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Class History
By Jennie Sandler
Following is the Clasa History, hh
delivered liy Mias Jennie Sandler at
the ria«K Day exercl»en Tuesday at
the Tulimar High School:
Friends and Classmates:
Glancing hack at the four long
years and yet, as It now seems the
four short years, that, we have been
together, I see many Incidents, now
memories, that will make the Class
of 1914 dear to the heart of each of
Its members
In the fall of 1910 eighty-seven
trembling girls entered the Tubman
aa Freshmen. Now we gaze with
admiration at the large halls, rooms,
libraries and laboratories, and won
dered whether we would ever he able
to find our way about In the building.
When we were planning and dream
ing of our first year at Tubman, we
had thought of high school life only
as one continuous round of good
times. Well, so It was for the first
dav, but Oh, the sad awakening of the
next, when wo were caught in the
clutches of Mr. Garrett, who filled our
schedule with such terrible looking
subjects, that all our bright dreams
were rudely shattered. How great
was our pride In being called Fresh
men Many were the times that we
visited our grammar schools, just to
slrut about and he pointed out as
Tubmanltcs. But with all our pride,
many an evening was spent In the
burning of "midnight oil" that we
might he, spared the humiliation of
returning to those easy going grades.
This alone was not. the full measure
of our troubles. The mid term exam
inations rose up before us like the
gnost of Bsnquo. Hueh examinations
were entirely new proposition- to us.
Home passed, while others were not
quite so successful. From then on It
was the "survtvnl of the flttlest."
The survivors who had fulfilled the
requirements laid down by the facul
ty were allowed to enter the Sopho
more Class. Having been elevated
one step In rank, hut many In dignity,
our former loyalty to the Freshman
Class was changed Into pity and con
tempt
With our second year's work be
fore ur and realizing through expert
ence that shnmniing was of no avail,
we nettled down to serious work
sgsln When our Sophomore roll
whs made out. we learned that s i
girl* had fallen out from our ranks in
order to Join the higher school of
matrimony. These girls who Instead
ot declining tlio verb 'Will You.'
had used fifty seven varieties of the
vord ' yes” My, how we pitied them
nud turned to conjugate our trench
verbs with a secret feeling of grate
fulness What iiranks we played to
keep from having lessons'. A ell do
I remember our little tet mouse
which made Its appearance one day,
from a small hole in the back of the
room. Every day after that lie took
turn* In bringing crackers for It. so
that the "darling” would run around
the room, causing confusion, pleasing
frights, and best of all, taking up
valuable recitation time.
When finally we reached the Ju
nior Class, panting and out of breath,
Instead of giving us the Junior Class
room which was ours by right of con
quest, we were pushed back Into tuat
little, dingy Freshman room, because
the school was oveicrowded. The
very thought that we were compelled
to relinquish our traditional rights to
the Junior Hoorn (or mere Freshmen
made our blood boll, but we gradual
ly cooled off and settled down to
make the best of circumstances.
Wo were condemned to tske dor
man that year, and among other
things, one day, while reading tier
man, a member of our Illustrious
class came to the word h-e-1-1, which
you know mentis “bright,” and there
she stopped. The teacher astonished,
asked "Why, Noll, you don't know
what h-o-l-1 means? Why we have
been having that ever since tho first
day we started German.”
As Juniors wo also became finan
ciers Finding ourselves In strr.lnod
financial circumstances, we were
greatly perplexed as to how we were
going to give the departng Seniors
a fitting banquet. We decided to give
a csrnlv.il. According to records of
past 'earn. It proved the most suc
cessful l i unelally and socially, that
ltad ever attemi ted by any class
In the hlstoi yof the school After
settling up all accounts, wo found our
selves with about three hundred dol
lars on the right side o the ledger.
One hundred dollars of thl< sum was
appropriated toward; the iiiildlng
fund of the Medical College Tho
remainder paid for the banquet and a
gift which we leave to our alma
mater „ ,
When we actually became Seniors.
«• thought that we had passed
through the worst of the fray, but
coming to the "square of the hypotjv
nus" and ploughing through a whole
book of phvales, we found It "some
thing else” With all the power and
Influence that Seniors possess we
broke that long established custom
and elected our good old president
for the fourth consecutive term.
In basket Itall we have made our
selves famous. Even as Freshmen
our name has spread fur and wide as
the champion basket hall players of
the school The second year we won
two cups and In the Junior Class
we did not lose a single game. As
Seniors, we did "some” playing and
defeated every teem we got our hands
on We triumphed over the Savan
nah High School team, the Womans
College, and Converse College teams.
