The herald., 1895-06-27
PASADENA NEWS BUDGET
Large Audience Attends the
High School Exercises
ESSAYS AND REGULATIONS
Some Interesting Subjects Gracefully
Treated
Complete List Of the 0raduates-A Fashion,
able Wedding Largely Attended.
News Items

PASADENA, June 26.-Every available
seat was occupied at the opera house last
night, while many we're standing, to
listen to the commencement exercises OF
the class OF 95, the largest class that ever
graduated from the Pasadena high school.
The stage Immediately behind the foot
lights was filled with several rows of bou
quets presented by admirng friends of
the graduates. The back part of the stage
was decorated with palm fronds, the
American flag being conspcuously draped
in the center entrance, in flont of which
was grouped the class of '95, while upon
this curtain were the figures ''35 OF 3d."
referring to the thirty-five memb bers of
this year s class. School Trustees Delos
Arnold, z. Boynton and Calvin Hart
well, Supervising Principal Graham. Mrs.
Theodore Coleman, l.. l.. Evans and
Miss Tinkham of the high school, were
also seated upon the stage at either wing.
The proscenum boxes were occupied by
Stanford students. graduates of the high
school, Ex-Governor Markham and fam .
lily, Prof. Il. S. G. Lowe and family. The
mezzanine boxes were crowded with
alumni. Dimond's orchestra furnished
the music, opening with an overture,
after which the memb bers of the class, or
rather the ten members appointed to rep
resent tho class, came forward and de.
Iivered their several productions in turn
without annOun cement.
Miss Mabel Schopbach read the first
essay, her subject being Shrnes. She
spoke of the many places in different
parts of the world that are sacred to the
memory OF great deeds. Palestine is be-
loved by all Christians, because the Savior
there worked out his missions the Ru-
bicon appeals to the heart of the Romans:
Canossa is The place where despotism
mede English history had its birth; while
ST. Helena is noted as the resting place
of two conquerers, Napoleon and Sarah
j. Judson-the first fighting for earthly
glory, the last laying down her life in the
service of God. Miss Schopbach closed
her essay with the quotation:
From loftest place where virtuous
things proceed.
The place is gloritied by the doer's deed"
Fred G. Nash then made plea for foot
ball. He went back to the time of
early England and told of the proclama-
tion of Edward II. forbidding the game,
but for six centuries the good old game
has survived and had many ardent sup
porters. In old days games were COM
mon on Shrove Tuesday, ana Shakespeare
refers to it in his Comedy of Errors. 1t
was popular in the days OF Sir Roger de
Coverley.
The speaker took the position that foot
ball is an intellectual game, as well as
, physical exercise, and whether he
ceeded in convincing his hearers or not.
they were no doubt interested in his
statement OF the matter. He went on to
say that the principal objections urged
against it are it's brutality and danger to
life and limb. Ideas differ as to brutality,
and many people fall out of bed and are
killed. also, by falling down stairs and
in railroad accidents, yet no one abolishes
beds, or stairs, or railroads.
Miss Ruby l.. Breed then rendered a
vocal solo, Ave Maria, in a charming
manner, being. accompanied by Miss
Hin, piano; Thorlngton Chase, violin;
Miss Madge Rogers, 'cellU.
Wallace Wood worth's Grafton on the
Choice OF Profession was very sensible
presentation of an important subject,
especially to the young man Just gradu
ated from the school of theory into the
far more important school OF practice, the
school OF actual work in contact with the
world. He advocated choice in direc-
ton Of natural bent and inclination,
something congenial and not too exacting
upon ones mental abilities. something in
the line OF ones own genius. If success
was to be obtained. The true element of
success is the ingrained principle of do
ing well whateevr is undertaken, and the
profession chosen is not of so much
account as the way the life work is per-
formed.
Miss Edna Gearhart then read an
essay on Altrusm, in which she reviewed
the progress that has been made in ed
uciting the world out of selfishness, and
while she was wiling to admit that there
was much loom for progress yet. still she
was quite enthusiastic over the work al
ready done in this line. Thomas Moore
foreshadowed the principles of Altrusm
in his Utopia and everything today con-
sidered too good to be true is called Uto-
plan. The quantity of literature of the
day touching upon the subject OF altruism
shows how much the subject is being
taken into consideration. Edward Bel
lamy touches upon it in his Looking
Backward, and W. D Howells in his
Traveller from Altruria. An outline of
the methods pursued in an altrurian COL
ony near Santa Rosa was given.
Miss Alice Eaton then rendered a vocal
solo, Gondolier's Song. De Koven. the
acompaniment being by Miss Sargent of
Los Angeles.
Benjamin 0. Lacy delivered stir,ing
oration on Mumentous Question, which
he advanced as being that of the liquor
traffic in America today. He depicted
the physical and moral results of strong
drink. He would blot out the whole
trahc in inIoxicants and redeem modern
2ivlization from the curse He cited
Lord Rosebery IN declaration that if the
state does not control the LIQUOR traffic
This Grafton was delivered in an earnest
and forcible manner. indicating the con-
viction OF the speaker, and was received
with applause.
Miss Grace Machinis' recitation, An
Orthodox Team, was a humorous pre-
sentation of the difference between the
various denominational organizations
of the orthodox church, and made much
merriment.
Another selection by the orchestra fol-
lowed.
The second part of the programme was
opened by Benz amin j.. Page, who gave
. description of early life in California in
the days when the Spanish and Mexican
tlement was in the ascendancy. He gave
glowing description of Flores peak in
The Santa ma mountains, near the home
of Modjeska, and told how it obtained it's
name, giving the adventurous experience
of the outlaw Juan Flores, imprisoned
br horse stealing, who afterwards es-
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