, 1891-06-13
A CLEVER CLIMAX.
Fitting Ending Of Two Days of Com
mencement.
Features of Last Nights Exercises
at the Opera House.
Presentation of Diplomas Neatly
Made by Gibson Clark.

Made by Gibson Clark.
The opera house was again packed last
night at the closing exercises of the
graduates of the high school. The first
piece on the programme was a chorus,
from 'Oberon in Fairy Land" rendered
by the high school choir.
Rev. Samuel Weir invoked a blessing
on the exercises.
Cyrus Roberts, one of Prof Hutchin-
sons pupils, a mere lad, rendered IN a
very skillful manner a violin solo entitled,
Playful Rockets His playing was
greeted with hearty applause.
The theme of Hobart Martins Grafton
was Evolution and Revolution" He
drew an analogy between the creation of
the earth and the development of civil
cation. He rapidly described the evolu-
ton of the earth from inhnitesimal par
ticles. He traced the growth OF %civiliza-
ton from the east showing how the civil
cation Of Babylon gave place to the civil
zation Of Greece and gradually came to be
the civilization of Rome and on its ruins
the modern civilization was built.
Evolution Of thought precedes revolution
and the diffusion of education is making
the world better and grander every day.
Time is rapidly working q change in the
social relations of the people and will
eventually bring about a period iu which
wars will cease, prisons will not be needed
and all the world will be on a plane of lib
erty and equality. The method of deliv-
cry and name of the young man
strengthened the impression made by his
well written Grafton.
THE Worlds People" was a rather
comprehensive subject for a pretty young
graduate to take. Miss Katherine Muir
ray tackled it. however. with a becoming
degree OF confidence. She dealt mainly
with the idiosyncrasies of the people and
brought together contrasting clements
with a good deal OF skill.
Miss Tough and Miss Richardson sang
a duet entitled The Fishes" with the
skill of accomplished vocalIsts.
THE Young Man in America" was
the subject of John S. Morrison's grafton.
The sculptor makes a model from clay
and when a false move is made it can be
renedIed, but when it comes to chiseling
the form from marble one false stroke
will ruin it all. A young man is similar
to a sculptor. He is forming his charac-
ter and future. He has irridescent dreams
at the beginning of his career. OF his life
afterwards he thinks too often that the
high places in society are all occupied,
but it is a wrong impression. Every
young man should secure an education, a
high school course and a college course if
possible A. thorough education makes a
thorough man. Opportunities await the
man ready to seize them. The youth
best equipped usually makes the greatest
success as a man. The speakers manner
was confident. He has evidently had a
good deal of training aud delivered him
self with very good ability.
A really remarkable feature of the
evening" was a defamation by Miss Leah
Ringolsky. The subject was The Con-
f%essioD, - au emotional story OF a woman's
ruined life. 1t was given with very I'M
usual dramatic force and a skill and spirit
scarcely to be expected IRON a girl IN her
teens.
Seven young ladies neatly attired in
white frOcks with trimmings Of red gave a
calesthenic exhibition with wands. The
exercises were accompanied with music,
the young ladies keeping perfect time and
making a very pretty display.
L. B. Evans is one OF the wits of the
class. His Graduates Grafton" was a
very clever parody upon the average vale
dictory, full of keen wit and very favora-
bly, received.
"A Reverie, by Miss Jennie NJ. Tup-
per was a very good original production
and well delivered.
Mrs. Eben R Black sang THE
Watcher" accompanied on the piano by
Prof. Pasmore. Mrs. Black is a fine mu-
stefan to whom it is always Il pleasure to
listen.
The valedictorlan honors fell very
worthily on the shoulders of Miss Marie
Wedemeyer who read the class history and
prophecy. If the members ot-the class
meet her predictions they will soon
constitute Wyoming's most famous
galaxy. Miss Wedemeyer's manner was
quite charming and her production was
received with great favor by the audience.
W. NJ. Mast gave some music on the
banjo, mandolin and guitar in a manner
the audience appreciated, as he was
enthusiastically applauded.
DIPLOMAS.
The presentation of the diplomas was
the event of the evening to the graduates
and a clever little speech was made to
them by Trustee Gibson Clark which con-
tanned much good advice.
Each one stepped out as his or her
name was called and received the diploma
they had won and heaved a sigh of relief
at the thought that the dreaded ordeal
was over.
The exercises were closed by the singing
OF the National Chorus by the High
School choir.
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