Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-06-28
COmmEN CEMENT.
Tne Eighteenth Annual Commence
ment OF tho Perrysburg High
school, n Decided Success,

was helu IN the Opera House, there
being eight pupils in the class,-five
boys and three girls. The class was
divided into two sections, as follows:
LATIN COURSE Miss Anna Roether,
Messls. Howard A. Lampman and
James Archie Ross.
LITERARY COURSE. - Misses Kitty
E. Caldwell and Edith M. Hollonbeck,
and Messrs. Ira w. Hoover, Audubon
johnson, and John Fittcrer.
THE STAGE DECORATIONS.
The stage was much more tastily
decorated than it has been for years.
The back ground represented tho "bluc
concave of heaven dotted DER with ten
Thousand golden stars" and was well
calculated TO show off the beautiful
costumes of tho graduates. At the
front of the stage was a beautiful ever
grcon bank. gently sloping back, and
sprinklod with roses. The bank gavo
depth and distance to the picture, and
madc very beautiful effect. Hung in
au arc above the heads of the class,
but hung in such manner as to pre-
vent the fastenings from being seen
was the class motto,
''vESTIGIA NULLA RETRoRsUM,'
which VIC arc informed by some of the
''old Romans" in the class means mo
footsteps backward" when translated
into every day English.
The letters were of green with edges
OF white, and the words seemed TO be
floating in mid-air in 1.-THE far off
vaulted heavens"
On the right Of the stage was large
anchor of evergreen, intended to con-
vcy the idea that tho schools arc the
anchor of the Republic, whilst to the
left was a ladder OF twelvt rounds ON
each of Which was Il date, beginning
at 1879, and ending with 1880, thus
showing all tho years in tho school
ladder which these graduates hayo
climbed.
Mr.. Clesg our enterprising furni-
ture man very kindly loaned the class
OiNes't'o Ihi loi Sittllo, anu IllCSc utlUCu
exceedingly to the stage effect.
HOW IT WAS CARRIED OUT.
AT eight O'Clock the Opera House
was jammed full, the back part being
1.-TWO tiers deep" with men and boys
unable to obtain a seat. The orchestra be-
gan by playing Riply's Forest Queen"
during which Supt. Saddler and the
class filed in upon the stage, and were
seated. Rev. Adams invoked the
blessings of God upon the class, and
was followed by a beautiful base solo,
''Out Upon the Deep by Mr.. w. S.
Buckbout of Toledo. Mr. BuckhoEt is
remarkable bass, and the people We're
highly pleased with the song. Miss
Tyler played the accompaniment in IL
manner fully up to her former public
performances.
Mr.. James P. Locke of Toledo fol-
lowed, playing cornet duet, accom-
panied on the piano by his sister, Miss
Nellie Locke. Mr.. Locke is one of the
very few men in the world who can play
two cornets at once, and play two parts
at the same time. He needs no commen-
dation at our hands, for his music was
simply delightful, the audience
applauding him to the echo.
THE oRATIoNS.
The first Grafton of the evening was
delivered by Mr.. Ira w. Hoover. His
subject, ''Justice to Irelandn was
handled in an excellent manner. 1t
was a plea for self-government or
home rule" and exhibited much
thought. and n good understanding of
the trouble in that ''little emerald
isle, !" which nestles far off in the blue
depths of the grim Atlantic" Ira has
fine voice, a good delivery, and the
audience was highly pleased with his
effort, giving him round after round of
applause.
The next speaker upon the pro-
gramme was Mr.. Audubon johnson
who spoke upon the Race Problem. :"
The question "What shall we do with
the Negro - was thoughtfully treated,
and the conclusion arrived at that there
was no solution except education for
the negro. Millions of ignorant slaves
had been freed, and they were turned
into the common population as voters
without single qualification. If we
would remedy this state of affairs, we
must educate the negro, and thus fit
him for that citizenship which has
been so suddenly forced upon him.
The oration showed IL considerable
familiarity with the South and with
southern customs, and wos quite enter
tanning.
Following Mr.. Johnson came the ora
tion of Miss Edith M. Hollenbeck. Her
subject was Silent Forces" She said
that the grandest forces of nature were
those which We're noiseless that the
| force nepesSarU In form ., ono,,, A,I,o