, 1890-06-14
ARE NOW THE ALUMNI.
Graduating Exercises of the High
School Class of 80.
Delightful 0rations, Essays, Reel
tations and Music.
The Opera House DenseIy Packed
by the Best People.

Inc tickets calling Tor choice chairs had
all been Issued at noon Yesterday, but the
demand was unceasing until places in the
last row Of the gallery were at a premium.
1t was a splendid audience. The intel.
igence and culture of the city were repre-
scented.
The first number was a selection by the
high school band. led by Henry Whipple.
The young men played a lively air in per
feet time and with an e~nlivening dash.
Rev. A. w. Williams invocation was
eloquent and feeling. His references to
the graduating class must have contained
food for thought by its members.
A beautiful part song Spring With
Fairy Foot Returning" was the next
Professor Pasmore welded the baton
and Miss Williams was accompanist. The
faultless rendition attested the result of
careful training and assiduous practice.
Margaret NJ. Moore, the charming
valedictorian extended a gladstone vel
come to the guests of the evening. Her
address was a wonderfully concise pro-
duction. The expression was apt and
diction admirable. A compact review Of
the struggles and victories of the class for
four years was a strong word picture.
True enlightenment teaches man that
he is a law unto himself" was the open
ing sentence of Clarence T. Johnsten's
powerful Grafton on.''The Reign of Law"
Natural law. such as man learns by com
munion with the works of God is
divine. The reign of law is a struggle,
the result. peace. Thus it is that Justice
holds in one hand the sword, in the other
the scales. Mr.. Johnston's Grafton was
an essay which evidenced deep thought
and scrutinizing research. His tribute to
just laws was terse and philosopic
"Reme's, laws were Rome herself"
These statutes have been incorporated
into the codes of all civilized nations. The
legacy Of the Romans is a glorious one.
1t is extremely doubtful if Mr.. Johnston
intended to be facetious when. in his dar-
ing peroration. he said there is law for
the poor man and law for the rich man"
The closing tribute to law was splendid,
analytic, bat clear.
Miss Ada Williams gave a delightful
and difficult piano solo. 'Catucba," by
Raft. Miss Williams has acquired an
astonishing degree of proficiency in classic
music. "Catucha," as rendered by Miss
Williams, is a delicious thing.
Bertha Benefits grafton was a COM
prehensive treatise on Element of
Power" She held that each person had
been vested with some attribute which
could be applied with effect in lettering
the world. Music, e~loquence, scholarship.
health, wealth are elements of power.
Character is the chief motive power,
overshadowing all other %adornments or
accomplishments. It is the crown aud
glory of a model life. Character will
preserve one from harm. command re-
spect. Miss Benefits description of the
building of a structure to be called char
acter was winsome ideality.
In her polished essay on Fashions in
Literature" Miss May Whitcomb traced
the history of English letters with a deli
cate touch. Milton was initiated with
bad result as have been all great writer's.
Pope believed rather in beauty of ex-
preston han lofty sentiment and created
a school which developed disciples who
gave their readers only words. Miss
Whitcomb discussed many writers with
fine discrimination. This original young
lady has discovered that there is now lit
erature for week days, Sundays, holidays
and the seasons.
A duet by Laura Richardson and Ger
trude Morgan was omitted on account of
OF the illness of the former. Instead
Prof. j. Hut,hinson captivated the audi.
ence with a dainty violin solo, Elsie
Myers accompanying. IL Is au honest
pleasure to refer to Prot. Hutchinson as
an artist, tor he is fitted to rank with the
great vlolinists of the day.
A recitation by Mary Miller was the
next number. 1t was the intensely dra-
matte Bernardo Del Carpio," an historic
tale. Miss Millcr's rendition was stirring
indeed. Seldom is a thrilling story so
forcefuly told. The gesticulation was cor
rect and graceful and enunciation in a
clear voice without error,
"A Source OF Inspiration" was the
theme of Emma Grifiths pleasing ora
ton. Love of nature was the chief i'm
pulse, she said to those whose poetic pro-
ductions were presumed to be inspired.
Miss Grlfhth's reasoning was keen
and incontrovertible. Man cannot
rise to fights Of imagination
without the eleotrihying influences
of the unrivalled beauties of
forest and stream, nook and dale.
Glimpses of the sky when nature was
giving her children an object lesson had
resulted in the production of some of the
literary gems of the language. Seasons
are influential; the changes sometimes in
spire, Miss Gridith's essay was one OF
the clever things OF the evening. Per
haps she has found q source of inspira-
ton.
Distant Chimes" an uncommonly
pretty vocal selec ton was rendered by
eleven young. ladies IN fine style. Prof.
Pasmorc, conductor and Miss Williams at
the piano.
In his Grafton on Our Waning Cen
tury" james L. Bennett recounted the re-
markable exploits of the thinkers and
workers Of tho decade. Their i~ntellec-
tual power has been exerted in efforts to
present the world with beneficial improve