NORTH SHORE, BREEZE 
MANCHESTER GRADUATION. 
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weary traveler falling by the wayside, 
till now only four maidens and two 
youths had reached the end. 
“The Beautiful Blue Danube ”’ was 
then sung by the chorus. 
’ Harry R. Floyd followed with an 
oration on “The Negro Question,” 
which was ably handled. He said in 
part: 
“One of the most important prob- 
lems of the present day is concerned 
with the negro race. Many people, 
however, do not sufficiently realize its 
importance; they simply say, ‘ Let 
time take its course.’ This is exactly 
what we must not do. We must 
wrestle with the question until we con- 
quer or are conquered. The negro 
problem is not merely a question of 
granting the negro political and social 
rights ; it is also a case of self-preser- 
vation. The choice lies between mak- 
ing an effort to uplift the negro and 
allow him to remain among us a seri- 
ously degrading influence. 
«« Thousands of years of barbarism, 
hundreds of years of slavery, forty 
years of freedom, sum the past history 
of the negro race. The question now 
is: How is he fitted to meet the con- 
ditions of his changed life ? 
‘The negro is physically able to do 
the heaviest work _Intellectually, he 
is below the white man, although, of 
course, we have a few notable excep- 
tions. Morally he is also beneath the 
white race. 
“Clearly for the sake of both the 
black and white races the present 
state of affairs should not be allowed 
to continue. A race must either ad- 
vance or retrograde ; it cannot stand 
still. In this case it lies with the 
white race to advance the negro, for 
they seem incapable of progressing 
far by themselves. 
“What is the problem that con- 
fronts us? Evidently it is that of 
making the negro a useful citizen, 
self-respecting and respected. The 
present education of the average ne- 
gro is extremely meagre. The schools 
are open only three or four months of 
the year; they are held in wretched 
hovels that can hardly be called huts ; 
the teachers are of the lowest possible 
grade. 
“‘ Today the colleges are giving more 
attention than formerly to the indus- 
trial training of the negro. Many of 
our northern people think it is not 
right to force manual :abor upon the 
people who attend schools and col- 
leges. They leave out of consideration 
the all-important fact that the negro 
must be taught what is for his own 
good. 
‘Now a sober, industrious man, 
whatever his trade or voeation may 
be, is respected. On this the negro 
race must depend for its hope of so- 
cial advance. He must be taught to 
work during his youth We cannot 
but look forward toa happier state of 
affairs, both for the negro and the 
white man, when we shall have the 
negro trained in this manner. He 
must be forced to work, for work is 
the power of ~ his advancement. 
Through uprightness and industry he 
must make himself a valuable member 
of society. By that means he will 
compel us to respect him and regard 
him as our brother being.” 
The part of the program which was 
listened to with most interest was the 
prophecy by Lewis Hooper. He re- 
lated his visit to Jacob Stuyvesant, 
astrologer, at 28 X street, Salem, 
Mass., whom he found busily engaged 
solving a problem as to the distance 
of a certain star from the south pole. 
After gaining the attention of the 
scientist he told the old man the dates 
of birth of those about whom he 
wished to learn, and the astrologer 
proceeded to reveal the secrets of 
their lives. 
One girl after leaving the high 
school ‘ will give evidence of her ex- 
traordinary originality and courage by 
building a wonderful air-ship and tak- 
ing journeys alone to all parts of the 
globe.” 
Another he ranks with the great 
biologists of the day. 
Another will start an institution in 
South Carolina for stray dogs and cats 
where they may be cared for and civ- 
ilized. 
Another will tire of life at the age 
of 30, will come back to Manchester, 
marry a windmill agent, and settle 
down to a quiet life on the farm. 
The boy of the class “after being 
ordained as a minister and coming 
back to Manchester to choose his 
wife, will become widely known as an 
exponent of the simple life prescribed 
by Roosevelt.” 
Miss Elizabeth P. Jewett was the 
valedictorian, but her remarks were 
preceded by a well-prepared essay on 
‘‘ Life of a Girl in the New England 
Colonies,” which was filled with pic- 
tures of ‘‘ ye olden time.”’ 
Then followed the singing of the 
class ode, which was written by Miss 
Andrews. 
We sail away o’er the harbor bar, 
Sped on by the morning breeze, 
Our goal is fixed at a haven far 
Across the shimmering seas. 
Our sails are set; fair is the tide, 
We steer for the open ‘main, 
But many a storm we must abide, 
Ere we come to port again. 
And little we know of the ocean wide, 
Or the strong and pitiless gale; 
Perchance at the mercy of wind and tide, 
Far from our course we'll sail, 
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Perchance in the storm when the heavens 
grow dark, ag 
And the waves in the temptest roar, - 
We shall toss on the- waves in our fragile 
bark, 
Driven close to a rocky shore. 4 
But after the tempest and storm are gone, 
When the bright sun shines once more, 
With hearts that are light still sailing on, 
We shall steer for our destined shore, 
And then, at last, when the race is done, 
And we reach the port afar, 
We shall hear the sound of the welcoming 
gun, 
As we cross the harbor bar. 
In presenting the diplomas Supt. 
Fish said it was a very pleasing duty 
that had been assigned to him. He 
compared their intellectual influence 
with that of matter and said that it 
was just as impossible to obliterate or 
destroy their influence as the parti- 
cles of matter. 
‘‘We are all bound together,”’ he 
said. ‘‘ The state has established pub- 
lic schools because it believes in hu- 
man life. Don’t feel that any act or 
thought of yours is unimportant, The 
real thing for you to remember is that 
you are one, and you are connected 
with every other one. 
“ These insignificant acts of ours 
are of great importance. It is prob- 
able that every one of you in the near 
future shall exert a wonderful influ- 
ence.” 
Then in accordance with the rec- 
ommendation of the faculty of the 
school and with a vote of the commit- 
tee of the town, the Appleton medal 
for punctuality, deportment and de- 
corum, with the certificate, was pre- 
sented by Mr. Fish to Miss Fannie S. 
Knight. 
After a closing song the benedic- 
tion was pronounced by Rev. E. H. 
Brewster. 
The graduates were: Jessie Ruth 
Andrews, E]Jizabeth Ann Dillon, Har- 
ry Rabardy Floyd, Lewis Stanwood 
Hooper, Elizabeth Perry Jewett and 
Fannie Slade Knight. 
The class organization was Presi- 
dent, Harry R Floyd; Vice-President, 
Fannie S. Knight; Secretary, Jessie 
Rk. Andrews and Treasurer, Elizabeth 
P. Jewett. 
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