The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-09
CAMP HILL SCHOOL CLOSES
 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR

since the days of Peter the Great. No one has taken any notice of them and they have been reinvented in the last few years. Here was lost opportun- ity to Russia It would be simply irn- possible to compute the loss to Russia In blood and treasure which the fall ure on the part of the people of Rus sfa to understand, has cost the people of Russia. The idea conveyed by the speaker was that whenever we come to ourselves we must seize the oppor- tunity at that moment and ms e' the most of It. Dr. Ward urged his hear CTS not to be opportunists--that Is. to wait for something to happen, but to create. in so far as we are able. our own conditions. He called particular attention to the opportunities for de- velopment in our great State--in build ing up farms. the roads and the schools. In the evening Rev. J. B. Sargent, pastor of the Methodist Church here, preached a most interesting and in- structive sermon to the students and patrons of the school
 The Exercises.
 The regular work of the school went on during Monday and Tuesday with visits from parents and friends to the class rooms and on the farm and through the various industrial depart ments. Tuesday night the students under the lead of Miss : Olga White, teacher of English and elocution, gave Midsummer Nights Dream" in a most interesting manner. Ross Hall was crowded and every one was greatly surprised at the appreciation of the various characters shown by the large number of young people who took part Miss White Is not only graduate of the Southern Industrial Institute, but also of the famous Emerson School of Oratory. Boston. Mass.
 The Trustees.
 The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Wednesday and Thursday In addition to the local trustees present there were MT. R. J. Haight, of Chicago; Hon. Alexander T. c. Bedford, of Beloit, Wis. Hon. Rich mond P. Hobson of Greensboro, and W. NJ. Conine of Camp Hill, were add ed to the board, along with Rev. Lon- don, who takes the place of the late Judge Charles W. Buckley, Of Mont gomery.
 The principals annual report showed an attendance of ninety-four during the year. thirty of whom are in the industrial departments md pay their way largely by their own efforts. The school Is much in need of scholarships, that it may take more of these deserving young men and women.
 Donations for the year have amounted to $9,044.66; s1,650 have gone into building. Good will Hall." the gift of Miss Sarah Newlin. of Philadelphia, Pa. The bricks and lumber in this building were made by the students, and the work of construction was done largely by them It will contain parlor. reading room md library on the first floor, and twenty-six bed rooms on the two floors above with plenty of closets and bath room. It will greatly add to the usefulness of. the school, and Is in every way a verys attractive building. The principal re- ported the loss in April last of the barn by fire. With 1t went three splendid mules, a horse, harness. hay, grain and seed of various kinds. A good friend in California and the citizens of Camp Hill have helped to secure another pair of mules, but no one can ever replace the favorites, Queen" and Slipper" that lost their lives In the fire.
 On Wednesday.
 Wednesday afternoon a fine exhibi- ton of the English and rhetorical work of the school was made by the pupils of Miss White and the school at large.
 Wednesday night the annual reunion of the alumni, and former students, with the Trustees and friends of the school, was held. The girls, under the direction of Miss Knowles, prepared a most excellent supper. Many excellent addresses were made after the supper Mir. London of Birmingham, Mir. Huight of Chicago, Miss Knowles and Miss White were very apt in their re- marks, but the words of all others that touched every heart were those of a father from Fillmore County, who was born soon after the war, but who is so interested in the education of his chill dren that at a great sacrifice he has had for some time four children in the school.
 Commencement.
 Thursday the regular commencement exercises were held Three young peo- pie received diplomas. Miss Mamie Hicks spoke on What a Teacher Can Accomplish in a Country School"; Will bur Heard on '"The South and New Az ricnlture'; clemmie Henderson on Child Labor in the South" These graduates are fitted for entrance to the Freshman Class of the University. Their words were highly appreciated.
 The annual address was by Hon. A. T. London of Birmingham on Civic Duties" The large audience listened with marked attention to the strong and helnful address. It ought to be published in full for general distribu- ton as a treatise on good citizenship.
 The ninth annual commencement closed with a most touching address by Principal Ward to the graduating class as he presented the diplomas.
 MT. LOndon's Address.
 MT. London spoke of the school and its work. He said in part:
 I desire to put the seal of my ap- proval upon -this great work of his here in Camp Hill. for what it may be worth and to tell you people of Tal- lapoosa that you do not appreciate properly what the school means to you and the state of Alabama, It's influ- ence for good Is beyond calculation; its money value is ater than any factory or furnace. and unlike com mercial enterprise 1t will continue to yield returns for the betterment of your county and State long after all of us shall have passed away; and many of these boys and girls will live to see it the chief source of pride for the county and section.
 I wish I had the gift of oratory, so