The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-02
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The Third AEEz4i CeAMeHeeAeAf Of
The Cheyenne High school

The Third AAEzxi Gs4nsIesAsAl Of
the cksyeaAs High sehssL
The exercises of the third annual
commencement Of the Cheyenne high
school. were held in the Congregational
church last evening. Although the
Temperature was high and but little
air stirring, the building was perfectly
jamned full with people, while the
windows were also utilized by auditors
on the outside.
Rev. A. B. Banks opened the exer-
cises by an appropriate prayer. when
THE Artillerist's Oathn was sung by
q quartette consisting of Messrs. In
man, Bale, Cowhick and Higgins.
Mary II. Sanders was the first of the
graduating class to perform. She read
an essay entitled ''Out Of School Life
into Life's School" She sketched the
life Of a scholar, beginning with that
happy day when the school was first
entered, and continuing until that hap
pier day Of commencement. She out
lined the thoughts. the hopes, and the
ambitions of graduates, and commended
in strong and elegant terms for pure
resolutions and high resolves. 1t was
q fine effort.
A duet wa next on the programme,
by Ida Bergman and Jessie Barkwell,
Miss Evans, pianist. They sang "The
Cuckoo song"
Edith B. Duffy read an essay on
Change, the watchword of nature
Miss Duffy's essay was scientific in
character, and learned. She told the
story of the worlds formation In clear
and graphic terms, showing how that
change is ever going on, and that the
various forms Of life, animate and in
animate, are progressing, developing
and decaying, in turn. She proceeded
to demonstrate that though the dis
coveries of science were apparently at
variance with the first account of the
creation Of the world, yet they bar
monized.
Misses Masten and Potter, and
Messrs. Inman and Virgins then sang
'Play on" an excellent quartette.
Lille M. Morgan's essay was emil
tied "Goodly cedars." She detailed,
in a pleasing manner, a visit to a cedar
grove in a southern state several years
ago, and graphically portrayed her sen-
sations and impressions upon beholding
and contemplating the vast assembly
of trees. She described some Of the
grander and greater trees and likened
them to Shakespeare, Ben. johnson,
Webster, Clay and various other great
men. The subject and style were quite
original and unique, and the effort was
most favorably received.
When Prof. Stark presented Morton
H. HANNA, he stated that Master
HANNA was the first boy to graduate
from any Institution of learning in
Wyoming. Master Hamma's subject
for his Grafton was a broad one-s'The
Earth and Man," 1t was a scientific
description of the origin Of the earth
and the coming Of man. And the
speaker took occasion, in words that
bore strength and sincerity, to impress
the necessity of temperance on all, but
especially on the rising generation.
Turing to his classmates he spoke
feelingly Of their separation. and paid a
high tribute to the scholastic ability
and kindly bearing of Prof. N. E..
Stark, the principal.
Misses Nellie Stanley and Florence
Hurlbut then sang the duett, GAN
Things Are Beautiful" Master Sammy
Idelman officiating at the piano.
Next In order was the presentation
of diplomas by Prof. Stark, after which
Master HANNA proceeded, in a few
well chosen remarks, to present to
Prof. Stark, on behalf of his
classmates, a large photograph Of the
members of the graduating class of
1881, handsomely framed. Prof. Stark
responded feelingly and ~impressively.
Miss Ella R. HANNA, for the alumni,
read an essay on Comparative Life in
the East and West" The comparison
raj of course favorable to the enter
prising west.
Hon. W. w. Corlett closed the exer