The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-03
THE LAST OF SCHOOL
Fiffy-two Members in the High
School Graduating Class
LARGEST ~ ITS HISTORY.
Tonlghs - shs saasste Theofer the
Commencemenx Eaerrsses WIN
H Held. -The Programme.
LARGEST IN ITS HISTORY


fsrstzy afternoon on Stage Drettliy
deeorzses WITH ssntfnx. asotch broom and
srowbagis- the es2sx soiGsx. yelscw ard
white. sat the iArxrx. class that has ever
graduated from the S>At.iz high school
There were aftv-rc % them The gay
dresses Ct tire gsria an1 the black suits Of
ths boy. mAds a pleasing contrast, sad
Eith the smiling fscss Of the wsxrs-x a
merry scene was yset1re1- The AFFAIR was
fhs ea2ss-sxy exercises Of the class Of -
Al . little after O'Clock Ernest Schro-
der announe~s the firxs speaker on the
programme. Marrtes Harfneff. who. In
neat address, welcomed the rnany friends
gathered, ard thanked the teachers for
their kfafnsss 70 those who we're about
10 leave. Ths CHARACTERISTICS of the class
were then read by Mrs Mabel Bronson.
Miss Florence M1ckay ana Miss Martha
onsum- One yoanx lady had already
started he with fghsinw lacilnaticns. ar
gufnx with the teachers that her ranks
were not high enough, another vas given
20 gossf?isx. ard 80 on down the line till
all had received 3 share OF sharp repri-
manas- Miss May Kii,en. with viii that
was drawn ap properly. beaaeatEed all
the debts OF the class. Appointment records
and Old examination papers. The Juniors
were given the vacant seats and the dig
nifty OF the class that wss COW departing
from the school
The ciazx history Has then read hy Miss
Jeanne Lynch. The various chapters toll
bow there never wss q more brillian,
class. that u IN their own esfimatson.-
how the drst year spent In the school vas
one when the department never fell be-
low g. per cent. on the average. The Sec
ond year. the little foxes began to spoil
ths vines. and From that time TIL GRADUATE
Ing. little checks would nnd their places
Ia the teachers book, TO the students
dsmerst
Class phophesyins was the next In order.
and Mise Rash Squire fead the first Of
four pape1- She opened her remarks
BY saying "there was no future without .
past. The high school was fxuratiyeiy
used as . snip. which had. after . hard
struggle. PASSED through the financial
storm. and although . little weather.
beaten. was attn sailing with ali eoiors
some Of the futures OF the members were
really amusing Mr.. Hartnets the cap
tain OF the cadets. had been to West
Point and was commandanf at Magnolia
Blum Mr.. Willis sayre. after a long and
bitter night with the cruel world. had
taken unto himself wife, and found after
many deliberations that husbands part
was TO suhssde.
Miss winnifrea Abbott began where
Miss Squire left on taking the classical
Students life ten years from now. Her
droliest forecast Of the future was about
Randall Borough. the present editor Of
"Whims." who had safely passed the hard
ships OF freshman's life at college and
was now editor OF the Post-in,eiligencer
she ended with saying thar all the men,
oers OF the class were living. '-as IL was
against all the laws of nature for them
to die young"
Miss Belle Jsffes had been put TO sleep
and had been awakened after ten years
10 md the South canal completed and
various members Of the class employed in
Its management
Tho announcement WAS made that IAN
example OF tsi~pathy'' would be given by
Miss Annie shaiier At the instant lie
Roy Back1s stepped to the front of the
platform. and as he stood there a moment
IN awkward suspense. the audience
thought be was the example. and con-
siderable merrimeDt was INDUCED I'm be-
fore he could make them understand ,ha.
he was only 20 make an explanation. At
It's Completion Miss Smaller vas then
covered with sheet and proceeded. a Ia
Anna Eva Fay
The faculty then came In for its share
or comment by the "gsumhler.' Miss
Helen Maison- she sramble3 about the
studies students had 20 take and because
they could not learn 10 like them. natural
~ failed she concluded BY saying that
they bore noNmore grudge 10 their alma
mater than she iid to them.-
Miss lone Smith read a very u-eftv
original poem dedicated to the class as
fitting conelrsion 10 the exercises. pres
ents were given the members of the class
BY RaniAii Boroughs. Stella Cole. Julia
Rosenthai and stephen Huh. Miss Lulu
McCsrney gave the farewell address. The
Ella ell
realities OF life. She compared them TO
an ivy which had slowly bat firuly at
,sehed itself TO some object, ana as the
little branches had put forth their lhtla
arms r ~as Hard for the ivy to be torn
away So II was with them. Il was hard
70 par, from the old school which haa
sheltered them for fosr years
Tonight the commencement exercises
VII be held a. the Seattle theate-. begin
ninS 80 O'Clock. Al the close the pupil
that has written the best essay on ssThA
Causes OF the Revolution VIII be given
m~dsl, offered by the Washington So
Getty OF the Sons Of the Revolution.
The programme Of the evening will be
Is follows.
tnsosal llca- ..,,..-..----pr. W. a shanknn
Cora W. Smith. Elm DAVIS. Ieorr
Comp Amelia Corey
Eseay-Finishsf Lives Mary Anna Terry
oraiion-Sesenee ant the In,arfna4lon
~. :, Lee Hand AcCloy
EsSay--Gonae, Tell Me Story.
-... Mabel ,1fsss rseke-
NosNi Soio--The PROPOSAL - Jp-n9r paws
crstfon~Aanaal Training ..-.-.......-...
Es.sy-Jape R,,,,srs,s., Aniers Anderson
.-.- :. -..-.-..-....-.fr Irene Marie Simpson
Violin Solo .Iuiss A8e,atse RoSAv,thaI
oratien-Tae Future % Puget Soars
-..s...s..-.---.. Ernest William Seho.9er
Vocal Scio-tab Tn spFsi: Gas tsSxaes-
heart ts There Helen rret. Holmes
Essay and Vaiessscsorv ..............-,...
...-..s......-.s..-.- Msrv Linda Hsllock
Mrs 49,. Judge c. Fl. Esnford
Preservation ~ DIPLOMAS ...........-.-
1900. ..->..------ nr. =. a Churchill
Srsdusfes Farewell. --..,- nv she Czsss
The class ., ~ IS composed q the fol-
lowing members:
S-tartfhN reurSN-NsRef Er~is -.s-a
Bronson. Esfefis Faw~ Ca,e fssl7Y Fuller
Maurice Authu~ Hartness Mary linda
Haiiack. Louis Albert Henry King Ma
rNret I.gliu &cCaraev. Irlss Aszfssss ~
seniAsi. James Wvfiss Sayr~. lone S-,l,h
Ruth Sherman SaU.~~s Man s~na Ts-.x
CLASSICAL ccssrsr- saorsan yVBll5ss-, F---
cuEh Louise NAh~i rsker rossss. r-ris
Hstfsid Helen rhees@ E.t-,re v.ha,
Geney'sre Hoets. 1sssns Nasi8e Maze