Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-27
Eighteen Hundred and
NsHefy-sfX.

many cltlZeES cOuiu NOT gam HUNK
tance to the building The band wa
outside the house, discours;ng it
sweetest music. II WAS great oc
casion for all tho schoo.s, ard whel
the schools of community are inter
ested in an occasion, everyone be
comes interested for the schools ar
the branches of the families of tn
community. Professor O3cn G
Gortner, principal of Public Instru'
ton in Miffiintowa, entered the Cour
House as the head Of the procession
With the little people in the lend, ant
marched down the middle aisle twc
| By TIVE, to the platform, aud ther;
fled right and lef5 TO the side aisles
whore they counter-marched and FL
ed into the pews in admirable order
and when they were all seated, thc
llittlest pupils wSre in front seats aud
the larger ores back of them. While
this part of the programme was be
ing enacted, Mrs. Scholl wife of di
rector Henry Scholl, was bringing
the graduates in her carriage to the
building and slowing them away in
The rooms back of the audience
chamber. The recess back of the
platform had been draped in purple
and white by The class, assisted by a
number of lady friends, all under the
dictatorship Of the principal Of the
Schools, Mr.. Gortner.
The arrangement of ferns and
palms and spruce between the plat
form anA the orchestra, back of the
speaking place. was admirable. Mid.
gay between the floor of the plat
form and ceiling oS the room and
against TIE back wall, amidst the
drapsry of purple and white, blazsd
the fiery electric light figures 90.
a line of foot electric lights had been
strung along the front Of the plat
form, and surrounded with spruce
fesioors, produced q platform light
that is seldom equalled.
When ell arrangements were per-
fec,ed, the class with Professor Gort-
ner, County Superintendent Mar
shall, Rev. A. n. Raven of tho Pres
byter;an church and Rev. Dr.. Ho!lo-
way, D. D, of the Lutheran church
and the Aiiffiintown School Directors:
Messers. Ezra G. Doty, Henry SohoIl,
Charles Mayer, j. II. Martin, Cap
tain Hinkle, Dr. VALLEY, entered aud
took seats on the platform.
The Orchestrs, Professor Kaiferiy.
Mr.. 81. j. Long, John Henderson, all
of Lewistown, and Boyd Parker and
Leslie Allison and Ronaldson Allison
of mifflintown, embowered in ever
green ferns and palms, struck up
lively piece of music and the gradu
at1ng exercises Were on.
Rev. \. n Raven, invoked the
Divine blessing, which was f5llowed
by more music from the evergreen
embovered orchestra.
Then the class began their part.
Wi!mot j. Hibbs, leading. Saluta-
tory, "The Future of America" was
well said, and the destiny of America
was portrayed in manner satisfac-
tory to the most intense American
bov.
The second speaker Miss Jean
E. Adams. Subject, "Tha Rise Of
Woman" delivered her Grafton in
such manner that their present con-
dition were plainly set forth, and
their future condition or prospects
were illustrated by number of Illus
trations from the every day life Of
women in America. Notably among
them was the spirited effort pui forth
by Juniata county women for the Of
fee Of County Superintendent of Com
mon Schools. She declared herself
in favor Of woman suffrage
The third speaker Mrs. Margarstta
e Craig, colore1, was The third
speaker. She cid her part well
Subject, "The Butterflies Of Society," j
in which she delineated the shams OF
society, and the hollowness of a but.
telfly life, that at best it is unsatis
factory and waste of time and tai
ems on the part of the devotees OF
such life
Joseph F. Adams was the fourth
speaker, and he proved himself well
up in the manner of address in his
subject, Reform in Politics." which
he handled without gloves. revealing
the dangers TO American Institu
tioHs, that must come sooner or later
if the abuses of the day are not re
formed. He too favored the eniarg
ing OF the power Of women in politics
of the country.
The fifth speaker Miss Martha
Jackman, handled her subject
"What Wins" in a pleasant, easy
manner. It was gem that pointed
out the qualities that win in tie
| pathway of life.
The sixth speaker, Miss Esther A
Mckinley, third honor member, had
for her subject, "Self Dependence,
in which she ably portrayed such &
source of training for the coming
woman and for coming men, that al
may be able to meet the responsible
tiles of life by self dependence Her
transferring of class privilege:
brought out a response from Mis-:
Bess Hackenberger in behalf of ths
class of '97. The response was .
good one and CLOSED by calling the
class of 81 to their feet to give The
class call, which they did with vim
William w. Mayer was the seventh
speaker. Subject, "The Progress O
Our Country" was well done. III,
started in the past, one hundred
years ago, and followed the changes
step by step to the present time, re
viewing marvellous results of steam
and electric inventions and the char
acteristic features of politics and Gov