Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-03
STRASBURG HIGHSCHOOL
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The eighth annual commencement of tho
StraSburg high school took plaus In Mas
sasuit hall, Strasburg, Friday evening,
aud was IN every respect prominent
success, crcditable alike to Prof. Chas, u.
Keller, the principal of tho school, to the
memheis vt the graduating class aud to
the directors OF the school district.
Long bcfuro the hour announced for the
opening Of the exercises, every seat ia the
hall was occupied, and almost every inch
of standing room was taken up by friouds
ot The school The hall was very prettily
decorated. On tho front COutre Of tho
stage WAS erected massive floral horse
shoe eight or nine feet IN height, within
which the graduates stood while deliver
ing their uratOns aud rccitatiOns. On
either side of this were arranged pyramids
Of blooming Nbwers, and hanging gar
lands ON which were artistichlly arranged
II great variety of stuffed birds Of bril-
liant plumagc. John NJ. Iageus aud W.
B. Miller were the committee On dccOra.
tiOns. aud their work met with deserved
praise from all present.
DIR, r. +. HighCc. state superintendent,
aud Prof L. MCCaskoy, principal of tho
boys high school, this city, were prcsout,
aud as they entered the hall. under escort
OF tho board Of directors, they were
warmly applaudcd.
Following is the programme
Music March" Light aud Happy" lsann-
uau-kcnrr's orchestra
Iraycr-kcv ~ Mckce.
MusiC--OycrtUrr-" Lc padC ne Hcrmau go
s,IYI3,nr,--o .rn.p,vrrns. u N,,,r
Orauou- Rocks Ahead" Martha r. Nichols
" His."ry oi thr e Las-,. Anna t. Baum.
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Mu,t,-Quahrlllcs-" re'ue Polka -.KcGcr
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Or.t ON" Rluu,irrs, ," sullics Book.
GRAFTON "talrI Leaves Cora ;. lnEra'u.
70, h,S.''''"h-' "'"'A "'na'i' Mary h. An
Mu,ic--McdIav Oyerture--" Plantation
songs - lrAr,tra
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Grat!ou-" The Three W.. Laura {. E.n.
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All the graduates acquitted themselves
handsomely. There WAS naturalness IN
their manner not often witnessed in mex
rericnced speakers when brought for the
N-S, time before a large audience. The
salucAtorilu aud ya'cdictorian were escpeo
aMy happy, both in the matter and man.
ucg Of their remlrks, and showed that
they were well cuti,led to the houuts
awarded them The History OF the
Glass;" by Anna B. Baum, was 40
entertaining sketch aud the "Pruphe.
2y,' by Walter Z. Beam, which fol
lOwed, wherein the seer affected to unve,l
the future and foretell what will be the
life aud fortunes of his class mates, was
very amusing aud we'll delivered. The
presentation Of mementoes." by f iith A.
Mooney aud How Ruby PLAYED, " by II
3. FAulk, were also humorous features OF
tho prcEramme. Dr.. HiEbee's address
was entertaining aud Instructive. and in
deed every part Of the programme merits
high COMMUNICATION.
After the yalodictory had been given, q