The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-28

flowers the stage was covered with
wealth of spring poisoning sent b,
admiring friends to the ambitious stu
dents who had run the race and reach
ed the goal
Hon. T. c. Barret then addressed tn
class. Mr. Barrels address was not
dissertation on education. but a strong
eloquent exposition of the ineStimahI
value Of public school education. "Elu
cation, he said. is the common n@r
tage Of all the people. The ]oor OF hop,
is open to every child 81 cducahc age.
1.-The overcducation Of some and III,
under education Of others is a hnnvf,!
ll'Ntu-t tia: lli;t> T.: g, Il. \ -: :y<
high school in every conmunity-a higl
school easy Of acct>S-normal. indus
trial. mechanical the cure for this
and one only needs to study the evo
luton Of our educational system to con
vince him that on that line we have
nothing to be ashamed Of in Louisiana.
Mr. Barrett continued in this strain
giving a fine, practical. inspiring tall
that held the close attention Of the att
diencc.
Turning to the class he said: ~ OH OF
the graduating class have finished, the
prescribed course and are here this
morning to receive your certificates OF
praise. for YOU have won a great ant
much coveted honor. The certificate tina,
will be handed you is passport for en-
trance into most Of the colleges of the
country. You have learned much tina,
will assist you if you desire to prosecute
your studies further, and that will be
valuable to you in your future career
of usefulness. You have learned that il
requires work and fidelity to a fixed
purpose to accomplish anything in this
life You have learned that there is nc
royal road to greatness or learning. You
stand at the dawn of a new era.
Young and blessed with health, in
the natural order of things its rising sun
casts it's shadows of your lives beyond
the meridian of the century, Far be-
yond the limits of our perishable mag
nation stretches the possibility of things
you may accomplish.
After giving number of striking il
Illustrations Of the careers of self-made
men, he said. addressing the girls
Down here where knighthoOd is always
in flower, we are born with the senti-
ment that our girls can not be improved
All they have to do to be perfect is to
be sweet. and true. and gracious and
beautiful as their mothers. Out in one
Of the Western States they were holding
a Woman's suffrage convention. when a
man proposed this sentiment Here's to
our women, once our superlors, now our
equals We cast the horoscope of
Southern women and find no omen OF
such equality. She has been. she is. and
will always be our SUPERIOR Man was
man when woman was all apprentice.
but woman is the last and most perfect
work of God.
In conclusion, if we have a hope
that parallels the prayer for the happi-
ness, and usefulness and prosperity Of
YOU all. it is that the time may never
come when we haven't a glorious crop
Of high school graduates
After the hearty applause that greet
ed Mr. Barret's address had ceased, the
chorus class sang "A Call to Arms
Captain George E. Thatcher then
came forward and the most interesting
scene in the beautiful little drama of
school life took place, as he called the
names of the members of the class and
awarded the coveted diplomas and GER
Captain Thatcher then spoke
beautifully and feelingly to the class,
every word carrying with it deep sig
nihcance, and tender interest
A few bars of Dixie played by the &C
young musician, Miss Ella
D. Beasley, was the signal that the class
exercises of 1905 were over.
The graduates were then encircled
with friends who showered we'll de-
served compliments upon them.