The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-10
EXERCISES:
Thirteen Pupils Graduate with Honor.
Exercises Held at the Opera House
Last Tuesdau Eueninp-

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The graduating class of '9S was as
last year composed of thirteen, always
known as m unlucky number, but in
this particular that old superstition has
been lost fer the gentlemen and sweet
graduates composing the class of '07
have not had the fateful mishaps which
tradition has had in store for those who
have run up against the number 10.
Not one of the graduates CT '07 have
Jared the worse by this Hateful number
but each aud every n in business
profession and the duties of home have
had a peaceful life and done well. But
one of the graduates Of '97 has fOuLd
single blessedness not in the ways Of
the world. Taking last year as an ex-
ample We do not believe that the sup.
erstition of No. l3 will hold good in '9S
but each and every one OF the gradu.
ates will take hold of the great problem
Of life and come out successful. The
stirring times Of the present havegiven
the graduate a splendid chance for sub
ject and several have taken the oppor.
tunity.
The program this year was out Of
the ordinary in the fact that the ora.
tons with the exception Of tho saluta.
tory and the valedictory were omitted
and a well selected program was rem
dered instead.
The program as given out last week
was gone through with in the pleasant.
~ characteristic which is al.
ways observed in our graduating exer.
cises.
The male quartet rendered the first
number in their usual happy manner
This was followed by an appropriate
invocation by Rev, liussong.
Jessie Quicker came next with her
salutatory which was delivered in that
vein of pure feeling of the graduate
who is breaking the ties of school life
and going out in that unknown feature
whose sorrows ~ pleasure may be
weighed by the breaking Of II straw,
The next number was AN instrumcn,
tai solo might Song" by Miss Irene
Miner and was n pleasant feature OF
the program.
The speaker of the evening s. Wrigh,
Butler ID. ID. was next introduced and
his address, "The Waiting Niche" was
ably handled and shows that the gen
tleman is of a broad and able mine
and n first class entertainer. One
might 60 on and use up many words OF
praise in regard to the gentlcmans ad
dress, but we can better say in few
words, it was the best Red Cloud has
heard in years,
Miss Nanc' Foe, always n ~favorit,
with Red Cloud audiences, captivatec
the assembly with one Of her vocal
solos which are always entertaining.
Miss Maud Miller was valcdictorial
and accomplished her difficult task O.
saying goodbye in 81 tender and pleas
ing way.
Prof Kelley presented the diploma
10 the graduates and spoke to then
words of good cheer and advice 70
the future and these words sill rccu
to them often and often iu fine fu.ur
when some mayhap may .hiuk with D.,
grct how much much better it won,
have been had they minded his word,
While Miss Lillian Smith played
number on she piano tha Iiltlc ton
Pearl Mitchell and Lille Oycring an
Master Phil Sherwood presented In
floral cmblemS 10 the graduates.
The class song was ably rendered b
the Misses Ward and Quicker an
Messrs. Dickson and Perry after whic
the exercises were closed with th
benediction by Rev. l. w. Edison.