Alter those games no school or col
lege dared hope to defeat us. Shall
we ever forget that mid night soiree
at Converse when we all squatted on
the floor In the dark, passing the Ics
rream freeter around and eating Ice
cream with shoe-horns?
We have been studying not only
Latin. Algebra Bnd Geometry tnese
four years, but have taken a thorough
course In domestic science. We
challenge anyone to excel us In
cooking. I don't mean the parlor va
rlety of cooking, such as making
fudge and other dentists delights, but
In the making of substantial and de
licious breads, cakes, and pies. And
In sewing, why we can exceed the
speed limit on any machine.
Aa a class, we have been enter
COMMENCEMENT NEWS
Class Speeches, Tubman High School, 1914
| lalned at quite a number of very de
lightful parties given by members of
| the class and the faculty. The ia.it,
■ but by no means the least, of these
enjoyable affairs was a picnic given
us by a beloved patron of our school.
The basket hall team got all ready to
go to another picnic, but owing to the
inclemency of the weather or some
thing of the sort, the picnic was In
definitely postponed.
Of the original eighty-seven girls
In the Freshman Class there are only
eighteen of us here, the other six
were picked up on our Journey. To
day when we realize the dream of
four long years, and as we stand upon
thp threshold of the door that leads
Into the world, It Is not as we had
thought It would he. We had dream
ed of this day as the ha' pietg day of
our lives, but somehow it Is not and
we are so reluctan to say good-bye.
Hut as we will soon realize that ‘‘it
is better to have met and parted than
never to have met at all," let us, dear
classmates, make this day, our last
day together, one that shall never he
forgotten. Though these things will
soon he but memories,they will he
memories dear to the hearts of us all
In years to come great will be our
pride to think of the grand old days
Hie Class of 1914 spent at dear old
Tubman.
Salutatory
By Maude Dilworth
Following Is the Salutatory, a» de
livered by Miss Maude I>ll worth at the
Class Day exercises Tuesday at the
Tubman High school:
Frlenda and Classmates: For the
past year I have known that when
commencement time came, that I
should be the one to extend to you the
welcome of the class of 1914. I have
thought of It many times and have
tried to make It the moat cordial wel
come ever extended, because I am sure
it is the slncerest.
Through the vista of these past four
years, crowded with the happy memo
ries of each succeeding day, there has
always stood out In radiant Joy, one
day above nil other days for the girls
of the doss of 1914.
Our dreams of our commencement
have been so brightly colored that we
have all thought that when our time
should come we would truly sing—
" Hall to the morrow, away with all
sorrow,
I.et Joy reign forever supreme,"
tint now that we have realty gained
entrance to that life, we find the colors
a little faded. We wish that we were
lignin tiling welcomed within the walla
of our dear old Tubman, In which are
held the dearest memories of our
school life.
1 believe If we realized what an in
fluence the Tubman has In this com
munity, we would strive even harder
to win for It the leading place In the
rank of schools, like the note of a
song In the mountains, tho works of
Tubman are echoed and re-echoed In
the furthest homes of Augusta, The
voles of Tubman has been heard for
years, and as year succeeds year, that
voice becomes louder, because of the
added strength and force It has gath
ered Tubman has long been the pride
of Augusta and It Is the hope and
prayer of every Tubman girl, that In
tho coming years It’s opportunities
to help the Augusta girls will be ex
tended, that It may Include each and
every girl In the comunity.
Gathering from each year all Its
joys, wo have come to offer them,
dear friends, to you In a welcome so
loyal and true that they may tell you
tor us what perhaps wo could not tell
you for ourselves.
What Is n welcome? It Is an old
fashioned word and would seem
threadbare from ttie using were
it not charged with nn Irresistible
magnetism, thrilled with nn eternal
glory that knows no limitation. What
ether offering could friend offer to
friend that would mean so much?
This welcome comes from the the
heart of a girl for the hearts of other
girls, straight to tho heart of you and
so we bid you enter, denr friends, Into
nil the Joys and pleasures of this, our
(Mass Day, and know that In bidding
you welcome, we give you our best
and our all.
closing lens
II CENTRAL SCHOOL
Pupils Complimented Their
Teachers With “Fruit
Shower.” Honors Announced.
Tho Central s-hool had n vary de
lightful closing to a prosperous joar.
Tne pupils complimented their
teachers with a nicely selected fruit
shower bountifully arranged on each
teacher's desk.
The principal also served the
teachers with some dainty refresh
ments before separating for the holi
days.
Honors.
