The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-10
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS.
Annual Commencement Exercises oil
the Ninth Grades Of the City
Schools this Afternoon.

OF the Ninth grades OF the city schools
were held at Harpers theatre this after
noon. Every seat in the house was
taken with parents and other relatives
and friends of the graduates. In the
boxes on the sides of the stage were the
members of the school board: Superin.
tendent Kemble and instructors of the
classes, Principal d. W. Reid. of No.
l.. Principal Anna Kirkpatrick of No. 6.
Miss Plat of No. 4, and Miss Bowen of
the annex to No. 4. The foot of the
stage was covered with flowers and floral
tributes from friends and relatives of
those honored on the occasion. The
graduates wore class badges bearing the
inscription, Ninth grade class of 1885,
which were presented by what will be
Ninth grade next year.
THE EXERCISES
opened with a march by Miss Anna
Huesing as the graduates came upon the
stage Prayer was offered by Rev. l. W.
Read, and the rest of the programme was
| as follows:
Address of welcome. ...,...... Zadie Heitshrend
Chorus Welcome to Morning. ..............
Extract from speech OF Gen. Grant. Marvin Case
Where's Annette Clara Smith
.::..:.....;.... Lnlu Anawait, Ella Wilcox
The Little Quaker Maiden. 80. .......Mary Dart
Boys Chorus: ''0ver the Tide" ............,.....
Legend OF Bregenz ....-............ kItue Gest
Instrumental duet: II Trovodore ........ .......
| ..........:.,.. Katie Reticker, Bertha Copp
Bernardo de Cabrio. .............s Stella Colburn
Girls chorus; '.zephyrs of Nightfall''
Chorus: "'Twill be oweet to Remember $500.
Naledictory. Lima Stroehe
The valedictory, by Miss Lima Stroehle,
the class leader. was an able production
and reflected much credit upon the young
lady herself as also upon her teachers.
Superintendent Kembe in formally pre-
senting the candidates to President ]. M.
| Buford, of the board of education, made
the following remarks:
In June, 1882, the Board of Education
ordered special certificate of promo
ton to the High school and also directed
that the class should have public recogni
ton by the formal presentation of these
certificates by the president. The his
tory of the experiment reads as follows
Promoted to the High school in 1882
80; in 1888, So in 1884, Sc; in 1885, n
in 1886, So. One more this year in the
continued classes OF 1882 and 1888.
THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES
came next, President Buford addressing
the graduates as follows, after which hi
gave each certificate of admission to tht
High school:
My Young friends of the ninth grade
In some unaccountable manner you
superintendent has induced me to make
10 you little talk, so l have jotted dowr
few thoughts. This occasion has beer
set apart for your special honor, and il
seems fitting that some words of advice
and encouragement should be dropped
just now, and by some one other thar
your superintendent, least his words be
come to you the old story. Then may |
who was once school boy, and hav'
passed through the same experiences tina
, you have, and who has seen more of this
life, of its ups and downs, and venture
advise you.
You have arrived at critical period il
your lives; the course you determine up
on now regarding the further develop
ment of your minds will mark the begin
ming of your success or failure in life
i Thus far you have come with honor; nov
the road forks, leading out in two direc
tions-one to honor, the other to dis
honor. Let US for moment glance owe
these two roads. One leads up to ant
, through the High school, on to Harvard
and Yale and Vassar colleges, then on
into vhst field of opportunities. Thi
field is filled with hundreds of paths lead
ing to the heights of any ambition yol
may entertain. Here you will fin,
path leading to the legislative halls
one to the governors palace, one to con
gress. one TO the supreme bench, one t.
the White house and so on, hundred
more for young ladies leading to lives o
: usefulness. any one of which if takel
will amply reward the pursuer. By tn
way girls don't overlook the path to th
White house, for the instance has bee
known and is within your own knowl
edge when young lady accomplished it
tour. Now one moment more TO tn,
other road. He who takes it will frs
throw off the robe of application and la
e aside fthe influences and restraints o
g the school room. then launch out int,
the bay of idleness pass through tn
straits of necessity out into the field o
i labor where the pick, ak and shove
the washboard and tub are the
emblems. Girls, boys. your parent
much prefer that you earn you
living with your brains than your hands
Out of this field of toll there is a pat
, that leads to gulf of disappointment
and depression and then out into a sea
of dissipation and intemperance ant
finally lover the hills to the poo
house." Which road will yon take?.
The names of
THE GRADUATES