Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-24
EFT THEIR BOOKS.
lgh School Graduates Greeted by
a Very Large Audience.
He BOYS TAKE THE H0N0RS.
laneellor Holland Gives Diplomas to the
Western University.
RILLIANT SCENE In CARNEGIE HALL

After four wears of intellectual toll and
ouble the fair maids and ambitious youths
the class of '92, of the Central High
'hool. gathered the fruits of their labors
ST night amid The plaudits of their rela.
yes and friends.
The knowledge that these ambitious
,ung people were to bid formal adieu to
cir masters and their books proved a po-
Mt magnet to the multitude, and when
curtain rose on the stage of the Grand
oera House an audience of noble proper
Dns gazed across the row of flick
ing footlights into the happy
ces of the graduating class.
5ery seat in the house was
cupied; the aisles were crowded and, to
rrow stereotyped professional phrase,
landing room was at a premium" Despite
torrid heat, and the unusual length of
programme, not a seat was vacated from
e moment the first delicious strains of one
Strauss waltzes inaugurated the exercises
It'll the final diploma had been awarded.
Proud Night for the Graduates.
1t was a great night for the people in
mt, for the proud tutors and the solemn
eed dignitaries who run our public school
stem, but beyond all manner of doubt it
owed a greater night for the young men
ID women seated on the stage. They real
I'd that for the time being they were the
vorites of the hour and they made the
ost of their golden opportunity.
se prize members of the
ass, l. E.. the earnest young men who de-
vered original orations upon all branches
social economy, and the charming young
RS who lifted their trained voices in
ng and read essays on the rights and priv
eyes of woman, were the stars of the
-eEing, and did their part in admirable
Vie.
But after all the most attractive and mag
sric feature of the entertainment was the
-risJic grouping of the class. The stage
tting was forest glade and the varied
Ets of green furnished superb back
ouud for The shimmering white gowns of
e girls and the somber black coats Every
RI, and there was one and eighty all told,
rried a great cluster of pale pink buds.
his was the only attempt at adorn-
ent. floral or otherwise, but it
roved wonderfully effective In the front
W, and close to the footlights, sat the win
rs OF the honors. Strange to relate there
as not a girl among them. In point of
tcJ the bows of the class had cornered all
lie honors To the right of the stage was a
nail table and on it was heaped the tubes
yellow sheepskin, each tied with knot
blue and yellow ribbon, and each dearer
D the heart Of its prospective owner than a
IL OF bank notes.
Wasnerian Music for the Opening.
At the side of the table sat Prof C. B.
ood, and at the other side were Superin-
.udent of Schools George Luckey and DR..
ichelvev, the President of the Central
chooI Board. In the boxes were the
gculty of the school and the members OF
~ School Board.
On the stroke of s o'clock Prof. Wood
aved his hand to leader c. B. Steiner, and
&c band played a Wagnerian overture
hen. after the Rev. c. E. Locke, of the
milhield N. L Church, had led in prayer,
rot Wood introduced the first orator of
be rvening, Mr.. Robert d. Alrich. ,"Noth-
z New Under the Sun" was the rather odd
.biect Of Mr. Alrich's paper and he handled
IN masterly style. He endeavored to
'ow that the old saying of Solomon was
rue ana everything that happens has
recedent
Miss Alice Bonshire read an essav on
seeking for Facts" 1t was well received.
lie next number on the programme de-
-yed all the tumultuous applause it re-
we'd. 1t was a vocal solo by Miss Olive
each. Miss Beach, who is petite and
sa-ry. rendered the Flower Song" from
E-ust' very effectively, Her voice is
,, and carefully cultivated mezzo-soprano
ARE quality.
Charles Elmer Bown had for his subject
'perpetuation of Our Political Institu-
o-s." Mr.. Bown took a rather pessimis-
view of the present condition of affairs,
predicted better things for the future.
81. Hays Smith read an excellent paper on
llecrieity, its Influence on Civilization"
demonstrated his thorough knowledge |
The past and present of the electrical
urid, and in conclusion gave an effective |
ard picture Of the future of electrical prog |
The Place OF Women in History.
Women in History" was the subject of |
isS Margaretta X. Krieger's essav She |
rai>ed her sex in well-rounded sentences, |
ut urged all the ladies present to devote |
d II time and talent to the task of elevat-
, 3 that dull and prosaic creature known as |
laH.
Pier Dannais, young man of dramatic |
rrseHce and pleasant voice, delivered an
ration or Washington. He praised George |
o a way that gladdened the hearts OF the |
uGience ana displayed his gift as a public
eaker to rare advantage.
At this jnncture Miss Edna Jack sang the
7.traito solo Spring Has Come 1t
p we'd pretty song cleverly put
Perhaps the most effective and certainly
le most admirable paper OF the evening
as that Of Mr.. Stanley c. Reese on pub
c Opinion"
Mr.. Hermann l. Grote delivered the val
lictOry verv gracefully. He bade the
Guilty and officers OF the school formal
.rewell on behalf of the class of '92, and
hen he had done the audience eheered
gain and again.
The diplomas were then awarded by Prof.
/, ood, after which the programme was con-
uded with usual half hour OF eongratula-
ems and leave taking.
Appended are the names of the members
the graduating class:
Those Who Received Diplomas.
Academioal Department-Robert Diekey
lriah Lillian Virginia Alter, Katharine Orr
u-nutz, Lulu Grace Askin, Olive Beach,
illiam Logan Benftz, Bessie Rosira Bown,
aries Elmer Bown, Mona Marguerite
le-srown, Mary Emma Coffin, Mary Emma
u vim, Pier Dannals, Austin Cleis Frank,
lez MAY Griffith. Hermann Ludwig Grote,
imes Wallace Hamilton, Elizabeth May
utchisun, Stella Katharine johnson, Will
au CASTELAR, Mcclure, Alice Kezia Negley,
-aniey Chester Reese, Harriet BaldTdge
iggs, Cora Schinneller Emma Louisa
IrlmplIn, Rhoda Sears Sill, John Hays |
NTH, Emma Hayes Walker, Benjamin
laEles NenhauS. Alfred William Young.
Normal Department - Esther Emma
dams, Margaret Isabel Anderson, Ann
me Barrett Brunhilde A. L. Bartels,
liian Thressa Beck, Margaret Cameron
eek, Eden Black, Louise Blessing, Alice
onshire, Louise Clancy, Lilly May Denny,
snnie Emily Erwin, Sophia Meta Frank
ilhelmlna Eliza Goldenberg, Emma
stella Gerhard, Musette Greayes Iouiss
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