, 1891-06-12
GRADUATING GL0RIES.
Exercises of the High School Glass
of 81.
Sixteen Graduates, Eight of Each
Sex, on the List.
Second Part of the Programme at
the Opera House To- Night.

The twelfth annual exercise OF the
Cheyenne high school was held last night
at the opera house. The building was
oyercrGwded BY the pupils of the school
and the friends of the graduating class.
The hall and stage were handsomely
decorated with flags, while beautiful
greens we're artiscally placed around the
stage giving a very pleasing effect
The school trustees were present in a
body and occupied one OF the boxes.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Farwell, President johnson of the state
university, Superintendent Churchill and
Miss Mcdonald, the principal of the
high school occupied seats on the stage
with the graduating class.
The exercises of the evening began
with a chorus. March of the Men of
Harlech," rendered by the high school
choir.
Rev. A. W. Williams offered an inyo-
cation for the future success and happi-
ness OF the class.
Miss Maud Johnston hen rendered a
piano solo with a brlliancy of effect which
greatly pleased the audience.
Miss Edna S. Bartlett, the class saluta-
torian and poet, delivered a very clever
production. Miss Bartlett's manner was
composed and her salutatory was well
written, full OF pleasant thoughts and well
delivered.
John Kelley recited the "Whlstling
Regiment" A pleasant effect was the
whistling by his schoolmates of Annie
Laurie at the appropriate passages. Mr..
Kelley shows careful elocutiouary training
and is a very good speaker.
Down Among the Lilies" was sung
by a trio, Mrs. Black, Miss Morgan and
Miss Vreeland. The song was delight
fully rendered by the ladies.
Miss Helen E, Leibey delivered an ora.
ton taking as a subject IAN Wool and a
Yard Wide She drew a picture of the
merchant who sells a piece of goods
which Is represented to be all wool and a
yard wide but is afterwards discovered to
be quite the contrary. Demagogues claim
to be all wool and a yard wide but all wool
patriots are rare. Every one, the man,
the woman, boy and girl should be all
wool and a yard wide, as to character and
should cultivate t~boroughness. While
we can not all be at the top of the ladder
still we can do our best and then we will
be all wool.
A debate was held on the subject,
"Resoired, That manual training should
be introduced into the Cheyenne public
schools" Affirmative, Charles D. Rob-
erts, negative Sarah j. Gordon.
Mr.. Roberts was compelled some weeks
ago to go to a lower altitude for his health
and did not return until late yester-
day afternoon and on that &C
count was compelled to read his debate
Mr.. Roberts was in favor of having home
workcnen to ill the prospective shops and
manufactures which are sure to spring up
here. The center of the cattle business
five wears ago was Cheyenne, but today it
is gone, and the future of the city de-
ponds upon manufactures. He advo-
Gated that Young men should be given an
opportunity to learn a trade as the gen
teel ways of earning a living are rapidly
being filed and the wages are low, and be-
sides the time is coming when all of the
positions of light employment will be &C.
cupied by women. Women, however.
will never drive an engine or shingle a
roof. He thinks as an adjunct to the
manual training school there might be a
school for cooking and sewing and then
the girls would have an opportunity to
learn useful habits of work as well as the
boys.
Miss Sarah Gordon was opposed to
having a school OF manual training at
tached to the public schools as it would
have the tendency to cause scholastic
training to take a secondary position.
Labor is TO be respected but at the same
time the labor that commands respect Is
educated labor. She believed that labor
and education cannot be carried on sue
cessfully in the public schools. The ex-
pense of erecting such a school was an
item and was not advisable at present.
The public school is for the purpose of
training the mind and a man who has a
trained mind eau go out to fight the world
successfully. Both debaters handled their
subjects well.
Eight boys neatly attired in black with
white belts, representing the entering class,
gave a very clever exhibition of dumb
bell exercises. The exercises were ac-
companied with music and the boys kept
perfect time. Some of the exercises were
exceptionally unique and graceful.
Albert D. Johnston delivered an ora
ton having as a subject Our Heritage"
The rough and rugged climate of North
ern Europe made oil the wild tribes in
habiting hat country, brave and energetic
men, who learning civilization from the
more effete races of the south, have com
| bined their inheritance Of strength and
the subtle mind of the southerner and
produced the wonderful AuGlo-Saxon