The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
FORTY WILL GRADUATE.
HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BOYS AND
GIRLS OF ~.

GIRLS OE 'Sds
Thirty-TvvO Girls and Eight Boys IN
the Graduating CIass-Miss Maude
SchaefFer Won the First Honor,
Zeb Fleming the boys VnIedictO-
rian-The Commencement EXer-
cises to Be Held Wednesday Night.
Judge Norwood to Deliver the Adj
dress to the Graduates.
The Savannah public schools will al
close Wednesday.
Examinations have been in progress in
all the grades, except the first or gradual
ing grade of the high school. since last
Wednesday. These examinations will con-
tinue tomorrow and Tuesday, and on
Wednesday the children in each grade OF
the entire system will be told their general
averages for the year. The certificates for
the years work win be awarded. and the
diplomas in the grammar schools will be
presented.
Wednesday night the graduating exer-
cises of the high school will be held at
the theater. The averages of the mem
bers of the graduating class have been
carefully calculated. There are forty
graduates, thirty-two girls and eight boys.
The first honor was won by Miss Maude
Schaeffer, and by reason of this distinc-
ton, she will deliver the valedictory ad-
dress TO her schoolmates.
zeb Fleming, who made the highest
mark among the boys. will deliver the val
edictory to the school authorities.
Nine others received honors, the order
of their standing being that of their
names, which follow: Rosalie Brown,
who will deliver the salutatory: Viola
Eckstein, Genevieve Dupon, Freda Traub,
Louis Halpert, CORTLAND Jones, Jennie
Lynes, Irene Putzel and Devereux Bacon.
Each of the honor pupils will be given
distinction in the graduating exercises.
They will read papers on subjects of in
terest. some of which will be debatable
and will have one champion on either side.
The members of the class who viii not
graduate with honors and who will also
read essays, are as follows:
Corinne Denson-Personal Influence.
Norma NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
Thief Of Time.
Books
Annie Garnett-Thoughts.
May Gnann-Home.
Olive Gould-Days That Are to Be.
Ethel Helmken-The Girl of 49,
Lillian Manucy-Literature.
Eta Oliver-Commenceme Day.
Amy Oliver-The Tongue Is Mightier
Than the Sword.
Doline Purse-Use of an Education in
Home.
Frances Stern-Happiness
Eva Stokes-Heavenly Beauties Reveal
ed by Our Telescope.
Eva Daly-Are Women More Revenge
full Than Men?
Nina Crane-Self-confdence
LESSEE Crawford-Fore-kn knowledge.
Annie MISUNDERSTANDING.
Julia Lebey-Good Name Better Than
Riches.
Dora Mendes-Does Dress Make the Wo-
man?
Marie Remshart-Home.
Eva Roberts-Girs.
Annie Sholar-Success or Failure.
Neva Starr-Decision of Character.
Jennie Strous-Mother.
Retta OVERWHELMINGLY
sigmund Berg-Is Bicycling Good for
Health?
Horace Brooks-Home, Sweet Home.
NeiH Coney-Before the Mast.
Raiford Falligant-A Deer Hunt
julius Hohenstein of the second grade,
who led his class, will reply TO the vale
dictory to schoolmates. The programme
of the graduating exercises Is as follows:
Invocation, Rev. ]. Y. Fair, d. d.
Song.
Salutatory, Rosalie Brown.
rs Bicycling Unwomanly?' Affirmative,
Viola Eckstein; negative, Genevieve Du-
pom.
Song.
Health" Louis Halpert.
american Adonis," Jennie Lynes.
"Good Roads," Devereux Bacon.
Song.
us the Right Of Suffrage Demoralizing
TO Women" affirmative, Irene Putzel.
rs the Right of Suffrage Demoralizing
to Women?" negative. Freda Traub.
Education" CORTLAND Jones.
valedictory to school authorities, zeb V.
Fleming.
valedictory to schoolmates. Maud
schaeffer.
Response by Julius Hohenstein Of second
grade
Address to graduates, by Hon. T. NJ
Norwood
Presentation Of diplomas, by Col. George
A. Mercer, president of the board of ed
ucation.
Graduation hymn.
The members OF the graduating class
will occupy places upon the stage while
the other classes of the High school will
sit in the dress circle. The graduating
class is practicing for the exercises. IL
meets az the theater at o'clock in the
morning, when the songs are sung and the
programme rehearsed.
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TwIGGs DENIES THE ARREST.