Honors awarded in grade 6 were:
First honor, Thomas Pblnliy,
Scholarship. Grady Edwards.
Attendance.
(Did not miss a day and were not
tardy the whole year).
hirst honor, Corines Brown. Grady
Edwards.
Second honor. Dervl Hilton.
Final Examinations.
Average 100.
Marrte Laird,
Dorothy Friedman.
Lillian Chavel.
Conduct
Kate Albea.
SEVENTH GRADE HONORS
AT DAVID3ON SCHOOL
Following are the honors for the
year announced In the seventh grade
of the rkvvtdeon school:
First Honor—Henlta Tsylor.
Second Honor—Dora Cain, Gladys
McGowan.
Third Honor —Margaret Nixon
Gladys Odom.
Class Prophecy
By Katherine Whitney.
Following is the class Prophecy, as
delivered by Miss Katherine Whitney,
at Class Hay exercises last Tuesday at
the Tubman High School.
It Is unnecessary to introdi ce to so
cultured an audience as tills one of
the great heroines of mythology. All
have heard of the famous Cassandra.
She was the piophetess who was
never believed, but whose phophecies
always came true.
Having been honored by my class
mates with the pleasant task of lore
telling what the coming years will
bring to them, I have, with the help
of a medium, invoked the aid of the
spirit of Cassandra. So I warn you,
that believe them or not, my words
will be fulfilled. I am going to re
veal each class-mate to you Just as
you will see her at various times
within the next ten years.
Concealed by yonder curtain stands
my magic mirror. With a wave of
my hand, I can invoke my mystical
powers and make anyone appear as
she will he in future.
The first is Mattie Armour. She
Is a tamous artist. Her pictures may
he seen in all the great museums of
art. You now see her working on her
masterpiece. I can’t tell you what it
Is she Is painting, though, for she
hasn't labeled It yet. I think the
name of it is “Armour’s Breakfast
Bacon.”
The scene changes. Now we see
Mabel Newton, a celebrated violinist.
She is famous on two continents for
her wonderful skill in playing the
violin. She is daily listened to by
thousands of people. Don't he alarm
ed, she Is not going to play now. It
takes her too long to tune u.p.
Who la this now? Why I scarcely
recognized little Mary Bleakley! At
last she lias given up playing paper
dolls and has put on long dresses.
She Is teaching others to play, for
she Is now a play ground teacher and
Is dearly loved by all the children.
Next we behold Cecilia Meadow
croft, the head of a large hospital.
It Is whispered, though, that she Is
to he promoted again. She will soon
become the wife of a Tamous surgeon.
If Dame Humor has It right. Cecilia
says she never did believe in doctor s
bills much before but she Is begin
ning to think that doctors are not
paid half enough for her.
The scene again changes and this
time is strongly resembles a stage.
It surely Is, now may be seen Etta
Donen. She Is the most tamous
grand opera singer In America. She
1h now known as Madam Henrietta
Japonnetta. I have the pleasure to
announce that she will not sing at
present.
Mary Townes has realized her am
bition. She is now a very successful
teacher at the University at Red Hill,
S. C. Red Hill Is not as big as < hi
c.ngo but It Is a lot redder. Any
how Mary says when she gets there
Red' Hill will certainly be classed
among the Towneß.
Now look again and carefully.
Here Is Ruth Clark, one of Tubman 6
champion basket ball iplayers. She Is
now a physical Instructor and It Is
needless to say is one of the finest in
her profession. She i* strong enough
to carry all her burdens alone but
she says she would rather have a
help mate.
I>Ul 1 hear a typewriter? I certain
ly (lid, and this is Alma Davis. Sue
Is stenographer for the president of
the Steel Trust In Now York City.
She receives a salary large enough to
supply any ordinary girl with all the
Ice-cream sodas she can consume
Here you may see Nell Griffin. She
1« known and welcomed far and wide
by the destitute and poor. She Is
one oT the foremost settlement work
ers In Georgia. She has done much
to alleviate the suffering and ignor
ance of the poor. She brings a "ray
of sunshine everywhere she goes.
1 hear the sound of music, res,
and this Is Marguerite Morris, cele
brated pianist She is one of the
most popular performers of Too
Much Mustard In the kitchen cabinet
A large part of her time will bo taken
tip playing wedding inarches tor the
members of this class. She says ehe
likes them. .. .
1/ook closely now for here is Naomi
Silver as a trained nurse. She stands
at the very top of her profession and
has gained many friends by her win
ning wavs. It Is generally Known,
though, that she will soon give up
nursing. She will take as partner for
life a wealthy patient whom she
snatched from an untimely grav«v
The record doesn t say whether he
Is glad she snatched him or not.
