The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-17
GRADUATES FAREWELL
Annual Commencement Ex-
ercises Of Hasbrouok In
stitute Held Last
Night.
BRILLIANT ESSAYS AND ORAYIOHS
Gold Medals and Diplomas
for the Glass Of 'e8--Music
Of the Glee Club
Arouses Enthusiasm.
BRILLIANT ESSAYS AND ORAYlOHS

Member of the graduating class OF %
or Hasbrouck Institute last night, in the
Assembly Hall OF that distinguished place
of learning. delivered their essays ana
orations, received their gold medals and
diplomas. babe their adieux to their Alma
Mater n are now about to enter that
bigger school: the world.
The exercises of Has
brouck' are always interesting and adj
vance year by year in excellence. Prin-
cipal Stimets in arranging the programme
for last nights exercises departed from
the usual custom or inviting some dis
tinguished citizen to ak the graduates
and the audience to a state bordering on
insensibiity, but gave up the entire even
ing to the graduates, in whose perform
ances every person in the room had a per-
sonal interest. When to this was added
the delightful musical selections Of the
congratulations fell around Mr.. Stimets
head like yallombrosan leaves.
1t was a very pretty sight which met
the eye of the visitor to the Assembly
Hall last night in the Institute. The stage
was indeed a bower and in the centre
were a group of charming young ladies
in dainty costumes of pink and white,
with roses on their cheeks and in their
hair and at their feet. Above them sat the
boys, dear little souls. in high stiff collars
and irreproachable ties, and the bigger
boys (beg pardon), men, in dress coats
and white gloves. The footlights were
hidden with bouquets and garland wreaths
and baskets of beautiful white and red
roses forming a rampant whose fragrance
filed the air. Above, in the centre of the
proscenium arch. were the letters '9S in
purple and white flowers, festooned with
trailing smilax. As the dramatic people
say the m~ise-en-scene was perfect.
To the right and left of the students
were chairs for invited guests, among
whom were-Mayor Hoos, DR.. Leonard
J. Gordon, Commissions James G. Hask-
ing, ex-Director Robert A. Simpson, DR..
P. J. Koonz. Rev. DR.. Charles Herr, Rev.
Robert K. Wick. Counselor w. Carey. j.
A. Dear and A Mclean In front of the
stage was the orchestra. under the di-
rection Of Mr.. Victor Baier. Then there
was the audience, the parents and friends
Of the pupils, carefully guided to their
seats by the happy young ushers. What
a blaze Of millinery there was in that au-
dience! Wonderful hats. especially built
for e-onservatories, met the eye in every
direction, and while the owner was en-
and just as Mr.. Stimets was about to
open the exercises. some horrid thing,
a man of course. sent q note to the prin-
cipal who said aloud
Il am about to do a delicate thing,
but I must do it. I am asked to request
the aides to remove their hats"
Laughter and applause followed the re-
quest so politely put. and the ladies
graciously removed their hats, and the
men, mean things, actually chuck1ed
When they saw one beautiful creation
after another fall before them like San
tiago's forts before SIMPSONS guns.
The serious work then began by Princi-
pal stimets. introducing Rev. R. X.
Wick to make the Invocation. and h
minister dressed in a flowing black
gown asked blessings on the future life
of the graduates, making them successful
In life and particularly in those things
pertaining to God. Then followed the
Galutatory and essay.
Miss Mary N. Sutherland, the second
honor graduate, gave the essay entitled
.Sin Of Ingratftude." which she defined as
the poverty of the soul. Men, she con
tinued, lacked gratitude while animals
did not. As instances OF mans
ity to man. the speaker mentioned Col
umbus, the discoverer Of America, allow
ed to die in disgrace; livingston, who
was neglected for thirty-five years in the
r~f17o ~ A frfoo on5 Dfc~no - 4
masterful policy unified Germany, but on
whose head had been heaped contumefy.
Nations were ungrateful and individuals
too, for benefits of great value. The lines
from Shakespeare, BLOW, blow, We win
ter Winds closed a graceful and effect
i've speech.
The chorus here sang a song Forward
Gaiiy Together" by McBurney, and
the bright, clear, fresh tones of thai
youthful choir were pleasant to hear.
.sTae Ladies OF III White House, by
Miss J. Josephine Van Horne, was a re-
view OF the first ladies' in the land, who,
b speaker claimed, had played an im-
portant part In moulding the policies Of
their husbands. Mrs. Washington helped
her husband when he was encamped in
In mtsfit gowns and cotton dresses trim
med with ribbons from chair covers.
This revelation made some Of Miss Van
Horne's fair auditors shrug their should
ers. Continuing the essayist said that
Mrs. Adams was the first lady to visit the
White House, then a barn. Mrs. Madison
a the sure faculty Of harmonizing OPP
posing political chiefs: James Buchanan's