St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-25
I'EEE CLOSE OF SCHOOL.
Glass Day at lhc High SCHOOL,
Graduation Exercises.

Glass DQT at Ihc HlSEs Sch0Gk.-
Graduation Exercises.
Glass day exercises at the high school
were celebrated yesterday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock. assembly hall being literally packed
with ladies and gentlemen. largely the
former and high schoo! students. Even
standing room was occupied. 1t was the
great day for the class of SO. The room
was very handsomely decorated, long
wreaths of evergreen being looped to the
ceiling from side to side, forming arches,
and the windows and front of the rostrum
were covered with plants in bloom. A
large urn filled with water lilies and ferns
contained spring in the center and stood
ON one side of the stage, and very large
mat of water lilies. crown of
roses worked III. the center. occupied the
other side, while floral crowns,
crosses, wreaths harps, ETC., were placed
in profusiOn about the room. The program
was very interesting one for all students
and their friends. The class Is by far the
largest ever graduated at the high school,
containing forty young ladies and gentle
men. and when they filed in and took their
seats on the stage they were greeted with
applause. Leslie A. Gilbert, as president
of the class, presided, and the program was
opened with selection from the ''Bohe
milan Girl" by the school choir. The pres
ident then delivered a short and appropri-
ate address to the class. This was fol-
lowed by the class history. read by Miss
Sue Ryder, partly il prose and partly in
metre, which was very entertaining. Miss
Fanny Larkin rendered Dohler's nocturne
in d fiat, and was succeeded by Our
Vine" which was very nicely trained, by
Miss Winnie Lamb. Jerry Prendergast,
author of the class song, then read the class
poem, and Robert Shroeer rendered the
violin solo, annie Laurie" Miss Mary
Wrenshall gave Our Motto" which is
''Esto Quod Esse Videris," and Miss Grace
Randall made AN Astrological Observation"
for the benefit of the class. After another
selection by the choir. 1.-The Last Will and
Testament" especially the testament, was
read by Everett Griggs. Miss Sophie
Borup read the class prophecies, and the ex-
ercises closed with the singing of the class
song. Bouquets and applause were plenty
for all the performers.
TRAINING SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Seventeen young ladies. .aL in white
dresses, and most of them wearing boquets
and holding large white fans, sat on the
stage in high school hall in the evening.
They were, Misses Mira Abbott, Maggie
T. Butler, Anna Corcoran, Florence c.
Drought, Kate II. Graham, Bertha 7.
Hough, Nellie Mann, Carrie E. Miller,
Mabel E. Baldwin, Lizzie Clinch, Lolita E.
Connolly, Lille Grace, Effie E. Hargs,
May Hanbeton, Mary Mcbride, Una
Smith and Florence j. Trumbull. They
were the graduates of the training school;
the third class that has received diplomas
from that department of the school system
of ST. Paul. Essays were read by Miss
Mabel E. Baldwin, on ''Individualitv;;" by
Miss Bertha T. Hough, on Public School
Education" and by Miss Kate H. Graham,
on Practical Education the latter
being especially deserving. Follow
ing was song by Miss Blanche
V. Smith, after which Miss Anna Corcoran
read an essay on 1.-The Normal School" and
Miss Carrie Miller one on 1.-THE Import
ance of Moral Training" The class was
formally introduced by Supt. Wright by
Mrs. Jenness, the principal of the training
school, and their diplomas were then
awarded