The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-26
SCHOOL GRADUATES
Commencement Exercises in
Ferguson's Theatre.
A VERY LARGE AUDIENCE
The Glass of '0i Presents a Fine Program
Of Literary, Vocal and Instrumental
Exercises to the Delight of Their Many
Friends

The graduating exercises of the class of
~, Shenandoah Grammar schools, were
held in Ferguson's theatre last evening
before an immense throng of relatives and
friends of the graduates. The large
gathering and the warmth of the weather
did not make the theatre very comfort
able, but the exercises were of such an in
teresting character but few of the audi
dered.
The decorations of the stage consisted
OF American flags tastefully arranged at
each side of the proscenium arch and at
the back ground. The forty-fve gradu-
ates occupied seats on a slOping platform
IN the centre of the stage and presented a
st1klng appearance to those in front
superintendent Whitaker and PRINCIPAL
| Cooper occupied seats to the left of the
stage and the members of the School
Board were seated to the platform on
which the graduates were seated.
The audience was an enthusiastic one
ana the encores were numerous. The
exercises opened with welcome chorus
| by the class after which Miss Mary A
wade gave an interesting and somewhat
amusing defamation on "The school
masters Guests" An essay by John j.
A
he stream" teemed with excellent advice
William ). Brooks defamation on THE
stars and Stripes was patriotic effort
which won hearty applause.
An essay by Miss Isabel T.. Fishburn.
In which the subjects and methods of
conversation looking to the pleasure and
Dement'S OF others were nicely defined. was
followed by the singing of Like the
Lark" by Misses Baugh Hand Capper,
Einnegan, Miller, Hares, Davis and
Brown.
A defamation by Miss Hannah C.
Bartsch on The Lawyers Stratagem"
caused considerable merriment and Pat
rick J, SuIlivan's essay on 1'Home Pleas.
ures won deserved applause
MISS Annie ID. EisenhOwer's declama-
tion The Statue in Clay" was very in
teresting and the essay of Miss Agnes c.
OHearn embraced many bright thoughts
The first instrumental contribution of
the evening was piano solo "I,es
RameauN" by IsadOre Self and IL won
hearty applause. Miss Julia V. Kirk was
equally successful in rendering the dec
lamation Antonio Oriboni."
With an essay on "Trihes" Miss Annie
Q. Gost acquitted herself with credit
She reminded the auditors that success i'm
hte is due to the attention given to details
and that the world is made up of what
people consider trihes
The defamation on "The G1blinsn was
well received and the cho-lS, "IoreIei -
was eXCellently rendered b, ne class Tt
was followed by well rendered essay on
why am Glad that am an American y
by A: Severn Brown, who paid America
glowing tribute.
Arthur S. Levine's defamation on
sam Smiths SOliloquyn made a very
favorable impression and Charles +.
Holderman's essay on "How to Rest'' was
a logical treatise worthy the head of one
OF more nature years than the youthful |
speaker
Difficult Love Making" was n very
amusing defamation by Miss Tessie |
McManus and was followed by the rendi !
ton OF Wandering in the Spring time
by double quartette consisting of Misses |
Baugh, Capper Finnegan, Hand, Miller. |
Hares Davis and Brown and Messrs |
O,Donnell, May, Schmidt and ReimilIer
Miss Mary b. Meehan gave a declama- |
tion on THE Bachelor Sale" in manner |
which not only greatly pleased the large |
audience, but proved so pointed thar
several of the bachelor memb bers of the |
School Board were forced to recede behind |
the scenes to escape the sly glances from |
the audience.
Miss Jessie NJ. Mansell's essay on "a |
GOOD Time" was very cTeditable piece |
of work and upheld the theory that what |
constitutes a good time depends upon the |
ch iracter of the one who seeks it, One
good time is to extend your energies i'm |
trying 10 do unto others as you wouId |
have them do unto you.n
Michael j. Byrnes defamation on
deserved it.
Benjamin F. Jones vocal solo, III the
Waters Could Speak, was very effective
and won a double encore.
Miss Martha Cables defamation on
= Little Nellie in Prison" was very touch
ing; Tue audience applauded it heartily,
IN the manner in which he handled the
essay, "Respectability. of Labor" He
maintained that labor is labor all the
world over, the only difference being the
application. One means of labor is in no
way superior to another so far as respect
ability Is concerned.
A chorus, Boat Song" was well rem
dered by the class
Miss Ellen b, kaerchers essay on "True
Herolsm" reflected an excellent sentiment
and was heartily applauded. It is not the
performance OF those acts by which the
loer ot galns PuDIlc applause, but the secret
acts which are prompted by force of
character and true moral courage that
.orms the essential part of true heroism.
Harry W. Ecker's defamation on
Judge Pitman on Various Kinds of
weather" was both interesting and anus
ng and Miss Mary l., Durkin's pathetic
defamation, Faithful Unto Death, ," was
heartily applauded,
The singing of might" by Misses
3augh, Hand, Capper Finnegan, Miller.
iares, Davis and Brown was a very
pleasing feature Of the program.
, MISS Matte b. Powells essay "The
history of Bells" teemed with interesting
historical gleauings and was followed by
. very amusing defamation bv Miss
l,e5nnie z. Campbell, entitled Two of
Ihem.n
81 Cannot Sing the Old Songs" was
cry effectively rendered by a double
.Cartette consisting of Misses Baupb. |
.apper Finnegan, Hand, Miller, HaTes
Davis and Brown, and Messrs. O'DopueU |
Nay, Schmidt and Reimiller.