Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-26


rewarded for their painstaking during the
year.
Long before the hour set for the exer-
cises parents, relations and friends of the
scholars began to gather in he'assembly-
room on the third floor, and ere long every
seat intended for spectators was taken pos
session of, and many remained standing.
The room was tastefully decorated with
evergreens and flowery hanging baskets,
and above the stsge on the wall was the
word " Welcome" in dark letters. aud I'M
der this the motto of the school: BE What
You Seem to Be" painted in large golden
letters. Seats on the platform were ar
ranged IN three sections, and these the
First Grade graduates occupied, with their
teachers, Miss Watson, Miss Annie Weeks,
and Miss Lizzie Griffin. Several of the
members of the Board of Education were
present, and their laudatory remarks con.
corning the entertainment conceded with
the opinions of all who attended. Miss
Griffin, one of the First Grade teachers,
presided at the piano and acted as accom-
PIANIST to the singers.
The pupils marched into the assembly
room two abreast and after all were seated
Rev. W. c. Merrill delivered the prayer,
invoking the blessings of God upon the
assemblage.
A song, The Festival March" was well
rendered by the school. and the address OF
welcome by Miss Leila E. Mock was a pleas.
ant selection and delivered effectively. She
was the recipient of beautiful basket OF
flowers, as were almost all of those who
took part in the programme
A defamation, True Manhood" de-
hyered by Howard s. McIntire, was one OF
the best numbers of its character on the
programme.
A song by the school followed, and then
came recitation, La Tour d'Auvergne,
by Miss Edna Carroll, delivered most ex-
cellently.
The piano solos, "Bolero," "Valse Sty-
rienne' and THE Banjo" rendered re-
spectively by Misses Rita Colclough, Adele
q. Grau and Grace Dixon, were happy
selections, and the young ladies were evil
IDENTIFY well up in the art. These three
numbers were the only instrumental solos
rendered.
The declarations given by George F.
Shepherd and Edgar A. Coffman. entitled
respectively, The Vase" and THE Hero
of Conemaugb," were very good and
loudly applauded.
The vocal solo, "Ye Come Again." as
signed to Miss Kitty Wittenbrock, gave the
young miss an opportunity to display her
musical talent, and she left most favor
able impression on her hearers.
Maud NJ. Withington's recitation of "Jim's
Last Ride" and King Ludwig and Chris
tel" given by Mamie G. Rippon, were
rendered in pleasing manner
A musical dialogue, Home" in which
Misses Hattie b. Hembree, Frieda V.
Kuehne, Lucy 1. Murray, and Alma A.
kaerth took part, was ha! py departure
and greatly enjoyed.
Come, Merry Birds, duet and chorus
in which the following young ladies par
ticipated, was one of the most delightful
on the programme: Della H
krull, Mabel A. Hillhouse, Florence NJ.
Lafferty, Ella Jurgens, Nellie c. Shirland,
Louise K. Strachauer, Ruby Brown, and
Mabel Deming.
The chorus was one of the prettiest musi-
cal selections that could have been selected,
the soprano, alto, contralto and tenor
voices all being represented with lust
enough force each to make most enjoya-
BILE combination in chorus. A round of
applause greeted the performers as they
concluded.
After song by the First Grade, in the
course of which bird limitations were intro
duced with fine effect, dialogue entitled
"A Sea of Troubles" was introduced, with
bhS JeuUlt, LUCY
G. Abbott; Mr.. Govt" William w. VIM:
Nephew" Edgar A. Stickney; Byron
Bobolink," Harry G. Williams Hiram
Orcutt," ]. E. Pearson; "Stammering
Steve" Thomas Woods; Mike McShane,"
George a. Stevenson.
1t was mirth-provoking piece, in which
Mr.. Govt" an invalid is the recipient of
several callers, who make application for
the position of reader" Each displays
his ability in an endeavor to secure the
position, and the result is quite comical.
A song by the school came next, and
then the presentation of diplomas by CITY
NJ. r, Beard, who, previous
to the distribution, made a neat address,
the teachers for the honor they
had conferred on him, and congratulating
the successful pupils. He then called upon
Miss Lucy @. Abbott, whom he understood
had something to say before the departure
of the assemblage.
Miss Abbott came forward, and, in a
pleasant address, turned to the teachers of
the graduating class, and after thanking
them most sincerely in behalf of the class
for their efforts to instill their charges
with knowledge and to give them an edu-
cation, she presented 10 Miss Watson
handsome rocking chair, made of some OF
the choicest woods, and to Miss Weeks she
gave a handsomely bound volume of the
Poems of Longfellow." Miss Griffin was
not forgotten, and received an elegant dia-
mond ring. All three of the teachers were
at loss for speech at the mo-
ment, but afterwards each extended her
heartfelt thanks for the offerings
P. E. Plat delivered the address to the
and his remarks were both in
,tructive and well-timed. They were now
ust entering into the higher branches Cf
and it was to their interest to
make the best of opportunities and help
themselves along.
a parting song by the graduates, and the
exercises were concluded. Happy children
kissed their kind teachers farewell for the
vacation and the partings made an i'm
Dressive scene. The spectators were shown
through the different rooms, and the
drawings of the pupils were exhibited on
black boards. Figures and characters Of all
descriptions were to be seen, and the
ability displayed by some of the pupils
was really remarkable. In all the rooms
were compositions by members of the
classes, neatly arranged against the walls.
The tops of the blackbosrds around each
room were ornamented with borders of
various designs, and, taken altogether, each
room presented neat and snowy appear