The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-24
HASBROUCK GRADUATES.
Thirty Sixth Commence
ment of the Institute
at the Tabernacle.
MISS GRANTS H0N0RS.
he Wins the Walker Medal From
Walter G. SherwOod-Essays
.l For Prizes.

The audience that attended the thirty
| sixth annual commencement OF Has
hruuck Institute, held at the Tabernacle
Iast evening, was largely q family affair.
| Relatives and friends of the graduates
filed the church ia spite of the fitful rain
| that kept away those without n personal
interest in the exercises. When Prof.
Wernig's excellent orchestra began the
Tampa oy erture the stage presented a
picturesque appearance. On the right
rose tiers If damsels IN evening dress,
with an upper stratum Of boys and young
men, the graduating ella s Occupying It's
position on he two lower lows. Princi-
pal c. C. Stimets, Vice Principal H. G.
Wait and the Rev. ]. C. Jackson. of He'd
ding M. E. Church. were in the centre:
and to the left was ranged q Colony OF
c.ergymen aud other guests, whose num-
oers dwindled as III mercury rose. The
organ pipes were heavily draped with
Garlands of oak leaves aud crimson roses,
Il large panel bore Lhe crimson f2u es
'''92," and along the front of the stage
were ranged flowers for the graduates.
After prayer by tho Rev. Mr.. Jackson,
Miss Annie X. hoonz, who won sec1hd
honors in Ler Glass with al avelage OF
o. per ceut., came forward to ce Les
life salutnioiy ndiiess. in which Size well
coined I. ache S AID guests, aud PASSED co
ban OF giual aud Wel!-trr at, d essly, The
.Nheel Of Fortune" in WHICH she gave
the salient points In the lifs or Rob.rt
Bum, ABB ham Lincoln, e~x-Elnpress
Eugenie aid Cyrus III Id, under t dir
nulse or d cam In wh!cu the the fatts.
Clotho, L~ache.is and Atropos, S, in tne
thread OF d sflny. She carried a clusIer
of white flowers which she naaagei
gracefully. and Eer clear voice was an-
d BILE in every part of the hall Tte G ee
club then sang Donizetti's ''ltal a BE-
loved"
JOHN ANT JONATHAN.
1.-THE Poetry and Fiction OF this Era"
wa the subject Of au interesting debate
betwt en- Miss Ella Briggs aud Ms, Hattie
Tracy, The former patrioLically declared
tina, mot to read American hooks argued
oue's self unread" aud brought the
names OF Bryant, Longfellow, hitter,
Holmes, Lowell and "a milky way OIL
lesser stHrs' to prove that American
literature surpassed that of the mother
country. Miss Tracy. however, demol-
ished the theory that we, in a single cen.
tury. could surpass the growth OF thou
snEds of years, and cited many names to
show that eve speak rather from the
nearr than from the head" when we let
the eagle scream too loudly.
NIL. fbtIu4 I1Lcd . VI '
Spirit" was the surprise OF the evening.
He begun in II subdued, melancholy tone;
talked for some two minutes aud then
suddenly began to send off rhetorical
sky-rockets, each with a shower of sstiri-
cai sparks TO fall on the heads OF jersey
City's population. He declared that pub.
lie spirit was rife in Jersey. Lock at II
mud-there is none softer; look at
our fire ~dust-there is none finer! Look at
onr Kew City HALL And look at our stores
on New ark avenue, some of them rising
n full st Try above the sidewalk. And as
for RAPID transit, you eau get to any part
Of the city the same day. Yes, Jersey
City has a widespread reputation,
wherever newspapers are found, for hav-
ing the |, rpest debt and the largest body
Of O f1aenuIders In the United States"
Mr.. Mclean was frequently interrupted
by Laughter add applause.
The Glee Clubs next number was
Czibulka's 'Stephauie" Gavotte. ar
ranged for voices. which for correct inter
probation AID general balance, ranks high
in the work of the cnoir.
NJ las julia A. Reid quoted c%opiously in
praise of her beloved art In her essay
"Shakespeare's Love of Music" The
pl oduction was thoughtful, we'll prepares
and we'll delivered, Mr.. John III Snyder
delivered an honorary Grafton on "Slavery
III History" and succeeded in treating q
dead issue" Ia an intere ting manner
Inc Time n0nOreQ Beauty essay, WHICH
figures in every we'll conducted com
mencement, came mp sereneiy under the
alias OF Fine Feathers Make Fine Biz ds,'
by Miss Harriet X. Bartlett, out so skill
tul was her treatment of The theme that
it became of real interest, and excited in
the hearers q desire Co "build an altar to
Beauty.n The were many smiles at her
of IA dimpled dasiinR's pro-
& ess down the street in her l,h~iIanthropic,
task OF lessening the labors OF the street,
Cleaning Department. The ninth OF Mr..
Blazers setfes of medteys followed and
wohu recall. The selections were taken
FROM LA Clgale." "Tar and Tartar" and
robin Hood" If applause BE- u criterion
the "SKy Rocket Song" was most appre-
ciate1. but the Sultan, O. Cease" was in
initely better DONE. AT the conclusion
OF the number Mr.. BRer w;ls presented
with a huge bouquet Of carnations, the
class flow er. ne
BOOKS IN RUNNING RooK
Miss Bessie H.. GRANTS ESSAY on Ma
ture rs an Educator" followed, in which
she quoted Emers on and Apassiz, and
told The story of the origin of he famous
"Crystal Palace" Her enumeration was
rema kahly clear and distinct. Nh. Ches-
ter j. HunI spoke OF dutch Influence In
and gave his Grafton q local
flavor by references TO Rutgers, Union
Theological Seminary aud the old Ber-
gen Reformed Church., one of the W
churches first hutlt in America. He was |
applaudsd. Miss Blanche Collins
E~N WA