Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-14
MOUNT JOYS SCHOOLS.
rur rrSsr ANNUAL oOumssunu Err
a ised Letter Day For the hIgh school
Tho rhrrc Grsduasee-r rhe,r nssays-
Literary sud Niusioai Exercises,

B were all aglOw with excitement aud rx
pcCtatlnn consequent upon the exercises
attending the first annual " commence
ment " OF their high school, which were
announced to take place IN the Bethel the
largest church in the borough, at 3 O'Clock
/ y. m. Long before the time announced
/ for tho commencement of the exercises,
| the cEurch was filled to its utmost capao.
| ity, the aisles aud recesses being filled
with chairs to accommodate those who
/ came after all the pews had been filed.
/ Tho front vcstIbulo was also packed with
J people, whilO du2aus Of others mounted
/ tho window sills, outside and pcered In
! through the open widows. Hundreds Uf
others, who could not get near tho door,
went away disappointed.
The scene inside the church was most
! brilliant enc. Tho pulpit had been re.
moved from he pulpit recess and chairs
were arranged on tho platform, on which
were seated the graduates. Mr.. :. VI.
| Gutzy, principal of the high school, aud
! Rev. Il. +. Beck. Within tho pulpit arch
was o smaller arch Of evergreen, bearing
| tho class motto Thought Rules" aud
below it hung the figures "Si" Ia front
OF the platform and on the steps Loading
to 1t were arranged proiusiou OF rare and
beautiful towering plants aud trailing
| vines. Added To these beauties wcro the
beauties of Mount Joy, and without
| hattery it may be said that nowhere else
in tho county can DO gathered together a
! greater number OF iair faced. rosy
checked, bright eyed, well-dresscd maids
aud matrOns than gracod the Both
ol last evening. Tue front row Of
seats were occupied by the pupils of the
! High school, and behind them sat the
| grave aud reverond directors, under whose
| yuti IN Mount IA,
taken such high rank. Other conspicuous
! figures in tho audience were Prof. Harry
! Houck, deputy state superintendent Prof.
| }. VI. Brecht, county superintendent Mr..
! Mcclellan Bowman and Mr.. II. G. Nc
| CAulry, assistant teachers in the high
! school, together with the other teachers
Of the public schools and the clergy of the
! borough.
The programme opened with an anthem,
! :" q Praise the Mighty God" by the
! pupils Of the high school, under lead of
| Mr. BOwmaD, the solo parts Of the anthem
! being iluoly rendered by Miss Emma
! Cassell. Rev b. +. Beck then offered
prayer aud Mr.. II. G. McCauley followed
with a baritone solo. The POstllliUu. .
which was admirably rendered. the ao
compartment being played by Miss Della
! Brenueman, one of the graduates and an
! accomplished performer on the piano.
The sIlutatOry GRAFTON was delivered by
! Miss Della Brcuneman, aged about six
! teen years Her subject was " CuiverSal
! Triumph, and her manner Of handling II
met universal cOmmendation. With q
! graceful figure, tine voice, and elocution
ary talent Of a high order, she held the
attention of the packed audience from first
to last, and at the close Of her Grafton,
| which was delivered without a single flaw,
she was overwhelmued with applause and
presented by admiring friends with dCz
ems of floral and other testimonials, some of
them being very beautiful.
THE Harp of the Wind duet, was
finely sung by NJ sses L Edna Shookers ard
Mary Erisman, under graduates OF the high
| school, who were rewarded for their
performance With loud applause and bou.
quets Of flowers.
\ recitation OF the poem, One in Gray
and One in Blue " was effectively and
Gtiectingly rendered by Master Joseph |.
Breaetuau, = younger brother OF the
saiutatO-ian, who also possesses fine voice
and gives promise of oratOrical excellence.
Miss Lille Gable, a daughter of the late
John :. Gable, Of this city, and o member
Of the graduating class, read an admirable
ESSAY on the " Rains of Time" She is a
tluo reader, her style being not unlike that
OF her Ter sister, Miss Rose Gable, who
SO often delighted Lancaster audiences
with her dramatic and elocutionary read
ings. She was warmly encored by the
audIeuce, and presented by friends with
many tokens of their Appreciation
Orange Blossoms" a solo, was well
, suug by Miss Emma Cassell, one Of the
. high school pupils, who possesses a fine
voice, which has received considerable
culture, and which with proper training
and more experience will soon rank with
the best of Mount joys many fine voices
The presentation of diplomas to the
, graduates came next, Prof. Eutzy
pretacing the presentation with brief but
! apt speech on the importance OF systcma
, tized education, 10 secure which there
, must be regular course Of study followed
by graSuation. He took occasion TO com
mend the school directors and people OF
, Mount Joy for the excellent schools they
bad established, and thus furnished 8
I foundation upon which to build but he
, cautioned them TO remember that even
|, fine school houses and the selection o
good teachers must be supplemented by tn,
, careful supervision of directors and par
ents, and the ambition of pupils before
the full scope OF the school system can b,
, accomplished. Iu addressing the gradu.
, ateS he complimented them on the credi.
: table manner in which they had passed
a their examination. He spoke of the i'm
! portance OF right thought and action the
p pupil who thinks most knows most Their
is no royal road to learning each mus
travel tho way afoot, and the negligen
and weak will be pushed aside or fall I,
/ the rear of their more energetic competi
! tors. The youth of this country to da.
a possess opportunities never enjoyed b.
., any other people, and they should there
\ fore struggle to prove themselves worth
of their great privileges.
I The valedictory GRAFTON was awarded +
: Miss Alice Spickler, who proved that tn
n honor had been worthily bestowed by th
/ discriminating teacher. Her theme wa
: THE Hand that Rules the World" TIL
= power and importance OF maternal instTuc
tiou was forcibly presented the mother
n influence is felt in every relation of life
: and as she moulds the mind of the child
q so is the mind and character of tho maj
: made or marred. Miss Spckler conclude,
her Grafton with an effective and affection
ate farewell to her classmates, to director
a aud the public. An avalanche of flora
= and other testimonials rewarded tn
a Grafton.
y Miss Annie Rhoads next sang Ros
= Leaves" a very pretty and lively piece o
a music by Geibel. She sang we'll and wa
= loudly encored.
= Deputy State Superintendent Houck wa