The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-27
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES
Pretty Scene at the Commence
ment Exercises.
WERE HELD In AUDITORIUM
Room Was EIaborately Adorned
With School Colors--- winners of
Prizes offered for Excel
Ience i'm Studies.


And loud applause,
Each sentence draws.
She looks dream in satin
With tingling cheek
! hear her speak,
And every utterance moves me.
Would | could hear,
In English clear,
Her red lips say she loves me!
Essays were read, orations We're de-
iiyered, honors were bestowed, diplomas
were conferred and the graduation exer-
cises closed with the benediction. 1t
was Il sight of inspiring cheerfulness, the
commencement exercises Of the graduat-
ing class of the High School which We're
held last evening in the school auditor
ium.
All the participants and all the sur
roundings breathed that air of happy
hopefulness which characterizes only the
.xuberant satisfaction of youth in mer-
itorious achievement. The preparatory
school DAYS, for some all the school days
Of their life, were past. Their thought
must be for the future; and to the strife
Vt the battle with the world they looked
Forward with unhounded faith in their
ability to master all obstacles that might
lrse in their path.
Amid handsome decorations of pretty
foliage and the school colors, cherry and
white, the graduates faced the large
audience, which filed the auditorium,
proud of their achievements. 1t was a
nretty scene. To the strains Of march
olayed by the Philharmonic Orchestra
he graduates merched into the auditor
inn at o'clock ard took their seats on
he stage. In the centre of the platform
snt President Shortidce of the Board of
Education. who presided. the members
Il the board. Superintendent George w
Twitmver, PRINCIPAL A. III. Berlin, Bish-
IN Coleman. Jerome r. Bell Edgar M
Hopes. DR.. G. w. X. Forrest and the
Revs. George G Hall. Charles B. Dubell
w. Wells and ]. w. Easley.
| The graduates were: Elizabeth Rose
Beehan. Charlotte Louisa Black, Mar
taret Grace Chap"'e, Susanna Marie
ronnell. Jessie Nav Cooper. Ida Grubf
Devine. Elizabeth Cosma Diviney, Eliza
both Turner Doughten, Annie Gregf
Fredd. Irene Fulton. Mabel Shaw Haley
Elizabeth Gilpin Huey. Mabel Per'
Uvrons. Mary Martha johnson. Edns
r.illian Kirk. Katharine Lang Nargare
Helena Mccormick. Sara Cecilia Mnl
"oonny. Edna 'Aldrich Pearson, Rut'
Pennington. Blanche EVELYN Reese
Naud Ethel Swavne. Florence VictOri;
ratcm. Lolita THOMPSON. Lydia Puse'
Thompson Catharine Regina Walsh
William Thomas Rrvan. Clarence Jane
Conwell Gerald T.uke Dongh"rty. Philil
tvres Easlev Ralph Irinc Finn. Har
roy Hnzcl Hickman. Frank Alovsiu
Lnllv. Isaac Stidham Lendnrman. Wat
on Gaattv Lcnderman, Ir, Hugh Johl
NacWiliams. James Henry Parsons
Henry Carmichael Pennington. John Lin
nln Platt William Porter Poole Josep
Novsins Roesell. James Harris Tyre
Waltcr Gibbons Tatnall. Jr. Anna rs
tclle Barnhill. Margueritf Baxter. Mar
,gnes Bradley. Helen Richmond Brown
Tessic Hannah Culbortson, Tucv Hardin
Diycrtv, Elizabeth Corse bunker. Cai
,lyn Hirst Fisher. Vera Godfrey. Ann
Maxwell Grise. Frances Elliott iius
hands Mabel Jones. Mary Jane Lewis
isabelle Maxwell. Emma McIntire. Gel
rude Knne Moaney. Ida MAY Moor
Serena Mabel Munda. Helen Constanc
palmatnrv, Mabel Bellingham Piersol
linda Pizor. Estclle Moore Rice, Sad
elizabeth Robertson. Charlotte Yves
ROYAL, Stella Slesinger Katharine OueP
Stewart Rcba Moody Taylor. Mar
: oead Thatcher. Gertin Mae Townsen
5 Bertha Theresa Veit, Jerome Bonapar
i ppll. Jr., Howard Praunstcin, Richni
Weddeman Clash. Warren Ellswori
orossrrove, Solomon David Henkel. WI
iam Stnson Kennady. Richard Hamrt'
oalmcr. Archibald Steele Reed. u
Charles Thomas Shoemaker, Hnrv'
: Hutchinson Vernon.
The exercises wcrn oncncd with pray
~ the Rev. T. w Easley. pastor
i, Scott VI. r. Church. An essay {
'Tdeals. written hv Anna MaXw'
Grise. wae read hr Stella Slcsircf
pichard ". pn'mer delivered IN orati'
~ "Tnergv Rules the World"
Then came the nresnntatinn or rrizf
10 most interesting part of the nrogra
= First honor nrizos for highest averne
; were presented hv PRINCIPAL Berlin
Y Edna Lillian Kirk and Philin Ave
l. Taslev. The rrizns We're 81 gold piec'
A. Nor regular attendance. having answer
n the roil coll every school day in I
'f oars. Annie Gregg Fredd received S.
As roid.
he Second honor prizes, $H gold piec
'-nown as "Morning News" prizes. we
le aresented by Edgar NJ. Hoones to Ste
ly Slesingrr aud olomon David Henkel
n DIR. George w. X, Forrest present
le he alumni prizes. $40 in gold for gene
I'd rcrit TO Harvey Hazel Hickman.
a, Vera Godfrey received the alumr
w ,rize. $40 in gold. for excellence in FL
st ieh. The presentation was made
s. Miss Anna G. Simmons.
lr- The Bishon Coleman Latin prizes.
gs -old neccs were nresrnted hv the b's'
FL y Edna Lillian Kirk and Henry G. p
N 'n@ton.
10. Tn,lowin~ tho rriva presentations
Ii. reav on "Tho F'i~ht If Sning." writ
1T; ~ Nnnd Ethel Swavne. was read
rIo Crrhh Devine. CorHld Luh" Dou
at NV dolivernd an oration on causes
X. rnsnirntion" t@ E
M, Tcbn Srorhawls Ir. Of Philnde,nl
w. 1o,ivnrnd the addrees to tho graduate
of ninlonns v-oro CON nfnrred hv DIR. Sh
l,idre after which the parting song
by ,rng hv the clnee in chorus led by
ar Josephine F'etrher.