Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
W POINT SCHOOL.
Interesting Exrrcisrs at the Annual Com
Inencement Tusa,lny Night 'fc

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Interesting Exrrcisrs at the Annual Com
inencement Tuesday Night.
The first annual commencement or
erciEes OF the Alexis ]. do Pont School
on The Kenneth turnpike were held Tues
Gay night in the presence OF large as
somblaBe. Tbree graduates received the
diploma of the school. Thp pecond floor
OF the building where tho EXERCISES
were held was decorated With bunting
and flowers and green's and the figures
'3T' formed Of evergreen hung between
pictures of Washington aud Lincoln.
The graduates and special guests
entered the room to the march, Under
the Double Eagle" by the he'Tapkopapi
KUN Musical Club. On tho stage we're
seated President George A.. .lliarter OF
Delaware College, Archdeaconi George
9. Hall Principal A. II. Spaid OF tho
du Pont School, Principal Isaac T.
Johnson Of Friends SCHOOL,. William
s. Hilles, School COMMISSIONERS John
Comfy and Francis G. du Pont; Miss
Mabel Beecher, Miss L. DO N. Hamil,
tnn, Miss Il. M. Hersey and Miss A..
!. McLaushlin, teachers, and Fred.
Evans, Lowther Cheney and Joseph
N. Knox, graduates.
Francis O. du Pout presided and
Archdeacon Hall made the invocation.
The three graduates then gave their
orations: Fred Evans "Progress of
Invention In the Last Fifty Years" I"
Lowtber Cheney, .'KnoWedge is
Power;' and Jospeh N. Knox, sour
Duty to Cuba"
These were followed by an address by
William S. Hilles who spoke eioauenily
OF the progress OF education in this
country. He portrayed the advantages
OF the Alexis j. du Pont School and
compared it With the schools liz Kent
and Sussex counties. which closed when
the appropriations for their mainten-
Hnce are expended. Mr.. Hilles eaid it
was Disgrace to the State that the
percentage Of illiteracy in Kent and
sussex counties was greater, and be be-
lieyed it ia now, than that OF any East
cru State north of North Carolina, and
Of any Western State west OF Alabama.
Speaking of the fact that one of the
trustees of Delaware College favored the
admittahce of women as well as men,
Mr. lilies added that the day ia not FAR
distant when women can enjoy the adj
rantages OF the collegiate training, y
Principal Spaid then presented the
diplomas to the three graduates
PRINCIPAL Isaac T.Johnson of Friends
School naie the address to the gralu.
ates, dwelling principally upon tho adj
vice given by King David to his son:
!" be strong and show thyself man. =,
lie desired the scholars to apply this,
advice In the strongest sense and
wanted them to be strong physically,
mentally and intellectually, morally and
spiritually.
The. following report was read by
Principal Spaid:
koom No. l, Miss McLaugblin, teacher
Perfect In attendance, John Peoples,
Annie Buchanan. Good work, Ray
mond Long, Mott jonas. Helen MatGhett,
Harry Dsarr, Edith ana Ginera Harris,
Bessie Storey.
Room No. 2, Miss Harris, teacher
Perfect attendance, 195 days. John
Krauss, Lee Knox. Perfect in deport-
ment, Mattie Brown; first rank, Lottie
Stewart. first class; first rank, Matte
Brown, second class.tw his
Room M. 3, Miss Hamilton, teacher
Good deportmeFt. anna Hoover,
Lewis Hardwick. Perfect in attend
anca, John Buck, Victorine Miller,
Willie Mckinley, Bella Brown, George
jacobs. rss @
Room No. 4. Miss Beechor. teacher.
Perfect in attendance, Mary Irvine,
Josepn Gentine, Low:her Ward, Chapd-
Ter Knox. Rank first In class, Willie
Briggs, Glass A., Hugh Billingsley,
Glass b.. Mable Kranss Glass q. y
Room No. s. A. r. Spaid. teacher
Present every day, Matte Taylor,
Thomae Lencb. Rank in class, junior,
Thomas Leach, first; Edwina Long,
second. Rank in class, middle, Matte |
Taylor, first; Frank McGear, second.
Botany class, Frank McLear, classi-
fed l54 flowers and made 80 drawings; |
Harry Fisher and Jonas Miller classified |
l34 each; Bertha Smith made the |
neatest drawings.
The exhibit of the work of the |
scholars was visited by many Tuesday |
and yesterday morning. The colored |
drawings of flowers aud plants made BY
the botany class form an interesting dis |
may Yesterday afternoon Francis g. du |
Pont gave the school children their
annual treat.