Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-06-21
OMMENCEmEN l..

The Opera House Crowded Last
Night 70 Listen 10 the Excel.
lent Program of she Comm en-.
cement of the New school.
The eagerness with which the hun
dreds and hundreds of pecnle sought
admission to the Opera House Thurs
day night, indicated the interest which
the public has In the superb public
schools of the city. Large ss is the
Opera House, great as is iss capacity,
the people last evening could not be
accommodated, and many lete comers
were obliged to reluctantly lt ave with
out enjoying the entertain ment pro-
vided.
There have been many commence
ments held In this city, no few of
them especially elaborate, but none
have been more succes-tul, finished
and showing more capability than the
first annual commencement of Bank
Street High School.
When the brilliant au5iance had
crowded In that vast auditorium, a
beautiful picture was presented upon
the stage. Manager Moore had used
exquisite taste In dressing the plat
form. The scene represented a beau.
tiful landscape, and great palms.
graceful ferns and beautiful plants
added peculiar charm to the picture.
Arranged symmetrically were many
chairs for the large graduating, class
the members of the Board of Educa-
tion and those conducting the school.
Prof. CarlPs superb Harmonica Or
chestra played the delightful Quaker
City March, the scholars participating
marched to their seats to the time of
the beautiful music. First the yeung
ladies, all attired In beautiful white
dresses, the young men In sombre
black and then the members of the
dignified Board of Education.
Then followed the program of the
evening. After an overture "Gaiety,"
Rev. John 8. Heisler offered prayer
and Or. o. E. Peck, who presided, an
nounced the various numbers.
The essays were of high character
and the orations most admirable. It
would be difficult to mention one in
preference to the other, and it Is Inn
possible to give a fair resume of all
that was said. The essays and ora
tions first, were sensibly practical.
The subjects were within the compre-
hension Of all who listened. They
were treated broadly and practically
aod in addition to the apparent wis
dom and thought there was q we'll
rounded finish to them that made
them pleasing. The elocutionary abil-
ity displayed by the class was Of a
high order.
There were twenty Elk young ladies
and gentlemen graduated from the
school. Of course it was impossible to
present each of this class with their
essay and grafton and large number
were necessarily excused. The pro-
gram was as follows, and those mark
ed with asterisk were excused:
Grafton, standing Monuments"
F. William Cox.
Essay, Importance of Time" Carrie Dilks
Essay, Perseverance," Frances Bacon
Essay, aluminium and Its Future
A. Leslie Lambert
Essay, Some Notable Homes" Mary Boon
Essay, "Our Neighbor, Mexico"
Willie Conner
Essay, Education of Woman"
Susie Vanaman
Essay. Invention" Edward Dixon
Essay, America. Ny America"
Elizabeth Moore
Music, Waltzes: "sparkling Gem" ". S. Repley
Orchestra
Essay. Success" Walter Felmey
Essay. "Slang and Americanisms,"
Walter Demaris
Essay, IA Theban Dinner Party" Sadie Gray
Essay. "Gradatim," Hattie Hicks
Essay. "Onward is the Language of Creation,' .
Rena Moore
Essay. "Ei Whitney and the Inven ton of the
Cotton Gin," Martin Fitch
Essay, "Heroism of Woman" Josephine Fort
Essay, "superstition," Rena Loper
Grafton, physical Culture" W.B. Johnson
Exercise by Glass in Physical Culture.
Essay, michael Angelo" Carrie Sellers
Essay, ITO Be, Rather than to Seem,"
May Smashey.
Essay, 1.-THE American Public School System" ."
Herbert Garrison.
Essay, "Madame De Stael,' Rae Westcott
Essay, "Beacon lights Alice Service
Essay. "Cause and Effect Willie Thomas
Essay. "The Triumphs of Learning"
Carrie Young.
Grafton, National Shadows
Frank MGaliard.
Music. Overture, "zelthus,'. We. Pettee
The exercises of the class In Phy sical
Culture was one of the delightfully."-
pleasing features of the evening, and
the graceful movements charmed the
audience and called for the highest
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