The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-18
THE HIGH-SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Graduating Exercises Last Night of the High
School Class-Diplomas to 56 Students.

The seventeenth annual commencement of
the City High school was held. last night, at
English's Opera house, and the diplomas granted.
to ffty-six students, as follows Cleopatra c.
Axtell, Alice Barus, Edna Bert Binsac, Ottilie
M. Blume, Carrie H. Brown, Celia A. Brown,
Ida Lister Brown, Mary Buckley, Kate Car
man, Lucretia A. Clifford, Julia Cobb. Hannah
H. Pendleton, Anna E. Potts, Rosa Rhein-
heimer, Josephine Robinson, Addie Saltmarsh,
Carrie May Saylor, Matte E. Scudder,
Winona Belle Shaenberger Emma Schmid-
lap, Clara Anna Shower, Ella N. Smith,
Matte Connolly Cora A. Thompson, Lima
butcher, Grace Vawter Grace Duzan, Susie M.
Walker, Lottie East, Anna M. Wildman Joseph
d. Harper. Ore Wilkens Mary e. Hereth, Fife
May Wilson, Elizabeth Talbot King, Lucy
Witt, Anna E. Kline, Nettie B. Wright. Jessie
Laing, Matilda wicker Lottie A. Lowe, George
l. Ferguson, Emma l.. Manifold John T..
Hedges Mile McMahan, Charles HI. Keppel, NJ.
Alice McMillin, Russell d. Robinson, Katie
Belle Moore, Osk. s. Schley Hattie hurry, B.
r. Shower, Sadie B. Parker. VIM. Somerville,
Viola M. Pence. Edison T. Wood.
If to these are added the twelve who gradu-
ated in the January class, the school shows a
total of sxty-eight for the year, the largest yet
graduated, and amounting to 10 per cent of the
enrolment.
Of the 1000 pupils of the city schools, 700 are
in the high school, about 175 entering each year
mains four years, completing the course No
city in the West can show so good record for
its high school
1t was difficult to decide which was of greater
interest last nght-the audience of over 1000,
filling every seat in the house and representing
the best class of citizens, or the stage with its
setting of bright and eXpectant faces; girlhood,
standing with reluctant feet" and the smooth
faced lads sprinkled in among them. Not per-
son left the house during the two and a half
hours of essays and orations, interspersed with
music.
The invocation was by Rev. DR.. Mcleod of
the Second Presbyterian Church, who prayed
that the youth in whose interest the assembly
met, might walk in the light, and be the chill
dren of the day, and finally be brought to a
goodly heritage of virtue and knowledge, becom-
ing polished stones in the temple of liberty"
The divine blessing was also invoked ION him
who was once the President of these United
States and who lad our armies to victory, but is
now brought to the verge of the grave; may he
have peace of conscience, joy in the Holy
Ghost, and when his summons does come may
he awake in glory, and be forever with the
Lord =
The twelve students selected to represent the
class to the public were four of them selected
on account of their high scholarship. four were
elected by their classmates by vote and the
remaining four by the High-school faculty.
They were as follows, with the subjects of their
addresses:
Essay with Salutatory-"Earth's Bur-
Essay--"Indiana Building Stone, ".. Osk s. Schley
is D Originality in Writ 'e Darius
Essasy-"The Art of Writing. Matilda wicker
Essay-"The Work Of the Waves, Ida l. Brown
Essay-"What English Literature
Owes to Prisons" Josephine Robinson
Oration-"Causes of National De-,
Essay-"Some Evil Influences of
Wealth in American Society -Nettie B. Wright
Grafton Liberty Essential to Pro-
gress," ..............C Charles H. Keppel
Essay say. with Valedictory-" Character Build
ing, Julia Cobb
The essays and orations were all creditable
None were over seven minutes long. All were
we'll committed and distinctly uttered. There
Two were on geological subjects; Schleys, on
"Oolitic Limestone" was the result of q careful
microscopic and chemical study of the rock it.
self. Miss Ida Browns essay, on the Work
of the Waves" was geological study of the
coast of Norway, and it's probable relation TO
the British Islands, and of the New Eng
land regions to the formation of the
Carolinas. Miss Showers essay showed good
study of the essence of originality in writing,
and a familiarity with Emersons view of it.
This was followed by Miss Zwickers companion
piece upon the development of written language.
This group of essays literary subjects was
finished by lively and pathetic account of the
work in prison of Raleigh, DeFoe ard
Bunyan by Miss Robinson. Social sci
ence, ethics fand the humanities were
developed by Miss Browns essay on 'Cities and
Civilizations" causes of National Decline" as
shown in the history of Rome, by Robinson, and
by Miss Nettie Wright, in her essay on Wealth
and Strikes" The latter yiveted the attention
of the house, and was followed by prolonged ap-
plause, only silenced by the earnest essayist
rising and bowling her appreciation.
The diplomas were awarded in few earnest
words by Mr.. Browning, the president of the
school board, and the exercises were closed by
the benediction pronounced by Dr. Mcleod