Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-27
THEIR GREATEST DAY
Pittsburg and Allegheny High School
Graduating Exercises
AT THE TWO LEADING THEATERS.
Large Glasses of Intelligent Pupils Acquit
Themselves
WITH UNUSUAL CREDIT AND HONOR

evening, when the Pittsburg High School
graduates. with their friends, filled the
Buou Theater, and the Allegheny Hugh
School graduates and their friends did like
wise with the Grand Opera House. The
humid condition OF the atmosphere did not
apparently affect the pleasure of the multi
tude at either place, though the ceaseless
waving of fans in the hands of
part of the per ormance.
At the Bijou, seated upon the right of the
stage were Superintendent George j.
Luckey and DR. W. II. McKelvy, the
President of the Central Board of Educa-
tion. To the left Rev. E. r. Donehoo, who
made the opening prayer and pronounced
the benediction, and Prot. Charles B.
Wood, Principal Of the High School, who
very appropriately announced the different
numbers on the programme that were
rendered by students seated emong
the unusually large and unusually
bright graduating class at the
rear. In fact, the class was particularly
noticeable for the intelligence and ability
written upon every face-so much So that
considerable comment was passed regarding
that special feature o. its appearance, as
we'll as the youthfulness OF the members by
many observing people in the audience,
who pronounced the entire programme pre-
senteu a very enjoyable one, and one that
reflected great credit upon the master minds
that trained and instructed the students.
SATISFIED ALL OF THEM.
The exercises were viewed with great
satisfaction also bv the members of the Gen.
tral Board of Education, who with their
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side of the theater as well as by the faculty
of the High School, who were seated in the
'iThe Eight-Hour Movement" by Mr. George
A. Holiday was the first member on the pro-
gramme and was a strong. able plea, embodied
in terse, well-ftted language, for the reduction
of the laboring mans hours.
Miss Matilda H. Schenck, who received sec
Ond honor, followed in a well-writteE and
nicely delivered discourse upon "A Prophet
Not " ithout Honor, Save in His Own Coun-
try" and the people who go to Europe to en-
JOY hne scenery wear imported clothing and
rate their appreciation of musician, physicians
actresses and actors according to that expressed
for them in Europe, To the ignoring of home
scenery, home talent and home products. were
held up IN anything but q favorable light
The Girl of the Future" by Miss Mary A.
Lyttle, was very optimistic view of that
coming maiden, for which she based her claims
upon the progress the girl of the present has
made over the girl of the past. Not an angel
nor being below man. but his equal in every
Mr.. Charles A. Poth. in "Our Navy" deliv-
cred quite rebuke to Uncle Sam, in very tell
ing language, and advised him to enlarge ma
terially, and embellish in a great many ways
the navy of our country, on W,hIcn depends SO
much in time of war.
A vocal duet by Misses Elizabeth Ulrich and
Lille Chalmers, THE Land of the Swallows"
at this point was a very agreeable interlude
and thoroughly enjoyed by the audience who
roundly applauded the gIrlIsh singers
Three Great Documents as handled by
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ried OF second honor in the normal depart
ment, increased IN Importance. and the last
one, named "The Declaration of Iudepend-
ence. must have been very much pleased with
the re cept on it received, when introduced by
the young lady.
WARNED OF THE DANGER LINE.
Miss Amanda c. Koch was excused from |
reading. and Miss Hattie Wood warned all her
listeners to beware of crossing The Danger
Line" either in religion, politics or social
pleasures.
Mr.. Harry c. Holiday held 'sPittsbusg'' up
TO view in a very systematic manner. extolling |
her virtues. which are many, and gently but |
tartly criiicIsiug her weak points in a manner |
of delivery that was exceedingly enjoyable and |
carried conviction to many older minds that |
probably had not given the city the same
Miss Anna NJ. McMasters who received first |
honor in the normal department. very grace
fully discussed upon Clouds" in their scIen- |
and nations.
