The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-10
! 'ESSE GUAM NDER|. :
Class Day and Graduation at
Miss Dana's School.

"Reminiscences of the Glass of '9s Heard
at the North Pole Center Upon the Twen-
tieth Anniversary of Its Discovery-Dr.
AfacKays Address to the Graduates
Musical Program and Award of Di-
pIomas school Notes.
Only a few slowly drifting clouds
were in Morristown skies on Monday
afternoon, when the friends of Miss
Dana and her pupils assembled on the
lawn for the glad exercises of class day.
Beautiful trees, sweet flowers and pure,
fresh air gave charm to the happy occa-
sion. LSoon after 4.30 the program
opened, with the appearance of the
school faculty and teachers, the gradu-
ates, members of the junior class and
other pupils, the class of '9S taking seats
of honor at the front end of the broad
piazza. Back of them q handsome
American flag was draped with branches
of evergreens and the front rail was
decked with flowers, gifts of friends of
the graduates. Following the spring
chorus, Miss Lippincott, the class presi-
dent spoke the address of welcome to
parents and friends, adding kind words
for the teachers, the juniors and other
pupils. "Calm is the Lake" was the
title of the next chorus. This year the
audience was given an innovation in the
way Of school exercises, and this was en-
titled '.Someday and Other Days" and
noted as Janus faced drama, dated on
the twentieth anniversary Of the discov-
cry of the north pole.
Below the piazza small stage had
been erected, and upon us, transformed
as the roof garden of the "Coldorf- Free
zoria," popular hotel at the north pole
centre, the members of the class of 1913
held reunion festivities, recalling the
long passed school days and relating sub
sequent experiences. During the con
veFsation many quiet smiles were visi-
BILE at the suggestion of amusing scenes
of school life, smiles that were
caught and passed on as they
touched the memory of the pupils
and teachers. There was also an anus
ing exchange of gifts, each significant of
traits or events in school life, and the
scene ended with the drinking to the
health of Miss Dana, to the juniors and
members of the school, and song to the
''glorious green and gold,'" the school
colors.
After chorus entitled ssMerry June, .
Miss Irene Walker read an essay on
"The Responsibility of the American
Woman of To-day" with vstledictory ad-
dresses to her classmates, the Junior
class, teachers and friends Of the school,
and the exercises closed with the Men
delssohn chorus, 20 Wales with Sunlight
Smiling
Graduation exercises followed on
Tuesday, taking place in the Assembly
hall, which was crowded to the doors
with parents and friends of pupils,
many coming from out of town. Foliage
plants and flowers decorated the stage
front and above was hung in evergreen
and golden buttercups the noble mot
to of the class, 'sEsse Guam Videri' to
be, rather than to seem. Opening
prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. j. Mac
naughtan and the musical parts of the
program.
Overture -Sommernachtstraum,
Piano Duet by Misses Gurney and Ward.
Plano Solo BY Miss Ivers
Toea pasp pnsa seR bg Misses Wilkinson and P0fisTd asssn
Chorus by Pupils.
Piano Solo BY Miss Keiier ;s'namann
Piano Solo BY Miss Strong. is70A 1H'''l'H
The address of Rev. Donald Sage Mac
Kay of Newark, as central part of the
program, was remarkably able and in
teresting. His theme was Character, !"
and his aim to show how that knowledge
gained in school and college might be
translated and made permanent in char
acter. Character is the supreme test
Of all life, and the tendency of the pres
ent day is to degrade character.
Many people confound temperament
with character, but one may have a
good disposition and yet have very bad
! characters one may have temperament
that is frank and genial and character
that is selfish and insincere. And, after
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