The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-06-10
GALA DAYS
FOR GRADUATES
Closing Exercises Held AT The Sew.
eraI County High Schools

Mt Ceciltou un Thursday evening and ut
North East last evening. Tn" week
marked the clD:c of examinations at Elk
ton High School. The manual training
exhibit was put oil view on Tuesday.
and this year. included an unusually
large number of fine specimens of inlaid
work. The exhibit attracted much at
tcntion from visitors ON Tuesday ana on
"Wednesday evening. Class Day eXt.r-
ciSeS. held on Wednesday evening. drew
II thrnng of visitors to the High School
building. the rooms helm" filled. despite
the fact that fer lari Of room attend
ancc was limited tD those invited. The
exercises We're highly interesting and di-
verting. abounding in witty hits ut the
expense of students and instructors. The
program was ac> follows
March.
Glass St.ng
Roll Call. .................A Ada pcarCr
Presidents Addrc>,. Emile McElmoylc
Class History .......... ..ilry Smith
Piano Selection. ...lI#rrict Whitaker
Charg" to III" Undergraduates
.................. Nary Terrell
Ion of 1908. ........... Evelyn FinLnn
Class POEM. CONFESSED by Mary BNSmith
Charge to the Faculty. Edith Holt
Class Prophecy. Emile McElmoylc
Presentation Grafton. Jean McElmoylc
The "Zoo of 1905" WIS notable for its
wit and loiLt. and the presentations
aroused much mirth. An informal re-
ception. with light refreshments. follow
cd the exercises which closed quite hate.
ON ThurStlrv nnruiu,r rho Nnrh1 1nirS'
Opera House waS crowded with the
friends of the graduates from the town
and neiGhbmh~od and pupils of the
school. The graduates occupied seats ON
the stage with President Blake and Su-
pcrntrndent Rlddle. Of the school Board.
'hiel Judge james y. itaFce. OF ! neH-
tert"Wn. who delivered the address. Key.
.Iohn McElmoyi". tev. W. L. 1aNl"r,
l)r. J"hn II. Jsmar. W. >. Evans. Esq.
l'rnclpal f1nIey and his assistants at
the High School ana Il number OF ladies,
The stage Was drapcd with the class
colorS' green and white, with %. in
green on n white ground >trcwn with
Spll"> of laurel. The class shield bear
ing the lElmcS of the graduates and their
motto. "f"rtune Is for the l)iligeIH,
rested Oh an easel to the left of the
stage. ElIl"ttS Orchestra. 1t Whining
ton. was pr, sent and CAV" number of
Its choice selections before ana during
the exercises. which opened with PRAYER
offered by Rev. J"hn McElnl"yle. FATHER
of tw" of the graduates. who gave thanks
t" the Giv"r of All Good for the gift of
the hnr Institution. of which the com
munty Is l':plld. ana invoking DIVINE
guidance ana Illumination for those now
quitting its walls in their course through
life. Miss Ethel Graves. who took inst
hol"i>. next delivered the Snlutat"ry ad-
dress, graceful welcome I" all assem-
hlttl with bflti reference to the lfEl'S' ana
lah"rS OF tn" past four Years now nap
ply ended. and gwen with admirable "X-
preston.
Principal Finley sand the speaker" "f the
day needed no INTRODUCTION |" 'ccll
audience. nut II was i source "i SatlS-
faction ana matter for cohgrat''lation
to nave with them MS Honor Judge
james y. lcacr, VINO sFlld the SlhJect 10
which he would lhvlt" the attention ot
his hearers was tllte but he Thought
not yet "utWorl. ana Wa lhc DUTY or
Patriotism and the Need of it, lncr.ca-
tion a> Ialt OF the Educat!"n "t the
Young. Its ordinarily accepted dehnl-
llOn WaS rove ol country, anu, proper
ly understood. its true one. Though the
words philology conveys a deeper ana
Subtler meaning in its derivation from the
all embracing word 'pater.' father. as
used in the word "FdtherIand, which
of all words most fully and beautifully
cXprcSSCs what is meant by ones coun-
try. There is the patriotism which
nak,S hes of Il t'untry'S sons in
tint # Il, ril. and there is the quiet, un-
ohtrC. ave and often unnhScrvcd latrl"t-
ism whose pure flame is kept alive by
the good men and women whom God
gives To every aye and country. 1t is
a high privilege to love ones country for
its past. but Il higher one to love it for
its present. and the conSummntion Of
happiness t. II patriotic heart to love
il not only fer its past and present but
for what it promises TO be to humanity in
future days, when those who are now
moulding its dcstinc> shall have return
ed to their native dust. 1t is the fash
ion to decry the patriotic demonstrations