Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-07
THE ARGUS, THURSDAY, JUNE Z, 1884.
Edith Strate,
HOfncr Frv

Edward COrkcn, Homer Fry.
Building No. 8.
Maud II csiiaSsr. Edaa 3 Collier,
George D De isenroth, Oito Ever.
Frsnk l. Littig, hannah A Mcbride,
Mary NJ Nolo, Arthur swanso.
Edward S,emon, Jessie Teske,
Berth Traenkenschuh.
Building No. !.
Laura Gordon, Lulu Dledsoe,
Catherine srogan. Lottis Raugh.
Verna Mason, Wilhemina blackburn,
Marguerite Luchmann Anna Nelson.
Mary Rode ick, cot Bartholomew,
Ida An -ersoD, Carl Beck,
The High school,
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Rock Island High school
will be held at Harper's theatre to-
morrow night.
A Parting Gift.
At the High school this morning
the class of '94 made the school a
parting gift of most appropriate
and handsome nature in the form of
beautiful crayon sketch richly
framed, of Principal j. A. Bishop,
who, too, sewers his connection with
the school this year. The presenta-
tion address was made by Miss Grace
Fitzpatrick, of the graduating class,
who said:
Friends and Schoolmates:-We, the
class of '94, having spent three or
four of the most pleasant years of
our school life with you, are about
to leave you and enter life's school.
But before we go we desire to leave
| you some token of the fond remem-
brance in which we shall always hold
you. Therefore. / now, in behalf of
the class of '94, present to you this
picture as token of our regard.
Remem boring during the four years
we have been here how we have been
directed by our kind principal, Prof.
Bishop. whose departure we look up
on with many regrets, we could not
think of more fitting token to leave
you as membrance. We hope
when you look upon it, it viii not
only remind you Of the class of "a
and of Prof. Bishop, but of the happy
DAYS. spent with him in this building.
The reply was made by c. b. Dur
ham, of the Twelfth grade Latin
class, whose remarks were like those
of the graceful spokesman for the
donors, most betting, and were as
| follows:
In behalf of our school and the fu-
ture scholars and teachers, / thank
you, graduating class for this beau
tiful present. This is the counter
felt presentment" Of our loved teach
er and principal. Prof. Bishop. He
has been our guide through sciences
difficult to master, but necessary for
our good, our friend in all, our in
structor in kindness and thoughtful
ness. We must part from him, but
this beautiful rememb rance will ale
viate the sorrow of parting. You
start from school hand in hand, may
each help the other if in need. You
are now about to graduate. and most
of You have bright hopes for the fu-
ture. behold star, newly created
rizing above the worlds horizon.
Shall it perish? No. it ascends the
armament serenely and sheds on all
its beams of browning glory. You
are that star. o class of '94. ard with
You are our best wishes forever
Principal Bishop also spoke in his
customary happy vein. abiding to
his qualification at knowing that al
though he was to depart from the
school, he was yet to remain in the
likeness that had been presented.
He referred in terms highly compli.
mentary to his predecessor, Principal
Hatch, to the satisfaction he felt a,
knowing that his picture was to hang
beside that of Mr.. Hatch, and gave
expression to his attachment for his
work and his love for the pupils OF
the school and his high appreciation
of Rock Island and all his associa.
tons here.
On reaching home at noon MIR
Bishop became the recipient of an
other surprise, for he found under
his dinner plate handsome diamond
shirt stud, the gift of the High school
corps of teachers, the scholars ant
the Alumni association.
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