The herald., 1895-06-30
SANTA BARBARA EVENTS
The High School Students Have Their
Commencement
They Showed Marked Proficiency
Keyes' Address-The Graduating
Class

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NJ. +. church, the finest auditorium III
the city, was filled to it's utmost cap acity
on Friday evening, June 2sth, by multi.
tudes OF Barbarenos who take an active
interest in educational affairs. The oc-
casion was the high school commencement
ana the talent and orderly arrangements
displayed would have been credit to
any university in the land. A notable
Improvement was observed in the fact
that every feature possessed great merit
and distinction, the music was furnished
entirely by professionals, and the pleas
ing absence of pretentious orations. and
wearisome essays by inexperienced iuven-
lies. At the entertainments of Monday
and Wednesday evenings the proficiency
OF the scholars was shown conspicuously.
but at last evenings event recognized
ability and mature experience held sway.
The programme, printed copies of
which were distributed among tue audi
ence, read rs follows:
Music. Traumerei, Schumann-Hans
Schuy quartette.
Music. Evening Song, Sago-Hans
Schuy quartette.
Address-President C. II. Reyes.
Music, American Airs-IIans Schuy
quartette.
Presentation of diplomas = President
board of school trustees. M. b. McDutiie.
Music. (al High Scnool Girls schot-
T. Beaumont-Hans Schuy quartette.
Benediction-Rev. T. G. Miller.
Glass of '95-Josepnine Boyer Geneva
Caldwell, Carrie b. Clark, Matte A.
Cook, Edna Crooks, Nina Curran, Ida
Ealand, Ida Gates, Mamie A. Gaylord,
Iah 1,1,,
Ella Lillard, Gaspar G. Lopez, Duncan
McDuffie, Hicke Minassian, Edna NJ.
Myers, Cora b. Patterson, James Russell
Park, Fannie s. Reed, Ethel M. Richard
son, Bertha c.. Stringfeld. Mary Thur
mond, John D. Van Den Berg, Georgia
Williams.
The famous Schuy quartette consisting
o four violins, rendered excellent music.
DIR. Carriers prayer was fervent. brief
and appropriate, the Presbyterian rec
tors tones being distinctly heard in every
portion of the great edifice and his noble
sentiments striking responsive chords
in the hearts of the vast assmeblage.
When that distinguished gentleman
President Z. H. Keyes of Throop univer-
sity, appeared upon the stage he was
greeted with loud applause. Mr.. Keyes
stands foremost among the leaders in ed
ucational circles of this state. He has
wide reputation for scholarly dttainments
anu lor peerless aolIitleS In conducting
institutions of learning, and that he
should have consented to deliver the ad-
dress on this occasion was most for
tunate circumstance. He began by pay
ing high tribute to the public schools of
this nation which fit men and women
for good citizenship and prepare them for
the pursuit of honorable careers. AL
though the high school afforded ample in
struction for the ordinary walks OF life.
he wisely stated that the most lucrative |
positions fell to college graduates, and |
dwelt at length upon the advantages of a
higher education.
The time was never more urgent for
thorough acquisition of knowledge than |
at present, continued the speaker and |
California presented petter facilities for |
learning than any other state in the |
union. He held the rapt attention of the |
audience for one hour. after which he |
turned and directed the peroration to |
the graduating class, which occupied seats |
in the choir back of the pulpit. The ad-
dress was mastery argument, enhanced |
by, clear tones, lofty eloquence and grace
full gesture. Neither notes nor manu-
script were used and the delivery was
faultless. The entire discourse was an
hour and eight minutes in duration, and |
the speaker was heartily dpplauded.
The success of the exercies is due to
Superintendent c. 7. Roop. who during
his brief administration has revolutionized |
the city high school and placed it upon a
standard OF excellence. Our
schools had suffered some from the effects
OF mismanagement under superinten-
dents who lacked ability and enter
prise, and it remained for Professor Roop
to raise them from this lethargy and ad-
vance them on the road to prosperity.
A perusal of the names of tho alumni
reveals that three or four have passed
away, many are engaged in laudable pur-
suits elsewhere; most of them are doc
tors, lawyers, teachers, mechanics or
county officials in our own midst while
all of them have proved themselves to be
good men and women. The people of this
recognize the enthusiastic
zeal and the tireess efforts Of Professor
Roop in elevating the high school, and
realize the importance of retaining him
at its head. Iii has rebuilt what his pre-
decessors had torn down or left undone,
removed old-fashioned customs, made
changes and inspired the schol-
ars with renewed energy and progressive
spirit,