The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-29
HIGH SCHOOL
! GRADUATES.
t5
They Close Their School
Work Last Night. A
Pleasant Affair.

Flfty-s seven students of the Wilmington
High School received diplomas at Inc an
nuRi commencement exercises OF Une
school which were held In the Gsand
Opsra House. II was memorable oo-
casion to the graduating class ana an Ok
ccedingly pleasant affair to the parenls
and friends OF the students VINO hiieo 'ne
/, building. .-,,.,u
The evening decorations were striking.
The school colors Of cherry and white
fiuttered everywhere. Pretty maids IN
snowy linens added additional charm.
Everything and everybody contributed 70
an evenings enjoyment, and the oonse.
auence was that the closing exercises OF
the class Of 80 were most inspiring:
The exercises began promptly ats oclock0
!. Beside boxes OF gifts for the graduates
and many potted plants sat the students
and men prominent In educational WORK.
Il. D. Warfield. L. c. D.. president Of
Lay yayette College; Professor A. II, ber!ln
Of the High School. Mayor Henry G. NC.
Lear, Gsorgs A. Harter, Ph, D., president
Of Delaware College,; Street ana sewer
Director James d. Carter, Colonel A. T.
Tindall, superin .endant Of Kent county
public schools: w. W. Knowles. superin,
tendant Of New CASTLE county Schools. and
Il, +. Briggs. Immediately behind them
were the mem bers Of the Board OF Educa-
tiop, Superintendent d. W. Harlan, ths
Rev. F. Cornell Jennings. the Rev. q. n:
Fostar Of West Pittson, Pa, Department.
Commander William H. Moystin, the hev'
DR.. Henry Baker, Archdeaoon George y.
Han, Professor Frederic Robinson OF Del.
aware College, Samuel II. Baynard, Altref
Gawthrop James T. Psice, Supervisor
Edwin Talley, George W. Todd. the Rev.
4 A, McCurdy, Lawrence B. Jones, Edgar
NJ, Hoopes, Herbert L. Rice, DR., Switain
Chandler Clawson s. Hammit, samuel
+. Belts, Henry F. Piokols. William Turn
er, George w. Roberts, Jacob i. Clymer'
liam H. Foulk, Mrs. Charles s. HoWiaho.
Representative John p. Donahoe, ana
others.
President Shorilidgs of the Board OF
Education presided Rev. +. +. Briggs
pronounced the Invocation and the pre-
aen alton of prizes followed.
The honor prizes for general excellence
In the three-year course, SO gold pieces,
were presented by Professor a. II. Berlin
Sellers. and 1.-THE Morning News" pilzes
of IS each were awarded to Miss Willie M.
Bell and Curtis C. Cooper for second
standing during the three years. Edgar u.
Hoopss made the presentation. me Al
umni pIize OF 80 was presented by Her-
bort L. Rice to Sanford Wales Sawin Tor
excellence in scholarship, and Miss ELIZA
beth Palmer presented the Alumnae prize
| Of $40 for excellence in English to Miss
| Willie NJ. Bell. The Bishop Coleman La
tin prizes Of IS caoh were bestowed upon
Miss Cecilia Veronica Tierney and II.
| Bruner Sellers for excellence in Latin.
| Ali ths prizas were awarded with neat llt-
tie speeches, which received applause.
| The evidences Of care with which Ian
| guage Is taught in the schools wera man.
ifest in every paragraph Of the essays ana
orations Of the evening Interesting ana
entertaining in their delivery, they we're
received with interest by the audience.
Miss Cecilia Veronica Tierney's essay on
"Sience' was read by Miss Abbie Viola
Todd, and Harvey Burns Patton delivered
the oration, 1.-The Bugle Calls Of To-day"
Miss Margaret Rudolph Schrak read the
essay Books" written by Miss Ma garet
Murphin, and Paul Jones delivered the
oration Resi- onsibility OF knowledge.
DR. wARFIELDs ADDRESS
The eUnual address, ,eloquently delivered
by DIR. e. d. Warflcld. president of Lafay'
| atte College, was a feature of the exercises.
He said be would talk Of the new educa-
uon. To-day, when look Is taken at the
/ WUElu, uC 6dlNS VIZ boC uuW hot VSAONS -.
the works conjured-how tho world 'a
transformed; people are led to think that
the material things nre the principal
things, and education should be conduct
cd along those lines The problem Ia how
to make mon and women in this age o.
ours, how to make them, In the brief hfe
assigned to them, able to assimilAte anu
utilize the opportunities spread out for
them. Trials have been made In every
way to expand and to enlarge the field Of
thought, ana many traditions OF tho past
have been broken. After all change is the
law of progress When men begin to con :
slider how to approach the problem OF ed
ucation, they find themselves face to face
with the necessity to specialize.
The question Is: What can you leave
ont? What can you put in? 1t Is showing
Itself in the wonderful expansion OK our
great colleges aud universities. All THESE
forces or changes need not destroy the
| past.
while we have new education 1t Is 81
| ter all only one OF the forms OF older edu-
catiop,n said Dr.. Wnrfleld. The fist
thing 60 be known Is ourselves. Educa.
tion must begin at home, at the knee OF
the mother then taken up In the kinder
earten, A stone which Is hUted ior the
and so will child properly trained never
fail to meet success. Tue home Us an ad'
iupct to the school. and the school az q
supplement- to the home, gives to the old
education its present application. Or
Wnrfield spoke Of the growing apprecis'
lion of the beautiful in the world, adding
that ii unfolds he beautiful In the Intel
lectual and spiritual world.
Continuing he said that one OF the gFea'
problems Is the education OF all men. eS'
septialiy the newer education. The prob
lem is not only to receive the education
offered in tho public schools, but that In
yited by the colleges and the universities
Il IL great task to educate to this stand
ard Never before were such advantage
offered to attain education free; coileg'
doors are opened as never before. But WI
are not able to stimulate the youth t.
realize how great obligations go with th'
opportunities. He advised tho graduate
never to undertake to act pait In life uil
les, they have mastered well the spiri
and words of act.ug. AS an example o
this DR.. Warfed CT cd at length tn
ach;evement Of Admiral Dewey. Ut is'
wonderful thin to hold up the example
of this man." he added "be W AWAY
ready"
Dr.. Warfleld also spoke of the idea
expansion which has captiyatcd the coun
trv. Things good enough for the father
ara not good enpugh for the present Sener
alton, The idea OF this nation was ex'
pahding before Dewey opened up the facl
| 1lc possession. Tho na ion also finds Its
self calling for new patriotism, thinking
how tho flag can be made what the natior
doslres 1t In the councils Of the nation
"Wo have come to know our country an,
we are oil for the futu' Q, "hs declared. "
must have in this country IN intelltgen
public spirit" u The people noed to dc
mund thnt'oducnttun tie not only intellec
tual, but of the purs ideals Of the republic
Dr, Warfleld concluded by imploring th
students to remember to cherish the lib
c!ty OF tho country with their love OF God
and gave them time'y advice.
President Evan u. Shortlldge OF tn
Board of Education conferred the diplo
mas. making an interesting and timcl
I<address. He referred with pleasure to th
! erection Of the new High School. Th
graduates stood at the front Of the stag
in long lines, and the parchInents, dainsil
tied with red and lavander ribbons. wer
passed along, making pleasing OBJECT
A double quurtette sang Come Wher
tho Lilies sBloom," and the GLASS sung
charming musical bit, was giver
Throughout the evening an excellent mu
} sical program was given by Grace Orohet