The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-26
FOUR GIRL GRADUATES
CLOSING EXERCISES OF CALHOUN
 CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL.
Misses Goodwin, Merits, Armstrong and LiddeII Receive Diplomas im Presence of Large
 Audience.

Last evening In the parlors of tn
 school on Dexter Avenue the first com
 mencement in. the South of the Cal
 when four young ladies were gradu
 ated.
 The three connecting parlors. wer,
 Esagnolias-the school fiower-palms
 and ivy. The mantles were banked l in magnolias and mirrors almost com | pletely concealed by the splendid bios l the figures '05 were written with whit,
 blossoms on a background of ivy leaves | in exquisite arrangement.
 The exercises were held in the schoo
 house by preference of the members oi
 the class who expressed a wish that l education had been done. The four | young ladies, Miss Priscilla Cooper ] Goodwin of Robinson Springs, Miss | Helen Pauline Armstrong of Fair Ha- l ven, N. J., Miss Hilda M0ritz of Mont | gomery, and Miss Kathrine Forbes 1 Liddell Of Montgomery, entered the stage led by Miss Calhoun, who pre- sided with queenly grace during the
 The first on the program was an es- say on '"The Poetry of Life" by Miss Goodwin, which she read in a most creditable manner and In which she proved that poetry Is of practical value In every day life.
 Miss Armstrong's essay on Chopin followed. It was a clear description of the life of the great composer. She fol- lowed 1t with plano solo, one of Chp-
 Miss Heida Moritz gave the next number-an essay on Napoleon, which was oratoric In form.
 The last essay was by Miss Llddell whose subject was "Shakespeare's Heroines." It was a scholarly compo- sltion and showed keen appreciation of
 This was followed by an address by Rev. Charles A. Stakely, D. D., who said in part:
 Tt is a pleasure to me to be present on this occasion" said Dr. Stakely, ito recognize publicly this school which. under an intelligent and efficient man. agement, has already won its place in our community and to join with others season to these fair young graduates. really wish I could spend my time in shaking a rosebush over their heads" But pr. Stakely spoke on the inter esting subject of Growth. In an ad- dress of ten or twelve minutes he dis cussed the subject in the three aspects of, first, the ideal to be kept in mind; second. the divine purpose in view, and, third, the laws to be applied. The ideal to be aimed at is one's best possi- ble self Not egoism but altruism. not the service of self but the service of others, should be regarded as the high est aim of all development. It is of the nature of the rose to open It's pet aIs and give its beauty to the sun and it's fragrance to. the breeze. A person is worth to the world in which he lives l not what he has but what he imparts, | not what is in him but what the world | gets out of him. The highest law in | the universe Is the law of blessing and i the noblest creatures in the universe | are those that contribute to the happi- | ness of others. Some of the laws of | plant life may be made the laws of | human life. Plants develop by a life | principle which comes from God; plants | make choice of the substances Of the | soil: plants require incessant activity. | Dr. Stakely closed by urging the | young ladies not to be satisfied with | present attachments but to cultivate | a genius for growing.
 A beautiful treat was given the au- dfence at the end of the evening when | Miss Nellie WoOlf, the young artist | whom Montgomery Is proud to claim, rendered a violin solo. accompanied by | Mr. Robert Eilenberg on the piano | They played First Movement ysrieg | Sonata and received enthusiastic ap- | plause at it's conclusion.
 The exercises closed with few re- marks by Miss Calhoun, principal of Inc school, and the presentation of the diplomas. Miss Calhoun said in part:
 Out of the past about eight years l ago a picture presents Itself, so aiml- ar to this tonight that Ilcouid almost l persuade myself that time had turned ]