Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-06-26
TCoxAuxlcArED.
Charlotte Hail sehool.

you attended old Charlotte Hall o
. sta<asent. and having heard you ex-
press Yourself with mitch feeling In
praise of the old Institution, | take
the liberty Of writing you short
account of the late commencement,
which occurred on June 18th. The
large school room erected D few years
ago was literally packed with an au-
tssczsse that would compsre favorably
with any in this broad land, and well
they might gather in large numbers,
for the faculty had prepared pro
gram OF entertainment that has not
been eclipsed ON any other occasion.
The young graduates were the chief
attraction to large part of the au-
dience, for bouquets of fragrant
and beautiful flowers were being
constantly passed up to tirst one
and then another.
The speeches were of q high order
and delivered gracefully and well.
DR.. Hawkins, who addressed the
students, made q snasterful and clas-
sic address that was listened to with
great attention, and with the confer
ring OF medals TO those who had won
shern, the exercises i'm the hall closed
for the day. But the drill that fol-
lowed ! cannot express the effect II
had on the five hundred persons that
saw ii. Most of us thought to see q
company drill as of old days, and
this we did see, and the accuracy
and precision of the young cadets
would do credit to veterans. But
better still was the skirmish drill.
with dead and dying on the field,
and facing o determined enemy, these
cadets, with endorsements hurried
ly sent TO right and left of coiumn,
with unswerving courage pressed
on, gradually forcing the enemy TO
retreat. Then with fixed bayonefs
and mighty rush and a yell, such
as was heard in the COS, the enemy
was completely routed. The firing
was a marked feature in this drill,
and to Major Jarboe is due great
credit for the performance of his
troops. and to the whole faculty un-
stinted praise and thanks was given
for the rare treat. .
| must now pass on 10 the Alumni
Association organized a yearagoa and
celebrated by banquet in theGym-
nasium building. Todo propererea-
it by the organizers of this assoeia-
ton is beyond my ability. They
deserve everything good that can
be said about them. a. 4H3
Now, it is here / xish 10 say
to these who have fought the
popularity of this school, that they
are making a great mistake. This
school has stood ready at all times
to educate the masses-democratie
in all its MISUNDERSTANDING hard
for the welfare Of the boys who were
there, and why should they object
to the small appropriations that are
some times asked-the pleasant duty
of placing old Charlotte Hall, where
she belongs, in the front rank OF up
to-date Colleges !?
Pardon me for DEPRESSING at this
stage of my letter, but I will come
back to the banquet. There are few
people who have taken the trouble
to look into the history of Charlotte
Hall, and TO note the good work she
has done in all the years of her use
fulness. Sending forth i'm the I2s
years existence, some of our most
prominent citizens, one would think
that great local pride would be one
of the great bulwarks oil support to
the reputatiunu ttc grratOia scnooI,
but has she enjoyed any sazch aid
the most? ? The College was organ
lied in 1774. at a time when mems
souls were tried to their utmost.
Giving a. | have q mere glimpse iatO
the past of Charlotte Hall School. !
trust some one else will go deeper
into the matter and present it to the
public through your paper, but. as
/ remarked little back, it will be
the duty of OF a united association
of old students to see that every
thing possible for the welfare OF
Charlotte Hall comes her way. in APP
preparations, IL necessary, or any
honorable means.
The State owns the property, and II
is only fair business deal that the
State should help to keep it as val
liable as possible. Any man with
sons who desires TO locate in South
ern Maryland would naturally ask
If there was a College? 1t would
be pleasanter to say yes than 10 say
no TO such a question. Now, at the
banquet, this very question was e
small extent discussed, and al
agreed that the future Of Charlott<
Hall would be greater than the past
Why, we had at the banquet old stu
dents from every section. men whs