The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-05
LARGE AUDIENCES WITNESS CLOSING
EXERCISES OF COLORED HIGH SCHOOL
FOURTEEN STUDENTS PRESENTED DIPLOMAS AT COM
MENCEMENT EXERCISES BY PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION.

plantation Lullaby Boys Glee Club:
Reach the Top" Roy Augustus Lay;
Wimberly; Glass Giftorian was Robbie
Elise Norris; High School Orchestra
rendered excellent selections
Prizes Awarded
The following prizes were awarded
frst in Chemistry awarded by DR..
p. NJ. Sunday and 7. d. Marshall and
Dr. - v: Hooper; first in mathematics,
$1,000; first, offered, by Mr.. Tolbert
s45,9S; Mr.: Strickland was one of
the awarders; Miss Helen Tyler,
first in Physics. $1,000, first in Latin
as girl offered by Mr.. Tolbert.
in Latin. $500; Louise Henry offered
by DR.. G. W. White. Gold Medal for
Spanish as highest average; Charles
Norseworthy second in Spanish offered
So; Veva Gullatte, fourth prize offered
by. Mr.. Tipps, in Latin; first in Man
uel Training offered by Mr.. Eli
Sanger. Harold Thomas. first In His
tory Tobelia Howell, $1,000; third
Dyson, Matte Belle Madkins, premium
Spanish Dictionary: first prize in
Latin offered for a girl by Rev. H.
A. Carr $1,000; best in English, Geo.
by Mrs. p w. Pittman. va,ore Hamp-
ton, $500, for a similar premium,
Daisy Powell, $500; second best in
Mathematics, Jesse Pollord $1,000,
offered by Hon. II. Strickland
Mr.. Franks OF the American Mu-
tual Insurance Company. also gave
$500 TO Tobelia Hawell for class
room excellency.
Department
Or. a. s Jackson offered prize
of $1,000 for best department which
was won by the following pupils:
Lee Saunders. $3.50; .zettie Porter,
SS2S9; Addie q e. Jenkins, hi, $3.50; Beatrice
special mentioned a long list of
names follows about equally divided
between boys and girls
Baccalaureate Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. E. Arlington Wilson
at Macedonia Baptist church on last
subject "The clearage lines Of char
acter."
His sermon was from beginning to
end scholarly, highly instructive and
inspiring
Christs life was a life of service
The most exalted place Is that of a
servant The public and the world
have a right to keep a watch on
you. Service Is due society, the
church and to man, not in artificial
ways. but a real practical way The
age Of shams. deceit. cheat and imita-
tion passes. Be real. only model the
| Christ. Serve your apprenticeship, IL
teacher. be the best, IL doctor.
study at odd hours. never waste
your time, II a preacher, preach more
and say less. IL musician, play to
the stars, and let angels hear your
music, live above rag time and the
lsentimental airs.
II you are q business man. make
business TO compete with all men.
have goods for sale and not cheap
set Of loafers. idlers scaldal mon
gers, have business and cry not for
patronage because you are black. but
| because you can attend to business.
In whatever walk of life be prepared
| to serve and do not cater to whims,
stoop not to the low and vile, tip
toe, and write your name in honor.
and your bitterest enemies can do
no harm. Going out like ours inn
perfect spiritual character must be
built up in order to survive.
Throughout it all he constantly inn
pressed upon them the necessity Of
| being efficient in service and above
all things dutiful to humanity.
| The class was presented to pastor
and church by the principal G. f.
Carr.