Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-06-07
mmencement Of the Public Schools.

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Superintendent Bader, Principal
! Weaver and their able corps of teach.
| ers, have occasion for cOngratulatlOn
on the excellent showing that their
pupils made at the commencement ex
ercises of the Public Schools of the
city last Friday.
There was fine array of bright,
neatly dressed pupils, and their friends
and the public well filled the reserved
seats. The exercises were decidedly
entertaining and profitable. DR.. w.
| N. Scott, the new pastor OF the Second
| Presbyterian church, who was an inter
eSted spectator, was called on to make
| the opening prayer, after which the
whole school rose and sung in good
time and voice My Native Land"
Mr.. Alex. F. Robertson made in ex-
cellent taste mingled with some good
humor, a bief address upon presenting
the scholarships. After singing "Annle
LAURIE the school settled down to
hear the long list of distinctions read
by Superintendent Bader, which de-
lighted many pupils and gratlfied
parents.
Mrs. Franklin M. Hanger then, on
behalf of the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, made an unusual
presentation, that of a medal offered
by Beverly Manor Chapter, for the
best essay on the settlement OF Vlr-
ginia. 1t was neatly done. The tai
ented recipient being Miss Henrietta
E. Snyder
The principal address was made by
Rev. Dr. Isaac W. Canter, OF the
Methodist church. With little spark
ling humOr and pleasantly, there was
mingled some good practical lessons
for the pupils and some very substan-
tial intellectual food for all. Referring
to the advance of the Christian relig-
ion and the power of the Bible, he
said that when Tom Paine came back
from France, full of intidelity and
atheism, he made the wild boast that
in five years the Bible would be over
thrown. Now poor Tom Paine's soul
is marching On - somewhere? but
the Bible will flow on forever. Glib
bOns, Chesterfield and Voltair tried to
overthrow the Bible. Now the Bible
is distributed from Gibbons former
office; Chesterfield's house is used as
a lecture room on Christianity, and
Voltare's printing presses are now used
for printing Christian literature. Does
that look like overthrowing the Bible?
The exercises were closed with the
benediction by Rev. VIM. L. Bailey.
Lack of space precludes our printing
the long list of distinctions. We are
able only to give the names OF the
graduates, scholarships and dlstinc-
tions in the high school.
Diplomas Misses Nellie Z. Bum
,rl,
SchOlarships-Mary Baldwin Semi
nary, Miss Annie Henderson. Virgin
la Female Institute, Miss Nellie q.
Bumgardner.
D, A. r Medal-Miss Henrietta E.
Snyder.
Distinctions = Senior class = Prof.
Weaver roOm.-Misses Florence An
drews, Margaret Eakle, Annabelle
Lambert. Henrietta Snyder, Bessie
Surber, Mary Turk, Evelyn Shreckhise
and VIM BoWles.
Prof. Friends room-Mary Hum
phreys, Mamie Crawford, Ruth Pforr,
Frances Hutcheson, Mamie Peace.
Lewis Whittle, Veronica Meredith,
Carrie Weaver, May Shanholtzer,
Thomas Opie, Sibet Noon and Marie
Hammond.
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
In the mechanical departments of
the school, the progress is most salts
factory, being distinct Improvement
over former years. Those who did |
not go to tie school building and go
the rooms wherein were ex-
hibited the specimens of work, can
form no just appreciation of their |
merit. The evident purpose here
sought is to determine pupils natu-
raj gifts and to start him or her along |
that line of development.
The fancy and ornamental scroll |
wood work, the desings in book racks,
nix stands, jewelry boxes and dozens
Of other designs, all show marked
development of talent along that line.
In the sewing department, even
greater variety is obtained. Women
and children's apparel, embroidery,
aces, etc were displayed till the well
ilIed counters resembled those of our
best notion baZars.
Specimens of free hand drawing
covered the walls in all it's stages of
development, from the work of the
little tots to the senior class. These
we're from the nature of things most
Ranging from scissors
clippings of animal figures to the
finished crayon, the progress was shown
step by step and grade by grade. Orig
nal designs in handsome wall paper
attracted very general and favorable
comment.
But to the cooking school, all house |
wives eventually found their way. This |
is department that never fails to ap- |
peal to the feminine instinct. Here |
Miss Mary 7. Dowd, the proficient in
structor was in charge; the recipient
of many congratulations. Assisted by |
a few of her pupils she made the visi |
tors feel at home and showed them |
about over that wonderfully clean |
Here the future hOusekeeper |
is taught, not only the best method OF
dishes, but the true econo-
my of cookery. In this there is much
more of meaning than appears from a
casual thought onthe subject. One of her
graduates; Miss Dowd declares ''can
feed family we'll on what the Ordina-
ry cook throws away" In this model
kitchen nothing goes to waste, every
scrap is utilized; and the dishes prep
AIRED therefrom are dainty and appetiz-
ing enough to set before king. Your
reporter never got so hungry so quick,
as he did when passing in reviewed
those sumptuously set tables. 1t re-
minded him of church fares. or country
dinners, the most varied menu he ever
sat down to. But this feast was for
the eyes only, and the hungry crowd
returned home to their frugal meal,
wiser if not better men.
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