The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-15
DAY
The Graduating Class Carries
Off the Three Medals at
Hasbrouek's

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The Hasbrouck undergraduates enter
tafnment was given this morning in the
School Assembly Hall, at 1880. The Vice
Principal, Mr.. Horace c. Wait, presided.
The first part of the entertainment was
given by the Primary Department. Mas
ter Walter Browne recited Vacation"
Miss Edna Annett recited and sang. 1.-The
Rag Man." Master Charles Per Lee re-
cited 1.-THE Sailor Boy" and Miss Hilda
Leigh recited "Grandma's Lost Balance"
Miss Esther Ludwig and Master Richard
Bouton were dressed in Quaker costume,
and they san Sister Ruth greatly
amusing the audience by their motions.
Others recitations by the Primary chill
dren were:-"The Hat" Milton Ayers;
Little Blue Pigeon" Mildred Downs T,
Down in tn Strawberry Bed" Georgia
Chamberlin, and The Sick DOLL. Gladys
Thayer. Miss Louise o. Heike, Miss
Heloise Mayer and Mr.. Edward ".
B%raydon gave a scene in German from
''Minna Won Barnhelm." Miss Florence
Muller recited "Renyi," Master Dwight
Smith played on the piano, by the
Meadow Brook" Miss Ethel Phillip and
MI. Oscar Hennings gave a dialogue from
Racine's "Athalie'' and Mr.. Mortimer
Mayer was heartily applauded for his
spirited reading of ''Sheridan's Ride"
The kindergarten class then assembled
the platform and sang The Merry Men"
Then Millville Smith, Stewart Davey,
Bruce Stimets and Wallace Crosby
stepped forward and sang The Black
smith Song with energetic gestures. The
little girls of the class, Jessie McLaugh-
lin, Edith Hitler, Harriet Low, Louise
Druhmel and Jean Stimets next had their
turn and with their dolies in their arms
sang a lullaby. The whole class sang
Daisies are Dancing themselves dane
ing. The children completely captured the
audience with their artless gestures and
unconscious Mr.. Harry OIL
meyer and Mr.. Robert G. Anderson gave
a German dialogue, die Ta~bachspfeife."
Miss Martha Nordine recited 1.-THE
Painter of Seville Miss Heloise Mayer,
played on the plano. "Scherzino'' and Mr..
Isaac N. Quimby, Jr., recited "Apres la
Bataille."
Queer Little Vapor," a song by sew
eral little girls of the Primary Glass was
pretty and effective. The little girls,
Misses Esther Ludwig, Katharine Cham
berlain, Florence Johnson, Edna Annett,
Mildred Downs, Florence Long, Jean An
nett, Fannie Franklin, Hilda Leigh, Grace
Chamberlain, Fannie D. Hitler, Mary c..
McIntire, George Chamberlain. Hannah
Hudson and Gladys Thayer, wore very
pretty dresse of grey tulle that floated
about them and made them indeed look
yapory. They danced gracefully about
pictures, The -nnouncenen that Sleigh
Bells" a duet very well played by Miss
Alice Chauffeur. was the composition of
plause. Miss Susie Sands recited Der
Weisse Hirsch." Miss Florence Phillips
and Miss c. Evelyn Jewell ave a dia-
logue, The Dutiful Daughters" Miss
very creditabiy.
An amusing debate was given by a num-
Der Of the pupils. The Young American
Rights" in which all their arguments
were ably refuted by three young women.
The parts as taken were:.President
F. Grevatt: Mr.. Sardine, w. s.. Harden
berg, Jr.; Mr.. Rash, ]. Herbert Lippin-
colt; Mr. Ready. F.. George Staples; Mr..
Arnold s. Furst t.'S Mr.. Hopeful charles S a s.
Holbrook; Mr.. Meek. Charles McF. Hunt:
Mr.. Bellows, r Percy Schenck; DR..
Q S,dsh u Harry J; skinner Mz S Mr.; Ha zzam.
Moe; Miss Wheeler. Marion Blake; Miss
Swift, Elizabeth Mclean.
Haydnss Kinder Symphony was
played under the direction of Mr.. Gustav
L. Becker, who gave short explanation
of the composition. Misses Gibson, Cad
mus and Tanner played the piano. The
other instruments were played as fol-
lows
First violins, Messrs. Arnheiter, Tross-
violins, Sarah Allen, Frank Lehn, Lloyd
Evans, Chas. Rohlfs; cello, Mr.. Victor
Baier; toy instruments, cuckoo; Louis
Chauffeur; nightingale, Pauline Chauffeur;
bells, Betsy Chamberlain; rattle, Aline
Annett; trumpet, Henry Chauffeur; drum,
Dwight Smith; triangle, Edna Annett;
quai1-pipe, Edna Annett; cymbals, Alice
j. Furst. The Symphony was played very
well, and its novelty Interested It's hear
ers. All the little people who took part
in it should be commended for the faith
fulness with which they obeyed their di-
rector.
At the conclusion of the programme
Mr.. Stimets read the honor roll of stu
90 per cent, and one for the years work.
The announcement of medal winners was
made. Miss Clara Alpers of the gradu-
ating class receives the medal of the
Girls Department, presented by Mr..
George w. Carragan, with the high av-
erage of SO. Two medals will be given
in the Boys Department, n by Mr.. E..
F. C. Young, the other by the Faculty,
for the reason that the two brightest,
Mr.. William Garretson and Mr.. Henry
| Won Deesten, both of the graduating
! class, have each the same average, even
| when carried to hundredths.