The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-30
SCHOOL DAYS ENDED.
High School Commencement at the
Grand Opera House.
TWEETY-HIEE PUPILS GRADUATE.
A Pretty Sight on the StaEe-A Large
Audience Present

n Pretty Sight on the Sf3Eo-A Large
Audience Present
The edge of the stage in front of the
curtain at the Grand opera house
last evening, was a most unusual
sight. for there were flowers enough to
start big greenhouse, and daisies-well,
there was a line of them extending the
full length of the stage. This was a
pretty sight and was enjoyed by vast
audience In fact the Grand was packed
from top TO bottom
The occasion of all this was not the
appearance of some noted singer actor,
or artist; not equal suffrage mass
meeting or political convention, but it
was an assemblage of the fathers and
mothers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends of the twenty-nine
young men and women who had com
pleted the four years course at the To-
peka high school, and who came to hear
the commencement exercises
Hanging on the curtain fly of the
stage was a large hanger on which in
gold letters appeared the class motto:
"PIus Ultra, "a" The juniors occupied
the right upper boxes, and the sub-juni-
ors the left upper. They had appropri-
ate banners.
The flowers on the stage were a beau
tiful sight, but when the second signal
bell sounded and the curtain rose. il re-
vealed a much prettier sight Around
in a great half circle sat the twenty nine
graduates, while directly in front was
the mandolin club, consisting of two of
the graduating class, Messrs. Frank E.
Sheldon and Oscar Charleson. and others
from the other mandolin clubs, under
the direction Of Mr.. Joseph Kraemer of
the Alhamb bra Mandolin club.
The girls looked charming in white
dresses and long white kid gloves. Many
had corsage bouquets, which their ad-
mi had rrfvro harc
teen young girls The boys were there
too, and they were sandwiched in among
the girls, SO that each had an Opportu-
nifty Of keeping a fan in motion. The
usual black suit with white bow-tie was
their dress, with the exception of one
young man, who wore a new light suit,
button patent leather shoes and four in
hand tie.
The floral tributes presented by friends
and relatives were numerous. One
young man who received a handsome
basket of roses said that he wished he
only had the money they cost instead of
the flowers.
The Mandolin club played the .'Wien
Bleibt Wien" march and "Love's Dream
After the Ball" in a pleasing way.
Miss Daisy Starr sang a pretty So
prano solo, with violin obligato by Miss
Marie Norton. and Misses Lutte John
ston and Virgie Payne played the "La
Chase Infernalle," which captivated the
audience.
Music is always an acceptable varia-
tion.
Miss Manetta Burdge saluted the class
In fitting manner. Not only is she a
good student, but she is also a good
speaker and she made a good appear
ance before the audience.
The programme was a very long one,
and the exercises were creditable
Marie Brooks essay was an excellent
one.
The three "boxes" that Miss Taunsie
Caps described were the ballot box, the
band-box and the contribution box Her
essay was by far the most spicy and in
teresting one on the programme.
Clarence Evans told of the ancient pa
trician and plebeian. The golden age is
coming, when the plebeian's home is
along side that of the patrician.
Charles Titus is a forcible speaker,
and he delighted the audience with an
excellent Grafton we'll delivered.
Misses Matte Cooper. Winnifred Van
derpool and Messrs. Earle Stiles and
Ralph McEntire did themselves credit
in their orations.
The valedictory was one of the interest
Ing productions, and Miss Lou Nash was
happy choice for this duty Her de-
livery was clear and strong enough to be
we'll heard.
The finest Grafton, the best delivered
OF the evening was by Wilkie Clock.
he seemed perfectly at home on the
stage and he commanded close attention.
His was the class Grafton, and he argued
very forcibly that a college education
was very desirable
Rev. J. b. Thomas gave the class some
good advice. He told of Topeka's obli-
CATION to the scholars, and the obligation
was just as strong from them toward the
city. He also said that woman suffrage
was coming and that already woman had
proved mans equal if not his superior.
X b. Welch handed out the diplomas
10 the twenty nine graduates. He made
q speech giving them some good advice