Mr.. George B. Moreland made some very
pungent and spicy suggestions regarding BAL |
lot Reform" that denoted him young man of |
thought
Miss Bertha Ziegler, who claimed the first |
honor, very beautifully performed her office as |
in serious, thoughtful and |
touching address that abounded with clever \
thought and intense feeling.
The presentation of diplomas followed, and |
the enjoyable programme that had been fire. |
tions by the orchestra, was completed with the |
benediction The list of graduates is as fol.
lows:
GRADUATES OF 1890.
Academical Department-Elmer Eugene
Arensburg. William Charles Boyd, Paul Bright,
Annetta May Bunting, Stella Evans Georglaua
hamilton, Edith Hanah Harper, George AL
-red Holiday Harry Clovis Holiday, Harry
Weible Keller, Amanda Caroline Koch Janet
OOrotbea MaGl, Robert Miihgan, George Boul-
on Moreland, William George Negley Minnie
3ailey Nobhs, Charles Seymour Preston, Fran
is Harry Richard. Matilda Henrietta Schenck |
Elizabeth Kate Schlernitzauer Edward Con-
way Shaler, Thomas Lane Shafer, Harriet May
4. Wood, Malcolm Young, Bertha Augusta
llegler and Charles Anthony Poth
Normal Department-Alice Carey Anderson,
y Aargaret Ann Black, Nora Cecilia Bradley,
Bessie Bright (Ac. 1850, Anna Priscilla Cam,
sarah Maud Clinton, Ida Janet Clark, Teresa
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Kate Luthwaite FarrIll, Lillian Bertha For
niger. Ella Gledhill, Catharine Hayes. Alice
9enry, Lille AntonIa Hoffman, Margaret
trace kirkpatrick, Sadie Armatage Lawton,
Anna Wood Locke, Ida Pauline Maddox, Ida |
daY Mcclure, Ida Mcclure, Katharine Alloy
Jus McCoIVIlle. Bertha Cecilia McEntee |
Anna Marga-et McMaster, Anna Scott Negley
dauoe Pollock. Martha Ann Rambo, Barbara |
Ursula Reis, Bertha Dorthea Stein (Ac. 1884, |
Belinda Lillian Unks, Huldah Mary W elmer |
luna Weis ana E>telle Mary Wherry.
Commercial Department-Ida May Abel, Al.
an Duvall Anderson. William Atkinson, Louis
saesler, Thomas Lawrence Bailey, James
BOLTON Barclay, Jacob Beckert Katharine
,lement Brady, Alexander Charles Burns Lii
au May Chatfey, William Councilman, Eman-
el Harris, Charles Clifford Hill, Howard
.acey Hill, John Cristwell Hill, Raphael Jack
on, Peter Joseph Keeling. Eugene Bernard
leenan, Charles Kellerman, Robert Nelson
Fitzpatrick, Harry Krause, Philip Henry
-usisn, Randall Parkinson, Orion Oskin ,
cams John John james s,,E Eecte1waid. Margaret
latt. Tice Swift Ryan. Norman Frank
n Savage, Nicholas Philip Schlender,
,sbecca AnnAbel Schmith, Katharine Snively
-braham Joseph DeRoy, Edward Barret Dith- !
dge, Margaret Patterson Ecker, Henry
lichael Eppng Jr., Albert Campbell Evans, .
eorgia Clara Eyth. Waller Scott Foster,
+reenlund. Samuel Hamel, Harry Scott
oughry William Addison Magee. Margaret
va Martin, George Bruce Milholland, John
ames Monaghan, Robert Joseph MeAdams
oseph Gibson MeAmbly, Jeannette Alice Nc
voy, Cara May McGary, Allce Estelle Nc
u;re. Ernest Horner Mckinley, Theresa
egtna McSwiggen, Sydney John Niebaum
lemon, Myer sllverberg, Charles Edgar Smith.
urbett, George Washington Werner, Charles {
ames Malsh, Elizabeth Rankin Waugh,
1seph Wren, Samuel Black Stewart and Ralph 7
'allace Young .