The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
ARE NOW Graduates
Thlrty-POu Diplomas Distributed at High
School Commencement.
BRILLIANT Scene At ACADEMY
President @. H. Won Storch Presents
the Graduates with Their Diplomas.
Superb Work of Miss Bess Wood
and Emerson Owen Select Assem-
blage Witness the Exercises and
Applaud the Graduates.

The public SCHOOLS or the city or
Scranton were closed for the term o!
1898 04 yesterday At all of them exer.
cises were observed appropriate. but
the crowning OF the school year was
done ut the Academy of Music in honor
Of the eighteenth annual commence
ment and the graduation of the senior
high school class, amounting to thirty
four pupils. The nancs of the grail
ulies are:
John j. Bechtold, Thomas A. Donahoe.
Florence helreigle William L. Jameson,
Wallace Moser, Emerson d. Owen, Edwin
Z. Whittemore. Victor A. Wenze CHude
W. Walker, and Misses Lucy Cooke, Cath
orino 1. Cobb, Elizabeth J. Carlyon. Mayme
Clearwater. Mary Durkan, Elizabeth Du-
vall, Emma Fnlkowssy, Kathryn Armour
Fitzpatrick, Lila Frable Clara Gibbs,
Anne Gibbons, Mary Harris, Janet c.
Jones, Anna Judge, Jessie Kellow, Eliza
beth Lewis, Annie McTighe, Mary II.
Schimpff, Ef1ic Thompson, Mabel Watrous,
Myrtle Watrous. Bess Wood, Grace Ida
Winchell.
1t has become a custom that on COM
mencement occasion gathering such
as is seldom seen within the walls OF
the Academy Of Music attends, Young
and old, rich and poor, all classes of
people are there.
Last night. notwithstanding the
sweltcring atmosphere. there was even
greater interest shown. and without
disparaging former graduating exer-
cises. it Ia deserved 70 express that
more brilliant galaxy OF students never
before received diplomas.
When the curtain went up the under
graduate class was already seated upon
The stage. Opera chairs were arranged
in tiers rising gradually toward tho
rear curtain, before which was pro
fusion of potted plants. An electric
display OF incLndescent lights above
tJc stage. arranged so rs to read. Glass
Of "a, shone respIendently.
THE GRADUATES ENTER.
The graduating class waited until
the curtain had risen and then singly
from the side wings came each aud
proceeded to an appointed seat. Miss
Cess Wood. the valedictorian Of the
class sat on the center chair in the
front row and the easy grace and fas
cinating presence betitted her for the
prominent position.
The programme was begun with, af-
ter an overture from the orchestra, the
invocation being by Rev. jaime Mcleod,
I'D. It was fervent and eloquent.
Miss Emma Falkowsky delivered the
solutatory, her subject being, "Ameri.
can Wit and Humor." The address was
both solid and witty. She gave ers-
phic descriptions OF the various sorts Of
numor and wit as told among the
American authors who ranked highest
in pure bubbling humor. She thought
it was Oliver Wendell Holmes, ana she
named the other great poets aud prose
writers who were entitled to rank in an
honorable position.
Miss Eliza Lewis. an elocutionist of
talent, recited THE Judgment Day"
It was extremely arduous piece to do
full Justice. but withal full justice was
done. Miss Clara Gibbs spoke her
essay on. THE Hudson in History" 1t
showed her master of history and the
paper required great research.
Miss Jessie Kellow delivered a recita-
ton on Confessions OF Bashful
Man." The assemblage was delighted
with her version of the troubles of the
timid youth. She is In the front num-
Der Of elocutionists.
OBSERVATIONS IN A STREET CAR.
Mas Anna Judge gave an essay on
observations in Street Car" IL
was very amusing and contained few
shots at the much abused street Car
conductor The Grafton Of Edwin
Whittemore on Progress of Electric.
ity," was very dry, but it showed that
lie was an exceedingly we'll read young
man in tho knowledge Nof the mysteri-
GUS fluid,
Mary Durkan recited, "Charity
Grinder and the Postmaster General"
This was also q very amusing story and
was received with laughter and ap-
plause. Wallace Moser delivered an
grafton on American politics. NJ.
Moser is a young man of commanding
appearance and the style of an orator,
His speech was bright resume OF the
history of politics and was marked with
frequent outbursts of eloquence.
Miss Elizabeth Csrlyon recited two
selections from James Whitcomb Riley
and acquitted herself very well. The
sparkling creation of Miss Grace Win
ehell, "Class Prophecy" was relation
of vision that befel hsT in which
Greek sprits bewitched hce AID she saw
the future lives of the Graduates out
lined. The remarkably iuany style of
her composition was charming.
But when we come to the doclama-
tion of Emerson Owen, entitled "Ths
Miser, Il pause is required that propsr
words be found to praise it. The missr
lived in France, and was possessed of
untold gold. The government wanted
loan, and to checkmate his supsriors
the old miser buried the treasure in u
vault beneath his houss. Mr.. Owon de-
picted with magnetic fire the gloating
Of the miser in the vault, and
afterward when the lid by ac-
cident fell and buried him
with his treasure, the excruciat-