The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-27
HOBOKEN HIGH SCHOOL
Class go Holds Its COM
menCement Ex-
erciSeS.

Glass 100 of the Hoboken High School
held their commencement exercises at
Jacobs Theatre last night The theatre
was crowded with the friends and rela-
tives of the twenty-seven young gradu-
ates. In the boxes were Mayor Grass
man, the members Of the Board of Educa-
tion, Mayor Kelly of Weehawken, r. r.
Green and several city officials. Sus-
pended across the centre of the stage
were the words, "Class '9O,p and the class
motto, knowledge is Power
Seated on the stage were the graduates,
PrincIpal Elston of the high school, Pres
1dent Rudolpny of the Board of Education.
superintendent Barringer of the Newark
public schools, the Rev. DR.. Barnes and
the Rev. Mr.. Finch
The invocation was pronounced by the
Rev Mr.; Finch; The greeting song was
rendered by the class. Frederick w.
Hornick then delivered the salutary
Miss Bertha M. Allen then de-
livered the essay, Happy Medium -
Ira Joseph Ettinger and Frederick w.
Hornick then rendered violin and piano
selection. Miss Julia M. Hauser read an
Stapfer recited 1.-The Bell The Honor
ary Essay was delivered by Miss Annie
Burke. It was entitled 'sFriendship. y
Miss Elizabeth Ebbfng told of the Rise
| OF Hoboken-" sOur City Officials" was
the subject of the essay Of Miss Maggie
| rupted with laughter and applause.
with dramatic effort "Mary's Hide
Through the Lines.n Miss Lottie NJ.
Borthwtck told the 'tClass History" !"
The Glass Prophecy was delivered by
! sydney N. Hart, after which the Misses
Oda NJ. Bischof and Elizabeth Ebbing
| rendered piano duet. Ira Joseph Ettin-
| ger then delivered the 'sValedictory.''
Counsellor w D. DAILY told the advan-
! tages OF the high school
Superintendent Barringer, of the New
| ark schools, also made an address. Mr..
Bsrringer has been teaching schools for
q quarter of q century.
President Rudolphy awarded the di-
plomas.
Right here occurred something which
| was not on the programme. One of the
| graduates stepped forward and on behalf
OF the class presented Principal Elston
with handsome gold watch. The prin-
| cipal was overcome and a tear glistened
| in his eye when he said he would always
cherish 1t as remembrance Of the Glass
| of 100.
| Harry Sheldon. the president of the
Alumni Association, presented the
Alumni medal to Frederick w. Hornick.
This is the first time that 9 boy scholar
won that medal
| The graduates are Minnie w. Augustin,
Pauline M. Arata, Bertha M Allen, Oda
| Margharitta Bischoff, Annie M. Burke,
Lottie M. BorthwIck, Maggie A. Breen
Agnes Crawford, Lester L. Davis,
Ira Joseph Etlinger Elizabeth
Ebbing, Henrietta Elders. May F. Farrell,
Katie Fowler, Edward A. Ereund, Maggie
M. Hasbrouck, Sydney w. Hart Julia
M. Hauser, Frederick w. Hornick, Jo-
hanna @. Lange, Ida s. MerkIe, Alice
O'RaHerty, Lulu w. Pye, Lillian Rosen-
| dorf, Anna e. Sherwood, Mary b. Sher-
wood and Otto r. Strapfer The grad
| yates will hold q reception and class din
ner at Busch's Hotel tonight.
Hoboken Notes.
| Katharine Dupentine and Nellie Zurich,
two young girls. Of No. 1856 Adams street,
were arrested yesterday on charges Of as
sault and battery. They were bailed
Charles Lang, 'longshoreman, fell
into the hold Of the steamer Oldam, of
the Rotterdam line this morning, and
was probably fatally injured He was
removed to st. Mary's Hospital
The Council will hold meeting this
| afternoon.
| The Academy of the Sacred Heart held
| their commencement exercises at Jacobs
Theatre yesterday afternoon.
Councilmen Boncelet Sam Evans and
John Fayen attended the opening OF q
new club house at Seawan, N. j., yes
| terday.