Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-30
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1wO Commencement Oele-
brated Yesterday.
The High School and Ramona Con-
vent Exercises.
Interesting Programme At the High
school-Miss Paokard's Address.
The Ramona Convent school
Students.

The nineteenth commencement OF the
Los Angeles High school took place last
evening at the Los Angeles theater,
which was well filled by an intelligent
and interested audience. The stage
presented gay and animated appear
ance. The twenty-nine graduates were
seated around SO that all were in view
of the audience, while the front of the
stage Was adorned with flowers and
other choice decorations.
After an overture by the Harmony
orchestra, Miss Grace HARRISON Crabbe
entertained with Latin salutatory.
Leon Eugene hampton delivered an
cration, The Limit OF Mans Progress,
which wss highly entertaining.
A sketch. The Wandering Musician,
was the next, by Miss Lillian Zech. The
young lady acquitted herself most ad-
mirably.
Edward Bacon delivered an oration,
Pan America, in frst-cl&ss style. The
young gentleman has an excellent deliv-
cry and was applaudedat the conclusion
of his effort.
He Builded Better Than He Knew
was the title of an essay read by Miss
Florence Elizabeth Grow in charming
manner.
After music by the Harmony orches-
ira, the audience was entertained by q
reverie, The Sculptof's Dream, by Miss
Grace HARRISON Crabbe. 1t contained
many delightful sentiments, and was
enjoyed by the auditors Of the young
lady.
The class poem, A Scotch Idyl, by
Freeman Mills Kincaid, was very origi-
nal and was well spoken.
The Euterpean Quartette again
charmed the audience with their sing
ing, after which Fred August Temple
delivered the class Grafton, Our National
Honor. 1t was very ambitious at
tempt, but the young graduate was equal
to tho occasion.
Miss Carrie Bruere recited Songs of
the Seasons, and closed with valedic-
tory which was touching and eloquent
in its simplicity.
Miss E. A. Packard, the principal,
next presented the class to the mem
bers nf the board OF education in q few
well chosen words. Miss Packard out
lined the advancement made by the
Los Angeles high school, and stated that
when the graduating class of 1892
graduated from the ninth grade there
were less than 200 scholars at the high
school, and now there are 45O enrolled.
Misc Packard invited the closest inspec.
tion of the high school and challenged
comparison with any high school west
OF the Rocky mountains. [Applause. |
Df. Kierulff, the president of the
board of education, followed with an
address, which was very lengthy, after
which he presented the happy class of
1893'with their weM earned diplomas.
The following is slist OF the graduates: :
Classical course-Gerge Percy Cook.
Literary course-Norman Trenholme
Bourland, Corrie Bruere, Grace Harbi-
son Crabbe, Owen Summer Case, Flor
enceEElizabeth Grow, Ada Elizabeth
HuiSon, Joseph Mayne Irvine, Free
manAIills Kincaid, Mable Locke, Marie
Katherine Longstreet, Sheriff. Blaisden
Osborne, Lizzie Ritchie, Nellie Eunice
Smith.
Scientific course-Harry Alexander,
Edward Bacon. Donald jackson Frick,
Leon fEugene hampton, Henry Meyer,
George Lemuel McKeeby, Grace Flea
more Mathes, George Noble, Verds
EtoryFPark, Leone Seward, Fred August
Temple, George Wilson. Edwin Watts
Winston, Lillian Zech, Edwin Leadore
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