The San Francisco call., 1896-06-16
Lessons a Secondary Considera.
tion at the Close of a
Term.
DIPLOMAS IN GREAT DEMAND.
Graduating Exercises of the Polytech
mic High and Hamilton Gram.
mar Schools.

| This is the last week OF the term in the
public schools of San Francisco and very
little attention is being given to lessons by
either teachers or pupils. The teachers
| are thinking of the welcome vacation.
which is SO near at hand, and boys and
girls are dreaming and talking of their di-
plomas, medals, etc.
Day by day witnesses the closing exer-
cises of one or more of the schools.
At Odd Fellows Hail last night there
was musical entertainment, given by the
| graduating class of the Polytechnic High
School, of which Walter n. Bush is prin-
| cipal.
The exercises began with a musical
overture, at the conclusion of which the
class was formally presented by Miss
Josie O'Rourke to the president of the
Board of Education and the president of
| the Alumni Association.
Responses were made by DR.. &. A. Clin-
ton of the Board of Education and Presi-
dent Henry Pernau of the Alumni Asso-
citation.
THE Society Reporters Christmas" sn
amusing farce, was cleverly performed
with the following cast of characters:
| william Swallowtail, the reporter, William
L. Curtis; Jacob Scaffold, a house painter,
Hoyt Sherman; Mrs. Susan Swallowtail, his
daughter, Clariee Mason; Little Eva, her
daughter, Lucien White; interlineator and
apologiste, Evelyn Conn.
! Vocal and instrumental music was sup
| piled by the Mandolin Club and the Glee
Club. These consist of students of the
school organized as follows:
| P. H. S. Mondolin Club Gilbert Cowan, '9S,
| director)-First violins-Elbert Cowan, '9S
Rudolph Lachman, .Hulda Harris, '97. Sec
| ond violin-James Keyston, '98; Jessi e
Kramer, '98. First mandolin-Gus Lachman,
| '95; Lizzie Stanley, Herbert Burns, '96; Ida
| Garbarino, 'sS. Second mandolin-Edward
Lackman, 49, Jose Caceres, 80; Kate Tab
rett, "a. Guitars-May Tabrett, '96, George
Poultney, 90; Matte Fest, 81; Gertrude
Baldwin, '97; Gertie Doggett, 98. Cello-Miss
L. Beckhusen. Flute-George Newbauer, '96.
| Piano-Charles L. Turner.
P. II. s. Glee Club-C. L. Turner, director.
| Sopranos-Miss NJ. Schuur, '98; Miss G. Norton
'98; Miss c. Macklin, '97. Altos-Miss F.
| O'Connor, '98; Miss L. Goetzee, '9S; Miss F.
| schuchert, '9S. Tenors-F. Adams, '95; G. F.
Kelly, 80; D. Monasch, '98; F. II. Hammer,
! '98; H. Dinan. Bassos-H. E. Morton, 96; w
L. Curtin. '96; S. NJ Grim, go; H. Morton, '9S;
/ C. D. Lowe, '98.
| The happy young graduates will receive
their diplomas from Superintendent Bah
cock to-day at the school. Following is q
list of the students who served as a recep
tion committee:
Miss G. Brind, '97; Miss E. Cohn, '97; Miss
| E. Birth, '97; Miss A. Galloway '97; Edwin
Bachman, '9S; Edward Cosgriff '98; Arthur
| Easton, '9S; Charles Lowe, 98; JOSEPH
Schmidt, '9S; Frank Underhill, '98; Miss NJ
Pernau, go; Miss K. Murphy, '96; Miss E
Schroeder, '97 Miss n. Anthony, '97
Sidney Phillips, '9S; Henry Dubois, 98; Edga
Leichter, '9s; Herbert Marion, 9S; Roger Ly
ons, 49, Louis Clodi, 9S.
An overture by the Friday Night Or
chestra began the closing exercises of tn,
Hamilton Grammar School, held yester
day afternoon in the auditorium of tn,
Girls High School Following is the com
position of the orchestra:
First violin, P. Gordon, B. Pollak; secon,
violin, J. Lowenthau, A. Taylor; viola, W
Bush: cornet, A Levy; flute, G. Newbauer
piano, E. Urry; drum, A. Clarke.
The remainder of the programme com
prised salutatory by Frieda Hauser,
piano solo by Ernestine Basch. my Visi
to the University" (composition) by Hen
riette Lacoste, violin solo by ]. B. Single
accompanied by E. Urry: Flowers
(composition). by Eta Parsons; Home
!, (composition), by Verna Harrison a val
edictory by Fannie de Boom, intersperse,
with class songs and recitations, and con
Guiding with distribution of diploma
and medals.
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