The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-02
Young LADIES GRADUATE.
Interesting Exercises at OgIethOrpe
Seminary.

The graduation AMI closing exercises
or the OglethCrpe Seminary. Mrs. l. q.
Young principal were held IN the school
rooms al No. IS Drayt0u street last
night.
The programme OF exercises was very
entertaining, and was witnessed by a
number Of the relatives and friends Of the
pupils There We're but two graduates.
the rest OF a class Of six which started
the year, having. as Miss Cohen, the sa-
lutator.an stated. drfted away
The graduates were Misses Roberta Lee
Purse and Eta Pear Cohen. Miss Purse
read the valedictory and Miss Cohen the
s3lutatOry.
The exercises opened WIKI prayer by
EeE- j. l. Scully rector Of St Paul S
Episcopal church, which was followed by
Iae rgading Of the salutatory by Miss
Eta Pearl Cohen. Miss Cohen's paper
was on the line OF a retrospect Of school
Ille, ana was q very entertaining essay.
II II, showed .,,y,s a thorough composition, and
The address to the graduates and pu-
plls was delivered 10y Rev. Mr.. Scully,
MS ADDRESS was an appropriate one he
SPOKE OF the need OF liberal education.
ana the advantages 90 be derived from
u. he analyzed educau0n' and showed
mat the educated man OF woman Is not
the one who has gone through a college, or
university simply as a matter OF going
tnrough II. and receiving a diploma Tor
-+t7 NpN1AAAEA "A EliA4N AEA lAlE AA41ff AN.A7
OF a few studies. The educated person,
Mr. Scully SAID, is the one who, taking
up q study or subject studied II carefully
ana ana. thoroughly and unders lands, al least
some tribute to knowledge, and said IL
is Gods greatest gift
The valedictory was delivered by Miss
Roberta Lee Purse Miss Purse showed
herselt thoroughly worthy OF the honor
conferred upon her. Her essay was re-
markably well written and delivered.
InH IOAlO wing n1IDfN- roll OF
honor Tor punctuaIty. obedience and dill
gence in study, and were awarded hand
Pearl Cohen, Roberta Lee Purse, Annie
Dlerks, Leila Gailliard Ada Ehrlich,
Gladys Lippman, Heel Kirke Cohen,
Minnie Schley Nichols Ruth Enrich, Ada
Lippman, Maggie Meidrim Thomson Ber-
ina thompson, Mamie SrOhbar and Nina
Cheyes wilkins.
SIsecial mention was made of Miss Shup-
trine FOR high standing In studies and de-
pertinent, Miss Katie Farrell for crayon
work and Miss Mamie Farrell for art en-
brOidery.
The diplomas were delivered by Rev. A.
NJ Williams in few complimentary
words.
Mrs. Young conferred on the graduates
the order Of the Four Leaved sham
rock" This is a pretty little custom of the
school founded upon the legend that the
fortunate nnder of these simple leaflets is
endowed with magic power
A number of pieces OF china decorated by
the pupils was on exhibition and was much
admired. Some Of the work was beautiful
and rejected great credit upon the pupils
and Mrs. ID. B. Hull, who Is the teacher of
china painting.
Some of the crayon work done during
the year was on exhibition also Ii was
all of very high order and was com
mented upon very favorably. Two
sketches, one three horses heads by Miss
Nichols, and the other a dogs head by
Miss Purse, were especially good. They
looked more like engravings than crayon
drawings.
After the exercises We're over the pu-
Pills received the congratulations of their
friends, and some little time was spent So
cially. Mrs. Young was the recipient of
many CONGRATULATIONS on the splendid
pupils.
The closing exercises of the primary de-
partment VIII take place to-day at noon
II will consist mainly Of recitations and
readings.