The herald., 1895-06-13
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Annual Commencement
Last Night
A BRILLIANT OCCASION
Almost Perfect Arrangements and an
Interesting Programme
SALUTATORY AND VALEDICTORY
Eighty Young Ladies and Gentlemen in
An Immense Audience Witnessed the Lengthy
Proceedings
Eighty Young Ladies and Gentlemen in
the Class
An Immense Audience Witnessed the Lengthy
Proceedings
:'With Hopeful Hearts Let Us cheerfuIIy Bid
Adieu to Our Teachers and the Mem
bers of the Board Of Education"
1.-THE Threshold OF Life

The Los Angheles Theater was orowde d
last night by the parents and friends of
the graduating .class of the high school
upon the occasion OF the regular ann ual
commencement. 1t was joint commence
ment OF the winter and summer clas
OF '95
While the orchestra played an overture
the curtain rose. displaying a collection
of eighty as bright and intelligent faces
as ever were brought together in Los
Angeles. Following is the programme
carried out.
Amy Fallon, sauta tory, A Plea for the
Story.
Ralph Cole, grafton, Commendable Self
fishness.
Music.
Dwight steen, Robin Hood and Rob-
in Hoods.
Jacquette Hunter. Mateo of the Mission.
Walter Leeds, ,yaledictory to winter
class, Arbitration.
Music.
Carrie Field. valedictory to summer
class, Measures.
Rev. J. S. Pitman, mem Der of board OF
education, address.
Music.
Presentation of class-E. E. Gates, prin-
cipal.
Awarding of diplomas T. Hale,
president board of education.
sMiss Fallon did exceedingly well in the
salutatory. Not entirely unlocked .or the
lady compared the position OF the class
to that OF ancient gladiators, who before
entering upon the combat, paused mo-
ment before the emperor. lust as the
class now stood upon the threshold of act
i've life. Ralph Cooks Grafton upon Com
mendable Senshness was well delivered
and was full of excellent idsas. Mr..
Stems review of the history of the royal
forests abounded in narrative and thrill
ing incidents. 1t was embellshed oy
many well selected ballads and proved
very entertaining.
No piece on the programme appealed
more thoroughly to the local sentiments
OF the listeners than the beautiful story of
sion, by Miss Jacquette Hunter.
Walter r. Leeds, the valedictoran of
the winter class delivered an able Grafton
on Arbitration. 1t was a very able
handling of the subject. Concluding, Mr..
Leeds referred with graceful comment to
sympathetic fellowship of the students,
and in the name of the winter class bade
them all farewell.
Carrie Field delivered the valedictory to
the summer class. The subject of her
essay was Measures. Beginning with the
early pastoral lfe of the progentors of
the race, Miss Field spoke of the simple
standards OF measures ard traced the
evolution OF measures up through the
different ages, showing how in each
epoch the measures were an expression
OF the life of the times. Turning then TO
the class Miss Field said: with hopeful
hearts let us cheerfully bid adieu 10 our
kind teachers and the members OF the
board of education, thanking them for the
great privilege We enjoy OF graduating
here tonight"
Rev. J. S. Pitman, member of the
board of education, gave an address in
which he complim ented the graduates for
their conscientious work during the pas
four years, and expressed the hope that
the work Of life upon which they were
now about to enter would be as faithfully
done and as well received as their efforts
OF the evening mad been. He admonish-
ed them to preserve their characters as
pure as they were now, and concluded ov
invoking the blessing of God on each
mem Der of the class.
After another fseection by the orches-
ira. Principal E. E. Gates preseted the
class to the audience which rose to hear
ing exercises, Mr.. Gates spoke OF the
growth of the school. and thanked the
audience for their kindly interest and
sympathy in educational work.
The principal paid splendid tribute
to the class. expressing the hope that
their future work would always be up to
a high standard of excellence.
The programme was concluded by the
awarding of diplomas by Robert L. Hale,
president of the board of education. Mr..
Hale spoke few words of encouragement
to the class, and the twenty-fourth com.
mencement CT the Los Angeles high
school was concluded.