The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-06-10
FIFTH ANNUAL coMMENcEMENr.
Class Night Exercises at Normal Hall, Tues
day Evening, June =, rssa.

Class Night Exercises at Normal Hail. Tues
day Evening, June =, rssa.
SPEARFIsIr, June 8, 1892.
At seven O'Clock last evening the residents
of Spearfsh and visiting friends could be seer
vending ,irway in small groups to Normal
hall and by eight o'clock the hall was com.
fortably filled. The "B's" or the class Of 'o3
had been busy all the afternoon decorating
the hall for the occasion. At the back and to
the left Of the stage was the inscription, "Class
Of 1892" in white with a gold background,
while to the right was the class motto, "Row.
ing, Not Drifting
Shortly after eight p. M. the school marched
in to the music Of the piano, played by Miss
Flower Of Rapid City. They presented a
pretty sight as they marched in and mounted
the raised seats prepared for them at one end
Of the hall
The class cf 1892 is the largest which has
graduated from the Nornal consisting of
fifteen members: Margaret 'Teresa Herlsy,
Lead City; Lusia Ella Garland Chicago;
Florence Ida Glenn, 1'enaviIle; Clarence
Archibald Smith, Ontario; Martha Lorraine
Miller, Spearfish; Lynn Paley Mccain, La
verne; Mary Elizabeth Roche, Terraville;
Rhoda Lucinda Christensen, Rockerville;
Peter Livingston Edwards Terraville; Myrtle
Elizabeth Grimshaw, Deadwood Maude
Amanda Baird, Sundance; Bertha Lillian
Smith, ,Spear6sh; Eva Teresa Ogden, Sundance;
Gertrude Philips, Grashull; Georgia Grace
Williams, Antioch.
After music. "Estudiantina," by the Nor
NAL chorus, the opening address was given by
Livingston Edwards, president of the class.
In short fitting speech he spoke of the past
and future Of the class and in presenting them
to the audience he said, "rhey need no rec.
ommendation, it can be found on the pages of
the record in the desk" and then in a grim
sense Of humor. cited few very low stand
ings.
With few appropriate words the motto
was unveiled by Miss Florence Glenn She
dwelt at some length upon the strength and
determination needed by rover and how a
rover grows stronger while one drifting grows
weaker
The "reminiscences Of the class by Miss
Maude Baird was credit to them all. She
spoke OF the four young girls who in the
early history of the school were the real
foundation Of the present class. AS the class
grew, of the dependency Of the numerous
young ladies at finding their class the possess
or of but one young man. Her talk through
out was full Of lun and wit
Miss Bertha Smith in her oration on the
Higher Education for Women" presented a
strong argument.
The class song, the words of which were by
Miss Eva Ogden and the music by Miss
Myrtle Gnmshaw, was well rendered. The
futures Of the members of the class were pic
turcd i'll glowing words by Miss Minnie
Roche
MISS Gertrude Im1nps Ill Her paper en-
titled notwithstanding" gave
the 'f''s" lots of good q advice which, Of
course, was not appreciated by them as it
should be.
When the B's. selected Miss Kate Boyd OF
Piedmont, to make the response to the gradu-
uating class they made no mistake. Miss
Boyd answered their boastngs and banterings
and was loudly applauded.
The best an of the program was the reci-
tation, "The Swan Song by Miss Teresa
Herllhy. She was very earnest, putting her
whole soul into the piece and holding the
closest attention of her audience to the end.
Some were heard to remark that they thougat
she grew better and better each line and
wished it had been longer.
The philanthropist, Miss Martha Miller,
presented the graduates with burlesque pres
cnts afiordng the audience no little amuse-
ment At the expense Of the members OF the
class.
The exercises were concluded with music
Pilgrim Chorus by the Normal chorus.
Graduating Exercises at the State Morn. a
School, Speartish, S. D., June 9, Ise2
A larger audience was present to witness
the graduating exercises "Wednesday even
ing than had attended the class night ex
ercises the evening before. The program
began with Normal chorus. "Wake, [