Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-04-02
The Commencement Exercises.

The rising curtain Saturday evening
revealed to the filled house as fair u scene
Of beauty AZ ever graced platform of
sweet girl graduates. Aberdeen may well
be proud Of the class Of 1896, it was not
only class fair to look upon, but the
brightness which shone from their faces
was the reflection o. quick and active
minds which had faithfully improved the
opportunities given them. Supsrintend-
ent Bryan is to be congratulated for this
successful ending Of the school year.
The exercises opened with an overture
by the orchestra, and as the soft strains
Of go, Fair Dove" and "Flee as Bird"
died away Miss Anna Daisie Campbell
stepped forward and began the salutatory
address, which was delivered with easy
grace, the words clearly enunciated, and
filed with good thoughts. Miss Camp
bell is the youngest of the class, but by
her high standing earned the Salutatory
honor. We cannot more than simply
refer to the excellent productions Of the
thirteen members of the class, although
all were worthy Of special mention.
Miss Claire Weathsrwax gave All in
teresting essay on 1.-THE Crusades," in
which she showed how the spirit Of ex-
ploration begotten Of them resulted in
the peopling Of many lands. One Of the
most timely subjects was that chosen by
Edison Fuller Jones, 1.-THE Venezuela
Question:" which he handled with rare
determination. His delivery, too, was
excellent, many pronuncing it the best
effort of the evening. In "Honor to
Whom Honor is DUE" Mabel Luella
Down told the story Of Whitman's ride
across the country, and Of his stirring up
congress and the people, thereby preserv-
ing this Pacific northwest to the United
States. Josie Mae Thorp's essay on
formulation, was an earnest appeal to
lay the right kind of a foundation for
life's building.
Mona Isola Myers chose for her subject
the class motto, From School Life to Lies
School," and her essay showed that she
realized the responsibilities that awaited
them and that she was ready to face
them courageously. 1t was good SUBJ
ject, we'll handled. "Our Coast Defens-
es," by George f. Hightower, was an
other patriotic subject, and the grafton
showed that the speaker had given con-
siderable study to it. Mary Katherine
Mcneil and Luzella De Revere Coles
had been chosen class historian and class
poet, and they faithfully performed their
respective duties, the former ascribing to
each member some laudable ambition.
"Self Reliance" was admirably pre-
ssnted by Sarah Alice Hoyies, and Anna
Collins truthfully argued that "Educa.
ton" pays from money standpoint as
we'll as being constant source Of benefit
and pleasure to the mind. The Grafton
of John NJ. Mayhall, Coordination VS..
1ndividualism, was thoughtful pro-
duction, we'll delivered, his conclusions
being the same as those reached by
Populism and Bellamyism. Frances Mae
Jones read 4 carefully prepared essay on
"Habit," pleading for the formation Of
correct habits. Ina Fern Weatherwax
held the Valedictory honor, and delivered
the farewell words to teachers, classmates
and school board.
The sole by Mrs. c. B. Weatherwax,
and the quartet by j. S. Wilmot, G. r.
Jones, w. w. Hart and F. A. Hart were
pleasingly rendered. In presenting the
diplomas Supt. Bryan said this class had
given Kim the least trouble of any he
ever had charge Of. every one endeavor-
ing to excel.