The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-22
away FROM SCHOOL
Five Young Graduates Say
Farewell to Studies.
SOME STIRRING EXERCISES
SOME STIRRING EXERCISES
State SuperintendentIrwin Delivers
One of the Best Addresses Ever
Heard in This City.

VIOLET BowLBY, Latin course four
years.
NETTIB TUTTIE. English course.
four years.
CARL KNUTsEN, Business course.
two years.
NELLIE UTzINGER, Business course.
two years.
GEORGE oHLER, Business course,
two years.
The commencement exercises of the
Astoria High School were held at the
Methodist Church last night and the pro-
ceedings throughout were in every why
worthy of line occasion. Their close
found three young ladies and two bright
lads face to face with the battle OF
life, having In the course of O. few hours
turned their backs upon happy school
days and all Of the perils, joys, and trib>
ulatfons incidental to their early educa-
tional careers. The building was crowded
before the beginning of the exercises with
parents, friends and fellow students OF
the graduates and THE royal purple and
blue and gold Of the senior students
fluttered everywhere. "A solid array OF
young gentlemen held the rear portion
of the hall and were considrubly in evi,
dence several times during the evening.
They recognized their schoolmasters with
very generous applause at every oppor-
tunity and had q considerable surplus OF
penlt up enthusiasm which they let our
promiscuously alt anything In sight, TAX
ing the staid and elderly portion Of the
audience blck to thoughts of their own
school days, and helping generally TO
make the entertainment pleasant and
we'll rounded off.
Great taste had been displayed In the
arrangement of THE decorations, which
consisted of beautiful ferns and pro,
fusion of white marguerdtes, combina-
tion that, On Its simplicity and effective
ness, was quite in harmony with the
proceedings In front of the platform,
however, was as much floral variety as
could be heaped up In tine space allotted
to. 1t. 1t consisted OF from fifty to sixty
magnificent floral offerings in baskets
bouquets and quaint designs gifts TO the
graduates from many sincere we'll wish
ers. State Superintendent Of Pubic In.
struction Irwin was delighted with the |
display of flowers and stated that ait all |
the commencement exercises he had late |
ly ATTENDED in various parts OF Oregon |
he had met with nothing that approached |
1t in either beauty or profusfon.
The anniversary exercises of the Cicer- |
onean Literary Society opened with q |
chorus, Come Sing the Song" by the |
High School Choir, assisted by the schu-
bert Club and led by Mrs. II. 4. Crosby. |
The rendition of this Stirring song was |
greeted with a great deal of applause |
and was followed immediately by the |
delivery of the gllutatory address, pre-
pared and spoken by Miss Katie Sinnott
GOO. In "a well lnodulalted voice and with |
a pleasing style 0f utterance this young
Indy talked of ''The Dawning" She told
her audience of Ddisons wonderful life
struggles, the lesson flhey Taught and
the necessity of beginning the earnesr
work of the world with thorougn
foundation that no shock of defeat or
smaller trouble could shake or destroy.
On behalf of the society she welcomed
the visitors, and was heartily cheered
when she closed with an exhortation to
her fellow pupils to leave their foot
prints on the sands of time" Mr.. Terry
Mexican, the High Schools popular or
ator, recited "Ilhe Gown" proving his
abll9ty as am elocuuonist and gaining
generous applause for his clever work.
Mr.. Edwin Hobson followed with Wely's
"Tltania," piano forte solo, and an
old thine 1avorlte ito which he did fun
justice. Mr.. Lester Busey C9O then ap-
peared and made q plea for Culture"
liob muscular culture alone, which made
man q mere animal, nor spiritual culture
that by itself left him weak and varla-
ble, but a united and well-rounded off cui-
tivation OF an the human powers com
bined. He spoke Of Those friends Of Gull
ture," dilIgends and wDtchfuness, ana
of rts deadly enemy sloth, and with force
and Wgor, showed his hearers how neg
lect of the educational idea had driven
thousands of young men into the ranks
OF the TIN bucket brigade. the tramp,
tramp, trump of which was the DEATH
knell OF opportunity-the one door
through which culture could be glined
and held. The door was open TO all.
Men and women only had 10 enter II,
and then 'liye for aye with JOY possess
ed"
Miss Florence Twomby. with few
brief words of congratulajtion presented
the Society Diplomas TO the graduates,
all OF the recipients hsing heartily cheer
ed as they come forward to receive them.
A double male quartet, consisting of Pro-
fessor Thielhom, and Msssrs. George II.
George, Barker, H. C. Thompson, c. Il.
Higgins. Belcher, Garner, and ]. T. Ross,
closed the first part with stirring
chorus, "Roll on, Majestic Ocean," but
innate modesty or something OF the kind
kept the performers from responding 10
an encore.
The commencement program proper
was opened by Miss Nettie Tuttle, who
spoke of the study OF nature and Its
teachings. She showsd how all science
the time when the open book lay un-
needed save for the wonderngs OF the