The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-19
GRADUATES
EXERCISES.
They Were Preceded by Special School
Board Meeting.
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMAS.
A Large Gathering in Fergusons Iheatre
Last Night TO witness the Commence
ment Exercises Of the High School.
List Of the Graduates.

The final exercises in the public schools of
town took place yesterday and the schools
are now closed for the summer. In many
respects the closing lacked the impression of
former years and was a disappointment to
many who have given attention to school
affairs
At $3.50 o'clock last evening the School
Board held a special meeting in the superin-
tendent's office in the High school building
and reports Of several committees were
received, among them one from the High
school committee, bearing upon the arrange
ments for the High school commencement
exercises. This report set forth the names of
the graduates as follows: High school
Hannah Bartsch, Hannah Davis, Lizzie
Dougherty, Isabel Fishburn, Lizzie Hand
Mary Meeban Shta Mcdonald, Mary
O'Hara Helen Price, May Reilly, Kate
Sheehy Sadie Sterner, Mary Wade, Henrietta
/ Weir Mary Whitaker, Charles Bashore,
Philip COyle Arthur Levine, Harry O'Don-
nell and Isadore Self Grammar school
Lena Carls, Elmer Tempest Sabina Lally,
Mary 0rmsby, Bernard Grady, George
Watson, Grace Graham, Alice Needs, George
O'Neill, Carby Stack, Alfred Czyzewski
Mary Gallagher, Kate Gorman James Dalius
Herbert Williams, Anna zerbie, Han
nah Brecker May Bradigan, Margaret
Badigan, Maud Gipin, Archie Hares
Margaret Lynch, William Leckie, Mar
garet Meehan, Eva Powell. Sarah Ramis,
Mary Rowe, William Sharrocks, Ida Williams
Edna Weidman, Burton Kester, Lewis Cable
Margaret Bees, Joseph Cosgrove, Charles
Hildenbrand, John Knoll Violet Feders,
Ettie Grifiiths, Name Reilly, Annie Burke,
Annfa Kp1uoEf ,r1
Flaherty, Charles Bissel Alice Corrgan,
Mary Wasley, John Foley, Florence Klein.
William +. James, one of the school
teachers was recommended for state
normal diploma.
1t was decided to have the finance COM
mittee apportiOn half a mill of the tax levy
for public library purposes.
The Board adjourned to meet at the call of
the chair for general business.
After the adjournment the Board proceeded
in a body to tho High School assembly room,
whore the grammar school graduates were in
waiting. After the Directors were seated
Superintendent Cooper introduced the class
to the Board and stated that all the gradu-
ates had acquired the standing necessary to
pass into the High school, and many Of
them had acquired a cOmmendabe scale of
efficiency. The class then arose and Presi-
dent Dewitt proceeded to distribute the
diplomas. This having been accomplished
seats were resumed and few minutes later
the Directors filed out without any remarks
having been made. The proceedings have
since occasioned comment owing to their
painful simplicity.
THE COMMENCEMENT
A large attendance was attracted to Fergu-
sons theatre last evening by the commence
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place was filed almost to its capacity The
stage decorations consisted of potted plants
and flowers and otherwise presented fine
appearance. Handsome plush upholstered
chairs wore furnished for the graduates.
Seats for the School Board were arranged at
the right upper side of the stage. Nearly all
the Directors and several invited guests
were in attendance Superintendent Cooper
occupied a seat to the left of the class and
directed the exercises. Miss Anna NJ. Denger
was directress Of the musical part Of the
} program, Miss Verde Kehler was the
! pianist, Although the program was much
shorter than in preceding years the exer-
cises were prolonged until nearly eleven
o'clock. They were very pleasing In many
respects and some Of the essays reflected
. much intelligent research The following
program was rendered
Chorus, "0n the Move" march,, High
: school chorus sslutatory and essay, Work
Wins" Hannah C. Rartsch class oration,
Freedom Of Mind" Arthur S. Levine
double trio, "A Summer Day." Misses Hand,
O'Hars, Weir, Price, Davis, Sheehy essay,
, Personal Responsibility, Mary R. Whitaker;
essay, Something for Nothing" Hannah E.
Davis solo. ''He Was a Prince" Helen G
= Price; discussion, Resolved that by rejecting
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Senate served the best interests of the United
States Affirmative, Charles Bashorei mega.
q tive, Mary A. Wade chorus, Light and
a Laughing Summer Sky" High school CHORUS
. essay, Intelligence, the Future Hope OF
a America" May Reilly essay "a Star in the
+ West" statia Mcdonald double quartette
: Hi Dddle Diddle the Cats in the Fiddle, >
;, Misses Price, O'Hara, Sheehy, Davis; Messrs
Wells, Dinklocker O'Donnell Bashore
essay, Songs Of Many Lands" Henrietts
Weir oration, Does Poverty or Riches Bes
a Develop Character" Harry O'Donnell; in
n strumental duet, III Barbiere Di Seviglia
o Miss Price and Mr.. Self essay, Thine Los
a is Never Regained," Isabel L. Fishburn
v chorus, Come Roam the Woodland" ," Higl
school chorus essay, THE Destruction o
Birds" Katy p. Sheehy solo, GOOD Bye
Sweet Day." Mary NJ. O'Hara grafton, "Th,
Progress Of knowledge, Isadore Self
defamation, "Aristarchus Studies Elocu
r, ton" Lizzie NJ Dougherty male doubl
n quaTtette "A Catastrophe" Messrs. Dink
d locker Wells, Matter w. O'Donnell, Bashore
II ConFy, Wasley, II. O'DOnuell essay
h stepping Stones, Lizzie i. Hand histor,
n and prophecy, Philip Coylei duet, Moon
n light Music, Love and Flowers" Misse
3. O'Hara and Price :, essay, Florence Nightin
gale" Mary V. Meehan essay and vale
dictory, "The Good Old Times" sadi
It sterneri presentation of diplomas chorus
W Though We Part, " class.
The motto Of the class was "Throug
combat to victory, through labor to rest
# The class oolors were crimson and white.
!. The graduates who took the class honor
Ii were Hannah c. Bartsch, Arthur l. Levin,
r Mary A. Wade, Isadoro Self, Lizzie N