The times., 1897-06-24

give at the same time what is called
portunities and environments OF many
of the graduates at their homes had been
such that their parents could not share
in this educational work, though 1t mad
teen ever so small. 1t was a high tribute
ito the zeal OF the instructors, 10 their
industry and ability that The graduates
had made sufficient progress to entitle
them u the diplomas that indicate q
satisfactory performance of their scho-
iastic duties.
What had been done for them should
spring a new hope, a new aspiration, a
new purpose Let me emphasize the
thought that the parchment you carry IN
your hands will avail you nothing unles.
it be supported by the inspiration OF higs,
resolve. Truly enough, it represents tn,
acquisition of facts and laws-the hard won
attachments of slow, laborious toil-bui
unless your lives represent true manhood
womanhood for them TO work through; un-
less you have character, no diploma from
any institution can bring you success
that VIII merit the commendatiOn OF gopd
people The orator said that education
gives a people hope and inspiration: it
makes all forms of employment mere hon
orable more productive and more rentiner-
alive. He denied the accuracy Of the
statement that it was a wasted investment
to educate men for the ordinary occu-
pations.
MIR. Terrell advised the graduates that
they must expect to find the world severe,
sometimes brutal in its anxiety to probe
bai U nat q
with the victories of the class room, they
would make mistakes, but he advised them
not to permit these mistakes to discour-
age them.
The graduates were:
Academic Counsel Ursuline Carleton Bar-
ser. Helen Elizabeth Bell, Blanche Brad
ford, Nellie Smith Burke, Fro l,lcieIa lausiia
Batler, Williana Actea Coleman, Anna
Louise Cornell. Harriet Bell Cornish, Lula
Bell Davis, Mary Louise Evans, Sadie
Marietta Fillmore. Mary Agnes Haithinan,
Elena Hawkins, Isabelle Hawkins. Maria
Elizabeth Hillmon, Bertha Grace Howard,
Ma arcellena Agnes Hunter. Mabel Josephine
Ingram, Gwynnette Reeder ,TDhnsnn, Hat
tie Belle John son, Jennie Juna Madden, Ida
Parthenia Madden, Mary Alice Mason,
Josephine Alice Matthews, Madeline
Frances Matthews, Fannie Elizabeth Moore,
Helen Jessie Moore, Florence Adell Payne,
Irene Elizabeth Payne, Mabel Reynolds.
4 dlena Annie Shaw, Mary Grace surUm,
Anna Louise Taylor Laura Elizabeth WI
knson, Daisy Augustave Wyiie Lawrence
Claude Hall Bradley, Daniel Ammen Brooks.
Frank Henri Burgess. Charles pinck ney
jenkins, James Oscar Lucas. Paul Calvin
P!nn, Granville Christopher Columbus Pol
lard, Archibald Mark Ray Harry EiphDnzo
Shorter Frank Harcourte Smith. Johu VIII
lia,n White
Scientific course-Carrie Washington
Burrill. Bessie Elinor Clarke, Lillian Pal
mer Hill. Ada Amelia Pinckney, Susie
Ellen Scott, Anauora Marie Smith, A da
Elmore Thomas, Helen Whipper WorInley
Marie Elizabeth Wright, Clarence King
Worniey.
Business course-Bertha Brown, Frances
Augusta Brown, Mamie Edith Collins,
Frances Mabel Cooke, Mary Magdalen
Downing. Cora Carolia Langford, Anna
Gertrude Madden, Roberta Quander, Helen
Elizabeth Roberts, Mary Evangeline Wash
ington, william Henry Beason, William
Augustus Bowie. John Raymond Cole, Mar
Gus Dale, Charles Henry Dorsey, George
Whiten Edmonson, Albert Henry Mcintosh,
Hayward Mitchell Smith. Clarence Warren
Tignor, John Ralph Wright.
The principal and assistants of the
Colored High School are: Principal, DR.
W. S. Montgomery; assistant principal
Miss Laura F. Barney; assistants, MI.
Hugh NJ. Browne. Miss Caroline f Parke,
Mrs. Anna j. Cooper, Mr.. Parker N.
Bailey, Miss Harriet E. Riggs. Mr.. James
Storum, Miss Mary f. Nally, Mr. Henry
L. Bailey, Miss ]. Eleanor catcher, Mr
W T. S. jackson, Mr Walter B. Hayson,
Miss Ida A. Gibbs, Mr.. Daniel B. Thomp
son, Mr.. John L. Love, Mr.. William Fl.
Dawley. Mr.. Charles NJ. Thomas, Mr.. L
S. &. Bassett, Miss Charlotte E. Hunter,
Mr. Lawrence G. Fletcher, jr.. Miss Emily
A. Harper, MI Percival D. Brooks, Mr.
Arthur G. Newman, Mr.. j. Frank Allen,
Miss Mneola Kirkland.