Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-04
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
OF the Marietta High school Friday After
| noon and Evening.

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noon and Evening.
The thirty-one members of the grad
uating class of the Marietta High
School devoted Friday afternoon and
evening to their Class Day exercises.
In the afternoon essays were read by
all those who will not participate in
the regular Commencement exercises,
the program being as follows:
March.
Invocation :. .Supt. w. w. Boyd
The Stranger at Our Gate.
..... Mary E. Angert
The Power of Custom. Matte B, Blue
American Girl of the nth Century
...... ........ =. Florence E. Buck
Home Life. English and American
...... ........... Viola 5. McGirr
Music.
Superstition of the Age -. ......
............. 80. Jennie Tompkins
Great Singers. Frances runner
An END of the Century" View.
Evolution of the Modern Novel;.
...............B Bessie Tompkins
Music.
Athletics for Women .............
..... ..... Blanche THORNLEY,
Being, Not Seeming ..Frcda Strauss
Geometry and Human Nature. $500.
.................E Eta |. Hill
Heroes of Peace .... Ada Gregory
Music.
Heroism in the Light House Ser
vice. e.............Es .EsLv M. Powell
American Antiquities. . Flora Knapp
Columbia's Daughters Helen Pugh
Illustrious Ounces. .Estella Holdreu
Music.
These exercises were witnessed by a
large audience of the invited friends of
the graduates and were unusually in
teresting. 1t was generally remarked
that the essays were superior on
the average to those read at any
previous Commencement. After the
exercises the members of the class
served light refreshments to the friends
who had honored them by their pres
ence.
At the annual Class Evening exer.
cises an audience of about 500 persons
was present. The High School room
was crowded to its utmost capacity,
every available inch of standing room
being taken. The following program
was rendered in a manner both inter
esting and entertaining, rejecting
great credit upon those participating:
March.
Address of Welcome by the Presi-
dent of the Glass. Flora A. Strauss
Music
Glass History. ........ Clara E. Smith
Essay-Woman's Talents Mamie White
Music.
Class Mirror go. .... Grace r. Dale
Glass Poem ... ....... .Estella Holden
Music.
Essay-Indi7idualit :. Rose Gitchell
Class Prophecy. .F'reda Bachmeyer
Music.
The regular Commencement exer-
cises will be held at the Auditorium
next Friday evening and seats are now
on sale at Beagle & Lytle's drug store
at Is cents each.
The graduating class this year is
larger than ever before numbering
thirty-one. The nearest approach to
this mum Der was in 1894, when the class
twenty.four. The continued
and rapid advancement in the standard
and accomplishments of the High
School is noticea BILE with each succeed
ing Commencement To the Superin-
tendent and teachers who have brought
about in a few years an improvement
little less than marvellous should be
given with feeling of genuine graft
tude the thanks of every parent, and,
indeed, of every citizen. for the noble
endeavors they have put forth in the
performance of the duty which has
been entrusted to them. In the bright,
intelligent faces and genteel, polished
OF the class of '9s is indisput-
able evidence Of the great work
wrought and brilliant promise Of
greater good yet to be accomplished.