Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-24
WITNESSED BY HUNDREDS.
The Allegheny High School Graduates Bid
Farewell to School Days-Everything
Passed Off Smoothly-They Present a
Charming Programme at Carnegie

Charming Programme at Carnegie
Hall.
The commencement exercises of the Ale
gheny High School were held last night in
Carnegie Music Hall, and an audience of
1,5OO people applauded the efforts of the
graduates. The platform was decorated
with palms. In front was a row of pretty
girl graduates, and behind were rows on
rows of handsome boys. An overture by
City Organist Wales opened the affair and
its course ran smoothly, despite the rumors
that there was to be a disturbance. Princi-
pal Dodds conducted the exercises. Rev.
James T. Satchell made the opening prayer.
Municipal Reform" was the subject of
the salutatory of Charles Francis Sarver.
He spoke of city government, with its
rings, corruption, enrichment OF favorites
through granting valuable franchises and
awarding fat contracts, corrupt politicians
etc, to the great glee of many of his hearers
who had city politician for near neigh
Dor in the audience. Election frauds were
touched ON and the statement made that free
local government has been abolished and
the rule of the ring prevails.
An essay on Memories of Greece" " by Miss
Bessie Buchanan Crowley, followed. All
the benefits derived from and knowledge of
the arts, literature, oratory and all that is
beautiful were credited to the Greeks by the
essayist in her paper.
"The Empire of Mind was the subject of
an Grafton by John Fleming Eggers, who
came next. 1ne ingenuity OF the human
mind in adapting to use water, steam, fire,
air, ETC., for human conveniences were
dwelled on at length.
The Four Glasses of Society.
After an overture by the orchestra Miss
Ellen Pauline Strasburger delivered an
essay on "An intellectual Aristocracy." She
treated the division of society into classes,
and rated them into genealogical, wealthy,
political and intellectual. After giving her
n1lin M hai nbar,
istics, she placed the intellectual above
them all.
Labor" was the subject of an Grafton by
Benjamin Dangerfield- The conditions ex-
isting between capital and labor in America
England, Germany, France and Italy were
given at length.
whether or not Russia's treatment of her
Siberian exiles demanded the interference
of the civilized world. The affirmative was 2
taken by Frank Edward Diem. He recited
the cruelty, hardship and injustice that the
exiles were exposed to by the crimes of the
Russian Government against its subjects
and maintained that the inalienable laws of
human right demanded fair trials and hu-
man treatment, and justified the interfer-
ence or other nations.
The negative was taken by David Leslie
Patterson. He called attention to the fact
that the exiles were criminals, murderers,
Nihilists assassins, Anarchists, etc., and the
sentiment in their favor was foolish. JUS
tice and the principles of international law
prevented Interference.
Avery Touching valedictory.
The valedictory address was made by
Miss Agnes Jarboe, who bade a touching
farewell to faculty, school controllers and
classmates.
The presentation of diplomas was made
by Principal Dodds with appropriate re-
marks to the class of 1891, and the benedic.
tion by the Rev. DR.. Woodburn closed the
exercises.
The graduating class of this year is COM
posed of the following:
Academical course, three years - Annie
Mary Callen, Bessie b. Cowley, Luella B.
Crawford, Benjamin Dangerfeld, Frank Z.
Dunn, Harry G. Fleck, Ernest Forester,
Agnes Jarboe, Anna V. Nolan Ellen j. Pat
terson, David L. Patterson, Hattie E. Seitz,
William Z. Steiner and Ellen p StIasburger,
First honor, Miss Cowley; second honor b,
Dangerfeld third honor Miss Strssburger,
Graduating from class of 1880, having taken
an additional year under >the new rules
Margaret X. Stewart, Anetta F. Trimble
Past graduates-Eva NJ. Bard, Lillian d.
Cree.
Commercial Department - William An
shutz, Albert F. Benkart, John F. Eggers
Alfred X. Grubbs Charles j. Hornecker.
Charles A. Lawrence, George 7. Miller, Ed
ward r. Paul, George F. Peters, Samuel S. s.
B. Reddick, Charles f. Sarver, Samuel H.
Smith and Walter McC. Trimble.
First honor, Alfred X. GTubbs; second
honor, Samuel s. S. B. Reddick; third honor,
Charles f. Sarver
The performers were elected without ref
erence to rank In class.