The morning call., 1891-05-29
SCHOLARS WHO TOLL.
Graduating Exercises ofthe Lincoln Even
ing School.

Graduating Exercises ofthe Lincoln Even
ing School.
Irving Hall was packed last evening with
an appreciative audience that had assembl
to witness the closing exercises of the Lin
coin Evening School. The school, it was
stated, contains the largest number of
classes 1nder the supervision OF one prin-
cipal Of all the evening schools in the
United States, fact that could readily be
believed from the crowd which filled the
hall and galleries, blocked up the entrance
and thrOnged the stairways.
The evenings proceedings were opened
by DR.. Decker, who emphasized the benefits
which evening schools conferred on those
who could not attend day schools, and dwelt
on the sacrifice of present pleasure for the
sake OF future welfare which the pupils of
night schools displayed.
The following programme Of recitatiOns,
vocal and instrumental music was then rem
dered. all the participants showing marked
| ability. The declarations of George Bush
and L. A. Hufschmidt and Mrs. Lincoln
MacDonald's violin SOLO proved highly pop
ular with the audience and we're VOcifer-
ously recalled. The programme in Idetail
follows:
Overture, Leone Bros Rand; defamation,
1.-The Gladiator" Thomas Mullln; defamation
elaine" Miss Hedwig Baum; song, Miss Agnes
M Bergdahl; defamation, George Bush; insIru-
mental duet, "Nidsummer Nights Dream
GMendelssohpl, Misses AdolBne kaibe and
Flora Macdonald; recitation. 1.-The Book
Keepers Dream" Miss Maggie !E. Wood;
TENOR solo, George St. j. Biunner; defamation.
Me ana My Partner and His Wife" Ia cos
tune, i. A Huischmidt; violin solo. "Fantasie
de Beri0t," Mrs. Lincoln Mcdonald; recitation,
How He Saved ST. Michaels," Elsie A. Duncan
Indian club exercise: Seventh grade pupils
directed by Mrs. /. Deal-Chares Wood. Her
bert Holland, Joe McGuiTe, Charles Lindeeker,
Thomas Clyne, Thomas Maroney, Fred Hooper,
James Kelly, Edward Jones. Gus Lesser, Eugene
Clancy; accompanies, Miss Adolile Kaibel,
Miss Jenny Sternberg.
AT the close of the exercises Superintend-
ent John SWEET presented the diplomas to
the 141 graduates. MIR. SWEET, in the course
OF his address, stated that he and Mr.. Dun
can started the first San Francisco evening
school in the basement of st. Mary's Ca
thedral twenty-five years ago.
William Harvey also delivered an adj
dress, and presented the Bridge medals to
the following: John +. Kelly, H. I. Ed
wards. Luke l.. Glavinovich, jeremiah II.
Dillon, Fred g. Schneider, Thomas NJ.
Welsh, George NJ Ward, John j. A. King,
Reuben HOyle, Carl Hansen, Frank z. Wal
colt, Fred NJ. Taylor, William s. Morse
ana Frank Mah0ny.
Denman medals were presented to Edith
Williams and Sarah E. Muller by the foun-
der, Mr.. James Denman, who mentioned
that in a few months he will have been
forty years in the teaching department, and
referred to his early interest in evening
schools.
The proceedings closed by few words of
encouragement to the graduates from the
Principal of the school, A. II Macdonald.
On coming forward Mr.. Macdonald re-
ceved a perfect ovation from his pupils
which lasted foI several minutes. The floor
was then, cleared for dancing, which was
continued till O'clock