, 1870-07-02
Commencement Exercises OF the
High School.
Grammar School Exhibitions Prizes
Awarded.
The Board Of Education.
Admissions to the High School
Election Of Teachers.
Education at Lake Forest-Hgh School
Alumni
The High School.


with the performance OF the graduates Of the
High School, held In FarweIi Hall. beginning at 2
p. N. The room wps as full a& 1t conld hold
As from tu1rct to foundation stone" It was niled
with nice articles, too, fair faces. FANS bonneta,
white dresses. and few specimens of masculine
sweetness Just to relieve the monotony. The dis
play Of millinery was very grand. The parents,
cousins, and friends, OF all the grsdustes, were
there to participate In their Joys. and help them to
bear up under the crushing weight Of their honoEs
The graduates themselves, were comfortably ac-
conmodated with ch2irs-wooden ones-on the
platform, the gentlemen encased in orthodox
black white choler, aud boots, The 1adies-well,
they WeIe dressed like angels all in Whlte-3 cool
celestial costume. They were very quiet during
the exercises and did no. cut ur liks the naughty
Lays ~ Just let loose from school" No, they were
Near them were the educational digntaries Of
the city, pessonlncauons Of learning every man OF
them. These we're the members Of the Board Of
Education, gotten up to Ur<ler, and very well got
ten up too, for the occasion. Superintendent
Pickard. REV. Robert Colyer, and q brass band
sometimes. aid musJcally inculcated the beanties
Of "MarchiuE dat broadway Down" and narrated
affecting stories Of aChampagne Charlie and
more serious than thunder storm or snoT
llThc ladies were on one side and the board on
Inc other. Mr. Rowland. Principal OF the High
School, being ssndWiched between them In a
chair, 10 which he was entitled as the presiding
1fDcef OF the meeting.
The band opened the performance with some
The Chairman then remarked that the literary
exercises would begin
Her Subject was Beyond-r
This graceful and handsome young gin, whose
p1mc stood flrst upon the programme, had select
ed subject which, tn 1nsktlled hands, would
have proved barren and devoid Of interest, but
winch IN hers became rich and beautiful theme.
giving ample scope to the powers Of an cultured
and well-raIned mind, TO her fine fancy. and
poetic insight The audience listened with un-
Wontcd silence, she rea.l, aud interrupted BY no
sound as her clear voice, now sad now tender, te-
pea1ed the pathetic md graceful words which she
naa "a ds,icaey ef imasnaon aad
richness and brillIancy Of langnage which arc rare
II united. The applause, aud the shower Of bou-
the stage, showed that thosc present were not un-
apprecatre listeners to the fruit Of her fAce pen.
The manner Of delivery was fasly q GOOD Is the
was juincd to nowinE and graceful gestu!es, and
her ease and self-posstsson wonld have been no
IT, cable on any stage.
Miss Ella c. Colo came forward TO give her
Views upon "Mists" She enumerated variety
Of mist-the mists Of The mountain, the mist Of
antiquity, the Mlst Of the morning. and the mist
Of ignorance This last mist was, IN the opinion
OF the young lady, "dispeuing before the adyanc-
a4ersion e % to hisot1s, Superstition. ~ and So such e
and she told her audience about the tmposslbtlity
OF penetrating The mlsts Of the future,
1hey would ali pass out Of ali mists into the light
Of a perfect day." Several valuable bouquets
were 1un9 upon the stage, and TWO gallant mem en-
lied backs, picked up the flowers, and presented
them to the lady with bows that would have been
The piece was very fairly spoken.
LIZ FA1r Er Ii FANTASIA ..
Mr. Dean Il. Hill came next, to astonish the
81 s g has & Vseas y
something about lie Fait ct Ia Fantasle.n he
went on for considerable time, launching FRENCH
he said. In fact, It WIS only to the honorable
members Of the board that the ESSAY was intellig1
We1p Re enioSinr &c - senumeuts hurels, The gen.
ticman's pronunciation, so far as could be ascer.
tained, was qut1e Par1sian, and entirely sasislac.
'csi music 81 ~ pS y he esud.
MCs1c
Miss Julia \. Egao 1i1ated on MUSIC" and ifs
looked Ter subject all over. She did not think It
1c n Pai1s or 70 Germany to near music, While We
had TIRE concert eyerv uoItinK out tn the coun-
~ wherr ne birds wnTbjed in{fntable melodies
aThe music Of the spheres and the grand nRr.
1tnna ~ .sfhe Inr1nite > were 1fatteycd Mendels-
eoln's music made her believe she was being
hnrne upFard' , lke the tuhabIsauts OF balloon.
Tht. essaT was yetv nice indeed. and Tery feel,
irriv sDosen. Flowers and applause.
