Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19
Mimsntswn High school
Commencement.

The commencement exercises O
the Mfflintowr hieh School were ush
cred in on the evening of the 18Th
amids, encouraging surroundings
A large ard appreciativs audience
music, flowers and brilliant light
The graduating class came il
through the door that was arche,
with the motto, from School Life,
aud when it flied out cut of the room
after the glory of the exercises i
passed ont of ibe other door owe
which was arched 'he motto, "In:t
Life's School" Professor Gor,nel
appeared ut bis best and the gradu
ates ard all he participants p;syec
their part III the closing exercises o.
the ci,ss CT 1897 ~ith rema, kab,e
ability.
Rev. W. II. Fahs of the Lutheran
church led In prayer
Mary w. Cramsr was the frs
speaker. - Salutatcry, "Books rs
Companions" Her greeting speech
was well said snd appropriate ard
from it she nicely gl'ded into tie
subject Of companionship OF people,
and thenca into the esthetic subjec
of The conpsniopship of books.
john S Grsybill WAS the secoud
spesksr His subject was the "Key-
stone State which be prsserted in q
naapDer representative OF q tue
Pennsylvania youth.
Guy II. Auser came third with =
we'll prepared class history, which by
ell means should find place in the
archives of the Mifflintown High
School, after which there was lu.i
to give the Irwin Orchestra time 10
get in two step music, that made the
veteran dancers in the audience fee
like taking Two step 10 the jubilee
in honor Of the closing hours of the
young peoples school DAYS.
Boyd s. Bargy was the 4th speak
er ard his subject was: The B,ue
Junista.' He began with the mouth
OF the stream on the shores of the
S,sqrebarns aud traced it thence to
its source in tha back bone of the
Allegheny mountain aud closed with
a recitation OF Mrs N. D. Su.livan's
famous poem, Bright Alfarata"
Charles w. Noble was tie fifth
speaker. His handling of the subject:
"i'he Dignity of Labor clearly in.
d'cates that he has caught the true
idea of the dignity of labor in it's
bsoadest sense, and that the bappi
ness and prosperity of every depart
ment of life depends upon labor, and
that the most i'ksome thing in life is
doing nothing
Mabel l.. Wickersham vas The
sixth speaker and her ''C!ass proph
ecy ives admirably rendered She
d,ew aside toe veil that hides the fu
turc, and presented her classmates
of 81 as they then appeared before
her on tie stage Of future business
life.
Pssrl NJ. Auman was the seventh
speaker, ard in addressing herself &c
the subject of the class motto: ''FroN
School Life into Llfe's School," ste
addressed herself in an impressive
mappcr to that of Transferring
Glass Privileges"
Betty ". Mayer was the eighth
speaker with the "Respouse for Class
of 98 which was nicely done, with
an avoidance of great promise, and
BE- encouragement for ,hem al to
Wait till next commencement. and
then learn what the class of '9S bae
done.
j. Ronald Allison was the ninth
speaker with "Class Statistics" for
his subject. hs went into minu,a
account of the work of The class; Tie
size of the class; its weight, length,
breadth, and size of its understand |
ing. l. was bright speech and ves
received with uproarious applause
Bessie NJ. Hackenbsrger was the |
asst speaker. = Vs'edictory, "After
SchCol, What!" The young lacy
ooked tired when she first came to
.he front, but she soon recovered .
lersslf and played her par; in man
ner becoming in every way, the first
lonor membsr of the class of 81.
Professor Gortner delivered an adj
lrcss, reviewing the work of the
School and emphasizing the need of a
change in the manner of exsmina-
ion of pupils. DR.. L. ?. Valley !
presented The diplomas. Lottie !
Noble presented flowers to each !
OF the graduating class, after
which the benediction was pronounc-
ID by Rev. ". H. Fahs, and all the
audience that had accsss to the
,orsh aisle of the room filed past the
graduates and extended congratula
ions.