The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-28

This years graduating class from
the Scranton high school-the first that
will leave the new building-is the larg-
est in the history of the Scranton public
schools. Principal George Phillips latest
and final summing up shows that the
class will number sixty-two persons,
of whom the greater number, as has
always been the rule, are young la
dies
The new curriculum being far more
advanced than the discarded series of
studies and the generally increased eff
flciency of the school has resulted in
keeping the highest average Of stu
dents somewhat lower than that of pre-
vious years.
The valedictorian of this years class
is Miss Luella Warren, with an average
of 49, The rest of the seven honor
graduates are: Miss Cora Relph, Miss
Josie Stevans, Sol Driesen. George
Walter Miss Leone Gregory and Miss
Lillian Brooks. Miss Relph will be the
salutatUrian.
ONLY SEVEN HONORS.
In former years the number of hon
OF students has been ten, but the COM
proven too lengthy with this number
of participants. and the curtailment
this year will not only better the en-
tertainment, but has also created a
more earnest struggle for places by
the high school pupils. The commence
ment night this year will be on June
Is. The exercises will be in line with
those of former years, with the ex-
ception that no presents of flowers or
gifts in any form will be received on
the stage by the pupils, per the recent
ly issued mandate of the board OF
control.
The class of '97 has already organ
lied with the following officers: P. f.
Kilcullen, PRESIDENT George Orr, vice
president; Miss Margaret TfOpp, sec
retary, and Miss Leila Porter treas
urer.
Mr.. Kilcullen, the president, is also
editor of High School Impressions"
the school journal which was success
fully launched this term and has been
successfully maintained through Mr..
Kilcullens energetic efforts.
THE CLASS MOTTO.
The class motto is "Be earnest" in
scribed in Latin. Announcements have
been ordered and a class pin decided
upon The pin will be a pretty combi-
nation of blue and gold, the class colors
"A gold wreath with a background of
blue and the inscription IS. II. S."
81 Is the form Of the memento. A
new departure which is being talked of
by the class is a "class day" This has
not been definitely decided upon, but
probably will be before commencement
day. Another matter which is being
discussed is the wearing or not the
wearing of full dress suits" by the
gentlemen. This is a matter of real
perplexity. The only opposition to the
gentle idea is the fact that it would es-
tablish a precedent which might be
hard to follow by future classes, how
ever their members might wish it, This
matter is in doubt
complete list of this years gradu-
ates could not be obtained last night.
The following are known to have sue
c@ssfully passed the IS per cent mark:
Aida Atkinson, Gertrude Bennett Cora
Rclph, Leona Gregory, May Keifer, Ev-
elyn Sweet, Theresa Gaughan, Irene
Goodman, Carrie Gress, Jessie Bevan,
Carrie Van Bergen, Helen Featenby,
Luella Warren, Grace Williams, Leila
Porter Martha Phillips, Edyth Hutton
Edith Murphy, Maud Cooper, Leona
Lewis, Miss Lidstone, Lillian Brooks,
Josie Stevans. Leona Gregory, Minnie
Lang, Amy Northup, Emma Burns
Gertrude Freeman, Margaret Tropp
Anne Caulfeld, Grace Ainey, Mary Jor-
dan, Rachel Jones, Emma Forgent
Miss Schubert, Cora Jenkins, Miss
Dreicher, Miss Mccullough, William
LuXenburger Charles Doersam, Philip
Vetter, Frank Peck, Ford Pratt, Roy
Gillespie, j. Donald Hall, George Orr
Sol Driesen, George Walter, John Hitch
cock, Charles Sweet, Eugene Hall, Ar
thur Sanction, Arthur Hull, George
Sheuer, p. e. Kilcullen, John Thomp-
son and Edward e. Hughes. Messrs
Hughes and Thompson were debarred
from entrance into the honor" contest
each having spent but one of the two
regular terms at the high school. Mr.
Hughes final mark was the best in the
class. He is a graduate from Blooms
burg State Normal school and a son
Of ID. f. Hughes, of Division street.