The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-22
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS +!
Commencement Exercises of '0j
Held Last Night,
THE THEATRE WAS CROWDED
A Lengthy Program Was Rendered In
a Manner Very ,Creditable to
the Graduates and the
Instructors.
THE THEATRE WAS CROWDED


The seventeenth annual commencement
of the Shenandoah High school was held
in Ferguson's theatre last night The at
tendance OF friends aud relatives of the
graduates was very large the full capacity
of the theatre being taxed. The stage pre-
sented an excellent appearance. At the
back and centre of the stage there was a
large mound of beautiful flowers fianlled
by lovely plants Tue boxes at each side
of the stage were decorated with excellent
specimens of the crayon work that is done
in the High schools senior class. The
boxes were occupied by school teachers.
Seats formed in a large semi-crcle on the
stage were occupied by the graduates, and
members of the School Board occupied
seats on the left of the stage. Superintendent
Whitaker was seated at the right of the
stage and directed the exercises. Principal
Cooper occupied seat near him.
The exercises were of a very interesting
character and each graduate retired amid
hearty applause accorded by the specta-
tors. The efforts were very creditable and
showed the results of the excellent train
ing the High school affords. All the lit
erary selections were gems and the atten-
tive audience must have CLEANED from them
thoughts that will be cherished while
memory lasts A discussion on an up-to-
date theme, gold and silver was one of the
features Of the program and it was very
intelligently handled by both sides The
program
Chorus, "Greeting Song" class; saluta-
tory grafton, Greetings" Cornelius b.
Campbell; essay, "Sunbeams of Educa-
tion' Miss Lillian NJ Llewellyn; essay,
"Nictories of peace" Miss Katie c. Dough-
erty; double quartette "Softly Treading,".
Misses Burke, Folmer, Leckie and
Llewellyn, Messrs. Campbell, Coury,
Dewitt and Seltzer; grafton, Fortune
favors the brave" Albert d. Beck; essay,
"Hidden Pearls, % Miss Emma A. Guntor:
High school quartette, THE vacant chair"
Messrs. Conry, Campbell Dewitt and
Keogh; oration, 'Preface of the twentieth
century" Tobias Hochlerner; essay, "The
dignity of labor" Miss Mary E. Mulhearn;
chorus, ''The harvest MOON" class; essay,
"'Tis distance lends enchantment,"
Miss Agnes f. I.eckie Grafton,
Talents, the nations stars" Harry p
Gable; essay, Through Difficulties
to Grandeur" Miss Mary E. Burke;
vocal solo, Anchored, " Frank j. Conry;
essay, Living torches" Miss Mary D.
Griffiths class recitation, "Flying Jim's
last leap" Miss Annie F. Flaherty; High
school quartette, medley Messrs Conry,
Campbell, Dewitt and Keogh oration
principles, not men," Allen l.. Seltzer;
essay "a smooth sea never makes skill
full mariner, " Miss Gertie c. Muir; chorus,
''In the silvery moonlight rowing" class
ESSAY, "Silent forces" Miss Maggie L.
Shane discussion, "Gold VS.. Silver, "
Messrs. Dewitt and O'Hearn double quar-
tette, "0ft in the stilly night" Misses
Burke, Folmer, Leckie and Llewellyn
Messrs. Campbell, Conry, Dewitt, Seltzer;
essay, Education and life, Miss Annie
A. Fox; class history, Miss Carrie V. Fol
mer; High school quartette, 'The jolliest
boys alive" Messrs. Conry, Campbell
Dewitt, Keogh essay, "The arch of sue
cess" Miss Lizzie f. North valedictory
grafton, "Esse guam videri," James D.
Creary.
The program was not as long as that of
the preceding evening, yet the hour of
closing was late and the formality Of nav
ing members of the School Board make re-
marks at the close of the exercises was
dispensed with. Mr. Daniel Ogden, the
handsome president of the board pre-
sented the diplomas to the graduates with
admirable grace and dignity and the ex-
ercises closed with a chorus Parting
Song" by the class AS whole the COM
mencement compared very favorably with
the successful efforts of past years and the
graduates and those to whom they are in
debted for their tuition and training can
recall the event with pride.
The High school quartette is deserving
of special mention. The singing was of an
excellent order and the audience was so
much delighted with it that the second
selection was accorded an encore and the
third was given two.