Here is U.is Eve who has realized
her ambition and t» now a philan
thropist. She lias acquired wealth
by the death of nn unknown uncle
who left her ft diamond mine. she
has always been very extravagant in
her Ideas of the luxuries of life. 1«
Is a well known fact that cho will In
vest a nlckle in a hokey-pokey every
quick succession follows Horothy
Morris the successful society bel e
and club woman. A little later thl*
scene will be different. Then we will
See Dorothy us one of the sweetest
tiiul most successful little
keepers In the city of Augusta. She
ts a dainty dame dally doing her duty
" 'll ere another artist In
Mollie Shapiro. She belongs to that
strange new school called the t übists.
If she keeps on at the rate she has
htarted she will one day be
with the greatest exponents ot that
school. Although she 1* » *
can vouch for tho t&ct that »he is
square In everything.
Presto! The scene shifts and we
see the interior ot an up-to-date
kitchen In the new Tubman. In the
center of the kitchen stands Dorothy
Fitzgerald. She bas a rolling-pin In
one band Bnd an egg beater In the
other, and la glibly instructing a class
of stm Id Freshman in the art of
making sweet potato pie. She is not
beating up eggs, she is beating up
Freshmen. , _ ,
The scene Is now In the far Orient
and here Is Gladys VtgmL She Is a
missionary to China and deserves
great credit for the glorious work she
has accomplished. She Intend* re-
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turning to America soon and I think
there is someone waiting here for
her. She has taught every good
1 hinaman to cut his queue like any
gentleman should do.
And now if there are any men pres
ent let them beware and lie low, for
here comes Estelle Salilowsky, suf
fragette! You had better give’ her
your vote for she is an ardent worker
for "Woman’s Rights.” It will keep
you busy repairing broken window
panes if you don’t.
Everybody’s attention. Here is
Lillie Page, the aeroplane girl. She
Is quite a bird in the art of flying
and has successfully crossed the At
lantic. She will not fly much longer.
She is to have a companion and they
will fly through life together. She
has been up in the air so much with
(k r lessons that she feels at home In
a flying machine.
And now you see Jennie Sandler,
the most brilliant girl in the class.
She continues to shine and now has
a chair in a university, where she is
professor of Mathematics. She says
that she can prove that two are often
made one.
Get your opera glasses ready. Here
is Helen Beman who always declared
she was born or single blessedness.
I believe in ,[leasing everyone, so 1
will let her have her parrot and cat
for a short time though, the
rejected lover will again climb the
hill and this time he will not have
come In vain. Helen will shoo her
cat away and await the coming of an
other day.
I hear the sound of horses’ feet!
Sure enough, for the scene is now a
large ranch In Texas and Maude Dll
worth is the center of attraction. She
will soon be the head of a ranch ot
her own for It is reported that she
has already been lassoed by a cow
boy. I see her now chasing one ol
her dear little sheep and she exclaims
as she runs, "If I ever do catch her,
I bet I will “shear her.”
Ah! Ixtok now at Lillian Wilson,
the greatest contralto singer now
living. To hear her singing "Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep” is like
taking a trip in a mine.
And last, but by no means least, Is
Hattie Irvin, the first bride from the
Class of 1914! May all the succeed
ing brides from this class be as su
premely happy as this one. I tried
to think of a "punn” but I couldn’t for
Hattie says she has the only one.
As lor myhelf I have drawn a blank
but permit me to whisper, “I believe
in watchful waiting.”
Now I have another surprise for
jou. Having been given the power
of seeing each one separately, I have
been given another vision. In spitd
of their wanderings far and wide, a
fortunate chance has brought them
back to the old schoil. You may now
behold a reunion of the Seniors of
1914.
As years have come and gone we
have realized how much we owe to
the old school where we received our
first inspiration, and singly and to
gether are singing its praises.
Following is the Valedictory, as de
livered by Miss Lois Eve at the an
nual graduation exercises of the Tub
man High School at the Grand Opera
House Thursday evening:
I.
■1 know a place where the sun Is like
gold.
And the cherry blooms burst with
snow,
And down underneath Is the loveliest
nook,
\Vhei>o tho four-leaf clovers grow.
One leaf is for hope, and one Is for
faith.
