Evening journal., 1891-06-27
eleAsANr closlNe EXERCISES.
High school Graduates and Publ,
school Children Receive Prizes.

High school Graduates and Public
school Children Receive Prizes.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CAsTLR, June 27.-The closing
exercises Of the New Castle public
schools and the commencement Of the
High School were held In the Opera House
here, last evening, before an audience
that completely filed the building. 1t
was the ninth annual commencement of
the institution, and, as usual, the en-
tertainment provided by the efficient
teachers was one Of the best Of the
the season. The stage was gaily
decorated with flowers, and the front OF
1t was covered with prizes for the
graduates and successful scholars.
The Hushebeck Orchestra opened the
exercises with the pretty overture,
Grown of Gold" by Hermann. The
entire regiment Of pupils, who occupied
benches and chairs in the front OF
building, then sang greeting song
Miss Flora Lunt and ] Truss Challenger
acting as accompanies. Rev. T E.
Martindale then offered prayer Miss
Beatrice Coffman and Miss Gertrude
Kuntz skillfully played the pleasing in
strumental duet, In Search Of hap
piness The orchestra played the
gavotte, ''The Beautiful Rider, and the
piece was loudly applauded
The charming little eantata "Who
Killed Cock Robin" was then splen
didly rendered by pupils of the schools,
members OF the graduating class and OF
the High School Alumni. The cantata
Is very amusing and the rendition kept
the audience in roar Of laughter. The
| participants wore the oldest looking
i ottrr, nd rs.l IL
es- movements that ever characterized a
piece Of this kind Pretty solos, duets,
quartettes and choruses with marching
songs made the piece much more interest
| ing The performers, although some
of them were very small. acquitted
themselves with great credit
After an overture by the orchestra a
series OF tablesux, Scenes In the Life
OF Columbus" were given under the
supervision Of Miss Mary Fleming, the
orchestra playing national air during
each scene. The red fire used ia the
1 tableaux caused heavy and sitting
smoke to linger about the stage for few
minutes and the exercises had TO be
suspended for few minutes, or until
| this lifted. Meantime the children be-
came very restless and acted as though
they wanted 70 get home. Seeing this,
Director Hushebeck ordered his players
| TO strike up Yankee Doodle" and the
result was wonderful. When the strains
Of the favorite old national air burss
| FORTH the children and older folks were
electrified for an instant, and thea
everybody was on the stir Hands and
feet we're moving rapidly in time with
the music and there was cheering and
singing.
The address Of the evening was de-
livered by Rev T Martindale, pastor
of the NJ. + Chuch, and 10 was an
eloquent one throughout. The speah er
obtained the attention of the children
and everybody from the start by his
amusing stories Of his own school life
He paid a glowing tribute to the work Of
teacher and said that their calling WAS
a sacred one, and too much respect could
not be given them by their sch folars At
any time He concluded by giving some
interesting and soInd advice to the
graduating class
George w EclSles. secretary of the
Board Of Education. presented the dl-
plomhs to the graduates, Misses Sarah
LsBoube. Miss Lillian Meredith. Miss
Lucy Taliferro and George l. Wilhelme.
The latter member read an ESSAY on "The
Greatness OF America Principal B
Jones then called out the names OF the
pupils from each school who had been
most successful during the year. and
presented them with the Board of Educa
tion prizes for department and progress,
making an appropriate speech
Many special gifts and floral designs
we're then handed out to the graduates
aud pupils. Frank Hudson, the bright
little son OF j Jones Hudson, who was
one Of the prize winners. received
splendid safety bicycle amid great ap
plause. The scholars again united In
song, giving parting greeting, and the
exercises closed
The New Castle Star this morning
contains an excellent account OF the
closing exercises last evening, and City
Editor Black is being congratulated for
this stride towards enterprising journal
ism on the part Of the Star He had
better bounce his base ball reporter at
once however, as the latter has lost bis
head
A severe storm that for & time threat
ened to develop la cyclone passed over
/ this CITY last evening Binding clouds OF