Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-06
GIRLS REWARDED FOR
THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR
Conduct Had Been Perfect for
Fourteen Months.
A LARGE GRADUATING GLASS;
AT THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Managers Proud of Result OF
Their LaborS.
Bishop Leighton Coleman Presented she
Rewards OF Merit and Delivered aa APP
propriats Address, Giving the Girls Good
Advice and Encouragements

Saturday afternoon was a proud day for
the management of the Delaware Industrial
school for Girls. Ten girls were giren
medals of trust and honor. These graduaiss
months and had been good girls In every
particular. 1t was a touching scene 70 see
them standing in line before bizhop Coie-
man to hear his kind words of approval and
advice and to receive the silver medal that
ufoyes to the world that they are considered
able now to take up the responsibilities Of
life on their own account and are In fair
wav TO become good and useful members OF
the community. Each graduate carried a
bouquet, which was presented to her by one
of the managers.
man told the girls that he was honored by u
having fallen to him to present them and
he commended them upon having COM
ported themselves in manner which wer-
ranted the managers of the school In believ-
ing them TO nov be qualified 70 assume tne
responsibility for their own actions. In
speaking of the large class the bishop SAID
that it gave him pleasure in a different de-
pree to present the medals this time because
| there wore 10 of them. "We never had over
FIVE at one time before, " he said, and
\ enjoy giving them because OF the increase IN
| tbe number at this time" He referred to
| Inc fact Of 1t being All Saints Day and said
| that Ii was most appropriate and that the
| weather was balmy and genial.
| II refer to it," said he, because We ara
| helping you dear girls TO be saints. Inefe
| are those who abhor the name OF saint, but
| il is in the power Of all of you 10 be saints.
/ II ia a great comfort to Us to know that
| there are saints here with us. Some are here
1 in spirit while others are here in the nesh.
| They may have lived lives OF obscurity,
| but they are recognized by their good deeds.
| refer to this, my dear girls. that you may
be prompted to the duties OF living so that
4 YOU will become saints. 1t Is d hard struggle
and difficult life to live and would not
give much for man or woman wno
reached that place without having har9
battle. 1t seems to come natural to rebel
against the right, but we must hight thit
feeling down, am thankful to say that
we have had little rebellion in this institu-
The bishop told several amusing incidents
be was going along the road in Tennssset
or Carolina, he did not remember which,
when he passed some ooiored school chtl.
dren and yhey called him Kriss kringle. Ht
said that he liked to be called kriss krin2h
and being called that would never be tn'
cause of him not wearing beard. He sal:
that he asked Ghe children what they wantes
Kriss to bring them, when one big overgrovf
girl said:
baby. !,
he asked.
II wants a doll baby as big as you is, ;
The bishop said he told her she wouIi
have to have pushcart to carry such oil
baby around in. a..
obtain medals must have the appreciation 0
, the committee and mistress for period o
, IA months They are not given 1t unless the
have made clear II months record Ina
. you are to receive medals makes me lee
perfectly E.re that you are deserving
them."
while advising the girls to continue Twin
good lives he told them of an old frenc
artist who upon the completion of pictur
, | would survey bis work and say: God foi
give me for not having done better WORK;
! After he had presented them with 70
l medals he asked them to kneei while b
! asked blessing in their behalf.
. There are now left about 10 girls in tn
I institution and Is living with families
When a girl is put out to service BY II
school there are n numSef tSsss oI mars ,at p
/, off tor every day she is good and 100 Is q
d lowed her for every 80 days OF good b
9 hayior. At this rate 1t takes IA months {
: good behavior for her to graduate and Gt
q her medal.
= building at Twenty fourth and Mark
streets and began with a devotional servie
presided over by Rev. William Frederick !
Lewis.
y A pleasing programme of songs and re'
o itations given by the school under the q
n rection Of Mrs. Superintendent jackson
! The composure of the children when pe
. forming is remarkable and the selection
: show that they are receiving proper tr ain
It and that the institution Is doing great VOL
II in saving and reforming girls.
d There was large attendance at the NEE
"a inc and at Its close the relatives and frien'
:. Of the girls embraced them and congrat
4 lated them upon their graduation. III
y managers of the school and the officials CO
IL graduated them and wished them prosperi
10 and success in their new LIE.
Regret was expressed that Judge E.
Cochran of the City Court and Agent Fran
Stout we're not present TO witness the exc
/, cises and it was discovered that they bad n
q been invited. This Twas an overnight Al