And one is for love you know:
And God puts another In for luck —
If you search you will find where they
grow! ”
Members of the Board of Education,
Faculty of the Tubman High School,
Schoolmates, Classmates, Ladles and
Gentlemen —Mmemosyne. Goddess of
Memory, Invites us tonight on a per
sonally conducted tour! Down the
vista of years, perchance, she will lead
some of you; but only a few years
does she travel back to present to us
the picture of a band of eager maidens
starting In search of a spot where
grows the four-leaf clover called
“knowledge.”
On that memorable occasion—when
we were enrolled as Tubman
High School students —our hearts flut
tered with the fear of Initiation into
dark mysteries, of which there were
dire threats', but our ardor was not
lessened. We conned big books, and
also the looks of upper class women
until, at last, we became full-fledged
Freshmen! During that year we
found a petal of tha. clover named
“hope."
Examinations were passed and the
hope that we might become Sopho
mores became a reality.
In our Sophomore year, wo attempt
ed to find the second leaf, “faith."
faith.” Sorely did we need “faith” aa
we faced the problems of Algebra and
fought with “Caesar tn hla wars.” But
the "substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen," waa
realized and another leaf was plucked
by a happy band Our number was
now much diminished—some had dal
lied by the wayside, tiring e'er that
“loveliest nook” was found where
grows the magic clover.
“And one Is for love, you know.”—
We then knew all history both “an
cient nnd modern ” We had become
“Cyclopedia of Modern Cooking." We
had the "gift of tongues.” We length
ened our dresses, coiffured our hair,
and assumed a patronizing air to
ward our friends of the lower classes.
We found that our Junior year brought
to ua more “love" of knowledge, more
"love” for our faculty, and pride In
our success us a class!
One leaflet was now lacking to com
plete the "four-leaf clover.l Did “God
put another In for luck," or did He
mean for it to symbolize "work?" We
wilt thus term it. for surely we have
worked during our Senior year. Knowl
edge hart become a precious boon.
••Faithfulness and Perseverance,” twin
hand-maidens beckoned ua on to
where a diploma awnltert the worker.
We have had "hope," we have had
"faith,” we have “loved,” and are
Valedictory
By Lois Eve
"strong” and tonight each of us
clasps a "four-leaf clover!”
We welcome you, our own Friends,
and Friends of our school, on this
crowning occasion of our school-life.
We will not detain you longer to listen
to the recital of our joys, nor of our
sorrows —save the one grief that bur
dens our hearts tonight—the regret
that we are leaving “Tubman” for
ever!
We wish to thank you, our Fellow
citizens and the Board of Education,
for the excellent training that we have
received during our school-days. You
have not departed from the “old paths”
of learning. You have but widened
them. The best type of Modern Edu
cation not only develops the individ
ual girl physically, mentally, and spir
itually: but it fits her for her sphere
In life —if she has the ability and the
desire for this development. As edu
cation trains each faculty, it enables
the one, who can and would soar, to
try her wings In mounting into the
blue of the heavens. If one, perchance,
Is not fitted for soaring. It shows her
best how the end for which God de
signed her can be attained!
Some of us will make better house
wives; some of us will be better bus
ness-women; all of us have broadsr,
higher culture because of our train
ing at the Tubman High School. The
old axiom "know thyself has a corol
lary now-a-days in "find thyself!”
We are entering upon our Inheritance
as heirs of the ages—an inheritance
of which even life's vicissitudes can
not rob us! We stand within the por
tals of the House of Knowledge—roomy
enough to contain all life and all ol
life—and bounded only by Eternity!
We would ask of you, our friends,
greater things in the matter of equip
ment; but we will content ourselves
tonight with a "hint to the wise”—
for the changes have been rung on
our needs of more commodious quar
ters, and you well know the desire
of our hearts.
To our loved Principal and his As
sociates of the Faculty, I bring the
tribute of our affection. Words are
Inadequate to express our gratitude
to you! Your patience, your tact, your
faithfulness and love have made pos
sible such measure of success as we
have achieved. We shall solve life’s
problems with greater ease for your
training. We are the stronger for
your lessons and example—and bet
ter equipped for the journey because
of your devotion to your calling and
to us! Paraphrasing the words of that
well-known child character, "Tiny
Tim,” we would say "God bless you
every one!”
To our schoolmates, we leave the
guardianship of the traditions of the
Tubman. I shall quote to you the last
verse of the little poem that suggests
my trend of thought tonight:
“You must have hope, you must have
faith;
You must love and be strong, and so—
If you work, If you wait; you (too)
will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.”
And now—what shall I say to you,
O my beloved classmates, at this
"parting of the ways? In mutual con
fidence, in mutual love, in common
struggles we have become welded into
golden circles of friendship. Never
again shall we meet as an unbroken
band of happy, loving schoolmates!
