Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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16 ELE. SR AGISE Award of Prizes, 1907 ENGLISH COMPOSITION. I. The George H. Babcock Prize, given by Mrs. George H. Babcock. First Prize, John DeLancey Ferguson. Second Prize, Grace Srager. Honorable Mention, Louise Townsend Nicholl. Eleanor Van Tuyl. II. A Prize offered by the Continental Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Prize, Five Dollars in Gold, Awarded to Lillian Reed Cronkite. Honorable Mention, Laura May Baker. III. The Daily Press Prize for the best essay written by a member of the Senior Class on a topic relating to municipal affairs. Prize, Ten Dollars in Gold. Awarded to William Hicks Osgood. Honorable Mention, Francis Rollin Williams. MATHEMATICS. The Dr. C. H. Stillman Prize, given by Mrs. J. K. Myers and Mr. William M. Stillman. First Prize, $15.00 in Gold, Carola Edna Hart. Second Prize, $10.00 in Gold, Leroy Clifton Whitall. Honorable Mention, Percy Le Barre Mygrant. TRANSLATION PRIZES. For the best translation of assigned passages, a first prize of three dollars and a second of two dollars, to be expended in books chosen by the receiver of the prizes. Modern Languages. Given by Mr. Ernest R. Ackerman. Senior French. First Prize, Frederick Martin Smith. Second Prize, Helen Johnson. Honorable Mention, Miriam Crittenden Carman. Gertrude Prince Abbott.

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THE ORACLE 1s VALEDICTORY ADDRESS TOSTHE “GEASS. BY EDGAR WELLS FREEMAN. Classmates—As we stand together at the close of these our commence- ment exercises, | know no words that can fully express my feelings. But there runs in my mind the story of an ancient Greek myth, that seems best suited to describe my thoughts. There was once a sculptor, poor and unrecognized and not far from starvation’s door. He was an artist, how- ever, and one day there came to his shop a wealthy lover of art, who ad- mired his work, and ordered to be executed a piece of sculpture which must be of exceptional merit, no matter what the cost. The poor workman, eager for an opportunity to display the talent which he was sure he pos- sesst, undertook the task. He procured a huge block of ivory white marble, quarried from the heart of Mt. Pentelicus, and unceasingly he made the blows of his hammer and chisel to resound thru the little village. Grad- ually, as the dim outline of a beautiful female figure shaped itself in the gleaming marble, the sculptor worked more and more eagerly, for he felt his whole heart and soul drawn toward the wonderful work he was pro- ducing. The vague outline became daily more definite, the figure more apparent, and the humble creator marveled at the superb glory that smiled before him. Soon the figure stood out complete, and as the beauty and loveliness of this perfect human form shone out in a divine radiance, the master-workman’s admiration and love for his splendid creation surpassed all bounds. He had watched his idol throughout its formation, until he had grown to love it as a human being; and now that it was finisht, it was to be his no longer. How could he part with it, his hope, his life, his all? The same conflict of emotions possesses us tonight. During the four years that we have been together, we have grown in stature, and, I trust, in grace and understanding; certainly in love for our Alma Mater. We have knit together ties of friendship with each other, with our fellow- students, with our teachers, that shall last as long as life. But tonight, the stern voice of destiny calls us apart. As we go, let us not fail to cherish the happy memories and friendships formed during these years of fellow- ship, and let each one of us put into his work, heart and soul and that fine spirit, that the sculptor devoted to his greatest achievement. And now, until we meet again, my class-mates, I bid you farewell.

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THE ORACLE L7, Junior French. First Prize, Percy Le Barre Mygrant. Second Prize, John Adelbert van Brakle. Honorable Mention, Sallo Mortimer Kahn. Senior German. First Prize, William Hicks Osgood. Second Prize, Edgar Wells Freeman. Honorable Mention, Rose Siegal. Junior German. First Prize, Esther Barton Crampton. Second Prize, Roy C. Whitall. Honorable Mention, Robert L. Kyte. Latin Prizes. Given by Mr. Alexander Gilbert. Vergil. First Prize, Rose Siegal. Second Prize, Queena May Tillotson. Honorable Mention, John DeLancey Ferguson. Cicero, First Prize, Gertrude Prince Abbott. Second Prize, Esther Barton Crampton. Honorable Mention, Wa shington McIntyre. Caesar. First Prize, Sarah A. Brouwer. Second Prize, Charles E. Prior. Honorable Mention, George Stanley Robins. COMMERCIAL PRIZES. Given by Mr. Ernest R. Ackerman. A first prize of three dollars and a second prize of two dollars, to be expended in books. Bookkeeping (First Year.) Bisst, Prize, Marty Brick Second Prize, Sidney Howell Karr. Honorable Mention, Florence Cecelia Brown.