The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-24
Seattle Theater Stage Presents a
Carnival of Beauty.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Thirteenth Annual Programme II
Greeted by n Large ana Entn"-
asfic Audiepce-CarniSal OF Flew
evs and Wealth of Coior-Nusec,
E.sax. md Ornffons-N aIetlictory
and Presentation of Diplomas

A carnival OF foWeFS- "A 4to' -
and perfume and color.
Piled arm deep before the CURTAIN
stretching away IN a gorgeous H'-i ant
curve from wing 10 wing, howers IN DAs-
ke-s flowers in clusters flowers N heaps,
thousands upon thousands Of them "a 'uA-
uriant mass Of beauty. carmine ana yell
low and pink. pale green leaves, white
buds and the sof, lustre OF nuIhoeFless
ribbons. with here ana there the si.n' Oh
A tiny square OF immaculate pas'epoaro
peeking out from amidst the buds ana
ferns.
That was the sight that greeted more
than a thousand people n the graduating
exercises of the high school class Oh - III
the Seattle theater last nighS. a sea OF
faces filled the place from pit 10 dome.
High I'D IN the galleries, on the moor ana
in the boxes, every seat was taken anu
around the walls crowds gathered ana
stood long after the audience was seated.
7. MAS half past eight when the curtain
went I'D 10 the strains o. Iesu>" o'e
tire played by the First Regiment oie''eS-
.ra and the class looked from their seats
,,non the stage out upon one OF the largest
and gayest crowds that nave ever sa'i'-
cred 10 a similar event in the history VI
the high school. There was burst u ap-
clause. Indeed. the scene was d Prey
one. With their white-slippered feet niu-
Ion behind the bank OF roses ana hiieS
ana ferns. dressed all in white-"iite Vi
candle banded and ruffled and laced, sat
the girl graduates, Ions rows Oh 'hsiii
across the stage from Wing 10 WINS anH
n the background 10" pyramid Vi 80
showing . continuous range OF oiher "Hi'c
frocks and pink cheeks. broken only mere
ana there hy the somhfe back oil a young
Gentleman in shiny patent feathers, chill
choking collar and immaculate 90" 'ie.
The girls held great buneAes OIL mowers
led with RIA silk, and the boys oiStin-
cllished themselves with gorgeous stream
ers % carm.ne, the ciass COT .no
1eft of the stage. in solid, digniiied pha-
,anx SAT- the higher d1snitaries OF the
s,,aning-rrof Barnard, the school, prlh-
.toal Mr.. John Lamb. of the Seattle BOARD
~ education; County superintendent OF
p1h,ie Schools Meredith; Miss SUBWAY.
assistant principal of the school, ana feV.
J. p. ID. ILwyd. Prof. Barnard pres'aeu'
The evening opened VITA an i"T $500,
by the Rev. Mr.. Llwyd. Prof Barnard
then said:
Permit me TO introduce to you the BAN
nor class Of the state-the class or y.
TIE remark was greeted by applause
Robert McBurney Mitchell delivered the
first essay of the evening. bis theme peins
..Three Masters" He spoke Clearly and
vau and the paper showed a poetic and
correct appreciation OF the literature %
he three masters he had chosen TO dis
kespeare Goethe and Schiller
Miss Lena Lucel:a Tucker then read an
essay on Angles and Curves. very cieF-
er!y she applied the statement that ma
lure has always shown TWO forms or
beauty. "angles and curves" TO the great
human family. carrying out the smile
with excellent effect. The paper showed
thought and was one OF The best OF the
evening. Ruskin and Carlyle had evident
" been the young lady's conhdantes ana
advisers.
The orchestra then played az inter-
mezzo. after which Frederick John Cels
delivered an Grafton on Wages Though
tinged somewhat with an extremisn Gull
ed no doubt from earnest study 81 the
ZONES of political economy. the effort gain
ed weil-deserveG praise from the audi
cnce which twice interrupted the speaker
with applause.
Miss Ruth Davenport Holmes GRAFTON
on PATRIOTISM was hNewl*e wei re.
ceived Il Vas graceful. earnest and not
without touch OF eloqucnce, rising i'll
HfghfS here and thsre throughout.
The Evolution ~ Fashion an essay
by Mss Gertrude Bele Calhoun showed
jus. what Il purrorted TO- and III very
clever way al that Miss Calhoun IN her
paner - responsible for the dr0l state
ment that there are indications that she
twumanl VIII soon dress suitably ANA be-
com,ngly for all occasions.
\ lively overture 10y the orchestra and
then an Grafton bv Milton Frederick Witt