Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-11
DIPLOMAS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL 6 4 '07 GRADUATES
Elaborate Commencement ExeP.
Gl ''l'! Held al lha Aeadg..
ny Of Music.
ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR COFflY
ssiu.atory by Miss Ellen Rlanol,
Ware; Glass Essay by Miss Cor
trude Esther LOOMS, and valedlc,
tory by Miss liza Robert Lewis
4 Delivery of Medals.

Beautiful and interesting exer.
cises at the Academy OF Music last
night marked the graduation of the
"Tercentennial Clasr" of the locar
High school and the close OF the an
nual commencement celebration of the
institution, which began last Thurs.
day night. III spite of the lowering
clouds and wintry winds, large
crowd of the relatives and friends or
the graduates and patrons OF the city
I public Hchools was In attendance. DC.
cupyng the boxes were many OF the
members of the alumni association or
the, school. 9f
Led by the members OF the rules
aud regulations committee of the
school Loard, the speakers OF the
evening and the High school faculty,
the thirteen graduates marched on
the stage Mt exactly $50 o'clock amid
an overture by the orchestra. pres.
fdent w. Il. Pickett, chairman OF the
school board, presided and ;ntrodnc.
ed Rev. E. A. Shenk, pastor OF the
Trinity Lutheran church, who opened
the exercises with prayer.
Address Of Welcome.
The address of welcome was deliv.
cred by President Pickett. The
speaker made IN earnest appeal for
< the education OF the boys and girls
: or virginia and for the enlarging and
lettering of the public school system
IN virginia. He concluded by con.
graduating the graduates on their
splendid records In school and urging
them to strive for even better rec.
ords IN the future.
Miss Ellen Blanche Ware welcomed
the audience on behalf OF the Ser.
centennial Clans" and concluding her
eloquent little address she thanked
tthe High school faculty tor the many
kindneRses 1t had shown her and her
class mates during the past four years.
Streets" was the topic of nm un-
S usual we'll written and entertaining
class essay delivered by Miss Ger.
fride Esther Loomls. LII tho course
OF her paper, Miss Loomis brought
out in a forcefui manner the many
lsaGags. iiSsst ars "a 81,
learned on the Streets the compari
son OF youth and age, life and death,
mirtllS and sadness, truth and untruth.
Prot. Coffcy the Speaker.
After an overture by Anderson's
orchestra, Chairman Pickett introduc.
ed Professor A. b. Coffey, M. A., NJ.
D., OF William & Mary College. who
delivered the address to the gradu.
ates. Opening his speech with hap.
Ply strain of humor, Professor Coifey
had the full attention and interest OF
his audience from the beginning to
the end OF his excellent address,
Professor Coffey discussed the
American hoy and girl, telling in an
entertaining fashion many little In
tnraaf In fhn 1ffa M
child; described the school days and
y later the trials and successes of after
life. Tho address was n very inter.
esting one and when he concluded
the audience gave the speaker an
ovation.
Miss LA Robert Lewis read an en-
joyable yaledictory essay, beseeching
her class mates to set high ideal
In life and to ever strive to attain
that ideal. Concluding she bade fare.
we'll to her fellows, the school and
1 the faculty.
Or. Porter Delivers Medals.
After All overture by the orchestra,
Rev. .. w. Porter, ID. D., pastor Of
the Newport News Baptist church,
presented the medals to the authors
OF the best essay, short story and
poem published in the High School
Student this session The medal for
the short story went to MIR. Percy
Clayton Hamilton, the medal for the
hest essay was awarded Miss Ila Rob.
ert Lewis and Miss Amelia ". God
win won thejmedal for the next poem.
81 With n few well chosen words. Hon.
w. e. Barrett. chairman of the rules
and regulations committee OF the
school bard delivered the diplomas
to the graduates amid the enthusiastic
APPLAUSE dt the audience The floral
trlbute TO the graduates from their
friends and relatives were then de.
iyered by the ushers. The flowers
had been banked at the stage foot
lights throughout the exercises.
A Few Tokens.
During the exercises the undergrad.
yates presented Mr.. Jacob Harry
kelin with pair of lemons, Gilbert
Via with cabbage decorated with
red roses and Mr. John Layburn
Hughes with a bunch OF rose and
ribbon decorated beets.
The exercises were brought to n
close with benedictlon pronounced by
Rev. E, "A. Shenk
The full graduates: Misses Amelia
Virginia Goodwin, Annie Selden Lash,
lila Robert Lewis, Gertrude Esther
Loomis, Charlotte Colgate. Selden
and Ellen Blanch Ware, and Messrs.
Gilbert Guy Via and John Leyburn
q Hughes The elective graduates:
), Misses Agnes Barclay Epes, Alice
Evelyn Davis and Lucy Lillian Har-
yison and MI. Jacob Harry Ker1in.
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