, 1888-06-14
THE LAST DAY.
End of the Summer Term of the
Public Schools.
Graduating Exercises at the Opera
House Tonight.
Something About the Large Class
of 1888.

To-day closes the Suuuner leIm Vi IhO
Cheyenne public schools. The doors of
the imposing structures in which the
youth OF Cheyenne are educated will be
closed for the ensuing two months, and all
the joys of vacation will replace lesson
learning.
Seven scholars will graduate and the
commencement exercises will occur at the
opera house this evening. The pro-
gramme has been carefully prepared by
Prof. Churchill and is as follows:
Chorus-Fair Shines the Moon To-
night.
PRAYER.
Piano Duet-Myrtes ct Lauriers-Leah
Ringolsky and Katie Murray.
Declamation-The Black Horse and his
Rider-Hobart Martin.
Oration-Night Brings Out the Stars
Oration-Rome Fell; Shall We?-Les-
ter Baker.
Chorus-Vocal Waltz.
Oration-Do We Need Prohibition
Fred @. Houghton.
Debate-Would Free Trade be Benef-
cial to the United States?-Chas Bon,
affirmative, Geo. Gregory, negative.
Vocal Solo-Heaven Hath Shed a Tear
Helen |. Patterson, violin accompani
ment Prof. Hutchinson.
Oration-Change-Maude Martin.
Oration-The New Emancipation
George Benjamin.
Chorus-Viye rAmerica.
Presentation of Diplomas by @. N. Pot
ter.
The debate will occupy twenty minutes
and the numbers will average about ten
minutes each.
Following is a list OF the graduates, to
gether with the age and birthplace OF
each, and year of entrance to the public
schools Of Cheyenne:
Geo. Benjamin, who leads the class and
has been at its head for several years, was
born in Omaha Jan. 10, 1871, and be-
came a pupil of the Cheyenne schools six
years later. He is a colored youth and
the first OF his race to graduate from a
Wyoming school.
Lester Baker was born in Laramie and
has attended the schools of hat city. He
is Is years of age.
Charles Bon is a Cheyenne lad and en-
tered the public school eleven years &
at the age of 7.
Maude Martin was born in S~heboygan,
Mich. Sept. ~. 1867. She was enrolled
at the Cheyenne school but t|osyears ago.
Geo. Gregory is another Magic City
boy, having been born here Jan. 81, 1869.
He has attended the public schools con-
tinuously since 1875. This graduate has
accepted a situation in the Office of Su-
perintendent Wurtele in this city.
Lottie Yale is from away down East,
New York City, where she was born
eighteen years age.
Fred Houghton completes the trio Of
natives of Cheyenne in the class of 1888.
He is Is years of age and has been a pub
lie school pupil for the past twelve years.
THE LEADER will charitably refrain
from inficting any advice upon the mem
bers of the graduating class. 1t is GER
tain that their school and moral training
has been of the hest, and it is sincerely
hoped that their careers will be success
full.
The impression that friends and admir-
ers of the graduates are debarred from
presenting floral tributes to their favorites
seems to have obtained. This is a mis-
take. Several weeks ago the graduates
voted against receiving flowers on the
stage and will adhere to their agreement
for very obvious reasons. Boquets may
be presented without limit at the c%onclus-
ION of the exercises.
Prof. Churchill last evening stated that
on account of the length of the pro-
gramme it would be absolutely necessary
to commence promptly at 8 o'clock.
Ushers will show ticket holders to their
seats, and the rights of the latter must be
respected.
There will be exercises in the various
departments of the public schools this
morning, and parents and others are in
vited to be present.
Hoods ~Sarsaparilla is peculiar to itself
and superior TO all other preparations in