Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-09
HONORS WE'LL WON.
Ninth Grade Graduates Have
Their Exercises.
PRETTY SCENE AT THE THEATRE.

The Inters sting Young People Who Have
Done Credit to Themselves In the Gram
mar Schools and Who Are Now Entitled
to Enter the High School-The Pro-
gramme-Other School Exercises.
At Harper's theatre yesterday af-
ternoon occurred the graduating
exercises of the Ninth grades of the
city schools.
The theatre had been handsomely
decorated with flowers and the ma
tionol colors, the stage being arranged
in particularly attractive manner.
Stretching across the background
was the class motto. Honor Waits
at Labor's Gate" The theatre was
literally packed with relatives and
friends of the pupils, anxious to wit
ness the first efforts of those who are
preparing themselves for the last
grades OF the common school educa-
ton. The front of the stage was one
great bank of 1loral offerings, the
tokens of admiring friends.
The Programme.
The programme was opened with
a piano duet by the Misses Miriam
Haverstick and Maud Bear. which
was rendered in an artistic manner.
This was followed by prayer by Rev.
John II. Kerr. of the Central Presby-
terrain church. after chorus of
trained voices sang How Lovely
Are the Woods" The next number
was a defamation by John Fezler.
the subject of which was What
Should be Taught in the Public
schools" \ song by 10 girls was
next. which was rendered in an en-
tertaining manner, after which Miss
Edna Davis recited The Dinner
Party" in her usually charming man
ncr. \ chorus, The Rover was
the next number, after which Alfred
Beck recited ..Sheridan's Ride" his
rendition of this we'll known selec-
ton being particularly good.
a We'll Trained Orchestra.
The next was a musical number by
an orchestra instructed and under
the able direction of Prof. Peter
Eckhart and composed of Carl Bern
hardi. Fred Pollard, Philip Wells.
Nellie Craig and Robert Winter first
violins: Mary Williams, George Ben
nett and Earnest Bleuer second vio-
Inns: Otto Corken guitar. and Theo-
dore Blakesley banjo. A well de
served encore was responded to by
the orchestra after which Miss Clara
johnson demonstrated her natural
ability by reciting ..Where's An
nette?" After this came a song by n
trio of bows and girls which was fol-
lowed bv calisthenic drill that was
executed in manner suggestive of
careful training combined with an
aptitude for exercises of this kind.
The next number was Moonlight
Chorus.- after which came the pre-
sentation of certificates by President
Sears of the board. In presenting
the diplomas Mr.. Sears made n few
appropriate remarks in which he
called the attention of the members
of the graduating class to the adj
wav of schools and teachers, speak
| ing of the citv's school system as
one of the best in the northwest.
His remarks were brief. and in clos
| ing he congratulated the class on be-
half of the board of education. after
which the diplomas were distribute
The exercises were closed with the
class call of '93 from 100 lusty lunged
students.
Following is the list of the gradu-
ating class complete:
Building No. 1.
Alfred Z. Beck, Fred Grot jan. Sid
new A. Loeb, Frank j. Nessler. Morris
II. Wilcher, Robert V. Winter, Nor
man c. Woodin. Lizzie Bladel. Anna
Bergsten, Minnie c. l.. Clemann,
Ethel Lucretia Dougherty, Suzanne
II,
Lincke. Sylvia Nj. Yates.
Building No. 4.
Miss Plat, teacher; Eva NJ. Beal,
Maud c. Bear. Theodore S. Blake
sley Elizabeth NJ. Bowlby, Christie
pher ID. Breihols, Julia, NJ. Brennan,
Mabel n. Campbell. Elizabeth Cham
berlin. Otto X. Corken. Eleanor c.
Craig. Alma F. Dauber, John Fezler,
Lucie Frysengor, Miriava A. Haver-
stick. Bert b. Hull, Fred r. Keator.
Leo A. Larkin, Edward b. LeClaire,
Helen A. Loosely, Emily G. Mertz,
Florence l.. Mixter, Eugene V. Ram.
ser. Ella G.. Redecker, Myrtle a.
Sears. Alexandra NJ. Shaw, Mary
Sheehan. David p. Stephens, Nancy
J. Stewart. Jennie b. Sturgeon,
Sophia. M. Volk. Harold +. Wei
pand. Harrison G.. WEIGH, Nada Will
cox. Mary A Williams, Anna Wulf.
Myrtle Permelia Yerbury.
Miss Philip. teacher; William D.
Allan. Cora =. Allen, Blanche +.
Barnhart. Carl Beck, George ii. Ben
nett. Carl o. Bernhard. Samuel w.
B5wlby, John T. Brown. Jennie F.
| DOYLE. Mary f. Fitzgerald, Julia A.
Flemming. Minnie j. Frederick.
| Clara G.. Freeman, Blanche j. Guest,
| Oscar f. Jensen, Clara M. johnson,