Some will seek the life commercial;
others in the home will find their
place, and yet others aspire to college
honors. Who can say by what rungs
of the ladder we shall mount “through
the dust to the stars?” As we pledge
ourselves to the high aim embodied
In this our motto, we shall emulate
each other in its attainment. I now
challenge you to this quest of another
"Holy Grail”—the ideal, the Eternal,
which is found beyond the stars, where
God grant that we may again meet as
an unbroken band.
A new day is breaking—the tints of
a rosy dawn irradiate the sky. “See
the sunbeams strike the day's eyes!”
As we are true to the traditions of
our Alma Mater, to one another, and
to ourselves, we may unite in this
“Salutation of the Dawn!”
"For yesterday is but a dream.
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well-lived, makes
Every yesterday a dream of happl
nesss—
And every tomorrow a vision of hope—
Ix>ok, well, therefore, to this day!
Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!”
And to you, too, dear friends, may
there come many new days radiant
with happiness and opportunities for
service!
LOIS EVE, Valedictorian,
T. H. S„ 1914.
YEAR’S HONOR ROLL
AT THE HOUGHTON
Following are the honors announced
at the closing of the Houghton School
for the entire year:
Eighth Grade.
First Honor: Mary Byers.
Second Honor: Louise Musgrove.
Third Honor: Virginia Dlemmer.
Fourth Honor: Thelma Dasher, Ruth
Rae.
Excellent in Arithmetic.
Ollle Atkinson, Annie Rahner, Doro
thy Parks, Ixmlse Musgrove, Elizabeth
Stanley, Mary Byers. Virginia Diem—
mer, Thelma Dasher, Ruth Rae.
Excellent in Spelling.
Mary Byers, Anita Holman, Ruth
Rae, Miriam Gerald, Thelma Dasher,
Virirlnia Dienxmer, Elizabeth Stanley,
Louise Musgrove, Dorothy Parks, Ollle
Atklnaon.
Excellent in History.
Annie Rahner. Dorothy Parks,
Louise Musgrove, Virginia Dlemmer,
Thelma Dasher. Miriam Gerald, Ruth
Rae, Mary Byers.
Excellent in Georgraphy.
I-oulse Musgrove. Virginia Dlem
mer. Thelma Dasher, Mary Byers,
Anita Hotman.
Excellent in Grammar.
Dorothy Parks. Elizabeth Stanley,
Miriam Gerald. Ruth Rae, Anita Hol
man. Marv Byers. Thelma Dasher.
Virginia Dlemmer. Louise Musgrove,
Ollle Atkinson.
Greatest Improvement during past
term: Ethel Tlnley.
Two girls from the Houghton, Mary
Byers and Dorothy Parks, won medala
In the spelling contest.
Mary Byers also won a medal fo*
essay on "Famous Georgia Battles In
the Civil War."
The following honors were received
in the fourth grade of the Houghton
School:
Ist: Jos-phtne Milligan. Elizabeth
Branch and Mary Campbell.
1 2nd: Loretta Watson and Lavtna
Tyler.
3rd: Mary Stanley. Jesephtne Sibley
and Dorothy Bredenberg
4th Neshtt Dasher. Annie Daniels,
and Eleanor Lanham.
Josephine Milligan received the prize
of general excellence and spelling.
Remarkable Address Delivered
By Superintendent of Schools
Evans to Richmond Academy Boys
Mr. Lawton B. Evans, superinten
dent of Augusta s publis schools, de
livered a splendid address on educa
tion at the annual commencement ex
ercises oT the Academy of Richmond
County, held last Tuesday night at
the Grand Opera House. It was said
hy many who heard it to have been
one of the best ever delivered here
on this subject.
Mr. Evans’ address follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I never look in the faces of a graduat
ing class without wondering what they
know, that is fully worth while, and
what they can do that is of value to the
world. A great deal of time, money,
care and sacrifice has been given to their
education. For twelve years and pos
s'hly longer they have been kept at
school, and the community has paid for
most of it. The community naturally
expects to get a return for its invest
ment.
