The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-15
BERKELEY.

The graduating class of the Berkeley
High School held its closing exercises last
evening at Shattuck Hall. Forty-nine
pupils were granted diplomas and six re-
ceived certificates indicating that they had
satisfactorily completed certain lines OF
special study.
The programme rendered was q de-
parture from the regular order of yradua-
ton exercises, since the subjects of the six
addresses by the students were taken from
one source-that of 1.-The Great Men of
American History"
Professor Charles Mills Gayley, chief of
the English department of the university.
addressed the class. He began his re-
marks by commencing the study of the ca
reers OF great Americans, and by urging
the class to continue work along that line
T. X. Boone, president of the Board of
Education, delivered the diplomas to the
class, and in his presentation address he
emphasized the necessity of proper prepar-
alton for the university, and advised those
members of the class, if there were anv.
who did not feel fully prepared to enter
their college work to stay out until they
were ready to enter.
Following is the order in which the
programme was presented:
Overture. From Dawn to Twilight" Ben
netp; invocation, Rev. G. A. Easton; 'sLe
tEmersonl; "aGeorge Washington, the True Pat
riot" Mary Josephine Colby; Thomas Jeffer-
Hearts Hearts Desire" (Tobanil; Ralph Waldo
ham ham. Lincoln 4dss15' the cog9t5ys Prophet"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. the Peoples
Poet" Alice Rising; "Thomas Alva Edison, the
Wizard Genius" Robert C. Bowen: waltz,
oil T011S IA
Charles Mills Gayley; selection from Martha"
(Flotow); presen tation of diplomas. P. r. Boone,
president of Board of Education; waltz
ARTISTS Lie" (Strauss).
The class was composed of the following
members:
pd Ruth r p.An Ethel Bergen Minnie
Annie Bramel, Angie Brown, ]. Rodney Brown
NJ; Josephine Colby, Charles w. Comstock,
Edith Crawford, Ralph Q. Dresser, Mamie En-
thew, Gertrude May, William G. May,
Mabel Mccoy, Lulu Mills, May Morfi-
Alice Freese, Eta Good, Ada GRADER, William
A. Hackley, Mary S. Hall, Sarah Hanscom,
Grace Henderson, Jeanette F. Hobson, Her
bert Hume, Charles E. Jones, Josephine Kemp,
r. w. Kemp, Elsie Kierulff, James J. Kline
Ralph B. Lloyd. George Y. Payzant, William C.
Rosenstirn, william Z. sauer, Alfred j. smith smith
James B. Southland, Emelie Streib, Atsue Nae
Tawara, Emma A. Van Margaret Webb Kitty
Ray Wickson, Bessie Mae Wood.
Principal Waterman stated yesterday
that the high school was never before in
such prosperous condition, and that the
only thing now lacking is room. 1.-THE
school is decidedly overcrowded," he said
1915 pupils having been accommodated
during the past year in four small rooms. -
There is every reason to believe that the
number next year will be increased fully
20 per cent.
All of the teachers are college graduates,
three of whom-M. G. James, Miss Florence
Bartling and Eugene Stamper-were re-
Gently appointed.
The Board of Education are devising
ways and means for the erection of new
high school building, and it is expected
that within another year a suitable one
will have been erected.
A committee has been appointed to
make a sliding schedule of salaries. the
purpose being to pay teachers according
to their experience and proficiency.