The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-03
F. r. BROWN SPEAKS
 ID THE GRADUATES
Diplomas Awarded to High
 School Students
79 ARE THE RECIPIENTS
Dr. Brown DweIIs on the Three Things That He Considers of Paramount Interest to the Graduate.
 The Address

Birmingham and Ensley High schools were held jointly last night at the High school auditorium, when the annual ad- dress was delivered by Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United States commissioner Of education. and diplomas were presented to 69 graduates of the local High school and 10 of the Ensley branch.
 The exercises were opened with prayer from Dr. J. S. Foster, which was foi- lowed by vocal solo from Miss Evelyn Going. pr. Brown then delivered the ad dress. The programme as carried out was as follows:
 Music-Orchestra
 Invocation-Dr. J. S. Foster
 Contralto solo--Miss Evelyn Going.
 Annual address-Elmer Ellsworth Brown, commissioner of education of United States.
 Baritone solo-Mr. Erin Farley.
 Presentation of diplomas-Superinten dent J. H. Phillips.
 Class song.
 Benediction-Rev. j. s. Foster | Diplomas were first presented the 10 graduates of the Ensley High school Dr. J. H. Phillips performing the office. Fol lowing is the class roll of the Ensley school: Mable Ursaline Atkins, scientific; Miriam Bowman, general; Ruth Reese Chiles, general; Lucie McMilfan Cowan, general; Wilmoth Hail Hickman, general; Mary Josephine Lemont, scientific Ellen Ola Scott, general; Marion Bell Wood, general.
 l The graduates of the Birmingham school who were presented diplomas were:
 FIRST SECTION, FEBRUARY, 1910.
 Boys-John Louis schillinger English
 Girls-Margaret Ketcham Cameron, gen. eral; Minnie Louise Cooke, general; Willie Pearl Gibson, general; Sarah Ellen Greene, general; Julia Elizabeth Henry, general; Mary Louise Howard, general; Kathleen Maude Livingstone general; Susan Isabella White Norment, scientific; Edith Holt ORear, scientific; Nathia Smith, general Marte Cole zbinden, gen. eral.
 SECOND SECTION, JUNE, 191O | Boys-William Marsh Acker general; Grattan Brittan, Jr, general; Leslie Frank Eanes. manual Arts; Thomas Gray Estes, English; John Wesley Finch, scientific Arthur Norman Herman, gen. | John Swan Moore, general; Malcolm Eu- gene Morgan, English; Franklin William Neuman, general; Lonnie Polk Sweatt, Jr., general Edwin Dial Torgerson, scientific; Edwin Bailey Weaver, general. | Girls-Virginia Abbott, general; Marga- ret Anderson, scientiflc Nettie May Beau, general; Odessa Beavers. general; Martha Oleona Berents, general; Grace | Darling Blackburne, English Sadie Bot l sat. general; Evie May Brooks, general | Tryphene Gregg Chase, English; Susan Cunningham, scientific; Josephine Dalby, general Blanche Carmen Dent general; {; l Minnie McCants Dryer. general: Sarah | Neal Dryer, general; Anita Dunnam, gen. | eral: Dorothy Maude Eaves, general; Goldie May Eshelman, general; Zola Glee Eshe lman, general: Helen Jeanette Eus- | tis, general; Rosa Fabian, scientific; Fan nie Foster. English: Robina Gallacher, | scientific; Letha Lavanda Gambill, gen. eral: Ethel Gillespie, general; Sallie Clay Ham, general; Helen Marguerite Keiser. scientific: Joanna Belle LaRue, general; Lucille Rose Lenk, scientific; Mamie Co., rine Little. general; Alice Lillian Lyon. | scientific; Bernice Meyer general; Sarah | Gertrude Morris English; Fay Murphy, | general; Norma Garnett Piper general; Cecile Lenora Rotholz. scientific; Emma | Self. general: Carlotta Greene Smith, gen. eral Fannie Belle Spiva, English; Clara
 
 general; Irene Marguerite Tinman, scien- tifio: Eunice Leila Vann. general; Helen Weiss general: Eunice Hall White, general.
 The Address Dr. Browns address was scholarly and inspiring. The speaker dwelt mainly on three questions which. he said, he considered paramount to the graduate, namely, what to do with d fo hof fn flo xxyft vantages, and what to do with an ed ucation. The address in part follows: What shall we do with our disad- vantages?
 "Others may speak to you of the transcendent advantages which you en- joy. I am to speak of the other side -of the handicaps of life. Let us put aside any question as to what these handicaps shall do for us, and con sider instead a question more suited to men whom the truth has made free the question what we on our part shall do with them
 Many man has had to face the work of life with the hampering sense that he Is different from othe CT men in some way that disqualifies him for the struggle. His handicap may be blind ness or a crippled body It may be an infirmity of the spirit. The appetite for strong drink has laid on more than one its heavy hand. An ungov- erned temper may have added to the weight Even in early life some have committed indiscretion or crime which shall weigh them down so long as life shall endure. Others must carry about with them discouraging family his- tory. while to still others the gentler bonds of others needs, the poverty and distress of their nearest friends, for bid that they should give their whole strength to the achievement of sheer individual success.
 'The first remark to be made con- cerning these handicapped lives is tn they are not as they would seem, something out of the ordinary. It Is the normal course of human existence that every life should be hemmed in by disabilities and that everyone should be peculiar as regards his disabilities, This is a familiar saving. Ycu will recognizes 1t as a truism. But just tn Is truism is necessary to the present argument. It is the usual experience of life that every man mould have some unusual burden to bear.
 "A bye-gone American gossip, Mrs. Burlington, once remarked that when her china was clipped she liked to go to the neighbors and find theirs clipped little, too. So. we may find instruction as we'll as comfort in observing even the most unencum- bered natures and finding them all en- dowed with their portion of misfortune and human frailty. There is even a certain quiet amusement to be had from an indulgence in such observa- tions
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