The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-23
FAIR HOBOKEN SCHOLARS
Brilliant Commencement Exercises
of the Hoboken high School
Pupils.

The animal commencement exercises of
the Hoboken High School were held last
night at the Hoboken Theatre. The
stage was decorated with ferns and flow
ers and bunting tastefully draped.
There were present on the platform, be-
sides the graduating class. Colonel E. A.
Poland, Mayor Stanton, Superintendent
Rue and the School Trustees.
Arcdeacon Jehvey. of ST. Paul's
Church, opened the exercises with
prayer.
S. Robert Glassford delivered the salu-
ta;ory address. He spoke in a quiet.
fotcible manner and greeted the
c eressn'M Miss Nellie iee NJ. Rue Rua'1 next read an
essay ON Past and Present." which was
a short review of the worlds progress.
Miss Gertrude Hammersch lag followed
with a recitation in German, which was
enthusiastically gree ed with applause.
HISTORY n PROPHECY.
An essay on "Free WiIl," which was
the honorary essay, was read by Louis ID.
Winkleman. Lola Hopkins followed
with a humorous recitation. The history
of the class from its entrance to the High
School until commencement tonight, was
read by the Class Historian, and follow
ing the stern facts of history Miss Pauline
w. Howe took u peep into The future aud
gave a prophecy as to the probable ex-
perience of the members of the class in
the future to b..
Then Miss Bessie McCague closed the
efforts of the graduates with her valedic-
tory address, which was touching and
very prettily delivered. State Superin-
tendent Pollard made an address, in the
| course of which he said:- "This gradual
ing class is one of which the Hoboke en-
Nth Gnhrnl may we'll faal nrO1d In
numbers and in the ability OF its men,
bers there Is nothing to be desired. 1t Is
a credit to Hoboken and to Hoboken's
schools"
Colonel Stevens followed Mr.. Pollard.
| and gave the graduates good advice In
the career that bad been begun. BE
true to yourselves" he S. id, "be loyal to
the best that is In you. and although in
the fight you may feel DISCOURAGED, yet
Whatever the event of the battle after
the conflict is over you will have the con-
seriousness of satisfaction with your
selves.
DIPLOMAS AWARDED.
The class was then presented to Presi-
dent Russ by Principal Elston, Int the
| President bestowed h diplomas. The
| gold medal for highest averages during
the term. which Is the gift of the Alumni.
was awarded to Henrietta E. Seyd and
was presented by Charles j.. Jean neret,
Presidents of the Alumni. The Presi-
dents medal for general excellence was
presented to Miss May II. McMillen. A
reception followed the exercises.
The names of the graduates are: Mary
C. Brordt. Clara A. Reed, Elise NJ. Grot
| husen, Nellie M. Rue. Dencela s.. Behr'
man, Adelaide Bischoff, Lille V. Green
baum. Olga Bohme. Gertrude Hammer
scnlay, Nolda L. Herzog, Lulu G. Hop
k,ns, Fannie Schermerhorn marguerite
Scott, Serina Calisch. Elizabeth Connolly
Pauline w. Howe, Henrietta Seyd. Harrie'
l.. Spencer, Dora Strathof, Mathild 3.
Ingleson, Maude, v. johnson, Lillian p.
Kuempel, Emily G. Dambacher,
Ella w. Danforth. Nellie M. Davis
Kutner, Bessie McCrgue, Mary f. Nc
Millen, Elizabeth j. Toohey, Julia Werk'
less, Henry Wendt. Jr., Leonard Seeligs-
uurg, Robert s.. Glassford, Louis u
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