Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-05


school tor the great ocean called life.
A moment more and our faithful teachers
and school officers. who have so carefully
and successfully piloted Us so tar, will
waive US last, smiling farewell, as they
return TO perform for others the same
services which they have rendered US.
AN ESSAY.
Miss Carrie Gardiner read an essay on
The Rewards OF Virtue" After quoting
from Alexander Pope:
know then this truth (enough for man
to know,
Virtue alone Is happiness below,
Miss Gardiner said in part MAN is
so constituted that the desire 70 recon-
pense constantly manifests itself, even in
the acquisition OF moral qualities.
Though virtue is beautiful and admir-
able when unaccompanied by actual gaiE,
man anticipates and values rewards. To
satisfy this human craving for compensa-
ton providence has attached to virtue GER
tain rewards, which. taken together, add
a great deal to the value of human life.
Virtue is a human quality. and being
distinctly human. must produce results
which nature most demands. There is
nothing which mans heart so Graves and
expects as happiness and peace of mind.
The discharge OF our duty TO God and to
our neighbor carries with it both of these.
On no subject have men agreed SO read
lily as upon the beauty of virtue and the
benefit to a community OF virtuous citi-
zenshIp.
THE CLASS HISTORY.
Miss Ethel Feldmeyer was chosen as
the class historian, and read the history
OF the class under the title "The Days
That Are Gone. After referring to the
handful of pilgrims that remained of the
class of 1901, who started on the Journey
four years ago; after telling OF the rough
roads over which they had travelled. the
stony places and deep ravines. Miss Ethel
Feldmeyer said
six weary pilgrims are all that is left
of our little band, being thirteen in num-
Der at first She attributed 10 the un-
lucky "I3" the fact OF having lost more
than halt the original bend. Two OF
the number. she said, would have
graduated with the class OF 1901 logan
Cresap and Owen Bartlett). but while
gazing out on the beautiful panorama
before them and seeing the vast expanse
of water in the distance, and thinking
success more surely and easily obtained
by sailing DER life's solemn main, were
lured from our rugged and arduous path.
Thus Owen and Logan are now living in
the hope OF some day being admirals in
our navy. perhaps DezOey OF Schley.
The class historian then reviewed the
lite and character of the "invulnerable
six, which she portrayed in iacetious
manner from the class president, Miss
Edna Feldmeyer, to the "fair and digni-
fed valedictorian, who now rests upon
her laurels." In closing her essay, the
class historian said with pride we
will look upon the Annapolis HighSchool,
our alma mater. and when out on the
journey OF lite. we hope to gather the
fruits of our labor.
CLASS CRITICISM.
The class critic was Miss Geneva Kai-
ser. who graduated number three in the
class of 1901. Miss Kaiser evidently did
not fancy her position, for she said
"Some are born critics, some make
honor thrust upon them, and TO the last
named class owe my position. She
said she found herself in serious diff
Guilty, Tor if she spoke OF things past. she
trespassed on the historians ground. and
il she followed the inclination OF allowing
her imagination to ramble too far, she
encroached upon the territory of the
prophet, and like the mariner of old, in
trying to escape Scylla, she might be
engulfed by Charybdis.
She criticised the discipline OF today as
compared with former years, when chill
dren lived In constant dread of school
masters and received corporal punish
ment for the smallest offense. TODAY
children love and respect their teachers,
and tor this reason obey them The
present board Of trustees, chosen for their
interest in the schsol and the promotion
of educational advantages, were favor
ably commented upon. The critic did
not spare the portion of the class who
failed to graduate because they were not
sufficiently industrious" and possibly
had other duties outside OF school.
Each member OF the class of 1901 came
in for fair share of criticism. Upon
one diploma. the critic suggested. might
have been engraved the graduate name.
followed with the inscription, kindness
of Her Mother"
CLASS PROPHECY.
Miss Edna Feldmeyer read the class
! prophecy. She reviewed the members
OF the graduating class in 1850. when
they assembled for their iony-ninih re-
union. The class prophet pictured her
fellow graduates fifty years hence in a
happy, humorous vein-some married
and grandmoihers, others dignified old
maids. One "new woman, "wearing
bloomers, cuiaway coat and derby, the
then mayor of Leavenworih. Kansas
All were pictured as they will character
istically appear nearly half century