Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-31
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Commencement Exerci es Of
the High School.
BAccALAuREA1E SERMONS
Preached to PuIpits Of Sem
mary and Academy.
MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS
Competitors for choIastio Hon
ors Receive the Rewards
for Their Labors.
MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS

for Their Labors.
The annual commencement exercises
| of the Newport News High School
We're held in the opera house last night.
! IN the presence Of u large audience of
friends OF the school
| When the curtain rose it was a pref
W scene which greeted the eye On
either side OF the stage in the fore
ground. sat six young. ladies-Misses
| Rosa Morrison, Vivian Binns. Mary
Ellen O'Donnell. the graduates, and
Misses Mary Farthing, Willie Powell
ana Ella Grey. Beside the young Ia
the rear of the stage sat Messrs. C. A.
Ashby. J. j. O'Donnell. c. c. Berkeley
J. $. Jones. John G. Livezey, E. I. Ford
| Revs. w. II. Motley. &. f. Lipscomb
| = I. Wexford. z. c. Cox. Hon. T. T.
FoWell, Dr. w. f. Cooper, and Prof
Jeffries.
The exercises were opened by a fer
vent prayer offered by Rev. B. F. Lip
scomb, after which Hon. T. T. Powell
! introduced Miss Mary Farthing. who
read an essay, taking for her subject.
Learn to Labor and to Watt Miss
Farthing read her paper in a very ac-
ceptable manner. Decidedly correct In
phraseology. her paper showed the
devotion of untiring application in it's
preparation. Miss Farthing was the
recipient Of a lovely bouquet of roses.
selection by the orchestra was fol-
lowed by the reading OF an essay by
Miss Mary Ellen O Donnell, one of the
four gradual ties. Nature was Miss
O'Donne1fss theme, and hardly could the
subject been better treated. In pre-
pairing her essay Miss O'DonnelI was
certainly particular, and her well-con-
ceived IDEAS appeared last night draped
In graceful verbage, and its Smoothness
OF flow was thoroughly harmonious
With the poetic theme upon which Miss
O'Donnell chose to write. -4
Hon. T. Il. Powell then delivered to
the graduates-Misses Vivian Charles
I3inns. Mary Ellen O'Donne!l and Rosa
M Morrison-the diplomas, which by
their faithfulness they had Won Mr..
Powell spoke briefly. drawing likeness
between the diplomas and the cap
stone OF Il pyramid, as the diploma
caps the days spent in hard and dill
gent study.
Beautiful bouquets of flowers were
delivered to the graduates.
Mr.. c. c.. Berkeley In presenting to
Miss Mary Ellen O'Donnell the medal
for the highest general average. made
neat little two-minute speech.
The Daily Commercial medal for
scholarship and faithful attendance
was also captured by Miss O'Donnell.
fun Of advice by Mr.. f. L. Walbridge.
Mr. c. A. Ashby brought down the
house by a thoroughly characteristic
speech. Full of mirth and wit he kept
the audience in perpetual uproaf or
laughter as he made his remarks pre-
senting to Miss Willie Powell the Ideal
Pharmacy medal. in the necessitated
absence in Richmond Of Mr. c. w. Rob
ilson.
The medal offered by Mr.. M. II.
Lash was awarded to Miss Ellen Grey
by MIR. c. c. Cox. The speaker explain
ed that the medal was won by general
scholarship and attendance in the in
termediate department OF the nigh
school. Mr.. Cox spoke Of his firm be-
lief in the public school system. say
ing that If he had dozen sons (and
provided his wife was Willing) he would
send them to the public school.
Mr., c. A Ashby in another happy
speech delivered to Mr.. Herbert LIP
scomb a medal presented by Mr.. D. g.
Smith. In giving Mr.. Lipscomb's az.
| that the successful competitor could
tell about every one from Adam to
| Dewey" and he set the audience to
| shouting.
| Just prior to the commencement OF
| the exercises telegram was received
| from Mr.. F. F. Causey. of Hampton.
stating that owing to Illness he would
| be unable to deliver the address OF
| the evening.
| Mr. Powell made a few remarks In
| reference to the progress made In the
| schools during the past few years
He said that in the course of a few
! months the schools would be establish
| ed in suitable quarters.
To Miss Vivian I3inns. Mr.. Power
then turned and presented Watch ana
chain from her mother, as token OF
her appreciation of the diligence In her
l ,t,5toc i,lrinfr he DaSt session.
| After music by the orchestra the ex-
ercises were closed by a prayer OFFER
ed by Rev. F.. T. Wexford. who re-
turned thanks for the prosperous term
just closed. He invoked divine piessins
upon the public school system.
"BEHOLD THE MAN
! The baccaulaureate sermon to the
cadets OF the Newport News Military
| Academy was preached at the Chris
! tlan church Sunday evening by the
pastor, Rev. w. r. Motley
| The twenty-five cadets occupied the
front seats In the centre Of the church
and listened to the speaker with close
| attention.
4 Mr.. Motley chose as his subject the
! three words "Bchold the Man." found
| in the latter part of the fifth verse OF
the nineteenth chapter OF st. John-
The speaker said In part:
~ am extremely glad Of the privilege
\ NJ nraaching the baccalaureate sermon
to the students Of the military acad-
envy. There is no class of people TO
| whom I would rather preach tnan
\ young men, than to none than coiiese
!young men.
4 II am glad to call attention to some
of the pitfalls that lie along the ROAD
of life. and to lead you up TO a higher e
/ teacher"
i MI. Motley referred to the studies les
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