Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07
GRADUATES OF high SCHOOL
Commencement Exercises at
Opera House.
PLEASING ESSAYS AND ORATlONS
An Admirable Address to the
Graduating Glass.
by the Rev. DR.. studebaker of Baltimore
Presentation of Honor frizes-Names of
the Graduates.

The graduating class OF this High !
School held the boards at this Grand |
Opera House last night week in the one
act drama known as commencement |
exercises. - II Was highly enjoyable |
presentation, having conservatory |
scene for ita background, with "Old
Glory" triumphantly pendant from the |
proscenium arch and draped upon the |
balcony rail. To continue the figur |
the play itself was old, but the actors |
were new and their efforts reyivified |
the ever popular characters peculiar to
the commencement drama. Thus the
"sweet girl graduate" repeated her
former successes, and the gallant youths
continued their manly bearing through
out the play. In the auditorium their
numerous friends gave them eager
hearing throughout the whole Of the
Entertainment.
The graduates wers: Mary Anne
Clayton, Virginia Dreamer, Coriune
Du Val Eminons, Charlotte Mary
Marten, Myrtle Leslie Miller, Katha-
rine Tharsiila Mooney, Esther Reese,
Eva Gertrude RICHTER. Daisy Cleaden
Robelen. Carrie RoEelen, Mary Anna
Robinson, Alics Il. Slemons, Edith
Stapler, Elizabeth Baldwin Turner,
Matte Hamilton Wonn.
Howard Price Armstrong, Arthur
Burton Bright, Frank Wesley Cooper.
William Chandler Devine, James
Morgan Grant, j. Marvin Hanna.
George W. Henry McGovern, William
Forest O'Keefe. Harry Rifle Peunock,
Frank L. Tindall, Ralph Cahoon
Whitenack, Thomas Massey Woodward.
Elsie Crow Benson. Idarene Florence
Black, Frances May Bprtnett, Pearla
King Cantwell, Elsie Mills Carter,
Mary Elizabeth Csulk, Florence vir-
ginia Dunn, Edith Francis, Mabel
Robbins Golding. Mary Eldridge Har-
vey. Bertha Lincoln Houpt, Harriet
Margaret Mum, Mary Gawthrop Pen
nington. Anna Elizabeth Point,
Mabslls Lee Price, Mabel Thomas
Rettew, Elizabeth Foulk Skillman,
Mary Thomasina Traynor, Bertha
Watson Truitt Ethel Wilson.
Clarence Medford Cahoon, Armon
Davis Chaytor, Jr., John w. Huxley
Jr., Pussy Jones. Victor Hugo Klett.
John Zebley O'Donnell, Joseph Fay
Pyle. Harold L. Springer.
To the strains of Sousa's "Bride
Elect played by the High School
Orchestra, under the leadership o.
George Elliott, the SO graduates
marched upon the stage headed by
j. Fl. Beckerls and Curtis G. Cooper.
of the class Of 100, who bore wands
trimmed with cherry and white. the
school eolorH. The girls looked very
on the left of TERED platform, and the
boys sat on the right.
On the stage. in front of the class.
were Dr. Evan G. Shortlidgs. presi-
dent OF the Board of Education
Principal A. II. Berlin of the High
School, President George A. Harter OF
Delaware College. Mayor Henry G..
z McLear, the Rev. W. i. S. Murray,
d. D., pastor of ST. paul's NJ. L.
Church; the Rev. Albert b. Stude-
baker, d. D., LII. D., pastor of d
Lutheran Church, Baltimore; Horace
g. Rettew, George W. Roberts, DIR.
Swithin Chandler. Col. G. M. Leitch,
Samuel II. Baynard, DIR. Willard
Springer, Clawson S. Hammit, the
Rev. George @. Hall, DR.. j. r.
Mahaffy, president Of the Alumni
Association y. Leelie Carpenter
Charles s. Rowland, MIRA Charles s.
Rowland, City Councilman Georg,
O'Neill, Charles A. Rudolph. Isaac Il
johnson, Prof. Frederic G. Robinson
City Councilman George M. Fisher
~ and the following members of thu
Board Of Education: Messrs. William
Turner. L.. B. Morrow, Mordeca
Barnes, j. d. Carter, S. A. Mcdaniel
j. r. Hartman, Daniel Ross. Thoma
Huey, Senator John Pyle, George T
Alfrey, Samuel +. Belts, Dr. JohI
Palmer, Jr, Robert Adair, Georg
Rommell, John G. Singles, W. N
Frick and Robert G. Fraim.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. W
L. S. Murray, II. D., who asked tina
heads and hearts and minds might b
turned to the glory and honor of th
name of God. He prayed especially 70
divine blessing upon the school system
the Board of Education. the presiden
of tile board and the principal an
teachers of the High School.
After the rendition of Schlepegrell'
"Homs Circls." Miss Edith Franci
read the essay prepared by Miss Mabt
Thomas Rettew,. entitled 'Earnestnes,
the Keynote OF Success 4" Armon Dayi
Chaytor. Jr., delivered an Grafton O
1.-THE Country's Policy Toward Otht
Nations,'' in which he defended OF
interference in the Cuban cause. Fo
lowing the biblical injunction whe
Spain smote US on one cheek we turne
the other; she smote us on that alst
forgetful that there was a righteor
indignation, and the result was disa
rrous to Spain. He was applaude
when he said that inhumanity an
barbarity could not exist on the san
continent where floated the Stars an
Stripes.
In "1he Man of Action" written |
hiss Alice e. Slemons and read /
Miss Eva Gertrude Fighter. referen,
was made to Columbus, Washingtc
and Napoleon. Tine point was al
made that when great difficulty arts
great man is raised up who is cap
BILE Of overcoming it.
Following the playing of " Corinne,
by Mackie the presentation Of priz
took place.
The FIRST honor prizes of $40 ca,
+ awarded by the Board of Educate,
we're presented by Principal A. /
Berlin to MisH Alice L. Slemons wi
attained the average of S716 per cen
and Ralph Cahoon Whitenack 81. o
the full High SchUol course.
The Morning News prizes of So eat
were presented by Edgar u. Hoopes
Mabel Robbins Golding, Us. A per cer
and Clarence Medford Cahoon, "a D
cent for standing second in the 1,
course.
Mr.. Hopes, 10 his speech. relat
that at last yoar's commencement
presented prize to Samuel J. OFT Al
told him II be could double it in t
year he would giss him an cot
amount. lie thereupon read lett
from Mr.. OFT explaining that he b
made about 10 per cent on the pri
money, but had used it to pay /
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