Sf wAS71SG 70 TorR. ...
Mr. Charles BoE1on san9onsea - fas ee,oe snas oe
m 49, hut "a the hanserine after the franchise
b. Women, children, and ot6eF persons The w1sl
6e1.eT ~ Ms @ ess7. and ne rentleman was muci
appieuded.
nnnn fnc 1 saa,eace Win @ re stsiement thst oai
tng down to Us through The dim, caeckezed aisle
.9r,31 IL sSs 1taehed hs3o at renected Tebt1 80
then 1 Vent On untl she stumbled over q
-sms dn45 eo RI tne,ness snd ininarte
cons,a.1ab,e Interesting Information about relic
~ ~ nsst Of he CI1sades, of Egypt, and Of othe
erenfs and cafes too nnmerous 20 raentiou. Pom
ne.i anti He5rnisnerm were visited, aud The fai
fntionarfsn dropped into Italy and Greece to sc
how relics GETTING On sners she sne ns51 19
tn ne 1teGdh,s s.ett4 m ~ trff reaaelessy MOI
ine s XeaIST Foetic phrases pezTaded ne doc,
n1ha,s asars1T .s eIce1Ieut ber voice stron
1 a-s ~ -, st1tndns ramaTrnf1ly rrac
~ ~ s'0oi'11' A1" Ae1 '''>@'~I1>
AZ. i,.. eo,a.+t,,s 1-ovo the Grand Duchess.
Aua'e-oet1Se1gHet r1r9pH tiTkN ma s HSrscHHxlr.
HJ,ss Mar = Hnjiiran. 4 bFuneste, told all abo
nsa'eE !, 9eT pes ssSe neea GOOD &c considering
shnrts Of Bravo the nowess, and the applau!
Iss VSsca rewarded Re- ifs delivery,
nrR rRfriI FEES
NJ Fzne Il d. sersns eneDs gq 10 anponnenu %s tnai
hess. snd noels5 VOID y around noE 1'a z,
eyer a,a r,d ta y y M, So,ne nn1 Il
~ snnnidcTs Of oid Htas. but reyolves On il on
aEsV1r i hns,, IN hlnodS anti consec1afed In Il
sains 1iluld. where, forgetting BanJon, The gent
man stated q the claims Of justice are fairly mel
ne atIan,icr n,d q eetstn1 II the Fact0c besid
e nenn nisr ar9 an5c,cs Ths niece WIS sposen. !
i9ssa;,1n,t aa; an1 Cf III aq,,,ense "eil
ns'11s1'' VI app'"as ns,
,,tc. at..,, r ,x-a,rT Eas a,o1nent m .Ony
A4S 44CuA ~ " E1AA ~ StN9NSA* 49, Ot-t!
,,esaa.ness rottannz rnefnr schoolz
aasts ss,pn hnn11s AMI manr dti1er tnn
were nicely alluded o. The spsaseT d1 tod y b
onls t!e y, =, ~ ~ snnnr+snt - .,
c1s % nf antianitv i sooo Teags Old ID vhIch had COZ
all the Wa5 lrom EHpI a siv,e " plCsoss sh = ~ y
draWn o1 2 Storm at sea. ssotm IN GaGs WaiSa Gut
EMP ana ner EalAul cIeW VET sMa..9nea ss
forever. was Lutnea ana @ ~ s Misbeu i ~ -
r1ety Of interesting ways, and she had Only e
%ne9 n,suie r. ns as snot
More music by ne band, T. ,,.n,,
Mr. John L Adams Felated Il al,oat :. The s :
ETess OF maassy. t ~ et svaT ~ The e1
nousuy nas nesm, aad a., 1Gt ~ fnd,vfdusf Feifa1
An n9HculturN people, s1e Eente a 1,eaarass ur ~
Wgaio n0I COZ hats 1o,nmence and indu.
ihdosttlai Ht.s. W. nete ~ 4nM Far away. a.
appeared. Aoelty was nos W! - ~ n,ia e 1ni ~
gentleman an1imea osr mo1srt t,o1,s1ation " r
By ints!gense ano pfnpe1 g sto t1t.,fts a.
ry were brought out ana =, wa5 ~
sentsa 70 1ne hiot aon'e1S shan,5 araTs sncomnany
patriotism, TN %ea 4as snSca Sca1 ot lie oaIetyspo
fng thrcwn II. ..n.,
THE 1AHElB "IIETH. .t,
Miss E1ueline A. Wilce went TO prove that g.; ;
Marble Wal.sth-n She spoke Of the rough u
es1 o. II sh Ma'G aa sse oi
Rfopol3nE e H. ~ - ,h.1 1re nrnf .,
9t .npe4o hnia sns, s.nitveninp 1nf1nrncea 9nr vi