The herald., 1897-02-12
THE WINTER CLASS OF '97
More nigh School Celebrations
Yesterday
BRIGHT, CLEVER PROGRAM
Carried Out by the Students at Mu.
sic Hall
"Esmsralda" Well Put on by ths Young
Amateurs-The Creditable School Or
chestra-Evening Festivities

| Of '97 of the high school proved its worth
| by the presentation of an excellent pro-
gram at its class day exercises al Music
! hall. The boys of the senior Is, decked
| in corn and olive, ushered in a greater
| crowd than the seating capacity of the
hall was equal to. The senior B class
was present in a body. and the young
| ladies, with their corn colored ruffs,
| presented striking appearance.
| During the exercises the orchestra,
led by Paul c. Brown. rendered the fol-
lowing music to an appreciative audi
ence: Cuirassiers Attaque, Eilenberg;
Dance of the Autumn Leaves, Mattel;
Concert Waltz-Espana, Waldteufel;
Chariot Race, PAUL.
The orchestra is a combination of the
high school orchestra and the First Con-
gregational church orchestra, and is
composed Of the following: Vielins,
Helen Davenport, Hattie Haggins, Jul
ius Stamm, Earl Valentine. Paul Brown,
Ida Dotter, Addie Meek, Miss Crowder;
viola, vella Knox; cello, Frank Locky;
bass, Walter l.. Brown; trombone,
Messrs. Woodward and Moyse; cornet,
Addie Meek; oboe, Loring Brooks; clar-
ionet. Jennie Jones; piano, Bertha Nor
ris.
In opening the exercises, President
Baxter, of the winter '97. in a calm, clear
voice, made an address which showed his
high school course had not been for moth
Ing. In brbiefiy reviewing the past and
forecasting the future of his class he
held the continued attention Of his high
school friends present, with whom he
is a great favorite.
The class then gave Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett's play Esmeralda in
manner which developed considerable
histrionfc ability. The scenes of the
play were as follows: Act Interior
Of Old Rogers house in North Carolina:
"Under the shadow of Old Bald Noun
tain" Act II-Jack Desmond's studio
in Paris "The Letter Which Brought
Good News" Act III-Drawing room
in Rogers house, Paris; These Amt
North Car'liny Ways" Act IV-Jack
Desmond's studio again; THE Sun Still
Shines on the Little House, and We Are
Together"
Eugene Hallett as Old Man Rogers, q
North Carolina farmer, was a typical
odd man afraid of his wife" until mo
ther was kinder quietin' down" in the
last act. Emma Widney as Mrs Lydia
Ann Rogers, his wife, proved a proper
yirago. ruling with her iron hand. Su-
sic Barnwell as Esmeralda, their daugh-
ter, acted the part very sweetly Ly-
man Jacobus was Dave Hardy, in love
with Esmeralda, and played the BASH
full act to perfection, with the back
wardneSS of d rustic, in the first act, and
the boldness of a successful lover in the
last. Horace King seemed quite him
SELF representing Jack Desmond, an
American artist In Paris. He was the
man who had brought girls UP by
hand" Louler Lord and Mabel Ferguson
as Nora and Kate, Jack Desmond's sis
ters. did we'll indeed; and Isaac Levy
acted the part of Marquis de Montessin,
French adventurer very realistically.
Roy Brousseau won applause al Daniel
Drew. shrewd, far-seeing, scheming
mining speculator; and Paul Pauly the
man with an atmosphere, represented
Estabrook as if such a character were
strictly in his line. Grace Pinney was
the demure maid.
There We're prizes for every first and
second place in all the events of
Wednesdays field day, and the victors
were called forward to receive the prizes
from President Baxter. Mr.. Ryan, with
four ribbons and four prizes replied
briefly in behalf of the commercial
course thanking the seniors for the
trophy pennant which the commercial
ties won.
The class will was read by Susie Crow
ELL Cndrlotte Teale, the writer being
very ill. 1t was a new version of the
Saxon epic poem, Beowulf in which
Greudel, the monster ignorance, was
conquered by Beowulf during the winter
81 The far-famed faculty was Hroth-
gar. and the High school was Hereof
hall. A couple of quotations will give
better idea of it:
Hrothgar, despairing, desired that dear
Beowulf.
Orange-bannered winter 97 class
come TO him, conquer the monster so cruel
and fierce.
With words that were mincing,
Miss Packard advanced
Censor of Hrothgar of courtesy mindful.
Graciously saluted him, Beowulf the gold
decked.
President Baxter presented a fine
picture of the class to the school, and
Principal Housh responded in fit words
on behalf of the faculty and school.
The exercises were closed by the win
ter 81 class song, words by Miss Lord
and Hit and Mr.. Levy. The music
was partly that of popular airs and
partly Of more stately kind They
paid their compliments very volumin-
ously to the senior B class and had need
to mention the junior BIS, with their
silly style" They left the stage with
a farewell stanza to the faculty AMI