The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-15
ENTHUSIASTIC
GRADUATES
Commencement Exercises Held at
the Friends School.
TWELVE IN THE CLASS
Interesting Program Rendered---Ad-
dress to the Graduates Delivered
by Professor f. II. Green,
OF West Chester.
TWELVE In THE CLASS

Radiant girl and young men gradu.
ates Of Friends School, with ;he high
hopes of youthful enthusiasm in their
hearts, yesterday stepped ont from the
portals of the institution wherein they
mastered the tasks of part of their
school life and with the completion of
| their commencement exercises, stood on
| the threshold of the strife for position in
\ the world.
Confident in the irrepressible spirit OF
YOUTH with not the slightest doubt of
| The success of their efforts to master all
the perplexities which the future may
bring forth and encouraged by the pres
rnce Of fond parents and relatives it was
IL momentous occasion for them. Pretty
floral decorations added cheer to the
EladSome surroundings.
AT 10 o'clock the closing exercises of
the high school and grammar depart
mrnts We're held, the program being as
follows:
"The Sabbath of the Flowers" (Kath-
"rine lee Batcs), Helen Bye: "The Bad
Little Boy Francis Gallagher: Grover
in Church. George Lecarpentier:
"Grandma Mt the Masquerade" Cora
Nandermarl). Margaret Painter: "a
Holiday" (Sidney Dayre). Charles G..
Thatcher; Mathematics" Mabel Davis
Welcome to Alexandria" (Alfred Tenny-
son). Il. class: ~rhe Instructiphone."
Carolyn Wells). Richard Cam: "The
lirosshopper," Mary Hazard; "The Boys
l'orkets," Thomas Latimer; "When
Father Was Boy" (Georgina Billings).
Joseph Shaw: ''rhe Birds Lawn Party"
Beulah Whiteman: "Gingerbread Land y
Sidney Dayrel. Goodwin Werllin. "a
Poor Little Mother" MARY T.. Branch.
emily MITCHELL "a Conclusion" (Annie
L. Hannah. Theodore Pyle: dialogue.
Mice at Play" tom James Colpits.
"Ress." Marion Bcadcnkopf. "Archie."
VII Nichols" Bob" Arthur Robinson:
''rhc Queer LITTLE House." Rachel
Philips; when the Little BOY Rar
AWAY Frank T.. Stanton. Katherine
Masters; "The Family Drum Corps" :"
fMalcoln Dougas). William Eyes
''Gcor@" Washington's Birthday" (W-il
AlfR h Pr41asff9'"hh Perf41anSfss held Their commence
mcnt exercises at o'clock. The class
comprised Harold TT. Goodman. Elizabeth
rrumhaugh. Thomas s. Downing. Jean.
actta Fckman. Edmund e. Robinson
'itl'li '~ilTlHSeT. IltTtltrl -. HHItIrr
Mabel Vernon. Helen Walker. laura r
Cransion, Marion Il. Evans and J. Har-
Ian Hudson.
In the old meeting house across from
tho school building large congregation
assembled ta witness the exercises. The
room was prettily adorned with flowers
Addresses on topics Of universal inter
nst were made by the graduates. the
sneakers and their subjects hcing: "The
Worlds Debt to the Scientists" Ed
mund G. Robinson: "Philadrlnhia in the
Revolution" Harold TT. Cookman: "Tn-
Ancncc of the Public Press" Elizabeth
rrumbaugh. "'he Tenement Reform
Movement in New York" Herbert s
Thatcher: "Thc Nicaragua Canal"
Thomas s. Downing: "NTartin T.uther At
thc Diet Of Worms" Mabel Vernon.
principal lTcrschcl t Norris presented
diplomas to the graduates. Loura r.
Cranston. Marion Il. Evans and J. Har-
Ian Hudson received college certificates
Tho exercises concluded with the adj
1rcss TO tho graduates bv Prafesso,
Francie IT, Green Of thr fncultv of the
West Chester State Normal School.