The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-08

Graduates or the Nigh school,
The graduating exercises of the class of
1850 of the Rock Island High School.were
held in the Central Presbyterian Church,
on Monday evening. The platform was
tastefully decorated and garlanded with
roses and choice exotics to form marked
and beautiful contrast. Mr.. j. N. Buford,
president of the Board Of Education. pre-
sided, and on the dais were Messrs. Mer-
rill, Donaldson and Cleaveland. members
of the Board. The Rev. j. A. Reynolds
of the United Presbyterian Church, was
also opsthe platform aud opened the for
NAL proceedings with prayer.
The graduates, seven in number. were
then severally introduced by the Presi-
dent, and appeared to excellent advantage
In the orations and essays which they de-
livered or read. William +. Kendall.
took for his subject Little Things. ana
showed how they were really great Things
Public Opinion" was the title which
Miss Maria e. Thompson. chose for her
ESSAY. and gave a powerful view OF
public opinion its influence and
abuse and the way in which 1t was
formed by the Press. Lewis Kaufman.
selected as the subject an essay "lHtelli-
rence a National Safeguard" which he
treated with clearness and precision tax
ing care to bring prominently forward the
vast importance of intelligence. The
Nations King" which George C. West.
nfabl said was Iron, was remarkably
strong and pointed paper, it treated Of
iron and allowed no compromise, and
showed the vast proportion of iron in ma
ture, and it's multitudiuous uses in civil
cation. An Grafton. What shall Our
Aim Be-" was we'll selected by Miss
Lula I. Churchill. and we'll handled, Civ
| ing many truisms in lucid and forcible
light. Geology and Man was given by
James Farrell 10 an essay, in which he
reviewed the geological state of the earth
from the creation till man came upon it,
and after. Miss Minnie G. Olsen, took a
high aud powerful subject namely Am
bition" for her Grafton aud lauded that
quality when properly used. as it deserved
She pronounced the Valedictory. and it
was very neatly werded and expressed,
especially in the way in which the class
took leave of the teachers and Superin.
tenden:, and thanked the School Board
for their Angel visits.
The graduates were the recipients OF
bouquets which were literally sho Sered on
| them and filed the hands and arms of the
small boys who gathered them up and
carried them TO the platform. Biehrs
band played some fine selections during
the evening, and the proceedings wer 9
altogether OF lively and spirited order.
The comforting of diplomas was then pro
ceeded with, Professor Hathaway hand
ing to each graduate the parchmen,
which had been SO fairly and honorably
won,
Superintendent Everett then NJ ade his
farewell remarks to the class and reviewed
the gradual growth of the GLASS to its
present position. He forcibly pointed out
the duties of life, into which they were
now entering, and felicitousIy referred to
the mystic number of z. and babe the
seven good bye on the seventh day OF
June 1880. The CeEsdiction was then
pronounced by the Rev. j. A. Reynolds,
and the very large eudienoe-composed
chiefly Of ladies and young people, though
at the doors were cro8ds Of male protec
tors who would have been glad to have
obtained sitting room-theu dispersed
much delighted with tbs proceedings of
the evening.