St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-14
CLASS DAY FOR '94.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATE
AT PEOPLES cHVRcH.
ATTRACTIVE AT,
AFFAIR.

A Large but Well Executed Pro.
~; gramme-Music, Speaking and
IN Singing = Novel stereopticon
shl Exhibition Some Amusing
Glass statistics and Predic-
tions for the Fnture-Differ-
o. ence Between Glass Day and
- commencement,
nv A class has come and gone; '94
of the st. Paul high school will be
known no more as a class organization,
for its death throes TRANSFERRED at the
Peoples church last evening. 1t
was a little after s when
the High School orchestra let loose
the first strains of music to open the
programme. No organization in the
school has made such swift and sure
progress as this amateur orchestra,
which, springing into existence but
year or SO ago, is able to furnish music,
and good music, too, for even so large
an entertainment as the high school
class day. When the SO scholars, who
were to meet for the last time as
class, had filed in, and when the tiers of
chairs were filled the stage presented a
very pretty picture. Overhead hung
the class banner. with its colors, GRIM
son and white. and the single figures
'94. Underneath was the crowd of
happy young faces, radiant with ex-
pectation. 1t was sight to
do the heart good, and so
thought as large an audience as
has assembled in the church for many
a day. Besides the banner the stage
was decorated with greens and flowers.
In the center was reproduction of an
ancient work by a famous sculptor.
which is to be left to the school. Back
of the relief work, in front of the organ
loft, stood large white screen behind
which was stereopticon. more of which
anon.
When the class was all in order,
the president. Frederick Hammond,
arose and delivered his address OF vel
come to the audience and farewell to
his schoolmates. In few we'll chosen
words of thanks to all present. and con-
CALCULATIONS to the students, he said all
that was necessary
Miss Eva Baer followed him with the
class statistics. Miss Baer is young
lady OF very Drepossessing appearance.
She has clear, sweet voice, and her
figures and scheme of arrangement
were very attractive. She told the size
of the class as composite mass; which
had been voted the prettiest girl aud
handsomest boy; the most popular boy
and girl. and most dignified, besides
number OF other curious aud interesting
facts.
With the class history Casper Sauer
did nObly. His delivery was excellent
and dramatic. giving added zest to
weil-written history on really unimpor-
tant events. He began at the very be.
ginning and related the trials and tribu-.
slatiOnS of the class from the very first
q to, the present time.
On behalf of the girls society of '94,
the L. K. A., Miss Gertrude Heine spoke
shortly at the close, presenting Miss
Edith Brill, president OF the Boadieians
80, with sauce pan used by the L. K.
A. as gavel and contribution box.
Miss Brill responded briefly.
The motto Grafton by Benjamin Chap
man had for its subject the class motto,
! ca L dCCm al LuCSul L HIOuSu
peace to light" While often the most
pretentious orations 10y students are the
worst, such was not the case with this
one. Mr.. Chapman handled his subject
we'll, and used his strong voice to good
advantage.
a The only poem of the evening was by
Miss Jessie Schulten. and was entitled
1.-The Tramps of '94." 1t dealt in a
humorous way with '94 as a body of
Coxeyttes marching on to Washington,
and 1t was written i'll very creditable
manner. Miss Schulten has already
made an enviable record for herself at
the high school as poet.
After medley OF popular airs had
been played by the orchestra, Miss
Marguerite Chase gave the special
part. the novelty of the evening. This
year the part consisted Of pictures of
the prominent members of the class
taken in babyhood. The pict-
ureS were thrown on the
screen already spoken of, and
Miss Chase told the name, aud also
made some pertinent remarks about
them.
While the gas was being lighted the
orchestra favored the audience with a
selection not down OIL the bill. Z
In his address to the lower classes
Douglas Peabody embodied much good
advice to the younger members of the
school.
Attention was called to the center of
the stage, where stood the reproduction
of Luca del Robbia's relief "Singing
Boys" Miss Emma Fryer, with short
biography of the artist, presented 1t to
the school.
Owing to sprained ankle. George
Langford was unable to be present aud
deliver his prophecy for the individual
future of the class members. Albert
Dickinson read it instead, and it proved
to be very bright aud entertaining.
Miss Bernice Cannon made prophe-
cy for MIR. LaDgford, which. if fulhlied,
she was sure would make him happy.
President Hammond. calling Miss
Helen James, president of '95. to the
stage, gave her, in turn, to give in turn
to the succeeding class, a knife, which |
has been handed down from year to
year since '64.
Ralph Sly then took the floor and
moved and put the motion to present |
the gavel to MIR. Hammond. This was |
done unanimously.
On behalf of the seniors in the man
ual training school MIR. Heffner pinned |
huge. but exact model of the class
pin on Mr.. Hammond's breast, The |
class song. by Miss Emma Fryer, was
then sung by the entire class standing,
and the last meeting was called adj |
jonrned.
The difference between class day and |
commencement is this: For class day |
the performers are chosen by vote and |
for commencement by standing in stud |
les. 1t has always been the custom for
any one having both class and COM
mencement parts to give up one or the |
other. From students standpoint |
class day is always considered the more
interesting, and often the more impOr-
tant of the two.
GRADUATES NUMBER 1873.