Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-06-16
High Cchool Commencement
Exercises.

The immense'c. crowd composed al
most entirely OF children and pa
irons ofenr public schools, showed
what deep and intense interest our
people take ia this bulwark Of Am
erican institutions, the public
schools. II there is one thing more
than another Elk Point people can
point with pride to, it is our fine
school building and excellently
managed public schools. The course
Of study in the Elk Point High
School grades way up with institu-
tons Of this class in any Of the older
Eastern states and a graduate of out
High School is amply fitted for any
OF the business avocations Of life;
or can enter from it most any col
lege OF the land to pursue their
studies for a professional life. Our
schools this year have made remark
able progress Under the able man
agement and instructions of Prof.
IL. c. Frye, the principal, and his
able corpse of assistants, and seven
were graduated from the high de-
partment.
The following is the program
which was carried out to the letter,
and was one of the most intresting
entertainments in the history of our
city:
Music. by Orchestra.
REV. A. NJ. PIPES.
Chorus: "Fisher's Song'.................T Tufts.
Salutatory and Grafton: "The School Boy and
the Citizen,''
ALNA HASSON.
Grafton: Effect of Commerce."
WILDER CARTER
Chorus Vocal Waltz. Taylor.
Grafton: Results of the French Revolution
MELVILLE s. KENT.
Grafton: Evils of Concentrated Capital"
GARRY ID. FREEMAN.
Grafton: Future of the American Indian,'
FRED p. CALLAHAN.
Ladies' Chorus: "The Birds Awakening,".....
Rossini
Oration: popular Election of United States
Senator'S"
~TlIrNf y G. MIN t. r.
Essay with yalcdictory:"Out Of the Harbor, Out
on the Sea-"
LYDIA Nj. HOFFMAN,.
Diplomas presented by Mr.. F. NJ. GILMORE,
rrcsidef. Beard of Education.
By Orchestra.
Benediction......... ....... Rev. Father Hines.
We may be somewhat prejudiced
in favor Of our boys and girls here
at home, but it seems to US that the
productions Of this class Of gradu-
ates at the Opera House last Friday
night were much above the ordinary
productions of this kind. The sub
jects Of the several orations and
essays were handled in a most mas
terly manner, by these young peo-
pie, in fact like men and women Of
maturity and srudition. While the
oratorical powers can be cultivated
and brought to a high state of per-
fiction, some young men seem to lie
natural born orators. Thomas Nc
Inerny, who delivered the last ora
ton on the program is one of this
latter class, and his magnificent adj
dress perfectly cnptivated the audi
ence whit brilliance and oratorical
Wilbur Carter also surprised
his many friends in the elegant
manner in which he delivered his
Grafton. Wilbur has an unfortun-
nate impediment in his speech and
is inclined to stammer considerable
in common conversation, but on
this occasion, he delivered his ora.
ton from beginning to end without
a break, with an ease and gesture
that betokened the trained orator.
While TIE oratory Of Alva Hasson,
Nell Kent, Garry Freeman and
Fred Callahan was not quite up to
Tommy and Wilbur, their produc-
tons were perfect literary gems, and
showed the bright and keen intellect
they possess. The boys did splen.
didly and the COURIER feels proud
of the bright and talented young
men Elk Point is turning out. But
the finest literary effort and the best
production of the evening vas that
Of Miss LYDIA Hoffman, who read an
essay and delivered the valedictory
address. Miss LYDIA is an excep-
tionaliy bright girl, and she seemed
to have put her whole store.house
OF knowledge and thought in this
production, and her manner upon
the stage was most graceful, refined
and polished. LYDIA is a young
of rare attainments, and the
expectations of her friends were
fully realized on this occasion.
President Gilmore, Of the school
then in a neat and appro-
pirate speech presented the diplo-
mas to the graduating class, after
the closing musical number
Of the program aud benediction.
Someway the people Of Elk Point