The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-01
The Grammar school.

The graduation exercises of the
grammar department occurred at the
opera house Thursday evening, ac-
cOrding To the program previously pub
ished in the NoRTHERNER.
The stage was draped in pink and
white, the class colors, and above the
stage hung the motto, Thus ends our
first lesson" A profusion of ferns and
potted plants added beauty to the dec
orations.
Miss Ola Kiilefer opened the exer-
cises with nicely rendered piano Sc
lection, after which Rev. NJ. S. Waller
offered prayer.
Miss Florence Shaefer recited "John
Jankin's Sermon in a pleasing manner,
and Ray Chappell gave fine guitar
solo.
Horace MacKellar, with the skill Of
finished elocutionist, recited The En-
CINE Drivers Story"
Nettie Carr's defamation, Our
Flag" was excellent.
Mrs f. H. Harvey and Miss Matte
Cooley, accompanied by Mrs w. r..
Sellick, sang "A beautiful duet.
Inez Eolsom's recitation, tom" was
was exceedingly well rendered.
Miss Jane Broughton sang pleasing
solo, accompanied by Miss Daisy Long
well on the piano and Miss Leta Packer
on the violin.
Roy Cleveland's grafton, Ideals, -
would have done credit to high school
graduate, both in the matter it contain.
ed and in the manner of its delivery.
Miss Jennie Dillon gave a fine piano
solo, after which Irene Beddo gave a
witty class history.
Miss Rae Slovenian, who has an
excellent voice, sang pretty solo.
Ros. Broughton, the class prophet,
was unable to he present because of an
accident while riding a bicycle, but his
excellent Grafton was read by Horace
MacKellar.
Charlie Burnham's valedictory, in
rhyme, was well written and well
rendered
o. w. Rowland, president of the
school board, conferred the diplomas,
expressing the wish that every one OF
the class might stay in the Paw Paw
schools and graduate from the high
school in the class of 1900.
| A number not on the program was
the presentation to the grammar de-
partment teacher, Herbert More, of a
gold pen, from the class. Miss Verne
Hinckley made a neat presentation
speech, to which Mr. More briefly and
feelingly responded.
The first part of the program closed
with male quartet by Messrs. Pepper,
More, Chappell and Snow, the young
men singing without accompaniment.
They were generously applauded and
the audience was disappointed at their
resusal to sing another selection.
The second part of the program and
the close of the evenings entertainment
was farce in which the faculty of a
girls select boarding school are endeav.
oring to keep up the prestige of the in
stitution during the visit of one of their
patrons, Mrs. Gushover, but are dlsap-
pointed by the girls getting into trouble
in trying to smuggle company into
their rooms, only escaping detection by
bribing the wit of Bridget, who drives
them away as burglars. Following is
the cast of characters:
Principal of school, Miss Praxis,
Xenia Mason; visitor, Mrs. Gushover,
Florence Shaefer; matron, Miss Sour.
top. Lena Rickard; school girls, Belle,
Julia, Annie, Nettie, Jennie Dillon,
Vern Hinckley, Etoile Allen, Ola Kille.
ser; chambermaid, Bridget, lnez Fol
| som.
Following is a list of those who re.
ceived diplomas emitting them to enter
the high school:
Etoile Allen, Ros. Broughton, Chas
Bilsborrow, Roy Cleveland, Jennie Dill.
Ion, Irene Beddo, Chas. Burnham, Net
tie Carr, Ray Chappell, Inez Folsom
Hugh Hurd, Verne Hinckley, Ola Kille'
fer, Xenia Mason, Horace MacKellar,
Earl Raleigh, Lena Richard, Florence
| Shaefer