Catoctin clarion., 1895-06-20

HIGH SCHOOL CoMMENCEMENT.-Cn Fri
day evening last the Thurmont Male and
Female High School, Prof. VIM. NJ. Martin
Principal, held its second commencement
exercises in Town Hail.
On the stage with the Principal and the
graduating class were MIR. Ezra r. thinner.
man, member of the county board ofSchool
Commissioners, Messrs James Creeger. John
Jones and Col. j. r. Rouzer the local trus.
tees, Mr.. John Landers, Principal of the
home public schools, Rev's J. h. Barb, R.,
Whittingham, E. G. B. Castle, Henry Mann,
Geo. A. Mhitmore and David H. Kuhn.
We append, in full, the programme:
Entrance March; Prayer, Rev. Henry
Mann Salutatory, mot Finished, but Be-
gum" Chas. s. L.anders; Essay, "Music,'
Mary P. Casscll Essay, Ministry of Flow.
ers," s. Margaret Rouzer; Grafton, "Decisye
Integrity" John Jones; Music; Glass His
tory, Jos. A. Bennett Essay, Defeat may
be Victory in Disguise Bessie A. Martin !;
Essay, "Me Fails and he alone who has not
StrWen," Efie s. Baker; Grafton, "Self Re-
liance," Frank r. Martin Solo, "One Heart
Divine s. Margaret Rouzer; Prophecy.
Bertha G. Stocksdale Essay, 1T Might
have been," Mary A. 10y; Essay, "The end,
the Beginning, &c. Viola Stocksdale; Ora
ton. "Our Republic" Arthur L. Rouzer ;
Music; Essay, "Crises in Life" Edna K.
Waesche; Essay, What shall our Future
be?" Reppie E. Grimes Essay, "For Life,
and not for School, we learn" Mary J. Ian.
ders.; Solo, "Past and Present." Ef1e s, Ba-
ker; Address, Rey. r. Whittingham Pre-.
sentation OF Diplomas, Rev. J. H. Barb; Val
edictory, I'm the now the then lies folded"
Mary A. Waesche; Glass Ode, Glass Benz
ediction, Rey. G. A. Whitmore.
Without anyintenton to speak kind words
unmerited, we are bound to say that the sub
ject matter OF the orations and essays was of
higher character that might we'll have been
anticipated and the delivery was in most
cases OF q superior kind.
The valedictory, salutatory, history and
prophecy were meritorious to degree that
was most gratifying to these who feel per-
sonAl interest IN the welfare Of our High
School, The over-crowded condition Of the
Hall and the fact that as many as one third
of those present were standing coupled with
the deplorable fact that, as usual, the lobby
and outside steps were occupied by rabEle
whose chief occupation was to talk, laugh
and run up and down duriag the entire even
ing, without let or hindranoe all these
conspired to render il impossible that more
than very few occupying the forward part
of the Hall could hear what was being said.
The stage trimmings were neat and consist
ed of large fern boquets, laurel wreath cn-
closing the words "Class of '95" and the
motto "Westigia nulla retrorsum." take no
backward steps.
The eleven young ladies were dressed in
white, the young men in black; they pre-
sented charming scene, forming bright
and handsome foreground to the staid and
heavier background of clericals and
officials.
After the exer discs, the graduating class
held reception in the Hall. One of the
marked features ofthe event was the presence
of strangers; at no time has the new Town
Hall held an audience composed in such large
part of strangers: there were present mum.
Der from Emmitsburg, Rocky Ridge, Loys,
Graceham, Creagerstown, Frederick and
Baltimore cities as we haye predicted our
High School Commencement will constitute
the one literary and the chief society event
Of our summers,