The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-06-06
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES BAY St.
LOUIS HIGH SCHOOL

Monday night att Woodmen Hall a
large and appreciative audience wit
messed the commencement exercises of
the Bay ST. Louis High School, when
seven members of the Glass IA received
their diplomas.
These were, Daisy Bordages. Harry
Boyle, Jasper Davis, Ronald Hymel,
Emily Little, salutorian; Georgena
Mitchell, valedictorian; Joseph Rosch-
er, class president, all of Bay ST. Louis.
The programme was as follows:
Statutory Emily Little.
Music Glass.
Reading "The Courtin' -
Harry Boyle.
"Looking Backward"
Jasper Dayis.
The Glass of 1914 Joseph Roscher. :.
"Looking Forward"
Daisy Bordages.
Education-Todaya and Tomorrow
Ronald Hymel.
Valedictory Georgena Mitchell.
"Bea live wire and you won't get stepped on"
Address to Glass Nicholas Bauer.
Presentation of Eighth Grade Ger
tificates by Mr.. Jno, Osoinach, Sec
retary Board of School Trustees.
Presentation of Diplomas to Gradu-
ating class by Mr.. c. G. Moreau, chair
man Board of Trustees.
The pupils receiving diplomas or GER
tificates in the Eighth Grade completing
the work of this grade are entitled to
enter the high school department next
September, are as follows:
Dan Bourgeois, Ethel Brandao, Rita
Breath, Alice Chapman, Eugene Davis,
Edna Ehren, Melanie Habicht, Cleo
Osoinach, Terrell Perkins, j. v. Toulme,
Floyd Farrar, Agnes Lagniel.
The address to the graduates, deliver
ed by Hon. Nicholas Bauer, assistant
superintendent of schools at New Or
leans, was a feature of the evening.
This is Mr.. Bauer's second appearance
in Bay ST. Louis in like capacity. His
address was breezy, delightful; showed
splendid thought and was given with
happy delivery. 1t was well received
and the applause deserved. Mr.. Bauer
can deliver our annual addresses year
after year if he will only come.
Hon. John Craft, superintend ent of
education of Hancock county, delivered
two gold medals for the best essays on
emigration in the South. These prizes
were captured by Miss Georgena Mitch
ell and Miss Daisy Bordages. The first
medal was given by the Interstate Bank
of New Orleans, the second by the
school. Both are solid gold and beauti-
full pieces of workmanship The young
ladies are to be congratulated on their
success.
The programme by the graduates was
well rendered, the essays all worthy OF
the occasion and we'll delivered. The
class songs were also we'll received.
A number that was not on the pro-
gramme, was the presentation to Mr..
Joseph Kosher by Mr.. Jno. Osoinach,
in behalf of an "elderly lady, OF a
present on the night of his graduation
for an act of courteous consideration
performed year or possibly more ago,
namely, given her his seat at crowded
picture show. The recognition of this
gentlemanly act was as thoughtful as
the act of common courtesy which
prompted it and brought much applause.
The graduates received flowers and
presents in profusion and at the con-
clusion of the programme their friends
rendered their best wishes and con-
gratulations.
The class of 1914 is one of the best, a
set of ofbright boys and girls. THESE have
studied hard during the session and
worked we'll with their Instructors,
Prof. Ives and Miss Cook.