The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-25
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT THE C. C. s.
 Four Young Ladies Receive Dip plomas

The commencement exercises of the Calhoun Chamberlain School took place last evening, when four young ladies of this years graduating class received their diplomas from Miss Calhoun, the senior principal.
 Two of the school rooms and the re- ception hall adjoining were thrown to- gether to make one large hall. This, by the use of palms and flowers, was converted into a veritable bower. Mag nolias, whose fragrant white flowers set among the glossy green leaves, marked so well the school colors (green and white) were used in great profusion In the decorations. On the stage, the class flower, the daisy, was much in evi- dence.
 At $40 o'clock, to the strains of a spirited march. played by two of the home pupils, Miss Hazel Weaver and Miss Matte Kendall Leslie, and pre- ceded by two charming ushers. also home pupils, Miss Mildred CornweH and Miss Marie Newman. the graduat- ing class filed upon the stage There they joined the Rev. Edward Cobbs and the principals, Miss Calhoun and Miss Chamberlain.
 The program was:
 ESSAY. 'sThe Flowers of History and Legand'-Miss Cecile Loeb.
 Essay, "The Short Story"-Miss Mary Elizabeth Tyson.
 Piano Solo, Air de Ballet by Hosx- kowski-Miss Ella Klein.
 Essay, Shakespeare's Tragedies--Miss Elizabeth Glass.
 Essay-Miss Ella Klein.
 Vocal Solo-Miss Millspaugh.
 Address-The Rev Edward Cobbs.
 Presentation of diplomas.
 That the love of flowers is not con- fined to this age. was proven very con- ciusively by the thoughtful essay of Miss Cecile Loeb, who gave a graceful account of the place flowers have ever held In the hearts and imaginations of man. tracing back the names of some of our commonest flowers to mytholog- | ical times.
 In her essay on the short story. Miss Mary Tyson, in a very able and con- | else way, traced the evolution of the short story from its crudest beginning up to its present finished form. She proved, in very clever manner. | that it takes great genius to write good short story.
 The delivery of the essay by Miss Elizabeth Glass was marked by a clearness that was very pleasing, while the intelligent way in which she han died her difficult subject of Shake speare's Tragedies" showed the critical study and careful research she had made.
 Miss Ella Klein, in a closing forceful essay. showed the value of hero-wor- ship. making 1t plain that nation without heroes is a nation without ade- quate ideals.
 The farewell of Miss Calhoun to the class before the presentation of the diplomas, was as follows: She said:
 As each succeeding year rolls past, bringing with it its commencement and its graduating class. one would naturally suppose in a school whose curriculum was firmly established and liable to little or no change that these graduating classes would resemble each other so closely that no distinctive features would be. possible. Still. In reality. each class has It's own distinct particular characteristics: This class of 1906 Is unlike any other graduating class of our school, in being inc first composed entirely of South ern girls-more accurately speaking of Alabama girls. And it Is with hear