The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28

From 10 a. m. to IL NJ, visitors were
| received at the Union School, the pride
of u city schools. The attendance of
visitors was very large, and mons
them were Miss Ammy M. Bradley, su-
perintendent Blair, and school commit
teemen James H. Chadbourn. ST., Jas.
+. Post and w. r. Kenan. The audi
forum and all the rooms were very
handsomely decorated with flowers.
With the auditorium crowded, the
children admirably rendered the fol-
lowing programme:
| Piana Solo-By Helen Hopewell
Recitation-By Lucille Riley.
| R~ecitation-By Harmon Rorison-
Recitation-By Mary Crosswen-
| Recitation-By Louise McManus-
Rainbow Exercise-(a) song Good
Morning Merry Sunshine" OBJ Recita-
ton, "Colors of the Rainbow" (c)
song, Rainbow Song"
Vacation Song-By school.
GURUS Mary"-By Mary Owen
Green.
Something Unusually Eta Sail
ing.
Recitation-By Gladys Taylor.
Modest of Men"-By Haywood King
Meares.
Recitation-By Ben. Harriss.
Recitation-By Minnie Moore.
Flower Song-By Emily Westbrook.
Flower Song-By Emily Westbrook
n Laura Wescott.
Recitation-By Louise Lindquist.
"Carolina-Recitation by girls.
Song-By school.
THE Children's Hour" BY Lois
Toomer.
Somebody's Mother = BY Frank
King.
Flag Drill-By Miss Parsley's pupils.
Piano Solo-By Isabel Williams.
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the school and gave high praise to the
teachers for their work during the
term. He also highly congratulated the
pupils for their work.
A Messenger representative inspected
the maps and other drawings and COM
mercial work by the pupils of the vari-
Gus rooms and noted wonderful pro-
gress on the part of the pupils. There
were so many excellent one that there
| would be no stopping if we attempted
to specify them. The visitors greatly
admired and praised the work of the
| pupils and paid many deserved COM
| plimentS to the able corps of teachers in
the Union.
During the term the has
been 7S0. and it has bee nthe most uc-
cesSful in the history of the school. A
| good many more pupils applied for ad-
mittance to the first grade but none
| wer admitted after December 1St.
| During the term Misses Ethel Solo
mon and Thelma Smith, in Miss AIDE
(, laide Meares' room. have been present
| every day. Forty three out Of AZ pu-
pills in this grade were promoted to the
! grade above.
In Miss Alice Green's room Miss Ray
l Solomon got a red "A" the highest
mark. on everything-a marvellous re-
| cord.
The school library a made fine pro-
gress during the year 81 volumes nav
ing bee nadded. A good nucleus for a
museum has also been collected by the
pupils.
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The climax was reached last night
/ when the of the high
school took place. The auditorium was
crowded with people. The rostrum was
very handsomely decorated with palms
and cut flowers, and hidden in a recess
was Senior CamarierO'S Italian band
which rendered delightful music for the
occasion.
Seated on the rostum were the eight
members of h graduating class, and
| DR.. Winston who was to deliver the
| address to them. The following also
had seats on the rostrum: Mayor A.
| NJ. Waddell, Colonel w. A. Johnson,
| Professor Washington Catlett, Superin-
tendent Blair. Hon. George Rountree,
Rev. J. VI. Wells, n MesSrs. Donald
( MacRae. W.. H. Sprunt, r. j. Jones, E.
| Borden, James F. Post, NJ. S. Willard,
James H. ~Chadbourn, W. r. Kenan.
Samuel Northrop, Miss F1orina C.
| Worth. the. principal, and the high
| school faculty
The exercises were opened with an
invocation by DR.. WELLS, after which
the three representatives Of the gradu-
ating class delivered their essays and
orationS. These representatives were
Miss Catherine Cooper Barden whose
subject was Representative German
Miss Mildred Davis, whose theme
was Songs and Singers of Scotland;
n Mr.. Lemuel Clayton Grant, who
spoke on the subject, Higher patriot
ism" They did magnificently and their
efforts elected frequent and very
| hearty applause. Superintendent Blair
stated that the other graduates also
had essays of equal merit but the pro-
ramm was so long they could not be
read. !.
When the representatives had deliv-
cred their orations the audience was
delighted with a piano solo by Miss
Alice Craft n of the graduates. n
rendered a classic selection with admir-
able skill n ELECTED the most appre-
ciative applause.
Miss Worth, the principal, then pre-
scented the diplomas to the graduates,
doing so with a few remarks that were
chaste and beautiful. Those VINO re-
ceived diplomas were as follows:
Miss Catharine Cooper Barden, Miss
Ida Rankin Brown, Mr.. Lemuel Clay
ton Grant Miss Geraldine Sailing, Mr..
julius Prince Webster, Miss Robbie
Earl McIntire, Miss Alice Charles
Craft, Miss Mildred Davis. Each if the
graduates received several very hand
some bouquets that were sent up
through the audience amid applause.
Superintendent Bair then happily in
PRODUCED DR.. Winston who spoke about
a half an hour. 1t was a proctical ad-
dress and there was no effort to make 1t
rhetorically magnificent, but it was n
of the best we have ever heard. He
spoke to the graduates of the field Of
usefulness before them and it will not
alone be of great benefit to them but
it was an inspiration to the audience.
Throughout his able address the audi
euce broke forth into the most appre-