Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22
ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT
CLASS OF 1898.

ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT
CLASS OF 1898.
The commencement exercises of
the Miff1in Academy, Oh Friday
evening June II. were highly inter-
esting. The building was crowded
to its utmost capacity. Professor
Dysinger was full of regret that the
room was too small to admit all bis
friends,on the interesting occasion. In
recognition of the important histori
cal events now taking place between
the United States ard Spain the
colors of the decorations were red,
white and blue, and two large Amer
ican flags screened the Miffiin
orchestra from sight and broke the
force of the musicians notes and pro-
duced softer music. The chairs III
the room were decorated with red,
white and blue ribjoDs, AID the
diplomas were Oeatly tied with red,
white and blue ribbons. Miss Mar
jorie Patterson. Miss Aanie G. Camp
bell. Miss Marjorie Rickenbaugh,
Miss Lulu Kelly, Mr.. G. A. Guss,
Mr.. D. b. Moist, Mr.. Charles F.
Goodale, Mr.. F d. Gross, Mr.. D.
NJ Nipple, were the ushers, and seat
d The audience without confusion.
The invocation was given by Rev. A.
N. Raven, Ph. B. The manner
and expression OF the class indicated
satisfactory Academic training, and
demonstrated that each and every
one had made good use of their time
and opportunity, as students, and
that they now are SO we'll up in text
book training. that progress may be
made easier, in professional or bust
ness career, if they choose business
or profession for the work of their
every day life, and if they do not
choose business or professional work,
the Academic training they received
will serve them well in any position in
life. Their manner did not indicate
that they know all the world, al that
is II it and more too, but rather
showed that they had been 50
thoroughly trained that they under
stood that there is 10 end to educa
tioD, that it is like the universe
which once entered upon grows
larger as one advances, and that
which is left behind is the least of it
all. Professor Dysinger hes not fallen
in with the new notion Of some Acad-
emlc teachers, that instead of an
essay or Grafton by each member of
the graduating claas, there stall be
speech or Grafton or essay, by some
one outside of the school circle.
He believes that each member of
the graduating class shall prepare
an essay or Grafton for the public
exercises of graduation day. The
Platform graduation exercises are
the crowning glory of school career,
and to take that away from a class
and cent or it in some man or woman
who has been out of the school many
days, and perhaps many years, is
taking an experience from the c'ass
that they are all the better for having,
ard taking the glory Of The closing
hours of school life ard giving it 10
q single individual who perhaps has
no more iateI lest in the matter thnu
e gloriicstion of himself. When
each member Of a graduating class
IS participant ia the rostrum exer-
cises of the graduating hours, parents
ard friends OF the graduates have =
hear ier interest in tie welfare OF
the school and all that pertains to lis
advancs ment. It was the oratioDs Of
tbe graduating class that mads the
graduating exercises 81 interesting
to tais community. The graduates
on this occasion were, NJ ss A Myrtle
Haubert, Grafton, "Wcr3s." Tae
cra'ior OF NJ So Haubart was follow
Cd by NJ rrill c Haiiema2, repre-
sentative of c'ass of '93, with a.
oration. "Modern Literature" Cbas
u. Rice, followed with al oraiion.
"ReGson Rules the World, Win
ited J Wright was fourth en- the
program. ORATOR, "Does E3uca;ign
Pay Mss joyce Grsybill closed
the ca $ orstor9 in fine style, Wi \
an Grafton "Sil.rca." Tue present.
tion Of dip!orres were " Profsssar =
Dysinger, principal Of tho seLoo!.
No:withstardirg the misfortune q
the fire that des!roved The west wing
of tha Academy bni!ding thu school
las Tourist Cd, ard steps have airrnoy
been taken 10 restore tie ilui.diag
that was destroyed by dev2uriu&
fam ?. By next fall new a. d bet
ter building will graca the place
made bare by the ir7 ead Prof-a or
Dysinger Will open with larger
school than tie large opeso SUCCESS
fully closed on the II of June, 1893.
Macy of he largest schools in lie
United States have developed from
less promising Academic aco~ns than
iha Miflin Academy