The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01
REWARDS OF STUDY
PRESENTED FORTY-FIVE PUPILS
OF HIGH SCHOOL.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
HELD IN THEATER AND ATTENDED
BY MANY PEOPLE.

spirit of the Times by j. X.
Saussy, Esa.-AdVOcated Physical
Culture. Domestic Economy ana
Religious Instruction in Schools.
Col. q. 4. Mercer Advocated
science of Home Mnking-Bril-
liant Essay Read by Miss Wood
I'm, First Honor Pupil, on the
French Revolution.
In the presence of hundreds of their
| friends. who completely filled the thea
ter. and of their parents. who occu-
! pied seats on the stage, forty-five pu-
pills of the High School, the graduates
of 1908, took part in a most enjoyable
| programme of exercises last night, and,
afterward, received their diplomas.
The stage presented an unusually
pretty picture as the curtain went up
and revealed the graduates seated in
a half circle, the young ladies all in
white, even to the ribbon in their hair,
the boys in white trousers and blue
cots and wearing on their lapels the
class colors white and blue. AT a ia
bic in the center of the stage sat Col.
| George A Mercer, president of the
| Board of Education; Supt. Otis Ash
more, Mr.. Lee Roy Myers of the Board
of Education, Mr. H. F. Train, priuci-
pal of the High School. and Mr.. John
NJ. Cannon, also of the High School.
At the rear of the stage sat a num-
Der of the other teachers of the High
School, several principals of the gram
of or
gentlemen prominently interested in
educational matters, among them Rev.
DR.. ]. D. Jordan. Rev. c. A. Jackson,
DR.. NJ. F. Dunn. Rev. DR.. J. Y. Fair,
Mr.. w. B. Stubs and Capt Henry
Blum.
In the audience was a body of fit cen
or twenty of the former school COM
panions of the graduates, now alumni,
just home from other schools and col
leges who attended the exercises in a
body.
The Programme.
S1pt. Ashmore made a brief address,
in which he asked that order be main
tanned and then the following pro-
gramme was given:
Invocation, Rev. DR.. William c.
Schaeffer.
Selection. Orchestra.
Joseph W. Woodfin, essay, THE
French Revolution"
Esther Belsinger, essay, IF We I'm
derstood."
Song, May Bells"
Talmadge VIM, recitation, "The
American Flag
Selection, Orchestra.
Frances Barnum, essay, Post Grad
uate Life"
Song. .Wandering."
Meldrim Thomson, recitation, Sur
rey's Dream"
Fannie Howard, essay, Shoes"
! Selection, Orchestra.
David Curtis, recitation, Sixty Years
! Ago"
Song, May Morning"
Address to graduates, Hon. ]. r.
! Saussy.
Selection, Orchestra.
| Presentation of diplomas by Col.
| George A Mercer, president of Board
| Public Education.
Song, Graduates Farewell"
Many Fine Papers.
The essays were of a high order of
merit and of a range and variety of
subjects that excited favorable COM
ment The speakers acquitted them
selves well, too, and they were greeted
with applause both upon their appear
! ance and at the conclusion of the adj
| dress An especially favorable and
enthusiastic reception was given Miss
| Woodfin the honor pupil of the class,
who read in an excellent manner an
admirable paper on the French ReVo-
! luton. Miss Woodfin's essay showed
unusual talent in its preparation.
Miss Barnum, too, deserves special
mention for clever paper on Post
Graduate Life" in which she advanced
the proposition that the graduates have
acquired but the A c of education,
! that the higher form, the ID F, 50
to speak, will consist of learning to
cook. to attend to domestic economy
and "darnOlogy and pathology" and
the and II of marketing and clubs.
Miss Howard, also, gave an inter-
esting and humorous address on so
| unpromiSing subject as Shoes, -
while not the least appreciated was
Miss Belsinger's paper on IF We I'm
derstood," and the essays and recita-
tons of the young men.
The orchestral numbers We're fur
| nished by an orchestra composed of
former graduates of the school and
was conducted by Prof. Franz Hubner,
while the vocal numbers were given
under the direction of Mrs. w. H. Teas
dale, who presided at the piano dur
ing their rendition.
Address by j. IL. Saussy.
Mr.. ]. r. Saussy, who delivered the
address to the graduates, was intro
dueed by Col Mercer who paid a
splendid tribute to his abilities in all
walks of life, and to his long and UNI
firing interest in all matters pertaining
to education. In his address, a most
eloquent one, on THE Spirit of the
Times, Mr., Saussy reviewed the de-
Velopment of education and treated al
length the effect of Christ's teachings
upon it and upon life.
Later in his address he advocated
the introduction in the curriculum OF
public schools physical training, so that
pupils may be Taught not only the use
or their mental faculties, but also tC
use the body with agility and grace
lie likewise proposed the instruction
of children, especially girls, in house
hold work and domestic economy.
Each graduate, he said, will soon be-
come member of society," an organi-
cation of great compleXity, and should
therefore be prepared by the schools
TO fit each in his or her place. Tt
this end, he stated, not only should
the brain be developed but all quail.
ties of mind and heart, as well, there.
fore the attributes of Deity and Hi:
relations to men should be inculcateC
in a common school education. Nc
human being ever did or ever will com,
to anything" he said, unless govern
ed by some high ideal, and where els,
can be found so great an ideal as il
the Bihle?"
In conclusion he said: ITO the grad
| "a toe IF In trrI,