The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15
Exercises of County
Schools show Great Progress
Pleasing and Instructive Pro-
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The commencement exercises of the
Weber county schools were held Sat
urday. Large numbers of people from
all parts of the county were present,
but it is safe to say that they had
little idea OF the treat in store for
them. That the county school system
has steadily advanced during the past
few years, all are prepared to admit,
but they were not expecting an en-
tertainment of such a high order and
of such artistic merit as the one pre-
sented in Thomas hall Saturday morn
ing.
The invocation was offered by E. H.
Anderson, ex-Superintendent of the
city schools
The graduates of Riverdale then
sang Sweet and Low" after which
Elnora Mckay of Huntsville delivered
well prepared and delivered with an
ease and grace which lent additional
charms to the fine bit of work.
Helen Bartlett of Kanesville scored
great success with her recitation,
''Old Alice" and another exercise of
great merit was the defamation by
Mormon Cragun of Pleasant View. He
chose for his subject Websters adj
dress at the dedication of the Bunker
Hill monument, and mastered its
difficulties very we'll indeed.
The subject of Pearl Jones we'll
worded essay was Ambition" and
following it came a very fine musical
number, a. double quartette of Hunts
vile pupils. They surprised trained
musical critics by their mastery of
difficult pieces and pleased the whole
audience till the applause could be
heard a block away.
Fora Waldram of North Ogden re-
cited "A Lesson to Lovers" and re-
cited it very well, too.
For a clear. thoughtful, comprehen-
sive exposition of the resources of
Utah, and one embellished with the
graces of rhetoric and elocution, the
GRAFTON The Forty-f1fth STAR" by
Thomas Jones of GAINESVILLE would be
hard to beat.
Sprightly little Nettie Bingham re-
cited Carleton's Money Musk" and
danced it and sang it also. She had
the audience beating time and applaud
ing heartily before the rytnmic eXer-
else was through. She resides at Gar
land.
Sarah Dye of Riverdale recited "The
Chariot Race" and Rose Jackson of
Kanesville rendered solo, both being
SOOO pieces OF WORK.
To Albert Elggren of Hooper was
committed the privilege of speaking
on the class motto, PRO Bono Pub
lico," and to Elsie Stalker of Wilson
that of reading the class poem written
by Professor Smart. Louie Parker of
Wilson delivered the valedictory adj
dress, which was a graceful bit of
composition and was very we'll deliv-
cred. as well as well written.
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chorus after which the address of the
occasion was delivered by Professor
w. M. Stewart, of the University of
Utah. He gave some sound, earnest
advice net only to pupils but to pa
rents, trustees and teachers. The key
note CT his remarks was honesty--hon-
esty in all things in purpose, speech,
action, character.
State Superintendent John R. Park,
by authority in him vested which au-
thor,ty he quoted, then delivered dip
Tomas to each of the following as
County Superintendent Hail called the
names: itts
Advanced Course-Louie Parker, Lot
tie Edison, Mamie Sewell, Jessie Moore,
John Parker, Emily Sewell. Wilson;
Sarah Dye, Riyerdale; Andrew Rose,
Julia Cragun. May Cragun, Nettie Nc
Lane, Pleasant View; Annie Morgans,
Helen Bartlett, Martha Bartlett,
Kanesville
Common School Course-Eliza
Schade, Elnora Mckay, Lot&ie Hall,
Laura Wood, Carrie Wangsgard, Annie
Mckay, Amelia Morteasen Mary Loft
green, Willard Schade, Huntsville:
Lois Wilcox, Fred Edison, Emma Ip-
son, Albert Wilcox, Elsie Stalker, Will
son; Pearl Jones, Flora Waldram Del
la Shaw, North. Ogden; Sophia STRAIT
ton, Adele Stratton, Nanny Bybee,
Riverdale; Anna Moran, Uintah; Zella
Shaw, Liberty; Ethan Allen, Farley
Parry. Marriott; Robert Helm. Nor
mon Cragun, William Wade W. M.
toans, William Packham. Joseph Helm,
Joseph Marshall. Pleasant View; Rose
jackson, Dell Ross, Thomas Jones,
Joseph Peterson, Kanesville; E. j.
Elggren, Joseph Fowers, Leroy Beas-
ley, Samuel Oleson, Hooper. John
Bowman, Annie G. Johnson, Elizabeth
Hunter, Elizabeth Gibson, Taylors;
Nettie Biz cham, Altfea Bingham.
Rc-a Mcfarland, Garland; Druce Hold
son, Harriet Reeder, Marriott.
One Of the most elaborate and en-
Joyable exercises on the programme
was the drill and national songs of
nations given by a number of Uintah
pupils. Each young lady represented
a nation and was dressed in the cos
tune OF that nation. Not only was the
costumes and flags of the different ma
tons represented but their music also.
Among the songs was Die Wacht
am Rhine" sung in the original Ger
man. Utah was periodically repre-
sented as on par with other nations
whdle the United States had not only
one representative but was also rep
resented by one character for the navy
and another for the army
The closing song was by the grad
yates of Wilson
Weber county people should be CRATE
full to superintendent Hall, and to his
efficient corps of teachers for the hard
and conscientious work done in the ad-
vancement of their educational inter
ests.
THE SACRED CONCERT.
The Salt Lake tabernacle choir has
a rival. The concert by the tabernacle
choir was repeated last night as a.
sacred concert in the Grand opera,
house several changes in f3oe mo