Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-26

dec ared their independence because the
mother country refused to accept their
claim to proper representation as tax
payers. The speaker referred to the
great future in store for Australia as a
maritime nation, and closed with the
hope that she may one day be great
republic like the United States.
Miss Bertha Borcher's sketch, ''The
Silver Thames,' was an interesting
history of the development of London,
the metropolis of the universe, since it's
inception as Londinium by the Romans,
up to the present date.
AS a cornet player Mr.. Norman R.
Martin distinguished himself in sere-
made, with orchestral accompaniment,
to such a degree that the audience in
sisted upon repetition of the piece.
The class Grafton by the president,
Mr.. Russ Avery, was one of which his
fellow members may well feel proud.
Answering the query, 'What is the
highest civilization?' he stated that
great reforms brought about by greater
injustice, continued peace after disas-
trous wars and other things contributed
towards the highest civilization, but it
was not alone to innate morality
Every nation progressed according to
its own genius. If the principle con-
veyed in the class motto, "Non nobis
sOtum," was carried out to the letter,
then and then only would the world at
tain the highest civilization.
A remarkably clever poem by Miss
Gertrude Henderson, entitled "The
Spirit of the Yosemite" met with a
very warm and richly deserved greeting
She was followed by the chorus which
rendered Rossini's "Carnovale," very
creditably.
Prof E. w. Fowler then presented to
the high school library a complete set of
Bancroft's works, gift which was CRATE
fully accepted by President Avery in a
neat little speech.
Mr.. Robert N. Frick, young gentle
man who obtained the highest record of
any graduate since 1885, delivered an
excellent valedictory oration to the sub
ject of 'The Shadowless Age"
The graduates were then addressed by
State superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Ira q: Hoitt, who happened to be
present, after which they were presented
as follows by the principal, Miss f. A.
Packard:
MIR. PRESIDENT AND LADIES AND GEN
TLEMEN-Classes, no less than individ-
uals, have their distinguishing charac-
teristics. The class which appears be-
fore you tonight, while in point of
scholarship it does not suffer in COM
parison with its predecessor, is pre-emi-
nently remembered in the annals of our
school for the musical taste of it's mem
bers, and the fullness and harmony of
their social life. Fittingly has their
motto been chosen, for, with rare excep-
tions, they have worked not for self
alone, but for the welfare of the entire
class, and, after that, of the school.
The keynote was touched when one of
these girls said: eyes, am glad to be
marked 100, but l want the others to be
high too."
During the past year it has been my
good fortune to meet nothing except
kindness and consideration from board
OF education, superintendent and asso-
clate teachers. We are most grateful to
them all, and yet we recognize that in
SO tar as the high school has been a sue
cess 1T is due to no one cause more than
to the answering loyalty of the
senior class. At least five of
its members expect to pass
at once to the state university, entering
It's portals on their record here without
further examination. Two will wait
another year for the Stanford university
to open and still others entered for their
study.
p The class expects to furnish two cler-
gymen, two or three lawyers, one or two
chemists, two or three civil engineers,
skilled machinist and some business
men. We trust it will repay the city
which has helped their education by
giving her twelve high-minded, public
spirited citizens who shall be a power
for good in the coming years.
Probably none OF the girls will aspire
to that very uncomfortable something
termed career, but we promise you ten
cultivated, womanly women, each of
them making little circle of sunshine
about herself.
Young ladies and gentlemen. the tie
OF our friendship has been too close to
admit of public leave taking. But as
you 60 out to explore the treasure-house
OF which we have merely given you the
key: bear with you these two watch
words besides your class motto, the
thought already familiar, which Eng
lands poet laureate outs into the mouth |
OF the Goddess OF Wisdom,
To live by law, acting the law we live by with
out fear
And because Tlgnt is rlgnt TO follow right,
Were wisdom in the scorn of consequences"
And that charge given by the great car
dinal Just before his fall, ''Let all ,,o
ends thou aims't at be thy c.,nntrv,s ,ss
thy Gods, and truths" "' .
-, Mr' oupeiin .sndeilt, and gentlemen OF
..,e BOARD OF education, in behalf of che
faculty of the Los Angeles high school, 1
have the honor to present to you as
worthy Of graduation the class of 90.
President A. E. Pomeroy, of the board
of education, then presented diplomas to
the following graduates Of the class of
80:
Classical Course-Fdha Marsh, Thos.
Rawson Warren.
Literary UatinN Course-Russ Avery,
Nora Avery, Bertha Borchers, May Cor
della Holland, Jonathan M. Gilmore,
Luther Herbert Green. Gertrude Hen
derson.
Scientific Course-Anna Daisy Austin,
Robert Nicholson Frick, Henry Hay,
Grace Hubbard, Letha Moneca Lewis,
Mary Mansfield, Alexander w. Tuthill,
Norman Russell Martin, Thomas
Peasants McCrea, Walter Clark Miller,
Lottie Pinkham, Frank David Stephen
son, Clarence Warren Tuthill.
The graduates then rendered the class
song. and the vast audience DISPERSED