The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Columbia City schools Close a Pleas
ant and Prosperous Year.

During the week beginning June che
Columbia City schools have completed their
work in satisfactory and pleasant man
ner. the week being taken up with the
usual examinations class picnics and grad
uating exercises.
The principal events OF the week did not
really Commence until Thursday afternoon.
although some Of the lower grades Of the
grammar school department enjoyed pic
mic at Bryn Mawr on Tuesday.
On Thursday afternoon at o'clock the
literary societies OF the high school and
grammar school gave Il joint programme
in the Knights OF Pythias hall for the en-
tertainment OF the friends and parents OF
the scholars. This programme was pos
tive proof that better talent could not be
found elsewhere in the state. and further
more. that the pupils Of the several schools
had received excellent instruction from
their teachers and professors. Music. both
instrumental and vocal, was furnished by
the best musicians and singers of the sew
erai schools. the most striking feature of
the afternoon being a class song written by
enc or the young ladies' OF the high school
department.
At 4:s0 O'Clock p. m the parents were ee-
peclally invited to visit the school build
ing and examine the work Of their chill
dren. This work, which was on exhibition
in the botany room, embraced the work Of
all the grades. from the kindergarten de-
partment to that Of the different classes of
the high school.
At $50 p. m. the fifth annual commence
ment Of the Columbia City schools was
held In the Knights of Pythias hall. The
graduates were Mr. G.. II. Osgood. Mr.. ~.
f. Davidson and Miss Nellie Weed, of the
high school department. and Miss c. c.
t.
Ter. and Mr.. A. T. Hoyt, Of the grammar
school department. The graduates were
honored by the presence OF State Superin-
tendent +. J. Browne. County Superintend-
ent W. J. Meredith and President c. F..
Reeves, of the University of Washington.
superintendent Meredith presented the d.
piomas to the grammar school graduates.
and President Reeves presented the high
school diplomas. The theme OF the even
ing was Patriotism"
The programme OF commencement exer-
cises was as follows:
Piano voluntary.
Invocat,on-Rev. Il. p. Dada.
Instrumental solo--"The Haymakers
Dance" Mrs. II. l.. Dana.
Essay or The Temple OF
the Azure Clouds" Cora Clementine Bash.
Vocal solo-"only One Daisy Left" Mrs.
W. d. Calder.
Essay-"How I Spend My Saturdays"
Walter Mitchell Stephen.
Essay-'The Maine" William Albert
Hepler.
Instrumental duet-"Pearl OF Love-" Mrs.
Gertrude Wheeler and Master Roy
Essay-'The Volunteer Soldiery," Arthur
Lewis Hoyt.
instrumental solo-Mrs. c. +. Reeves.
Oration-"Though," Glenn Hiram Os-
good.
Vocal duet-"With the Stream" Mes
danes Hastings and Dudley.
carbohydrates OF Liberty" william
Eugene Davidson.
Piano solo-"Zenda waltze" Mrs. Thorn
as Horsfall.
Essay-"Hope," Nellie Weed.
Piano solo-Wal,ze. Miss Bertha HELEN
thai.
Presentation of grammar school diplomas
Superintendent w j. Meredith
Vocal solo--'My Sweetheart OF Years
Ago Mrs. d. W. Brown.
Presentation of high school diplomas by
chairman OF school board-President c. +.
Reeves
Chorus-"Long Wave Our Flag"
Benediction.
Class colors-Eighth grade. red ana
white; high school. blue and white.
The picnic. given Friday by the gradu-
ates at Madrona park. concluded not only
the week. but also the school year
The pupils will resume their work on Sep
TENDER IL, 1883.