Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-06-25

Rossini's "Carnovale, - under the leader
crship Of Professor Kent and an orches-
tral accompaniment by the Heinea and
Mr.. Martin.
MR.. HOMER P. EARL
Then delivered an Grafton on "Veneer-
ing The art of veneering furniture
waa first touched upon, aud then the
lesson drawn from the veneering of soci
ely. This young gentleman Is pFeoo-
cious In his views Of life. Society,
friendship, the professions, the schools,
the politicians, were all scored for their
mental andmoral veneering One might
wonder where one SO young got such
pessimistic views of life. But probably
Mr.. Earl was doing special pleading,
and does not see the world under 40
black cloud He ended by plea for
the veneering process as better than the
naked truth. His essay was marked by
q good deal of thoughtfulness. Solid
rosewood is, after all, better than the
veneer. If the solid is not to be had,
then veneer, and make it look well.
Tbs veneering will not hurt the world.
MISS kDlTH Q. SPEEDY
Followed with the .'pendant" to Mr..
schumacher's "Coming Man." in an
essay on his "rib," "The Coming
Woman" The young lady set
out with the st .rtling question,
regarding woman-"What Shall we do
With Herr" The place of woman in all
systems Of civilization was discussed
with much Of learned research. Debo-
rah, Miriam, the homage of the knights
of the middle ages, Madame Roland,
Queen Elizabeth and other historic
women were glanced at, and after them
the new lights, such as Elizabeth G.
Stanton, Anna Dickinson, etc. "The
coming woman" was photographed with
calcium lights of imagination, showing
her enlarged duties and privileges and
claim made for an enlarged liberty. She
shall vote certainly, and out of this shall
come further liberty. She will vote the
temperance ticket and the millennium
will be the result. "The coming wo.
man" will be the highest type of Chris
tian wOmanhood.
MR.. HERMAN G. LIcHTENBRRGER
Followed in an oratiou on the Crest
ic56nCSS VI buc lflhEbbcnbA SbnhuAJs
The characteristics of the present age
were sketched in very forcible and
graphic style. The future was glanced
at and the question asked if the next
age is to look back to our time as upon
day of small things as compared with
what it will do. The industrious and
inventive spirit is awakened. Will this
eager, earnest search for knowledge,
power, wealth. ever cease? Onward is
the watchward of the time, and will be
So He who will try to stem the tide Of
progress will be swept away.
Mr.. Louis Heine appeared in flute
solo, Popp's Homage to Gounod."
sweet melody with nice arrangement,
which Mr.. Heine rendered in sympa-
thetic spirit, and with accuracy of execu-
tion.
MIR. W. D. BYRAM
Was next on the list for an Grafton on
"a Look at Your Back" This para.
doxical proposition the young orator
with good deal of power in
mind reading and analysis of character.
Several types of men were portrayed in
q graphic aud imaginative style. Good
characters and bad ones were sketched
and their back views given in humor.
GUS manner In the mind of Mr.. Byram
backbone is the one thing necessary in
life. He sees more in the back view of
a man than in reading the face.
MISS META A. POTTS
read an essay on pictured Walls" The
young lady began with score or SO of
very pretty verses. She then went on
to sketch the history of the class, in
lovely, perfectly natural style, full of
= charming human sympathy. The
thoughts which seemed to we'll up from
Miss Meta's heart as the sparkling
water from a spring i'll some secluded
vale. and language as natural, beauti-
iul and sympathetic as the thoughts it
came with the same easy
grace and poetic fancy of imagination.
1t is once in a life time one hears q
chool girls essay, so full of natural,
NEGLECTED., yet graceful and poetical
appropriate. There was not scent Of
he dust of books, nor the fumes of la
,oratoriesin the essay. but it was full of the
original thoughts of mind
whose natural gifts must be very charm
ng.
MR.. CHARLES FORMAN
Had laid upon him the duty of deliver
ing the class yaledictory which he
tackled into the subject "Our Birth
outlined in the line from
Tennyson "I the heir of all ages in the
formost files of time. The learned
lore of many lands was glanced along and
our interest in thisgreat treasury of knowl-
edge claimed to be our birthright. The
young gentleman, in well chosen words, |
the obligations of the class to |
the Board of Education and the teachers
of the High School for the provision |
made for the education of the class.
The orchestra played Verdi's sicilian
Vespers, and then came the presentation
of diplomas to the class of seven young
ladies' and eight young gentlemen, as
follows: Misses Jennie Frankenfield,
Dollie Hodgman. Meta w. Potts, Lulu
NJ. Shook, Edith C. Speedy, Mag.
gle f. Thompson and Daisy d.
Vogel; Messrs w. D. Byram, Ho-
mer P. Earl Frank A. Garbutt,
Charles Forman, Will N. Hisey, Carl
Kurtz, Herman C. Litchtepberger and
Percy f. Schumacher. Professor Fries.
ner, Superintendent of City Schools, pre-
sented the class of fifteen to Mr.. Earl,
President of the City Board of Educa.
ton, who proceeded to present the di-
plomas to the young ladies and gentle
men, making brief speech as he did So
The floral offerings heaped before the
row of graduates by their many friends
fairly covered the stage all along in
front of where they were seated. boz
ems of these were Of rare beauty and ex.