The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Nineteen Graduates Received Di-
plomas Last Night.
1t Was the Thirty-first Animal Com
mencement Exercises - Large
Attendance, Although the
Heat Was Intense.

Last evening the thirty-frst annual
commencement was held at the high
school and nineteen graduates were pre-
eented with diplomas. The assembly
hall of the high school, which has a
seating capacity of 1000, was well filled
although the heat in the hall was in
tense. The thermometer stood above
ninety, and the rustling of fans in the
audience created so much confusion
during the exercises that those in the
rear of the hall could not well under
stand what was being said upon the
stage.
The stage was nicely decorated with
flowers, which was very appropriate
for commencement exercises. The la
dy graduates were dressed in white,
and each of them adorned with a beau
tiful boquet of flowers. Each graduate
was required to prepare an essay, ora
ton or recitation, which vas to be de-
livered from the stage, but from the de-
sire on the part of Superintendent Leh-
mar not to make the exercises wearl-
some, some of the recitatious were dis
pensed with. Those who did recite
theirs acquitted themselves very well,
and there was not a single case OF tal-
tering.
The program was interluded by sew
eral solos and choruses from the gradu-
ates and other members of the school,
under the lead and direction of Mrs.
Lynn, and this added greatly to the
pleasure of the occasion. This is the
first time that a male quartette COM
posed of members of the graduating
class took part of the responsibility on
them by furnishing vocal music for the
commencement exercises, and they
certainly deserve great credit for their
untiring efforts. The piano used for
the occasion was one which was furn-
ished by Mr.. L. H. Cowles.
When the exercises were over, Sup
erintendent Lehman stepped forth and
III presenting the diplomas to them
made some very appropriate remarks
He spoke about the progress OF the
High School since It's organization. He
said that the High School was estab'
lished in the year 1854, and from that
time to 1876 there were 81 graduates
From 1876 to the present time there
were 1893 graduates. He did not know
whether It was the desire of any Of
them to get a higher education, but il
so, they had now a good foundation
upon which to build it. He closed by
wishing them God speed for their vel
fare and hoped that they would al
grow up to be useful men and women
After the diplomas were presented
there was another chorus song by the
school and then the benediction wa
pronounced by Rev. r. A. Cassidy
The audience then departed and hert
ended the exercises of the 31st annua
commencement of the Canton Higl
School.
The graduating class, as before stat
ed, consisted of nineteen pupils, eigh'
of which were boys and eleven girls
Following are their names: Calvin
Berger, Laura G. Brown, Orrell E. Col
Inns, Lulu Diebold, Kate Hay, BERTHE
Heingartner, Alfred M. Herbst, AlveT
MIA McCutcheon, Katura Mesnar, JOIN
McMurray, Anna Laura Fletcher, Jes
sic Edith Reynolds, Ella A. Ringle
Jessie Magdaline Roberts, William I
Sarver, Amos A. Serva, Warren I
SIeutz, Alice Sweeney and Charlie
Wise.