The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-28
The Commercial Depart
ment Graduation.
Interesting Exercises Held in
High School Hall.
Names of Those Who Graduated.
The Supper al Gelb'S Tonight.

the day of days has arrived for the
students who have studied faithfully for
four years Owing To the large pumbar
who graduate from the institution it has
been found necessary To divide the pro-
gram and instead of having ali three de-
partTents receive their diplomas at tho
same time and participate in the same
musical and literary exercises To select
the day before the regularly appointed
graduation day for the awarding OF
diplomas TO the members OF the CONNER
cial department..
The exercises took place in the high
school hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
There was good attendance and the
group of students who occupied seats
upon the platform, the boys with their
dark suits relieved by the display of
white dresses from the girls side, to-
gether with flowers in lavish profusion
made pleasing spectacle. After "a selec-
tlon from the high school orchestra under
direction of Mr.. Harry Is. Shuman of '9S
classical, the following program was car
ried out: Prayer, singing, Morning In
yitation, G. A. Veazie. Jr., by the gradu
atipg class; essay, 1.-The Eastern Ques-
tion," Harry L.. Schofleld; essay. Cuba, "
Johanna ii. III. Kaiser; singing by the
class bunting Chorus, Hunnoll essay;
+ Robert Reab Jr. essay, 1.-THE Need
of the Study OF Civil Government. Alice
l.. Barker: singing by the class, Lullaby
from Erminie, " from Jokobowshi; essay,
".Ieanne d Arc, )" Joseph ;. Carroll; sing
ing by the class, Anchored, ;. A.
ID. McGuinness, mayor; singing The
Marathon Race, " from Carmen, arranged
by L. B. Marshall awarding of diplomas;
benediction.
1hs ESSAYS showed the result OF
thought, deliberation and careful train
I.A "A. tt.r. l.s
which was in charge of the musical direc-
tor, Mr.. +. y. Russell, was especially en-
joyable. Upon tho selection by l.. Is.
Marshal, 1.-The Marathon Race" from
Carmen, the pupils had boen care
fully drilled by MIR. Russell, and with
the aid of the orchestra gave an enjoyable
rendering. Credit is also due Mr.. ii. B.
Shuman, who has given so much time
and energy TO the training Of the orches-
ira which Is composed entirely OF high
school pupils.
ImIp ediately 3efore the final song, His
Honor Mayor Edwin ID. McGuinness ad-
dressed the graduating class and their
friends in the Audience.
The graduating class including only
those who receive diplomas Is as follows
Joseph 5. Carroll, Charles w. Collins.
James A. Darcy, Albert X. Durfee, James
Irvine, Harry L: Link, Charles X; Man
chester, John L. McCann, +. Robert
Raab Jr., Frank l.. Ringe. Henry l.;
Schoiield, Herbert A. sherman, Michael
H. Spaight, Il. Ralph Wilbur Howard ID.
Wilcox, Edward NJ. Young, Alice l..
Barker, Edith a. Booth, Amey j. III.
Bowers, Mary L. Brody, Natalie G.
Capon, Sophie W. Eddy, Annie r. Ed
ridge, Maud Hogue, Bertha NJ Hunt,
Johanna III. Fl. Kaiser, Katherine Il. Ma
CURE. Rose G. Mahoney Annie +. Sulli-
van.
The class will hold its class supper in
Gelb's parlors this evening at o'clock
All the teachers will be present and toasts
will be responded to by several selected
members of the class.
The English and classical departments
will hold their exercises in the hall to
morrow at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
Manual Training School.
The students at the Manual Training
III Ugh school are busy today in arranging
the products of their years industry In
class room and workshop for the annual
exhibition which is to be open TO the pub
lie tomorrow from 10 o'clock in the fore
noon until ten In the evening.
The formal exercises VIII be held tomor-
row evening ut 7i5 o'clock when Presi-
dent Walter ii. Barney of the school COM
mittee will award the diplomas and an
nounce tho class honofs.
The exhibition Is an excellent one and
so arrsn ged that the visitor TO the school
may examine and appreciate the different
parts of 10 In their logical order; that Is
beginning in one room with tho first year
work and then making the tour OF the
several departments and noting the i'm
provement. year by year of the pupils in
the several classes.
In the girls department there are first
class examples of free hand drawing from
models plain sewing of all sorts, en-
broiderv. clay modelling, pen and Ink
work, wood work ana millinery.
The cooking department is one of the
most interesting parts of the school. The
work here is done on scientific principles
and Is preceded by course in practical
chemistry as applied TO all ingredients
used for food and with special reference TO
adulterations. All the work is carefully
recorded by tho pupils In their note books
and the financial sido of the subject re-
ceives its share of the attention. The
girl In the cooking department is taught
To know how 20 estimate the cost of any
given meal with reference To its actual
nutrimort.
Cooking for invalids and the preparation
of special dishes and tasteful arrangement
of n table are also features of the work. n
The boys share tho wood work and
draw ing with the girls, but have In addi-
tion courses In iron work. forging, elec-
trical work and photography.
In the Photographic course the greater
part of the work Is done In the laboratory
and all the members Of tho class get the
peneilt of actual experience. IL is taken
up scientifically and the purpose Of the
course is To teach the why and wherefore
of the art itself rather than To furnish tho
fun of merely taking pictures IL In
wolves the study Of chemistry and physics
and an understanding Of lenses and optics.
One moro step Is To he added 10 the
work OF this department. and that Is the
making of half tones which will be pro-
duced by the pupils themselves and used
by thorn as illustrations for their courses
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