Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-27
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Third Anniversary of the Yankton
High Scholar Exceedingly
Interesting AFFAIR.

management Of Prof. Bristol, superintend
of the city schools.
Your reporter, by reason Of a press of
other matters, arrived q little late, and fonnd
the high school room So crowded that II
was with some difficulty and q considerable
expenditure of time, he secured a seat.
When he had found a spot wherein to re-
pose his graceful corporosity, the exercises
had progressed as far as the third number
on the programme. AS he entered, how
ever, be heard the most fiattering comments
upon the recitation by Miss Stella K. Hand,
who had just retired from the staud.
Miss Carrie Osborne recited Alice Cary's
poem, An Order for a Picture" in q man
reT which brought forth Inc highest praise.
The selection is an entertaining one, and as
rendered by Miss Osborne, ali its excellen-
cies were brought out.
Part /, THE High School Repertory,"
was read by Mr.. Ralph Ward, the editor,
and here | ask permission to make two re-
marks which refer TO faults e%ngendered by
tirnidity. The first thought of the pupil is
a common one, and will probably never be
wholly overcome so long as there are com
mencement exercises; but they should re-
member that the audience ia made up WHEEL
ly Of their friends, who will always be
proud of any measure of success, and be
slow to find fault with even an utter failure,
so that the two essentials TO success on the
nlat f,,p, a rnoaeura1 opd Iict;nnt nftaronca
and a voice pitched TO the requirements of
the hall and its acoustic properties need
never be omitted. The second refers to the
audience. There should be no lack of ap-
plause. In the present instance, everyone
was well pleased, as could be plainly seen
and heard by an observer on the floor, but
no one seemed willing to begin the clap
ping of hands, as a tangible reward for a
task well done, and which would have
greatly encouraged and gratided the sehol.
ars and their never oyer-rewarded instruc,
tors.
After part one, OF the " RepertorY,' came
music, "Sports Of Childhood "a chorus
with organ, accompanied by the principal,
and ! may here say, Of all the music, which
was judiciouslY i|nterspersed throughout
the programme, and participated in at one
time or another By nearly all Of the school,
that the selections were very happy, and
the voices showed training, the duet and
4 trio being particularly noticeable.
g Now comes one Of the features of the
afternoon. the second part of the Roper
tory" read by Miss Eliza L. Edmunds, in
a very clear aud distinct voice, that was al
4 ways in sympathy with the work in hand.
} The first article in the paper, the story of a
| little lady, who, in imitation of her bette1s
T loaded herself down with secrets to that
7 extent. that life was in a fair way to become
a burden to her, would have done credit tc
Mr.. Habberton. Following the reading
came a defamation in Latin by MIR. Chas
Nj. Sheldon, the famous invcctive against
Catalina. The speaker had a good voice
and delivery, timing his gesticulation IS
though he fully understood the merits Of
> his speech-which was more than at least
one-half OF his Audience did, a majority
: having become more or less rusty In theil
classics, no doubt. This, with a chorus
' :" Strike the Cymbal," closed the first par
of the programme.
The second part was devoted to The ex
%ercises OF the graduating class and was
opened with an Grafton by Mr.. William Ii
Sanborn, who having in view a CONNER
= cial life appropriately chose for his subj &c
Competition" and showed by a few fam il
lar and apt illustrations the advantages Of
competition in every department Of human
effort.
Miss Helen E. Moody, who has taker
q the three years academic course came mex
: in an essay on American Society" 1t il
! not too much to say that it was a thought
full and scholarly production which Should
i have buried its fair author under a storm
of bouquets and deafened her with APP
plause.
A nicely rendered trio, Far away thu
camp,fires" was followed by an Grafton an6
!, the valediatory address by Horace Ware
Sheldon, who spoke in his Grafton Of the
necessity and power of public opinion
embellishing his theme with numerous
scholarly citations. His delivery was good
and his manner exceedingly easy and COM
: posed. In his valedictory remarks he pai(
a high compliment to the board of educ8
!, ton, his teacher and school mates an(
: launched himself and fellow graduates into
the alumni of the high school with grac,
and dignity.
Now came a duet which was good, and
! then the official presentation of diplomas
to the graduating class. To them, the nest
a eggs of the alumni of the Yankton higt
y school and indeed of Dakota, the prin
cipal, Mr.. BRISTOL, addressed a few %feeling
words of encoura cement, advice and fare
, well, and after a parting song in which the
u audience ioined-some-and the benedic
u ton, the years labor Of pupil and teacher
was finished, and tire crowded room wa:
] amDtad of its dp1iphtpG audience.