The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-07-01
COMMENCEMENT DAY.

The public schools OF Hartford county clos
ed their sessions on Friday. The end OF the
year was as a general rule marked By unus-
| ually interesting exercises.
| THE ACADEMY AND GRADED SCHOOL.
The tenth annual commencement OF the
Bel Air School was held III the evening, in the
Masonic Temple before large audience Inc
room was beautifully decorated, the stage
presenting a very striking appearance, the
rear being literally hidden by profusioR OF
American flags, and the front mass OF
flowers, while over all the grange and black
sMaryland's own ensign" which have been
adopted as the class colors, added to the at
traction.
The graduates, eleven in number, were
seated In the centre, the five white rooed
maidens in front with the six young men In
rear. The class included Misses Agnes
Frances Bruins, Cora Elsa Garrett, Mamie
Bryarly Munnikhuysen, Clara May Cordelia
Stewart and Sue Priscilla Smith, and Messrs
Abram Walter Smith, Walter Ray McComss,
John Clark Finney, John w. Anderson, Jr.'
William james Foard and Malcolm Mclean
Worthington Prof. Albert 5. Cook and Rev.
X s Miller were also on the stage.
The programme opened with prayer by Mr..
Miller, which was followed by 1.-The Lords
Prayer" admirably sung by chorus of TWEEN
ty-eight young girls. Miss Bruins, the salu-
tatoran took as her theme "The Princess"
and presented for the consideration OF her
audience, clear and forceful paper. SheWas
followed by Augustus W. Bradford with a
well rendered solo, and the class roll was
called by Miss Garrett, each member respond
ing with quotation from some well known
author; Grafton, Colonial Extension as
Policy of the United States" by Walter Nc
Comas; Glass History, by Malcolm Worthing-
ton; song, Gentle Spring. by selected
chorus; recitation, 'Grandmas BombaZine,"
by Miss Sue Smith; class presentation, by
Willie Anderson; class prophecy by Miss
Mamie Munnikhuysen; duet, "lst Yankee
Dewey, I'd, Where's that Spsniard? by Masters
Willie and Harry Bissell; valedictory. "Alex-
ander Hamilton by Walter Smith; address
to the class by Rev. h. y. Miller; solo,
sWork Song" by Wallace Broumel, awarding
diplomas, medals and announcing honors by
Prof. Cook; chorus, Good Night" benedic-
ton.
Miss Daisy Archer was the accompanied
during the exercises.
The performance of the programme was
very meritorious, so much so, that it would
be hard task to designate any particular
feature. Each of the principals bore their
respective parts with an ease and credit which
was pleasing, and the entertainment main
tanned its interest to the close, despite the op-
pressive heat and the crowded condition OF
the room.
The award Of especial prizes was as follows:
The W. c. 7. L medal for the best essay on
Temperance was given to Miss Maize Stewart,
with honorable mention of Walter K. McCom-
as, Agnes F. Bruins and Cora Garrett.
"rhe Princess" prize essay, A Walter
Smith, with honorable mention Of VIM. j.
Foard and Mamie b. Munnikhuysen.
Trustees attendance and department
medals, Mary X. s. Hollingsworth and Pau
line SchaplTc.
The ushers for the occasion were Augustus
w. Bradford, Edmund Hunter, Randall
Cronin, Walter b. Young, Birckhead Rouse
aud John Mock.