The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-19
School Exercises
A Signal Success.

j Notwithstanding the disagreeabl,
weather large audience representing
the culture and refinement of Astoris
assembled at Liberty Hall last evening
to witness the closing exercises Of tn,
Astoria Select School. The hall wa,
tastefully decorated by Mrs. c. P. Up
shur, Mrs. Perry Trulllnger and Mrs
Worsley. In evening dress and whit,
gloves, Masters Trullinger, Upshul
Cherry, Wright and Worsley, acted a.
ushers.
After prayer by Rev. Lyman ths
junior class were introduced by 6
violin and piano duet by Master Sig
fred and Miss Clara Young. Miss
Young's reputation as a pianist of un,
usual merit is we'll established, but
Master Sigfred made his debut as Q
! violinist and rendered the difficult Sc
lection in a manner seldom equaled by
any but experienced musicians.
Master Andrew Holmes defamation
entitled Manhood" was delivered in
an unusually effective style and with
very distinct articulation.
Miss Hattie e. Tallant acquitted her
self nobly in reciting the Lost Chime
Karl Knutsens defamation, Dan
Portions Ride was we'll received by
the appreciative audience
Miss Lottie Bennett sang when My
Ship Comes In," a beautiful selection
and well adapted to the young lady's
voice, which is one of unusual strength
and sweetness for one Of her years.
Miss Nettie Tuttle's essay, on the
Rivers Secrets was refreshing in its
originality. Interesting fact and fam
ciful descriptions were interviewer in
an especially effective manner
Miss May Morgan's recitation, 1.-THE
Women of Marble Head was we'll
rendered, and met with deserved ap-
probation.
Sigfred Young declaimed Behind
Time" in a pleasing and unembarrassed
manner deserving of special mention.
Miss May Morgan's piano solo "Bo-
hemian Girl" was executed in an ar
tistic and expressive style quite un-
usual for one so young.
Kate Upshur recited Farewell to
the Family Fleet" in an especially
pleasing and unaffected manner.
Miss Polly Mexican, who stood next
highest in the late gold medal elocu-
tionary contest, rendered her recitation,
Dolores" in her most effective man.
ner This concluded the junior exer-
cises.
The duet merry Birds" by Polly
Mexican and Lottie Bennett, a beauti-
full selection, charmingly rendered
and enthusiastically encored,
opened the graduating exercises proper.
Miss Clara Young then read an essay
entitled, Following the Leader" This
was an unusual subject and handled
in a mastery manner, clearly, concisely
and pleasingly written, and all the bet
ter appreciated because differing from
the ordinary graduating essays In
it's character. Rev. W. s. Short, in his
usually happy manner, with some very
appropriate remarks, presented Miss
Young with diploma certifying to
Miss Young's having finished the full
course of study as taught in the Astoria
Select School, this young lady being
the first one to take such honors, all
graduates heretofore being Of the Aca-
demic department only.
The audience was next entertained
with an address by H. s. Lyman,
whose reputation as a scholar and
writer render it unnecessary to state
ing and replete with noble ideas and
original thoughts pleasingly presented.
The address was an intellectual treat.
The class song, "a Parting" was next
sung by the young ladies. This song
was written by Samuel L. Simpson
for the graduating class Of 1876. Of
Willamette University, and is beauti-
full composition. 1t seemed especially
fitting and effecting on this occasion
from the fact that Miss Young leaves
in a few days for three years
stay in Europe, and the farewell which
she says to her schoolmates is
longer one than that which Is usually
said by graduates.
The exercises of the evening closed
with calisthenics embodying some en-
tirely new drills in dumb-bells which
were gracefully and accurately per-
formed by the young ladies Of the
junior class attired in their uniform
costumes of cream bunting.
This closes the seventh year Of the
Astoria Select School, a year attended
with such prosperity as to warrant
the management in branching out and
adding another department under the
supervision of a competent instructor
at the commencement of the next
school year. Much credit is due Miss
Warren, the principal, for the excel
lent work which her school has accom-
plished in the past, and we bespeak
a very prosperous future for this in
stitution, which has steadily risen in
favor, and numbers among its pat
rons and friends, the most influential
and cultivated families of Astoria.