Tonight therefore the Richmond Acad
emy declares a dividend on the grand old
human stock of Richmond county, a di
vidend not measured in dollars, but we
think is measured in “sense. ’*
These young men have learned a great
many things, most of which they will
probably forget. All the details of al
gebra, and geometry, the Latin conjuga
tion, the facts of history and science
have been studied and mastered largely
because they were made to do so in or
der to get their diplomas. Young gen
tlemen, t has been a long dry spell of
dull books. T remember once buying a
second-hand college book, f'n the flv-Jpif
of which was written these inspiring
lines: •
“If e’er another f’ood should come, for
refuge hither fly,
For though the whole world he sub
merged, this book will still be
dry.**
However, the graduates of our schools
are not expected to everything
we teach them. The knowledge they
havp acouired must be digested and as
similated and cease to be mere knowl
edge, and must become a part of their
life and be ground into their habits in
order to become power. An education
does not consist so much In teaching
men to know things thev would not
otherwise know, but it consists in train
ing men to think as they could not
othe-w’se think so feel as they would
not otherwise feel, to aspire as thev
would not otherwise esp ; re, and to do
ns they otherwise could not do. Knowl
edge is powe*". only when it ce°ses to he
mere knowledge, and becomes brain and
wiM and nurrose.
T should like to sav this about the
h'eh school time of life. Tt comes In
the Ife of bovs when they cease to be
bovs and start to be men. It is a part
ing of the wavs. It Is the cross roads
of destiny. It is here the bov begins
to t«ke note of himself and feel the
stlrrines of manhood —he feels the
off mil of life—the life of a man. 1
do not fmi any particular concern about
young children —there is an o»d fashioned
and time hono r ed wav of making them
behave. Tdo not feel any concern about
grown-ups—they *re fixed for life. But
I do feel a great concern about young
men and young women in the making.
This Is the age when a young woman
most needs the watchful care of a moth
er. and when a young man needs the
firm, sympathetic and candid compan
ions!) pof hls father He may be get
ting his habits for life.
Here present themselves two roads,
one lending by easy naths into the epuet
and peaceful valley of obscurity, and the
other leading by difficult and danger
mis n°sses to the sunlit and st°r-clown
ed emlnece of great endeavor Tt Is verv
easy to ohoose the lower road. Just let
things alone and it ’s done. But know
this, young men. that nothing reaPy
great Is ever easy, and those who have
attained fortune end fame hive done so
with infinite sacrif ? ce. The great men
of earth have comm by the thorn road.
Tn the little town of that
nestles at the foot of Mt. Blanc, there
Is a bronze statue of a scientist
who stands by the side of a eulde and
points the way to the top of that glory
of the Alns. Far off are those alluring
.heights and few there are that brave it*
terrors but to the undaunted souls that
reach that pinnacle come all the wonders
of a widespread north, and the glory of
a far-flung skv. We but point the ways,
we onlv chart the course, and we leave
it for these brave young spirits to ton
up the rugged slopes and w’Mte their
names In the immortal records of the
Alps. We have given them strength,
and we have ’nsnired them with a mm
pose. Bevond them lie the heights
which thev must climb themselves.
The difference In rnpn eons'sts in the
units tn which they think. The small
est men think In personal un'ts onlv
life is measured by what touches and
concerns them alone. T.areev men think
In community units, and see the welfare
of their neighbors and the good of tne
town even If 't involves a personal sac
rifice. Still lnrger men think In state
units, and desire to fashion affairs w tn
reference to the good of 'arg“T
masses. There are men who think <n
national units, and think for the people
at large without reference to any party
or anv seet'on. It is such a man as
that who now adorns and dignifies the
presidential chair of these United States,
and who is thinking for the whole peo
ple. Then once in a great while comes
a man who thinks in world units and
embraces in his care the whole of hu
manity, regardless of creed, climate and
color. Such a man was Cecil Rhodes
with ihs world-wide scheme of education,
Mr. Carnegie thinks that way in his
scheme of International arbitration, and
all the immortal names of philosophers,
poets and philanthropists are those who
loved all their fellowmen. To enlarge
the range of thought, so that it w-ill F* l
out of one's self, out of one s family,
even beyond one’s community is to en
large the vision of the individual and
make him a greater and nobler citizem
If education does not do this tt loses
the main purpose of those who proposed
the scheme of education of all the peo-
P We are Justly proud of the traditions
of our town. For nearly two centuries
has she grown along the banks or the
old Savannah, withstanding misfortunes
by flood and flames, increasing each
vrar tn size and strength. 1-or a cen
turv and a quarter the history of Au
gusta has been linked with the h store
of the Richmond Academe. So far as i
know the Academy is the oldest institu
tion in Augusta It has poured Its
graduates Into the business and profes
sional life of Augusta until they mem
ber bv the thousands. I have no doubt
that there are now more than a thou
sand living men who have graduated
from or who have been students in this |
Institution.
