The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-06-04

street. Elliott's Orchestra Oh Whining
ton, was III attendance and played
choice selections: The program was
asIfolio&s
Overture. "Irol;cs OF Cupid
Ilyocaton 80. Rev. William Schouier
Salutatory -. Freda Marie McC,eaiv
Orchestra. Merry Wood Nymrh
= Dance Characterisque
Essay ............. Our Country"
Elizabeth Rea Scott
Essay., The Home OF the Future"
Dolie Shippers"
Orchestra, Hearts Desire Novelette,
Essay. The Blessings o. Frit nds"
6'@ Martie Bowland'
Essay .,.; .;..:,.:...:... Success
Martha Belle Grove
~ Orchestra. "Moonbeams'
Essay. Causes and Effects OF Labor
- Strikes es'-Alfred Preston Scott
Ns.edictory 80. Ruth Carhart Clifford
Orchestra. Harp Solo
Address. Rev. Alexander Allison. j.
Pastor West Presbyterian Church
Wilmington, Del.
Orchestra. Eileen Asthore'
Presentation Of Diplomas
George \ Blake. Esq, President
= OF School Board.
'Bepedictlon. Rev. H. a. G. WeStcriield
Orchestra
The roll OF the Class. cne of the
largest i'll the history OF the school.
with the subjects oi the graduates
essays. was as follows:
ACADEMIC COURSE.
Martie Bowland-"'rhe Blessings OF
Friends
Sarah Ellen Cavanaugh-"God oi Ma
ture.'
Charlotte Mckee Copper Mary.
Queen Of Scots
Ruth Carhau Clifford - "Gilpins
Rocks
Ethel Lavinia Georgc-"Joan OF Arc"
Howard Worthington Lewis" Educa
tiun i'll Maryland
Emma Mary Cathrsn MiuStcr-"i he
Reign OF Time"
James IT, Moore-"llle Rise and Pro-
aress Of the Standard Oil Company
Tobias Rudulph-"Thc Eikton Turpen
tine Distillery.
Florence ReEecca Shivcry-"'rhe Beau
ties OF Nature"
D"llic simrers-",Ihc ilomc oi the
Future"
Elizabeth Rec scott-"Our Country"
Alfred Preston Scott-"CauScs and Et
iects OF Labor Strikes
Edward Watts-"The Power oi the
Press in Politics.
COMMERCIAL. COURSE.
Martha Belle Grow" Success"
Laura Louise Deputy Responsible
lty.
Edna Elizabeth lusly-'Ihc Study
ii the Four Seasons OF Lie"
I'rcds Marie McCleary-'rhe Nd an
tageS OF a Business Education"
Elsie May McInt:rc--"Living ON Me
mury"
Elizabeth Ann Pierson-"What a Wo-
mans College Means to a Girl
Nahala Elizabeth SinglcS-''Wo
The Wage Farmer
President Blake, "i the School
Board, introduced the speaker oi The
day. Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr.. faS-
Tor I'll West Prcsbytcl an Church. Vii
miugton. DIR. Alison said he WAS clad
t. be present. chiefly tcr his OWE he
mt. The occasion ccrla nv d,scr, t |
congratulations from SitorS. H.
heartily congratulated the People o.
the community. the School Board an |
the teachers ON the splendid body #
students he saw before him tie had
seen many graduating classes, but ha ii
never seen one made up oi sturder
youths or better looking young wo
men. He knew the latter were blush
ing behind his back The >ubj>c's ii
the essays were practical and ther
dealt with things that came nearest To
lr,. such as country, home, progress
The quest oi these young people hid
h,Dnru hl, ,p,. 1hbSp ,,i Ia
son and the Arg"naut, ior the Golden
Fleece ol l.anccot and his hrothe.
Knight, iur the Holy Grail or Ponce
de Leon inr the Fountain ui Youth
we're not to be compared with that uf
these Young people for Knowledge. ur
rathcr Wisdom The wisdom ui to
day is util:tarian. and the only science
worth pursuing is applied science.
Those pupils had sought knowledge
chiefly to have il Tor its use. Lin ,o'n
and other, ui our great men had given
4hc people every quantum Oi Scrv &C
they coud render The mothers in
our homes. N their seemingly trivial
tasks. were rendering sustained ser
vice founded ON skill. Once upon a
time a great Mnraith was raised at
St Peters. in Rome. and yet lacked
an inch oi reaching its true position
and il looked as il ii could not swing
into place. Some sang out WET the
ropes. which was done and the task
was done, He was glad to learn that
the school had commercial course
which showed that the people had
graspcd the value %, practical know
edge.
These Young graduates were about
10 confront the mystery ca led Lie
The exercises were called. and prop
erly So commencement. for the grad
uatcs stood upon the threshold OF life
What is Life: The sum total of all
ones personal faculties Intellectual,