The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-25

Without society they ali would be use
less Society It is which makes them of
use and importance, which gives them an
sen spoke clearly and distinctly.
Mrs william Norbury Vreeland gave his
speech, The Bible in the Public School, :
remarkably well. He held that the State
mas no right to make it obligatory to
have him read in the public schools every
day. some portion OF the Bible without
Is not the province of the State to as
sumo a dictatorship in the matter OF re-
igion. The State has no right to pre-
woman, and just as certainly it should
dictate as to the religion of boy and
girl. Al religions should be given an
equai chance When the Bible Is read it
sives some religions an advantage over
others. This should not be SO in this
country when all religions are considered
s E1 4 duet chorus. Nov Good
The essayist of the evening was
Miss Elizabeth 3. ~Brensingsr. whose
Mother Earthr, The essay Was an
imaginative one. somewhat after the
fashion of mythology. givin the
eartn person, Miss Brensinger described
the earth at the creation and told of her
wonderful resources and powers which
have been developed in the ages. She
described her agony at the crucifixion of
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humanity Miss Brensinger's language
was exceptional. Her theme was beau
TRULY worked out. She spoke excellently
and her gestures were grace itself. They
were part of the essay, they were neces-
sary to it, and not brought in as after
ought She was pleasing to the eye,
as well as to the ear. She was so heartily
applauded that she was obliged to return
and bow her thanks and the whole au-
dlence was enthusiastic when the judges
OF me speaking, Mr. Stimets, Or; Gordon
ana the Rev. Mr.. Wick, awarded her the
forensic medal for the best speaker of
the evening.
The valedictory was given by Miss Con-
stance Winant Fuller of the June class.
She said it was her sad duty to bid fare
well to school days. She thanked the
Board OF Education, Mr., Snyder, Mr.:
friends for their interest and babe them
and her classmates farewell.
The Parting Song, written by Miss Anna
T. Z; the 1Sne Of was then meric sung Rg the aaS class !
TO the graduates was made by Mr.. E. S.
.Cowles; He said he would not give ad-
vice. He was sure the class had lar
enough Of that to carry, them through
life. He desired to speak of the High
school. He had hoped to lave a new
building before this, but they must still
flights of stone steps they had climbed SO
many times a day would help them in the
uphill tasks of life; Mr.. cowles regretted
that ne was not dictator of the city. If
A-S<A - q 1o4C l1lol ilO
teacher should be given a position for the
reason that her father or family paid
taxes. That he considers the worst pos
sibie argument. He would make it a rule
that teachers be given their positions for
the one reason that they can do the best
work for the money paid.
Mr.. Frederick ]. Mersheimer presented
the prizes to the graduates. The medals
awarded were:-
valedictorian Medal-Class of Jan, '97.
for highest general average In all studies.
a wa T6pl tnH Anna Marie TancSa r. fhA offt
of Joseph L. Firm, President of the
Board of Education. Valedictorian Meu-
al-Class OF June, 81, for highest general
stance W. Fuller, the gift of Mrs. Will
lam L. Dickinson. Salutatoriau Prize
Glass of Jan, 81, for next highest gem
eral average in all studies, awarded to
Emma A. Menke, the gift of Frederick
]. Mersheimer, member of the Board of
Education. Salutatorian PrizeAClass of
June. '97, for next highest general aver
Ferret Page, the gift Of Leonard J.
Gordon, M. D. Commercial P~rize-Class
of Jan. 81, for highest general average
in Commercial studies. awarded to Alfred
Dencker, the gift of Benz. f. Edge, NJ. D..
Commercial Prize-Class of June, ~, for
highest general average in Commercial
studies, awarded to Maude e. Ellis, the
gift of NJ. ]. O'Donnell, City Clerk, and
prizes were sets of books. Mr.. Stimets,
in making the award to Miss Brensinger,
conplimented Mr.. Haskell on the excel
lei1ce of the work displayed. The diplo-
mas were presented to the graduates by
Mr.. Joseph l.. Firm, President of the
Board of Education. The graduates are:
Glass of January, '9!-Theodora Alice
Fleming Beers, Ethel Simmons Cameron.
May Margaret Carly, Frances Melita
,Corbett. Floye Melvin Dale. Grace Belle
Dodd, Mary Aloysia Flanagan. Florence
Eleanor Graham, Mabel Henriette Grimes,
Eleanor Stanford Guillana Florence May
Harding, Marguerite Higginbotham,
Katharine l.. Hunter, Anna Marie Jen-
sen, Miriam K~anegsberg, Adeline
Katherine Roster, aura May Meachem,
Elizabeth Emma McKernan, Emma
Alivia Menke. Douglas Sidney Pendleton,
Thekla Petersen, Mabel Jeanette Post,
Hugh J.. Reilly, Katherine Elizabeth Rey-
nolds, Mabel Rinehart, Margaret Ritchie,
Hattie Marie Symes, Minnie Shepard
Ward, Minnie Mildred Usher, Alice S.
Waters, Mary Whelan, Marie Katherine
Whelihan. William D. Kelly.
N Glass of June. '97-Irvin Halsey Beach,
Herbert Ernest BENJAMIN, Elizabeth B..
B.. Bryan, Bertha Olive Bschaidner.G Grace
K. Burns, Maud Isabel Conway, Grace
lam Il. Estwick, Jr., May Agnes Fahey,
Constance Winant Fuller, Fannie S.
Alma E. M. Grandi, Alfred Greg
R. Herlihy, John Craven Herman, Marie
Hopkins, Edith Elizabeth Hudson, Mary
Looney, James Alexander Nc
Ilhiney, Louis Edith Mckay, Eta G.
Meyer, Helen Ferret Page, Ida Louise
Plenty, Emma Isabelle Robertson, Martha
E. Sander. Ella Marion Strow. Joseph
Elias Stuckert; Emma Marie Sweeney.
Agnes Emily Tomlins, May Agnes Trum-
bull, William Norbury yreeland, Alice
Genevieve Wedin. Anna -Dorothea Witt
penn, Emma J. Wittpenn.
Commercial Class. January, GA. AL
fred Dencker. Rudolph Draesener. George
J.. Fermier. Martin E. Naughtons Arthur
". O'Neill, Emil J. Pattberg. Frank Shan
ley and Augusta L.. Stubenbord 8
Commercial Glass, June, '97-Frank r.
Maude e. Ellis, Amy e. Hick-
son, Samuel K~antrovitch, Tomine Lars
sen, John G. Milton. Henrietta ]. Minning
Ralph u. O,Hara, Mary M. SEMINARS and
Edward J.. S~kifington.
the graduates and their families went TO
Hasbrouck Hall where they had their re-
ception. The library and Kindergarten
rooms were prettily arranged. Supper
was served in the class rooms up stairs
by Conklin of New York. Cranmer's
orchestra played for dancing and the
happy graduates danced until morning.
ST. BRIDGET's COMMENCEMENT
Certificates, Diplomas and Medals
Awarded Last Night.
The closing exercises Of st. Bridget,s
Parochial School were held last evening
in the school hall, on Mercer street. They
consisted of an entertainment which was
a first class one and was well enjoyed
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