Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-23
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Middle Glass Exercises-The Annual
commencement.

commencement.
The assembly hall at the Normal
School was filled yesterday with the
friends and relatives of the middle class
of the High School, which gave an en-
tertainment. The programme had been
carefully selected, and the young ladies
and gentlemen who presented the vari-
ous numbers, gave evidence of careful
training and study. The programme
opened with an overture by the High
School orchestra, which was performed
very creditably. An interesting debate
on the question as to whether or not the
President should be elected by the popu-
Moore and Stanley Houghton. Misses
Avery, Pinkham, Mansfield, Chambers
johnson and Clifford sang bright Spring
piano duet by Misses Booth and Pink
ham was excellently rendered "The
Legend of Mermaid" as told by Miss
Gertrude Henderson, was very interest
ing. w. D. Howell's farce 1.-The Eleva-
tor in which Messrs. Green, Stephenson,
Tuthill, Miller, Avery and Martin, and
Misses Pinkham, Mansfield, Avery, Bor-
Oh ,rs Holland and Henderson took part,
was witnessed with good deal of interest.
The Young folks enacted the various
characters with great deal cf life and
enthusiasm. After another selection by
the High school orchestra, Ivan Moore,
assisted by Misses Daisy Austin and Cora
Fay presented badges to the Seniors on
behalf of the Crescent Literary Society.
A response was made by Gov. McKinlay,
and the exercises closed with the song
Farewell" by the class.
On Tuesday afternoon at the Los An
geles Theatre the Fifteenth Annual Com
mencement Exercises of the High School
will take place. The graduating class is
as follows Carrie w. Arnold, George B.
Beebe, Ellen A. Booth, Durell Draper,
Bert Foster, George l.. Goldsworthy,
Burton E. Green, Walter F. Haas, A.
Stevens Halstead Mary Hsskins, Samuel
M. Haskins, Flora G. Howes, Agnus
Jacobus, Annie L. Johnson, Samuel Nc
Kinlay, Jr., Ira Moore, Jr., Walter l..
Newton, Laura Noyes, John S. Perry,
Cora A. Reavis, Fred A. Stephenson,
William l. Stewart, Florence A. Stull,
Edwin G. VanDyke, Henry S. VanDyke
and Henry s. Williams.
The programme OF the exercises is as
follows:
Overture-"Dawn of Twilight" Ben
net; High School Orchestra, Messrs.
Stevens, Norman Martin, Fred Martin,
Misses Hubbard, Brousseau, Otis; in
troductory remarks, A, E. Pomeroy,
President Board of Education; saluta-
tory, Agnes Jacobus; oration, Dangers
of Luxury" Walter F. Haas; oration,
"Lights in Natures Garden" Bert
Foster; overture, "Rhspsodie Hon
groise" (Liszt), Grace Hubbard and
Mary Mansfield; orstion, ''The Question
of Great Cities" William l. Stewart; !;
essay, "Grecian Art" Laura G. Noyes !;
oration, Laughter" Ira More, Jr. +; vio'
lin solo, "Valses" (Kalleivoda), Charles
Pemberton; grafton, Following the
Sea-" A. Stevens Halsted; oration,
''Shall Suffrage be Restricted" Henry
s. Van Dyke; essay, "Patsy's Orange" !"
Agnes Jacobus; music, 'Traumerei"
{Schumann), High School Orchestra /;
Grafton, "Heroes of the Equator" Fred.
A. Stephenson valedictory Grafton,
"Anglo- Saxon Love of Liberty" Durrell
Draper; vocal solo, "Hearest Thou"
(Mattei), Henry s. Williams; remarks
by Principal of High School, F. H..
Clark, A. NJ. presentation of diplomas,
Superintendent of Schools W. NJ. Fries
ner, A. M; overture, 'Don Quixote"
(Hermann), High School Orchestra.