The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04
FIFTY-TWO OF THEN.
Graduating Exercises at the
Theater Last Night
OF THE SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL.
The Largest Class Of Graduates Ever
sent Our From That institution
"A Pretty scene.

4
rsn. graduates forming the high schooi
class for i$%l were last night launched
| cron TIE world armed with scrolls that
/ proclaim an end 10 their school nfe. that
/ -. IS far as the common schools 60, and
| serving also as nsernentoss that. IL years
10 come. may be pointed TO with PRIZE
| ard satisfaction.
| Tie commencement exercises were held
| II the Seattle ;heate- and drew an enor-
nous crowd. In fact it Was almost lrs-
/ possible to find standing room The az
| iair. as Il always il, was inyiIatioaal,
| ana glance at the audience proved this.
TOR newer was there more intellectual
gathering OF people in this wen-known
amusement house. As to the exercises.
every one present will attest that they
oy Tar sxceiled any of the past years In
the first place the class. which numbered
a.. was the largest ever graduated from
the high school, and contained some ex-
cepucnaisy bright young minds Tho
members were seated in the center OF tire
stage, the young ladies daintiiy asti-esi in
white. and the young men in convention
al black ON the left side the members
OF the board OF education. Saperinrena-
ent Barnard and Prof. Twitmyer sat, and
on the right Of the stage we're placed Two
| pianos
The exercises consisted OF essays. ora.
tons. musical numbers. an invocation ay
Rev. ". a. Sbankifn. addresses by Judge
Hanforc and Josiah Collins. and the pre-
Ssntaaon OF diplomas by President
churchill The efforts Of che graduates
oosn in the literary and musical seiec-
uens- were highly appreciahle. and en-
cores were frequent one of he prettsest
features of the evening was the floral dis
pay. complimentary TO the young ladies
y admirers and relatives. The froat OF
Ae stage was a bank OF beautiful roses.
N k< 49, IL
cAoice cut flower known. arranged in has
He's. srs4ths, bouquets and sfreams.rs
INC scene from the back of the thea,er
o. me beautiful young girls forming a
background for this bed of flowers was IN.
deed pretty even inspiring.
me exercises opened with an invocation
from Hes- Or. W. A Shaaxlin. who asked
aisine blessing for the young people last
on the eve Of manhood and womansoo.l
Tor the public schools and the proxress
mA2e ~ them A piano daarteSte BY Miss
Ora smith, Miss Edith Davis. Miss Ixsora
conn and Miss Amelia Corey, directed by
FroI- SHARP, was well received and loudly
encored
Finished Lives" an essay by Miss Mary
anna Terry, was next given. showing
mucn thought and preparation The youpx
Lady pointed out the glorious live. ~
Homer and Nation. holding them an as
examples Of true worth and nobility OF
character and purpose. OF Cooper and
Dosge as philanthropists that should be
emasated, and as comparison 10 their
nooss deeds spoke OF the ways OF Tweed.
sne then drfftsd on TO Lowell and Long,
ieaow. closing by resting one of Long
fellows beautiful thoughts
Lee Hand McCioy had chosen for III.
Grafton Science and the Imagination, ;,
ard II gave him an opportunity to display
nls oratorical ability He gave his sub
Ject quite wide scope, dwelling on the
theory tina. science predominates over
Classics, and IL Is safe to say that when
he got through there was not a person
IN the audience that did no, agree with
him.
Miss Mabel Louise Ffsken delivered her
essay on Come. Tell Ne Story" with
the abandon Of q Portia. and she could
not have chosen more delightful subject
for a graduating effort
Miss Jennie Davis. a member of the
class. sang very sweet,y that soft. pretty
solo. The Proposal" Miss Davis voice
Is not strong. but the tones are sweet ami
ars sung with expression She responded
10 an encore
Anders Anderson. big, manipulating
young fellow. told OF the necessity OF
manual training In the public schools. ana
advanced many excellent IDEAS and xuS-
sestioas- He claimed that boys, after hay-
lng taken a course IN manual training in
conjunction with their regular course.
made better men when they were sraauat-
ed and were better prepared to- enter upon
active lives.
The next essay, "yune Butterflies" by
Mss Irene Marie Simpson, a very att-ac-
i've Young LADY. was. in literary sense.
ne gem OF the evening. as IL WIS more
poetic and thus out OF the line az usual
graduating essays. Another delightful
feature OF this essay was the manner in
which II was delivered and the clearaexz
OF the enunciation.
Miss julia A Roxenthai gave the two
violin solos. ''Conzanats." BY Dsnhe. ara
a gavotte In by gohn artsstlcalfy ana
well. Miss RosenthaI has natural talent
for this instrument Of Instruments An
encore was demanded.
Ernest William Schoder, the wit % the
class, talked OF The Future OF Puget
Sound" in a decided facetioas manner.
His subject gave HIN an opportunity 70
display his talents, some OF his COMPARE
soas and predictions being very clever
Tacoma. the South canal and the weather
prophet came IN for tzeir share OF riaf-
cuie. and Il the predictions % this bright
young m.nd viii only mate-iaI!ze Puxe.
sound viii indeed be a delightful place
IN which 20 live
Miss Helen Fqlebe Holmes. the talented
numbers. one In German and the other
in English. her weil-czl;ivsted ccnfrafto
voice showing OF 20 good advantage.
Miss Mary Linda Hallock. who led the
class IL scholarship ard department, closed
the exercises az far as the class was con
eerned with an essay OF the GIFT of speech,
which was beautifully composed and De-
livered. and which closed with a touching
valedictcry on ;he class. the board OF s4a-
cation. Profs. Barnard and Tvitmyer, azd
last bu. rot least. the pubiic
Judge Hanfor1 delivered an address TO
the class that was sp 10 the usual excel
le1ce OF addresses made By thar j,srss.
Ne gave the young people advice, which.
Il followed. VII surely lead them on 10
success.
A basket. filed TO the top with diplomas.
was thea brought IN ard presented TO the
class BY DR.. F. A Churchill. president OF
the board OF education prefaced by & few
weii-ehosea remarks The class sorx.
'-The Graduates Farewell was sung me-
Iodiorsiy by the class. yr Josiah CeIlfysz
president Of the Washington Society 0. the
Sons Of the Revolution. was introduced By
Prof. Tw.su7yer for the purpose Of prz-
senting a medal offered BY the society for
the best essay or 'sThe Causes OF the Rev.
olurion-" Mr. Collins. who IL ore OF The
most fGsrt ard happy speakers n the
city. made few remarks TO .lae class that
were patriotic. sentimental ard fzsl OF good
advice He cutfinsfy alluded to the sDeeca
mace by Rev DR.. Acton several days ago.
and parting TO ths class asked If ~that
iecked as II the country was going 20
-us1-' Nj Collins then stated that an sx-
ceedi7zly large number Of essays BAD Deer
submitted. and caused TO little trouble IN
seelalng which was the best. but after
thorough exz-rtrzstcr 1. sxas ta>sss@5 that