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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Governor CrOthers Presents DiplO'
mas to Seven Graduates of
Cambridge High
School.

Cambridge High
School.
Under the most suspicious cir
cumstances imaginable the Com
mencement exercises Of the Cam
bridge High School were held last
night at the Auditorium, and four
young ladies and three young gen
tlemen received at the hands of
His Excellency, Hon. Austin L.Cro-
theirs, Governor of the State, the
sheepskins which showed that they
had completed, with honors, the
courses of the two departments of
the institution.
When the hour for the exercises
arrived the Auditorium was throng-
ed with the friends of the gradu-
ates and those interested in the
cause of education, and from the
timc of the first selection by the
Citizens Band of Cambridge until
the pronouneing of the benediction
the audience gave the closest at
tention. The invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. G. T. Wyatt, DID,,
pastor of Zion M. E. Church, who
was followed by Mr.. Benjamin E.
Robbins, who made the Salutatory
address. ALL of the essays were
unusually good and showed the re-
suit of deep thought upon the vari-
GUS subjects. To say that one was
better than another would perhaps
be doing injustice to all, but to
say that all of them were splendid
but poorly expresses the true worth
and merit which they deserve.
The address to the class was
made by Governor Crothers, who
came from Annapolis in the after
noon for that purpose. The Cover
nor's address abounded in excellent
advice and was also interesting from
the amount of knowledge impaired.
The Governor has always been an
ardent advocate of the Public
Schools, and during his administra-
ton great advancement has been
made in this branch of the State S
work. In fact, mere money is being
spent under his administration for
the work of the public schools than
has ever before been expended for
this purpose by the State, and the
lC in on
than ever before. The Governor
has shown the same enthusiasm ov-
er the educational work of his adj
ministration that he has over the
- tie tt public Ps'hlte aih 5ss5
and there are many who will regret
to see his administration close, fear
ing that there will be a backward
movement along both lines. In his
address he stated that he hoped to
see a great technical school es-
tablished in Baltimore, with free
tuition, so that the young men
could be trained at home for the
different mechanical pursuits, it be-
ing his belief that this would do
more toward the establishment of
factories and manufacturing plants
than anything else that could be
done.
He also spoke briefly upon the
Importance of the study of Civil
Government in our schools, stating
that it would do more to make the
citizens of the State better equipped
for the performance of public du-
ties than any other single thing. At
the close of his address he present
ed the graduates with their diplo-
mas.
Prof. Pfeiffer, at the close of
the exercises, made a brief address,
in which he thanked the school au-
thorities for their cooperation land
also made a powerful appeal to
the parents to keep their children
off of the streets at night and to
cultivate in them love for their
homes, assuring them that they
would make better men and women
as the result thereof.
The program was as follows:
Governor Crothers awarded the
prizes to the pupils attaining the
highest averages in their classes as
follows: Senior year, Mr.. J. How
ard Phillips, first prize; Mr.. Benz.
e. Robbins, second prize. Junior
year, Miss Leota Roberts, first;
Miss Dorothy E. Moore, second.
Sophomore year, Miss Louise Bow
die, first; Miss Katie Gill, second.
Freshman year, Miss Ida Meredith,
first; Miss Alma Coursen, second.
Seventh grade, boys section, Clar-
ence Seward and Fred Parks, first
and second respectively; same grade
girls section, Misses Bessie Moore
and Agnes Dunn, first and second
respectively. Mr.. T. Sangston ms
ley, representing the Alumni Asso-
citation, in a few well-chosen re-
marks, awarded the Alumni prize of
$40 in gold to Mr.. J. Howard Phil
lips, president of the Senior class,
and valedictorian, who had not only
made the highest average for the
four years, but had led his class
each year.
Music was furnished by the Cii-
zens Band, while Mrs. John E. Croft
delighted the audience with two vo
cal selections. She was accompanied
by Miss Mary E. Leonard.
FRAY CT -. rev. u L. wyatt
Halutatory, with Essay-"The Face an Index |
of Character" 49,. Mr.. Benz. E. Robbins
Essay-"Iaking the Most of Lite''...-
....... ........... Miss AIwina Gerlach |
Instrumental Solo, Miss Helen Ziegler, .'1f'
Essay-"DevelOpmen of the Aeroplane".... !
.....................M Mr.. w. Brfley Wright |
Essay-"Education for Efficiency.
observation-disclosures. Miss n. Belle Neild |
Vocal Solo, Mrs. j. r. Croft
y-"Adjustment of Life.