon Hargis, Bessi
Q Johnston, Elizabeth Il. Jones, Elsi
@ NJ. Kirby, Mary Woodworth Lee
" Reba Sparks Lloyd, Jane Teresa Nc
g Cafferty, L. May Mcclure, Elizabetl
d Reynold Patt, Jessie Margaret Reuss
n Elsie @. Speakman, Clara Vincen
A loft, Clara Gabriel Traynor, Ann
;s Belle Waterman. Leona Riley Wilson
3. Nellie Hester Wyatt, Bertha Paulin
q Yergor, Alexander j. Barron, Howar
81 r. Cann, William ii. Conner, Norma
L. Downes. g. Clinton Fogwell, Alfre
g II. Hartman, John d. Hildreth, Ralp
]. N. Holley, Cheyney T. Loomis, Georg
y f. McCloslsey, Frank Marsden, Thoma
ie +. Nelly, Frank @. Ross, William I
to Simpler, Fred Sincock, Frank A. Su
8. livan, Willard Sweetnan, Herbert Ia
a ley, Claude NJ. Thompson. West A
Or Trotter, George ID. Woodward.
,i THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Il To the music of Adler's marc
~ University of Pennsylvania, I" playe
-, by the High School Orchestra. th
~, ~ graduates marched upon the stag
y Prayer was offered by the Rev. Georl
y " O. Hall, rector of St Johns Churcl
3 Following an overture by the orchestri
President Baird announced the fir
speaker from the class, Miss May
Herring, whose essay was upon "Tl
ot Power of Song" She said that ear
literature was entirely song, and
'al people became more civilized Il
ID words of tho song were preserved
'r- writing. Often the writer of the words
10, not known, while the composer of Il
ks music lie. In the present day II
OF popular song writer desires his nau
OF to appear with the song that be mi
zee reap tho benefit. She discussed I!
as effect of the melody, the associate
ne and the words of song Miss Herii
~, was applauded at the close.
nut Frank N. McCausland delivered
'n- Grafton ON "Self Unmade Man."
ro- which, he said, that we hear much
self-made mon, but little of SO
IN, unmade men. Mon unmake themsel,
nd by saying too much, or by not spea
for ing at the proper time, or by sayi
nd too little or by failing to embra
Tor opportunity. Self-unmade men str
raj the shores of time with their wrecl
art Mr.. McCausland related some instan'
ion of self unmade men, among th,
'le Adam, Philip of Macedonia, AlexanC
On. and Robert Burns.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
der The presentation of prizes was
in interesting portion of the program
.Ial Principal A. Ii. Berlin made
I'M. speech in presenting the honor pri
re Of $40 gold pieces awarded by
ON. Board of Education to the boy a
co; girl attaining the highest rank of
ier. three years. course. The prize winn
W we're Ciaud M. Thompson, VIII
In average was IS. per cent, and NJ
M. Mabel +. Baird, whose average '
rl: Si.5 per cent.
lax Mr. Berlin also called Miss Clara
,di loft forward and presented to no
Ad- prize ON account OF her faithful atte
and ance at school. She had been abs