Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-27


The annual commencement of the
Howard High School was held last
evening at the Grand Opera House, |
which was crowded with friends of the /
institution. Many white people we're |
present. Among those on the stage |
we're several colored clergymen. |
Superintendent of Schools George W. !
Twitmyer, Principal A. II. Berlin of |
the High School, the members Of the
Board Of Education and Samuel +.
Belts, a former member.
The stage was tastefully arranged
and ornamented with flowers and the
school colors, red and pink. The
students on the stage in tiers of seats,
the girls on one side and the boys on
the other The girls were dressed in
! white aud the boys in dark suits.
Miss Edwina b. Kruse, the principal
Of the school, presided and conducted
| the programme.
The programme, as heretofore an
nouncad, was carried out. The efforts
of the graduates who delivered ora
tions were exceptionally creditable.
The singing Of the students, under
| the direcli ion Of Miss Josephine
! Fletcher, supervisor of music, was a
notable feature of the entertainments
The address to the graduates was
delivered by Hon. Harry S Cummings
Of Baltimore, Nd, who. Principal
Kruse announced, seconded the nomi-
nation of President Roosevelt at the
| Chicago convention in 1904. He said
he considered the public school system
the greatest institution in the United
States and he complimented the city
government upon its liberality in re-
spect to the public schools. Nothing,
he said, viii more successfully stem
the tide of threatened anarchy than
the influence Of the public schools.
In every emergency wa draw upon the
public schools. A country that ls
liberal with its public schools Will
never want for strong, brainy men, OF
patriots to defend the country's honor.
That being the case IL should not be a
question of money. The best educa-
ton should be the chief concern and
every other consideration subordinated
thereto. He pointed out to the gradu.
ates that to them the commencement
is he commencement of their career
in the world. Henceforth they will be
men and women and the world will
regard them as such. He said they
should conduct themselves as useful,
honest and honorable citizens. Hs
told them that they should not fee
that their school career is ended, al
there is much to learn and they shOulC
, take advantage of every opportunity
! and learnIwhenever it is possible. H'
{ told them to be charitable to thos
l less fortunate than themselves and &
try to do right by all. He told then
. that they must 90 in and work. The
-. must produce results. They must no
f pretend to be what they are not Ih
best they can do, he said, would no
8 overpay the parents and instructors
j. who have taken great pains and mad
great sacrifices for their benefit Re
ward is sure to come to those who liv
r honorable, upright lives. He gave th
o graduates a volume Of vholesom
advice.
The presentation Of prizes followed
the presentation speeches being mad
by Prof. ]. II. M. Waring, principa
d Of the Colored High and Msnul
Training School in Baltimore. IN
l. prizes were awarded as follows:
!, Rowland Cuff, Scott's works; Eliza
is beth Carter, George Eliot's work:
st Arthur Haines, Cooper's work:
Margaret V. Postles, set of books, a
n awarded by the Board Of Education f
h general excellence. e. 80 in gold o
l. fered bys Mary Hayes Stevens, awardt
to Eta Roach for the best loaf {
IN bread in the cooking school, viii
IN another prize of the same amount, d
mated by the same person for sewinl
nt was awarded Alice Written. A box
NJ tools was awarded to Robert HarrisS
q, Webb for excellence in manual trai
ss ing, the award being made by q
e. ! Board Of Education. Wilbert Bell, Et
Roads, Viola Smith, Effie Russ al
Jennie Farrell we're give honorab
mention.
President Shortlidge Of the Soho
a Board being at Atlantic City
account of his health, the diplom
g we're presented by Acting Preside
b. James ID. Carter.
ph Prof. Waring complimented G
IT, prize-winners and made brief speec
.lv dwelling chiefly upon the benefits
nd be derived from manual training.
said skilled hands were the ones th
nd would succeed. A few days ago
nd learned from the princiapl of the Pra
nv Institute in Brooklyn, n. Y, that
NO has places for IA colored instructors
domestic science that he is unable
fill. He said it made no difieren
what kind Of work one follows he W
OF succeed IL he is skilled in that line
ng work. While the few will be docto
40 lawyers and preachers, the large n
OR iority will form the superstructure
re- those in other walks OF life, and
his they are skilled they need never
Ich idle except from choice.
vi. The advantages of a college educati
me were pointed out by two of the gr'
rus yates. Arthur @. Haines and Elizab'
tor Carter, and Miss Carter and Nj
nd Smith sang solos. Orchestral mu
was furnished by an efficient orches
of colored men. The graduates we
John Harold Ayers, Mary Luray Bros
rch Elizabeth Carter, Harlan Austin Cl
lrs- Arthur Columbus Haines, Mary Jol
St' son, Margaret Virginia Postles, Rob
ri Harrison Webb, Elsie Layton Willial
Adelaide Simpson Macy, Edna Park
Celestine Ophelis Perry, Nellie r
:. inson, Blanche Russ and Nah
Co. Turner.
ior Rev. J. e. A. Johns, pastor of Ez
~; G M. e. Church, pronounced the be
Co diction.