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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Held At Auditorium Thursday Evening BY Cam
bridge High School.


In the presence of large number Of
interested friends and relatives, together
with a still larger body of the general pub
lie, who came to show their sympathetic
interest, the graduates of Cambridge
High School last night at the Auditorium
"bore their blushing honors thick upon
| them"
The night was delightfully."- cool, and
the building was comfortably filled, but
not over crowded, both which conditions
were decidedly different from what we
have become accustomed to in the past.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. E. C. Maonichol, pastor of Zion
Church. Mr.. Miles Fl. Woolford delivered
a brief address of welcome, followed by
the thesis "What is to become of the
Soul of America 2" which was a plea, and
an able one, for the preservation of such
beauties of scenery as America possesses,
and for more aesthetic spirit in general.
One of the features of Glass day was then
introduced when Mr.. Allan Linthicum de-
livered the mantle with fitting oration
to Mr.. Henry johnson who, with a few
felicitous remarks, received it on behalf
of the class of 1908. A. vocal solo by
Miss Evelyn Mills next delighted the
audience, being followed by we'll writ
ten and equally well delivered thesis,
q Philosophy of Dreaming" by Miss
Winifred Davis, the one fair girl graduate
of the occasion.
Mr.. John G. Mills, President of the
School Board, to whom was given the
pleasant task of comforting the diplomas,
spoke for several minutes, devoting his
remarks largely to the duty of the parent
to cooperate with the teacher in order to
attain the best results in the education of
the child. He touched especially upon
the necessity for care of the eyesight of
children too young to care for themselves,
and of not allowing the youthful minds
to run to seed in the summer time.
liz this connection he said he favored a
change in the law in regard to the free
books which would permit the children to
take them home instead of leaving them
locked up in the schoolhouses, as he be-
lieved it would be better for both books
and children.
Prof. Barnett, in the absence of Mr..
johnson, president of the Alumni-a AS
ISOLATION presentad the prize given an
nually by the Association to that one of
the graduating class having attained the
highest average during his or her four
years in the High School, to Miss Wini-
fred Davis. Prof. Barnett presented to
Mr.. Allan Linthicun the first prize, q
medal, for the highest general average
during the senior year, and to Mr.. Miles
Woolford the second prize for the second
highest average attained during the
same period
Next on the program was piano solo
exquisitely rendered by Miss Nellie Med
ley. and then came the address to the
graduates by Prof Alexander Harrington,
principal of the High School at Houston,
Del. Prof. Harrington addressed his re-
marks largely to the parents and to the
people in general. Ria speech contained
q scathing denunciation1 of many of the
things that are wrong in America, and ;
plea for better conditions. His remarks
to the graduates were highly appropriate
and delivered in flight of oratory that
scared to the stars, and, returning to earth,
brought down the house with it.
Miss Nellie Shackelford sang solo and
was enthusiastically encored.
The valedictory was delivered by Mr..
Allan Linthicum, the subject of whose
thesis was " Elements of Successful
Life. Mr.. Linthicum took the view
that the tue measure of success is
not the mere amount of money which
one accumulates, but what one accom-
plishes in his or her chosen work. He
pointed to general Robert E. Lee as an
example of man who was marked sue
cess, though refraining from making
pecuniary considerations his guide in de.
Gliding upon course Of action.
Miss Estelle Jones sang . solo, and was
heartily encored by the audience.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. J. L. Ward, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant Church, and the exercises were