The Washington bee., 1899-06-10
COMMENCEMENT.
Rev. FRANK J. GRIMKE's ADDRESS,
THE GOVERNOR PLEASED.

Kew. FRANK ]. GR1MKE ADDKESS.-
The GOVERNOR PLEASED.
Special to the Bee.
| BordentoWn, n. J., June 2,-The
second annual commencement OF Iron
sides School, at Bordentown, took
place Thursday. The event was most
successful one and the general prog
gresS of the institution as evidenced by
! the exercise proved most gratifying to
all connected with the school.
| During the forenoon the interest
centered in the industrial department.
! The exhibits in this department were
displayed in the chapel, which was
prettily decorated with evergreens.
There were creditable exhibits in
cooking, dressmaking and plain sew
ing, carpentry agriculture, writing and
drawing.
The exercises proper began 1t 1880
in the afternoon, when the students
formed line on the athletic field.
After marching. around the grounds
they pr ceeded to the Stewart cottage,
where the literary exercises were held.
From the piazza, a stage had been
built which was decorated with potted
plants, while all parts OF the building
IN the immediate vicinity were cover
ed with flags and bunting After the
invocation by Rev. J. B. Reeve of Phil
adelphia, the following program was
carried OUT
Chorus. BY the School
Oration-"Great Men" ".....
Isaac s. Bayard, Bordentown
n-"OppOrtunitieS' .......
Ethel NJ Morgan, Boordentown
Oration-"True Womanhood" ......
Clara E Young, Easton. Md.
Music. ........ .Ironsides Musical Club
Recitation-"The Maiden Martyr"..
Mary Z. Augusta, Easton, Md.
Essay-"Dressmaking Profitable
Employment" 49,. Mary Fish=r
E.ssay-"A knowledge of Scientific
and Hygienic Cookery Necessity"
Della Shanter, Rochester, N. y.
Charles J. Baxter the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, was in
troduced at this point. and presented
the diplomas to the graduates with
very pleasing speech. encouraging the
students and bespeaking for the
school the ardent support ofthe State.
Principal Gregory awarded the fol-
lowing prizes to the students:
The Oratorical PriZe-Clara E.
Young.
Prize for Greatest Improvement in
Dressmaking- ary Fisher.
For Greatest Improvement in Plain
Sewing-Annie Bee.
For Greatest Progress in Penman
ship-Charlotte Harris.
Greatest improvement in History
James G.. HUT.
Best Average in Mathematics. F.
Jones
The Or. Ships Scholarship Prize
Ethel Rebecca Morgan.
After some music by the school the
class was addressed by the Rev. F. ].
Grimke, D. D., of Washington, D. c.
His address was fine and scholarly
one.
Bishop Abram Grant was then intro
duced, and he spoke with his charac-
teristic eloquence and power. He
said that this country belonged TO the
negro race as much as to any people
and consequently it behooves us 10
make ourselves worthy of it.
Principal Gregory read letter from
Governor Foster NJ. Voohees, in which
he regretted his inability to be pres
ent, and expressed a deep interest in
the aims and welfare of the school.
The exercises of the day closed with
a reception rendered by PrincIpa'
Gregory to the students and their
parents.
The graduates were: Literary-lsaac
Sylvester Bayard of Bridgeton; Clara
Eliza Young, Easton, Md; Ethel Re
becca Morgan, Bordentown. English
Mary Ella Augusta, Easton, Md.
Industrial-Della Shanter, Rochester,
N. Y; Mary Fisher, Trenton.