Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-17
CLASS OF '99.
GIVE A MOST SUCCESSFUL
ENTERTAIN INTENT

Last Night at High School-A Pro
gram of Unusual Excsllepce-A
Large and Fine Appearing Class
The Names of the Mem bers.
The annual senior public was given
last night at High school hall by the
class of '99 and a program of unusual
excellence was rendered to a large and
appreciative audience. The admis-
sion was by ticket and by 8 O'Clock,
every seat in the house was occupied
and a number were compelled 10 re-
main standing the greater part of the
evening. The decorations were made
the more be autiful on account of their
simplicity, and the artistic arrange
ment was admired by everyone.
pinned to the class colors
in the background of the
stage, made a striking and grotto-
like appearance. On the front part of
the stage we're palms, and high above,
on the arch, were the figures '99 in
large gold characters.
Before the program was begun the
audience was given q taste of real
class spirit of the warmest kind
marked by a continual series of class
wells and friendly word encounters be-
tween the various classes, and it was
hard to tell where the supremacy
really lay. The junior class occupied
prominent front seats and carried
sticks on which were their class coiors.
Direct in front of the stage, on the
front row of seats, were eight junior
boys, proudly displaying their banner
which was taken down from the cor
ner of twelfth and Main streets yester-
day morning by the seniors and final-
lv recaptured, after a hard fight. Two
large wine bottles, fastened together
and covered with tin foil, served as
'.opera glasses" and the take-off was
GOOD. Every effort WAS made to
brighten the seniors, but without avail,
for they were scare proof.
The senior class is as fine appearing
4 BODY a. has ever been seen In the
high school, and as the curtain arose
for the opening number on the pro-
gram a burst of applause greeted
them. might Shades No Longer"
was sung by the class in good style,
after which Miss Nellie Lamar gave q
splendid Grafton entitled The Deliv-
erer,' in which she traced the cause
and effect OF the late war for the free
dom of Cuba. The scene from Mary
Stuart" by Misses Rosamond Meyer
and Helen Hoover, was cleverly exc
cuted and both young ladies have re-
markable talent in this direction. Crit
fifth Ellis, Ernest Hill and Volney Huff
Aeliohted the audience with their
rendition of s. W.. Gillilan's
.sFinnigan and Flanagan" set to
music by Prof. Will Earhart, director
of music IN the public schools The
music was catchy and the piece was
well sung, the young gentlemen being
compelled to respond to an encore,
For an encore Mr.. Ellis announced
that they would attempt the difficult
task of singing the last verse OF the
some piece backwards if the audience
would remain perfectly quiet. They
then turned their backs to the audi
ence and sang the last verse over
again. thus fulfilling their promise.
v. Elston Huff gave an essay on The
Proposed Electric Line Extension"
and brought out his views on the ques-
ton of local importance III an lntelh
gent manner.
After the singing of The Peasant
Weddlr g March by the class, a scene
was given from David Copperfield"
In two parts, ard the following MEM
bers of the class Participated: Ed
mund Dickinson, as David Copper
field; Ruby Hunt, as Aunt Betsy;
Frank Ross, as Mr.. Dick; Ernest Hill.
SIS MIR. Murdstone; katherine Gift, as
Miss Murdstone. and Ruby Hasecoster
as Janet. he scene was remarkably
v ell given and abounded in funny sit
uations.
The mysterious scene" by the
class proved to be the hit of the even
ing, and was great take-oH on the
juniors. 1t twas an imitation of one
of the recent class meetings of the
juniors, and no pains were spared TO
make the meeting appear as ridiculous
as possible The juniors took the Joke
good naturally and seemed to enjoy
the burlesque as we'll as the audience.
The closing number on the program
was the class song. the words by
Frank Ross and the music adapted by
Prof. Earbart AT the conclusion the
Seniors were given delightful ban
quet by the Juniors IN the hall below
and merry tine WAS passed.
The class is composed of rhirty-four
members as follows: Paul Bendfeldf,
Estelle K. Dalby. Edmund c. Diekin-
son, Mateila Druly, Griffith P. Ellis,
Harry Fine. Louise Ford. katherine
Gift. Edward X. Harris, Ruby Hase-
coster, Ernest b. Hill, Mary '. Hill,
Any Hodgiu. Helen Hoover.N. Elston
Huff. Buby w. Hunt, Myrtle Jefffies.
Eva Johnston. Anna kienker, William
Klopp, Nellie La Mar, Marx Marshall.
Rosamond Meyer. Pearl Morrow.
Gertrude Murray. Maude Norris, John
d. Rea, Jennie l.. Richards, Louis f.
Ross. Charles Seull Aida Swain, Mary
ID. Turner. Fred Warfel and Olive
Wesler
The class colors are purple lavender
and white, and the motto, Know Thy
Opportunity.