Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-11
rHlary-ons GRADUATED.
The Largest Glass in the History Of MARI
eta High School.

rhe Largest Glass in the History of MARI
eta High school.
The largest class ever graduated
from the Marietta HighSchool occupied
the stage at the Auditorium Friday
evening to participate in the exercises
which marked the closing Of their pub
lie school career. Twenty-six young
ladies and FIVE young men composed
the class. Ranged in a wide semi-cirele
across the stage, they presented an in
spring and beautiful spectacle typical
of the splendid accomplishments OF the
American free school system. Num-
erous baskets Of flowers, remembrances
of the graduates friends, graced the
front of the stage and added greatly to
the attractiveness of one Of the pref
tiest and most impressive pictures ever
presented in the Auditorium. The
audience was large, completely filing
every available chair.
The Commencement was the forty
eighth of the Marietta school and was
one of the most brilliant held during
the long period indicated by those fig
ures. About half of the large class
had already acquitted themselves most
creditably on class day, which was full
ly reported in the Leader, and the re-
mainder only participated in the regu-
lar Commencement exercises. Without
exception the orations and essays of
the young men and women gave evil
dence of intellectual capacity much
above the average, showing the careful
training they have undergone and ex-
hibiting in many instances marked
powers of concentration of thought
and originality of ideas.
The exercises were opened with
music by the Marietta orchestra and
invocation by Rev, John Boyd, D. D.,
the program being as follows:
Salutatory Observation-Disclosures. Mamie White
Essay Jack" and His Play
Freda C. Bachmeyer.
Essay. .........,.. ........... American humor
Nellie Bloomingdale.
Music.
Grafton. Observation-Disclosures Municipal Ownership
Bayard Brenan.
Essay y.........................A "A Silent Educator
Clara Louise Cisler.
Essay ......... ............. Shakespeare, the Boy
Grace Rolston Dale.
Music.
Essay y..........................A a dominant lQea
Louise E. Lang.
Grafton. ............ Is This Righteous War:
Howard W. McCloskey.
Essay ''''' .............. The itizen Of Nature
Blanche NJ. McLaren.
Music
Grafton. on..................Is Is There Work for All:
Harry B. Peters.
Essay. y........................M Military Obedience
Gurlie May Reed.
Grafton ........ ......,..... .Stonewall Jackson
Oscar H. schultheis.
Music.
Essay. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Educating Girl
Flora A. Strauss.
Grafton. The City Menace to Itself
Walter G. Wagner.
Valedtctory. y.......,. ......... .Estella Holdren
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas. .supt. W. W, Boyd
10 his remarks in presenting the di-
plomas on the part of The Board of Edu-
cation, Supt. W. w. Boyd spoke feel
ingly of his eight years connection
with the schools and expressed pardon
able pride for the share he had had in
the upbuilding of the spirit of educa-
tion in Marietta and the elevation of
the standard of scholarship SO apparent
to even the casual observer. He paid
high tribute to the ability and conscien-
tious efforts of Principal Smith and all
the teachers who, from the primary
grade up, had taken part in the mental
and moral development Of the class
which he faced, and did not forget to
inject good word for that much
abused body of men, the Board Of
Education.