Evening journal., 1911-06-08
HOWARD SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Graduating Class to Receive
Diplomas on Evening Of
June 20
DR.. SHEPHERD TO
ADDRESS THE STUDENTS


Artistic programs bearing the school
monogram in white and gold, an
uounce the annual commencement of
the Howard High School Class of
1911, to be held on Tuesday evening,
June 20, at s o'clock, in the Opera
House Howard High School Com
mencements are noted for their finely
delivered essays and splendid music,
and as in past years, the Opera House
will no doubt be crowded to the
doors.
The class of 1911 are Mary Emily
Bayard president; Carrie Anna Wig
gins, vice-president; Esther Virgin
Ia Maston, second vice-president; Eta
Alpha Roach, secretary; Alya May
Richardson, treasurer; Lucy Mae
Ioliver, Court of Appeal; Arthur
Palmer Cooper, sergeant-at-arms The
graduates OF the Normal Department
his year are, Theodore Elizabeth
Brewington, Cora Cornish, Mary Cor
lelia Frazier, Maria Gertrude Jeffer-
son, and Charlotte Eugenia Rice. The
class colors and decorations are sim
lar to those Of the school. red and
pink; and as a motto 1911 has taken
'Nisi Dominus Frustra.'
Commencement week will begin
with the senior class reception TO be
held nj tho school on Friday. June
Is. from s until 1890 O'Clock in the
evening. The following program
promises an enjoyable evening:
Selection, Howard High School Or
shcstra chorus. Glass OF 1911; well
come address, Miss Bsyard; Class
History Miss Roach; Class Proph-
scy, Miss Maston; Class Poem, Miss
Richardson Glass Grafton. MIR
cooper; farewell to Our Alma Mater,
Miss Toliver; selection. orchestra
The Fortunes of War a drama with
The following cast of characters:
Marie, Miss Toliyer; Lucille. Miss
Bayard Evelyn, Miss Richardson;
Flora Miss Virgins; Polly. Miss
Roach. and Mildred, Miss Maston,
members Of the Tau Phi Gamma So
,ret Society; Jack. an Alpha Rota,
MIR. Cooper; selection. orchestra;
presentation Of Class Gift, Miss Wig
gins.
seniors TO Hear Sermon.
On Sunday, June rs. the seniors
1ill attend Ezion NJ. r. Church, Ninth
md French streets, in a body. at the
1870 a. m. service. when the annual
sermon 10 the graduation class viii be
preached by the Rev. J. A. T. Faust,
D. ID.
The graduates arc fortunate in hav-
ng as their honored guest and speak
sr ON commencement night. Dr. James
G. Shepherd president of the National
and Religious Training School for
Colored Youths, at Durham, n. c. This
school has just closed its first year,
with a record as crcditable as the
work done by any institution in the
eolored race The school is run upon
~ somewhat the same idea as Northheld
Or. Shepherd believes that the colorcd
minister is essentially the race leader
and should be an understanding lead
en-. The school, based on this idea,
has met with the fricndlincss among
the southern white people that en-
cOurages DR., Shepherd to hope for
great things in his task Of racial up
lift. Tho summer school and first
year of the institution have sent out
25O students, trained for religious,
settlement, industrial, and missionary
work. medical missionary build
Ing is what the school viii try to add
10 its equipment next year The dis
tinguished visitor viii tell the How
ard High School young people how
they can help TO better life in their
own community
Miss Edwina p. Kruse. principal of
the Howard High School. and her as
sistants have prepared the following
attractive commencement program:
Selection, Howard High School
Orchestra, leader. Willard B. Chip
pey; invocation, the Rev. J. r. Fletch-
er, Haven NJ r. Church. chorus. The
Postillion, Abt; essay, THE Pro-
gress Of the Negroes in Delaware"
written by Lucy Mae Toliver. read hv
Alva May Richardson; piano solo (a)
'Gondolieri T. Neyin: (b) Wade i'm
the Water, S. Coleridge-Taylor; Eta
Roach; chorus, Bells OF Dreamland, :"
Rathbun;t essay. The History Of
Howard School, written by Mary
Emily Bayard. read by Carrie Anna
Virgins; vocal solo, Pilgrims Choir
us, from Tannhauser," William DonO-
van; address to tho graduates. Dr.
James f. Shepherd. president Nation
al and Religious Training School for
Colored Youth, Durham. ~ c.; selec-
lion. orchestra; boys chorus, "Oid
Kentucky Home" Foster: presenta-
eiHi vi lliDesf hodlu OF EuutdDOn
hrst and second honor prizes, Hopkins
and Banton Manual Training prize.
Mary Hayes Stevens prizes for do
mcstic art and domestic science. pre-
sented by the Rev ID. IT. Hargus, Phi
B.. Mt. Joy NJ. =. Church; Bishop
Frederic ]. Kinsman, prize for Eng
lish, presented by DR.. G. W. Twit-
myer superintendent public schools;
vocal cp1o ohio nfrI aud fhn noeo 81
Miss Marie Jefferson: comforting di-
plomas, DR.. Evan G. Shortlidge presi-
dent Board Public Education; chorus,
20 Hush Thee, My Babie.' Ncvin;
bencdiction, the Rev. Albert Price
march, orchestra.
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