The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-09
TO BEGIN THEIR LABORS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ONE HUN
DRIED AND THIRTEEN PUPILS.
The Silent Workers Also Have Their
Annual COmmencement-Fe
lures of the Day.

When the curtain at English's Opera
House rose last night and disclosed the
High School class of June, '9s, sitting in tiers
on the stage the strong light, the music of
the orchestra, the handsome conservatory
scene at the sides and the rear gave an ex-
hiiarating theatrical effect as if it were the
finale in an act of a comic opera, instead of
the opening of exercises in celebration Of the
thirtieth of high school commandments.
The theater was crowded early and when
the curtain rose house packed with peo-
pie from pit to gallery applauded CompIi-
ments were lavish on the artistic grouping
of the graduating class. The scene was in
deed beautiful one and it was felt that it
was long step upward when the theater
was chosen for the exercises. Each girl in
the class. and the girls were in great major
fly, held IN her lap bunch of flowers On
each side of the stage palms were grouped
their color in pleasing contrast to the solid
bank Of white gowns broken in the center by
the black suits of the boys. There was a
wave of fans all over the stage and the au-
dience for relief from the sultry air.
After the Introductory music and the pray
err Of Rev. George l.. Macintosh. who
thanked God for the temple of the free
school," Margaret Donnan, who took second
honors in the class, delivered an ESSAY on
"Shakspeare's Portia and Tennysons Prin-
cess" Following her William Lilly spoke OF
Under the Glare of Tropical SUM-" a.
description of Spanish Honduras. Edna
Lane then commented on Some Children in
American Literature"
The orchestra filled an intermission be-
fore Letltia A. Thuemmler, who stands third
In the class, spoke on the subject of Divine
Discomfort" During her essay she referred
to the resolve of Cuba never again to live
under the tyrant Spain and at this Just one
handicap from a corner Of the theater was
heard. The audience had applauded
patriotic music and the people who COM
posed it, have approved with cheers senti-
ments of the kind from actors and public
speakers, but they were too timid to break
in on the essay of q girl graduating from
High School In explanation of her subject
THE Florida Cracker" Adella Chambers
told of the cause of the poor white trash"
of the South and their coming regeneration.
Pax Hibben delivered an grafton on ITO
morrows France" Stella L. Tutewiler sang
One Spring Morning" in a clear, pretty
voice and won the favor of the audience.
Eunice w. Curtis spoke on 'Whitmans
Ride" and told of the way in which Dr.
Marcus Whitman secured Oregon for the
United States when British colonization was
Imminent w. Delbert Funkhouser delivered
an Grafton on 1.-THE Unknown Wealth of the
World" and Florence Morrison, who stands
at the head of the class, discussed "Shaks-
President Russo, of the School Board
presented the diplomas after speaking few
moments to the class. Whenever the name
of one of the boys was called out and his
sneepskln handed to him sarcastic remarks
from the gallery reminded those of the audi
ence who have attended commandments
year after year that the ''old gangi' was
present. The 'old gang of the High School
has made Professor Hufford, principal of
commandments. When the class rose to
sing the class song, written by Florence
Morrison, the ''old gang gathered in the
lobby and the audience heard the school
yells from one side and poetry set to music
from another.
One of the members of the class, Maurice
member of old Battery A, Of Indianapolis
He left school when Camp Mount was es-
tablished. Though several weeks of the
school term were yet to be passed, a diplo-
ma has been granted and will be saved for
him until he returns. Following is the class
roll:
Charles Adams, Frances Adams, Margaret
Allen. Jessie Anderson. Clara Armstrong
Leo AxtelI, Elliott Ayres. Grace Baird,
Bosler, Margaret Brooks, Adelia Chambers,
Anna Chandler, Loula Coates, Mabel Cook
Margaret CookSon, Grace Cowen, Eunice
Curtis, Ursula Daggett, Berenice Davis
Anna Dean, Elizabeth Defrees, Hazel Dietz,
Margaret DOMAIN Louise Dryer, Adelaide
Duncan Elmer Eckhouse, Mary Egan, Sam
uel Ebert, Delbert Funkhouser, Grace
Geisel, Martha Hale, Josephine Hail. Avis
Hargraves, Frank Hasselman, Daisy Herd
man, Annie Hess. Rosa Heston, Pax P.
Hibben, Anna Hogan. Harold Jones, Flor
ence Kahn, May Kellogg, Gertrude Kelly
Violet Kelvie, Louise Kendall, Jane
Ketcham. Amy Kothe, Dora Kryter, Edna
Lane, Florence Liebert, William Lilly,
Flora Logan. Clyde Lowry, jamie McDer-
mott, Josephine Mcdowell, Amy Mcmillan
Alexis Many, Nina Mayfeld, Gertrude MIL
ler Maud Miller. Pearl Miller, Marguerite
Miner. Eleanor Miner. -Nettie Mitchell, Flor
Murbarger, Ray Newcomb, louie Niccum
Frieda Noelke, Charlotte Nowland Pearl
Patterson, Bertha Peck, Emma Pingpank
Florence Plum. Mary Porterfield. Anna
Reade, Cuba Reagan. Alice Reed, Fred
Reid, Charles Ripley, Edith Robinson, Roy
Ross, Franklin Rude, Estella Ryan, Wini-
fred Ryan Emma Schmidt. May Sellers,
Hines Share. Florence Skinner Leora
Smith. Obie Smith, Rose Solomon, Belle
Somerville Mary Stone, Mary Stubs, Collie
Sucker Bertha Sweeney, Letitia Thuemm-
Ter, Merrill Talbot, Ross Thomas IneZ
Thurston. Stella Tutewier, Blanche Weak
ly, Fannie White Mabel Whitenack. Emma
Whitsit. Estella Willis, Charles Wilson, Ed
ward Wright.