Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-25
Graduating Exercises
Class of Twenty-Five Finish
Their School Course.
A Splendid Program Rendered.-Excel-
lent Address by Rev. p. s. Knight.

Reeds opera house, both the large
auditorium and the spacious gallery,
was crowded almost to suffocationFri
day evening, 1t being occasion of the
semi-annual or term commencement
exercises of the Salem public schools.
A class of twenty-five young people,
ten boys and IL young ladies received
well-earned testimonials of faithful
ness and efficiency. The class is an
exceptionally good one as their high
scholastic standings attest and is a
credit to the public schools from
which 1t is graduated.
The class colors were Red, White.
and Blue"and in decorating the opera
house, truly patriotic spirit was dis
played. The Reed was probably
never before so beautifully decorated
as last evening, statement that is
confirmed blythe many complimentary
remarks heard on every side. The
stage was enveloped in the stars and
stripes, beautiful floral pieces being
used, also. The class motto was:
"N0t Finished, but Begun"
Relatives and friends Of the young
graduates began to assemble as early
as O'Clock and within an hour the
seating capacity of the building had
Oeen taken.
1t was $50 before the orchestra
yened the program by contributing
one of its best selections, following
which ReY. II. A, Ketchum, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church o.
fered an invocation, the sentiment Of
which was truly in touch with the
occasion.
A physical culture drill by sixteen
boys from the rooms Of Miss Temple
and Miss Henry, Of the East school,
was executed with almost perfect ac-
curacy. The boys we're drilled by Prof.
f. K. Brown and were neatly cos
TUNED in national colors,
At the conclusion of the drill the
curtain fell and when raised few
moments later the entire class, accom-
panied by City Superintendent Geo.
A. PEBBLES and Rev. P. S. Knight,
who addressed the class, were seated
upon the platform.
Miss Annas Leone Poyser, a men,
ber of the class, very creditably re-
cited "Mary, Queen Of SCOTS" and
was warmly applauded for her work.
"The Charge of the Hussars," by
Fritz Spllnder. was executed by Miss
Maude Marie Hepburn and Miss
Claire Holmes in manner that al
once proved the gifted performers ac-
complished instrumentalists. Two
pianos were used in the execution o.
the number. The young ladies' wer'
amply rewarded for their splendid
WORK and gracefully responded with
another number equally as we'll rem
dered.
1t was with the proper emphasis
that Walter Wallace Bruce inter
preted the g"Address of SpartacusitC
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plause that followed his recitation
plainly Indicated full appreciation
of the same by his auditors.
Miss Meta Davis, one of Salem
sweetest singers, won new laurels IL
her splendid singing of the "Flowe
Girl" by e. Bevignani. She wa
obliged to respond to an encore, which
she did by singing"The Star SpangleC
Banner" In both instances she wa
accompanied by Mrs. j, H. Albert oil
the piano, Miss Nellie Brown giving
the violin ohligato,
"The Revolutionary Rising" b.
James Walton, was a recitation IL
keeping with the present war time
and was finely delivered. James rec
itations are the more to be appreci
ated by reason of his clear and dis
tinct enunciation and his thorough!
earnest style of delivery. He puts hi
whole soul into his delivery. He wa
given hurricane of applause for hi