The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-24
H0B0KEN HIGH SCHOOL.
Graduating Exercises Prove In
usually Interesting.

At Jacobs Thaetre last night the Glass
81 Of the Hoboken High School held com
mencement exercises. aud the event will
be remembered for years by the rradu-
ates. their friends and the admirers of the
Hoboken public schools as one Of the
most delightful events of its kind in the
city's history.
The preparations for the exercises had
been going on for weeks. and little else
has been talked OF by the graduates since
the examination goal had been passed.
forty-one young peopie-thtrty-n
young women and six young men-com-
posed the class OF '0l, probably the larg-
est and most efficient class the High
School ever sent forth.
As early as half-past seven o'clock
crowds began 70 pour into the theatre.
Carriages rolled up TO the stage entrance
aud deposited their burdens at the door
where polite usher escorted them on
the stage. The theatre was soon filed
and tue boxes were occupied bJ th5 mem
bsrs of the School Board and their in
vited guess. Mayor Stanton and Mrs.
Stanton occupied box. and Fathers Cor
rigan and Mazetti were also in boxes.
THE CURTAIN RISES
At precisely eight O'Clock the curtain
rose and disclosed one of the pretties
a
effect was positively enchanting aad in
voluntary expressions Of pleasure es-
capped from the lips of the audience. Sus-
pended over the stage in emblazoned let
ters was the class motto, Excelsior 81 -
Lamps of varied colors on the stage made
bewilEering effect In the rear of the
stage floral designs were arranged in a
mass eight feet high. But these were
only incidentals; the graduates them
selves we're the centre of attraction.
Seated on the stage beside the young
graduates were Principal Elsuon and Mi IS
Barkelew. the Vice Principal of the High
School These teachers felt more than
repaid for their efforts during the past
year as they gazed on the happy. smiling
faces of the graduates. Seated also oa
the stage were President Reiss of the
Board of Education and Trustee Hess.
Chairman Of the Committee on Teachers
Salaries and School Government
ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES.
After prayer the salutatory was delivered
By Miss Antoinette Osterndorf, an inIelii-
gent looking young woman Miss Ella
Geary in an ESSAY entitled Friendship"
followed. Miss Gussie Zlegner delivered
an essay on the Shades OF the Evening"
and Miss Marguerite Burke handled the
subject Education of Women" in
mastery style Miss Lulu Hoagiand
and Miss Lizzie Reid rendered a piano
duet, aud Miss Viola White demon
strated that she was an elocutionlst when
she recited 'Dandy Fifth" The honor
Great Writer'S" was splendidly handled
by Miss Mary Flaherty. Miss Katie
Desmond, very pretty brunette with a
delicious voice, in a vocal solo. WHO
Will Buy My Roses Red" received per-
feet ovation.
A humorous essay. dealing with loeaI l
topics, entitled Society as Have Found
r. tTra NJ Ia l-n f01l
Miss Helene Hake reeited Der Letzte
Dichter," aud Miss Martha Martin rem
dered piano solo.
The class history was told by Charles
Jaeger, and John Skelly was the class
prophet. The valedictory was delivered
by Miss Lizzie Alt. and superintendent
Barringer, Of the Newark public schools,
made humorous sandinstructing address
to the graduates.
RECEIVING DIPLOMAS.
Then Principal Elston presented the
class of '9l in few well chosen words
and President Russ OF the Board of Ed
ucation handed each one OF the gradu-
afes the coveted diploma The graduates
received their Diplomas in this order
Edna L. McLarren, Dorothea n Ahrens,
Elizabeth NJ Alt. Ada May Bonynge,
Marguerite I. Burke, Maud 4. Clinton.
Jennie Crawford, Katie A. Desmond.
Emma E ELDERS, Mamie Fitzsimmons,
Mary Flaherty, Ella j. Geary. Maud
Gudenrath, Lulu Hoagland. Lucy T. Jean
nerst, Gertrude A. Lindsay. Milsie McCar-
thy, Martha S. Martin, Antoinett A O5-
terndorf, Maiinda w. Pustkuceha, Eliza
beth G. Pope, Lizzie NJ. Reed. Viola B.
White. Jeanie J. Walsh, Jessie M.
Wheeler. Augusta A. Ziegener. Ida &.
Erik, Charles Clinton, Jr-. Max Lichten-
stein, Henry ]. Seis, John @. Skelly, Wal
ter S. Handforth. Charles H. Jaeger,
Helene r. Hake. Evelyn G. Wright. Ida
C. Schem, Virginia Z. De Bois. Emma NJ.
Engelke. Elizabeth NJ Aices, Mamie
Georgot ana Carrie ]. Garrabrant.
The class song was then sung By the
graduates, the benediction was pro-
nounced and the exercises were over.
Tomorrow night the graduates Will give
banquet to their friends at Busch's
Hotel.