Who shull measure Its value to Augus
ta’ It Is not a money making enter
prise. It ts not run for any private bene
fit It is engaged In doing for Augus
ta its greatest possible service In that
It is making citizens for the grand old
town As the Academy Is today, so
will tlie future of Augusta become. It
is the training camp for the Industrial,
social, professional and moral army that
shall occupy these places after the pres
ent generation has passed away.
We need great citizens before we need
anything else. Along with skyscraping
buildings we need skyscraping men.
Along with levees to keep out the water,
we need moral embankments to keep out
the recurrent floods, pottles! and social
Iniquities Above and beyond all our
great enterprises we need right think
ing. clean living, and high-powered men
who are Imbued with great Ideas and
great purposes and who will and who
can do great things for Augusta. F rst
and foremost let us make men—and all
other thlnga will be added unto ua.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14. ' i
This is the business in which this
school is engaged. In its ranks are al
ready gathered the picked men of the
future. They are the choice spirits, en
dowed by nature and fostered by care,
who shall stand guard over the well be
loved traditions of the dear old town,
who shall see that no unworthy hand
grasps its municipal helm, who shall
project noble enterprises, and preserve
its own midst that moral integrity that
is the foundation of every well govern
ed city.
Who then can limit the fulness of Its
destiny? It is limited only by the ideals
of its citizens fov the future dfreatness
of this town and by their amotions for
security, prosperity and peace.
It is all very well to talk of bringing
more people to Augusta. The more the
better, if they are of the right sort. But
our first care should be to look after
those already here, and to grow from
within by a substantial and capable
manhood, which representing the origi
nal heart of our city, can then invite ad
ditions from without and form a support
around which a great city can grow and
upon which it can depend.
And so. tonight, we are in the pres
ence of more than an ordinary occasion,
and we do honor to more than an ordi
nary institution. Venerable Academy!
You have come down to us from many
former generations. Your graduates are
honored in state and nation, and to call
the roll of your alumnie is to name the
controlling spirits of our city for more
than a century. At thy sacred altar
many a lamp has been lighted, that has
passed on the holy fire to distant tem
ples of the earth. We greet the pil
grims who are this day leaving thy walls,
and these who worship still at thy
shrine. We welcome the hosts are
yet to come. All shall swell that im
perial army of devoted and enlightened
citizens, who like the Crusaders of od
shall storm the walls of ignorance and
vice, nor stay their hand until the foot
fall of the .Saracen no longer profanes
the temple of the Lord.
Takes Refuge Within the
U. S. Lines at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz, Mex. —Anticipating the
overthrow of the Huerta government and
fearing its consequences for himself and
for his afmily, Gen. Lorenzo Mondragon,
the leder brother of Gen. Manuel Mon
dvagon, who was President Huerta's
first secretary of war, now in Paris, took
refuge within the American lines here
today.
$31,000 MORE FOR LAND.
Washincj'on, D. C—The senate today
passed a bill appropriating $31,000 to
cover the increased cost of procuring
land fov erecting fortifications at Cape
Henry, Va.
BABY A WRECK •
WITH ECZEMA
In Little Blisters. Itching and ;
Scratching, Cross and Fretful.
Became Bald Headed. 'Used Cu
ticura Soap and Ointment. Well
Ever Since and Has No Eczema.
538 Norfolk Ave., 8. W., Roanoke, Va.
—"My baby’s eczema began when she was
about a month old. It would start In little
blisters and would run water and wherever
that water would run it would make another
until her whole face was covered in scars.
She was a wreck with Itching and scratching
until we had to hold her hands at times. The
eczema itched and burned so badly that
sleep waa out of the question. She would
cry night and day and was croas and fretful
all the time. Then it got on to her head.
It became a scab all over her head and face
and part of her body. When I would bathe
her head the hair would come out. She be
came bald headed.
“I bought one cake of Cuticura Boap and
one box of Cuticura Ointment. I began to
bathe her tn Cuticura Soap three times daily
and also usod the Cuticura Ointment three
times daily. In a month's time her skin
was smooth and rosy. She has been well
ever since and has no eczema.” (Signed)
Mrs. Irene McNeill, June 9,1913.
For red, rough, chapped and bleeding
hands. Itching, burning palms, and painful
finger-ends with shapeless nails, a one-night
Cuticura treatment works wonders. Soak
hands, on retiring. In hot water and Cuticura
Soap. Dry. anoint with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old. loose glovea
during the night. Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment are sold everywhere. Sample of each
mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
post-card "Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston."
(VMen who shave and shampoo with Cu-
Vura Soau will And it best for skin and scalp
PHONE 3427
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our goods better and
prices lower.
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The Tailor and Clothier.