Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-25
Public Schools Commence
 ment Day.
THE OPERA HOUSE PACKED.
Tucson Turned out En Masse
 to Hear the Little Ones.
A Dense Crowd Present. Hundreds were Unabls to Obtain an En-
 trance.

If there was ore occasion, more Con- picuous than another tbat would attract the attention of the people of Tucson to the fact that there Is not building in
 the city with sufficient capacity to seat or contain ths audience that this city can furnish when the people turn out en masse as was evidenced Thursday
 night at Reid's Opera House, where the dense crowd packed the entire audi
 torium from the orchestra pit to the very entrance and hundreds had to re- turn home on account of not being able to gain access. Standing room ana tip toe were at premium 10 get one glance at the papa's and mama's darlings that
 were now acting thAlr part upon the stage and who gers destined to act up on the stage of lIfe in the generation of the future. Between the hours Of seven and eight o'clock In the evening could be seen groups of little children in gay dresses Of pink, white and blue, profit se- ly ornamented with ribbons, vending their way 10 Reids Opera House, accom-
 paLied by their parents and relatives.
 By eght o'clock there was not standing room and the entrance was blocked. The program was well earned out ! and from time 10 time was greeted with
 we'll merrlted applause. Miss Pomeroy
 presided as organist, and with some ex- ceient and well-timed music kept in
 methodical unIsion the footsteps of the lIttie hosts Of performers that marched on and of the stage during the evening
 The recitation of Candlsmas by Miss Anderson. The motion songs by the
 primary grade; recitation, "Beautifui things by Clara Perrin; Roll on," by Lena Norton; Hhe Flag Drill" by the little boys of the Ward school; The Funny Small Boy by Emma Johnson; "Ihe Manner O. Gran dma's Dancing" by Willie Martin, Pearl Hotf, Hattie Brown; The Pawn oroker-shop," by NetJie TevIs; "The Doll Drll," by the pretty liT ie girls of the Ward school; The Western Speech" by Seth Orn- dorff; The Story Of the Conductor," by Mise Darms; ana 'The Boistlrous Trip to Europe" by the grammar grad S. One and all Were stamped with high degree of training and reflected the the highest praise upon those to whom the care of these children have been be- slowed n the public schools of this de- partment. 1he marching snd drill tactics of the httle boys of the Ward school was especially noticeable with their conical shaped hats and bearing alOtC immature baonerets of the United States. these l!tte fellows looked like a youthful army. destined to protect the Republic in it's future years. The Custom House Officer" by Chas. Mes sersmith, al o Aunt Sue the Cnapper- one" by Lulu HOi ladsy, are worthy of special mention. "fhe Sailors," by Wm. Drake, Leo Copple. Albert Drach- man, Lionell Shibeil. m their Tretty se8man's costume, rendered their trip across the ocean rather realistic. Cap tam Eddy Heaton was also conspicuous Tn the crowd and perfor med his part well. Seth Orndorff demonstrated western oratory and littls Ella Merton, the tiny baby of the evenings perfor- nance received a good round of ap- plspse.
 The entertainment occupied a couple of hours or more during winch, between times of the curtain failing, the Phil harmonic band rendered its customary strains of appreciable music and closed the evenings exercises by the rendition of the Star Spangied Banner to the well known air by which the large crowd ii ed out of the Opera House well pleas ed with what they had seen.
 In closing the CITIZEN publishes the names of the principal and those able lieuteDants who so practically assisted him 70 make this one Of the most sue cessful Commencement days ever held in Tucson. he principal and teachers are c. H. Fully, principal; Linccln Hathaway, Mrs. Warren, Miss Royce, Mrs. Dyer, Miss Pomroy, Miss Barton, Miss Leslie, Mrs Snyder, Miss Tevis, Miss Shibell, Miss Holman and Miss Milford.