The San Francisco call., 1898-06-17
DIPLOMAS FOR
 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES A
 SUCCESS.
The Largest Class of Graduates in the History of the
 School.

The graduating class of the Girls High School broke away last night from the sterectyped form Of commencement exer- cises and presented to their friends an en- tertainnent worthy of high commenda- tioT- The charm of the exercises lay in the absence of long essays. The pre- gramme was Q mixture of speech-makns, on the part of the municipal educators. and musical. on the part of the graduates The audience showed a proper apprecia- ton o1 bott with 2 preponderance of ap- plAuse in favor of the young ladies.
 The laig ge assembly hall of the Girls High School building was crowded to cverfiowlnG by the friends of the gradu- Gtes-. The stage was set at the north end oE the hall arranged in terraces. Flags and ps.Iriotic decorations were the back ground for the l03 graduates, all dressed in white It was parterre of young ner1 1ouSness Of youth Each young lady wno nss now passed the limiting boun- dory Of her schoolgirl days carried a b-Inch of flowers and the picture was one ot complete uniformity.
 The class marched in to the music of z new march, White and Gold com posed by Miss Florence Hawley, a mem Der of the class of 'S9. When the class was seated President Charles L. Barring ton trade few fehcitouh remarks, in tr1ducing the class to the audience. Then under the direction of Mrs. Charles Poui- ter. Signor Wanrell sang an aria from '.gaIVator Rosa which was so well ap- pIauded that it won an encore.
 Professor William Cary Jones of the University of California delivered a short but patriotic address, paying tribute to the young ladies of the graduating class for their self-sacrificing spirit and their assistance in swelling the donations to the Red Cross Society. The "Star-span- gled Banner, concert paraphraSe, by C. Troyer, set the patriotism of the audi ence on edge Ave Maria" a solo and chorus by Miss Hermione Lask and the class of 'sS, was the best received number on the programme Miss Lask, whose voice is a fine soprano, both strong and sympathetic, was forced to sing an encore, which received an equal need of applause.
 John SWett was called upon for an ad- ception- He told of the progress made in education in this city during the last half century and the great advancement made in systematic education. chorus and solo, '-The Star-Spangled Banner" by Mrs Charles Poulter, dressed as Colum- bia, with the National emblem In the hands of soldiers on either side of the stage, caused the patriotic fervor of the audience to rise to a high pitch. Several encores were required before the audi ence would be satisfied. The presentation of diplomas rang the curtain on the scene.
 Those who graduated are:
 Janette Anshel. Flora Bacigalupi, Louise Becker, Anna Irene Bennett, Grace Olive Der
 
 Mary Burke. Camille Cerf, Abigail Clifford. Julia TVilhelnina Cochrane, Edna Cohn, Marie Josephine Connolly, Beatrix M. Osborne Cooley. Mary CroughweIl, Sarah Louisa de Haven. Laura Gertrude Denson, Loretta Agnes Dona- von Blanche Dubois. Yettie DuBois, Anna Dwyer, Josephine Eschen, Mary Fried. Sadie Sadie A. Gaffney May Calvin, Mabel Eleanor Gil- lespie Violet " Goodman. Maude Florence Hadenfeldt Mary Matilda Hahn Mabel Ham Inond Letitia Alexis Hartrick. Katharine M. Hayes Shirley Goldman Hayes Myna Hepburn. -Eiizabeth Adelaide Hermann. Rebecca Hess, Jeanette Hirschfeld. Ruth Hoops, Fannie Ja- cobs Alice Elizabeth Jobson, M. Edna John son Iottie Kennan, Marie George Klein, Va leria KIeinberg Bertha M. Koch. Elma Eor- bel Clara Rosenberg, Marion Elizabeth Kupp, Margaret Marie Langdon, Hermione Margare- tha Lask Alice Maude Lewis. Grace Adelaine Levitt Mae Alice Levy. Isabel Long, Caro- lyn Lunt Posey McGrath Marion Alice Me- Mahon Isabel McManus, Genevieve Claire Me Neil Camilla Virginia Meyer, Alice Belle Mont fort Mary Irene Morrin Caroline Webster Morris, Carrie E. Oakley. Mercedes Beatrice Pacheco, Jeanette Pauson, Jennie Perry k@ath- @ arine l. Power. Linda Priber, Helen Clare Prutzman. Aida Rademaker, Myrtle Rose. Az nes l.. Russell, Florence A. Ryder Cecelia Snirek Helen F. smith, Rose Evira Snow, Sa- de Spiro Clara Sullivan. Frank Sullivan, Mol lie Sullivan Ruth l. Swett, Theresa Eleanor Swift Erid Taft. Haidee D. Tobrfner. Laura Frances Waters, Eleanor Frances Wegener Emma Wehrli, Cordie Weinlander, Annabel Elise Wenzelburger. Florence H. Wigand Florence s. Yates, Alma zimdars-