The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
GRADUATION EXERCISES CALHOUN
CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL.

GRADUATION EXERCISES CALHOUN
CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL.
The graduating exercises of the Cal
houn-Chamberlain School last evening
were witnessed by q large audience of
interested friends of the school, and of
the four young ladies who composed
the class.
The rostrum presented a beautiful
scene In its decorations of palms and
flowers and lovely young women, who,
with the two principals, entered from
side door
The program included first three ex-
cellent papers by members Of the class.
Miss Hazel Weaver read one on Brown
ing and Tennyson;" Miss Martha Ken
dali Leslie read a paper on "Rise of
the Drama" and Miss Mildred de
Lamater Cornwell read one on Steven
. sons Idea of Life" The papers were
good, the reading of them especially
well done. and the bearing and pres
ence OF the young women added much
dering.
Miss Hazel Weaver played a niano
solo. "Eifn Dance" by MacDowell. She
Is pianist of ability and gives prom
Use OF artistic attainment
rev. ~. e. Cobbs made some pertfn-
ent remarks to. the graduating class.
he spoke of the recognition of the
value OF education as evidenced by the
munlncent gifts to the cause during
me Iast decade from Carnegie. Rookie
Ieiier, Peabody and other multi-m
nonaires. He spoke of the purposes
OF education as being largely ultitar-
ian, Sayfng TT is the best asset as a.
means of livelihood" :
ext Mr. Cobbs spoke of the pleas
ure to be drawn from education. 1T
opens great field of light and
tnought. and enlarges ones scope" he
said, and his next point was of Love
of knowledge for knowledf IS sake"
which he deemed cnother purpose OF
e !ucation.
Education in the narrow sense
means only training the mind technic-
ally. In its broader sense, he said,
It means educating the will and the
m raj sense of right and wrong. 'Un-
less the will be educated, he said, 1.-The
mind will be cultured while the will
Will be still crude with savage in
stincts. The lack of self control has
been the cause of more crimes and
failures than any other o-.e fault The
sense of moral right and wrong Is q
mother of education.
The greatest defect, of the public
school system is that they do not give
direct moral education, though. of
course, they do have indirect moral
education
Education then Is not merely a
matter of training of mind or will or
moral sense. but a combination of all.
We feel that this is what Miss CAL
houn and Miss Chamberlain, .as co.
principals OF this school, haveSstriven
TO: and accomplished. 1t Is with deep
regret and sincere appreciation of the
work done that we speak of this as
their last commencement in Montgom-
successfully their work here and have
done much more toward the education
interests of Montgomery than perhaps
can ever be measured"
A group of songs by Miss Millspaugh
was a number on the program greatly
enjoyed. Miss Millspaugh is one of
the most accomplished vocalists in
Alabama and her name on a program
bespeaks much for the success on any
occasion. Miss Millspaugh was accom-
panied by Mrs. Robert Eilenberg on
the piano.
Miss Calhoun. in presenting the di-
plomaset ITO the young ladies, made an
address full of loving regard for her
pupils, interest in their future and adj
vice as to how to utilize for future
mental growth the knowledge gained
in their course of study. She said, in
part.
This class of 1907 has, as has each
of our classes, it's own peculiar char
acteristic. Since the founding of our
school, twelve complete years ago, this
is the first graduating class composed
entirely of home girls.
I'VE have passed years together IN
closest, most intimate, real family life.
And as we meet here tonight, in these
familiar rooms, for the last time in
our old relationship. we feel most
deeply how very much more we are
to each other than simple teacher and
pupil, how very little less we are
than real kin considering these years
of intimate living together with these
grand possibilities, we feel most keenly
our own great responsibilities.
For you the question just how fully
YOU profited by these unusual oppor-
tunities; for us, just how fully have
we used them for you and your best
good.
1T is not enough that we have
opened your eyes that you may see the
beauty and the excellence in nature,
in art, in literature, in life itself; or
that we have unstopped your ears, that
YOU may hear the grand harmonies
running all through creation, from God
down to His smallest work. Nor Is 1t
enough that we may have aroused in
your souls a great earnest desire to
acquire more knowledge and a deeper
insight into these wonderful truths.
Nor is 1t of great Importance Just
how far you have penetrated into each
subject you have studied-how much
you know of each-for you have