The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-03

Every seat iu Fishers Opesa mousse "'S
filled las, evening with the friends Of the
graduating class OF the High school 70
witness the exercises that close the work
IN the public schools OF Astoria.
The decorations FOR the occasion were
tasty and appropriate. Carnations, the
class flower. and mountain ash. the class
tree. being given the precedence In the
stage decorations. together with hags
which wer, entwined abou; the scenery
forming the back ground 20 the stage
On ihc platform were the teachers Of
the High school and arranged IN semy-
circle TO ,hsir rlgh, we're the members
OF the graduating class. Also occupying
seats upon the platform were the mem-
bers OF the school board. II. c. Thompson.
{. ". Fulton. W H. Barker j r. illg-
gins and + r. Kendall. together with
Rev Edward Curran, who was 10 deliver
the Invocation
TIE program was carried out promptly
ana on time and no eneorcs 10 the musical
selections delayed the exercises 70 too
laie an hour The addresses OF the grad
uatcs had the merit Of being short and 10
the point. and did not contain all the
aud advice from Socrates TO
Hen. Franklin. Without fia,tery TO Prof.
Wright and the graduates. their papers
were all above the average and the A.
toran only regrets tina, Il cannot pub
ish them all owing TO the inability TO
get the type set only the salutatory. class
prophecy and valedic,ory are given in
full
The program was begun with a nne
selection. well rendered by the orchestra,
after which an invocation quite appropr /.
ate TO the occasion was delivered by Rev
Edward Curran. The salutaiory by
Florence Lesion Turner was delivered In
a clear, strong voice. every word being
distinctly heard by all The subject Of
Ralph worsley's oraiion was THE Amer
lean Flag" and the thought expressed
and ciearness OF statement 1t was very
credltstbl,. to the boy and his knowledge
OF history.
"Rock-a.hye,. was song that caught
the fancy OF the audience and the sing.
ers. Madams $ W. Fulton II, Van
Dusen. j. T. Ross and {, J. Trenchard.
were given a hearty enco-e 10 which
they bowed response, The debate on
the question Resolved That the United
States has reached the zenith OF It's
glory. was a very good presentation OF
arguments OF Manila imperialls,s and ex-
Charles r. Wright handled
the affirmative and william j. Gray the
negative The boys each made their
points clear and concise and each was
heartily applauded by the audience. A
patriotic selection, America Forever"
by the orchestra was given in a spirited
manner after which Amy Grant Lemon
spoke. her theme being Has woman's
position In the world improved? Miss
Lemon depicted the position OF women
In Roman and MEDIEVAL times, when they
were honored and often were entrusted
TO stations OF honor and responsibility,
but with the growth Of modern civiliEa.
ton women's rights and position have
sunken until In some OF the greatest
states of this boasted country OF liberty
and equal rights, women have no rights
At all,
Austin Osburn in his oration entitled,
"a TRANSFORMATION Scene" outlined the
the world has made In the arts
md sciences, contrasting the slow prog
ress Of previous centuries to the present,
which opened as transformation scene
from the old to the new,
A pretty song, descriptive of sum.
mer scene, was sung by Miss Graca
Short The compliment OF a hearty
encore was given Miss Short to which she
bowed her response.
Mary Alice Gray in her class prophecy
and Anna D, Campbell in her valedIc-
tory acquitted themselves with marked
success The articles are given in fun
below. The orchestra. whose spirited
music made a pleasing diversion to the
program, followed with rollicklng se-
lection. Georgia Camp Meeting"
The next number on the program was
presenting NlR NidSS 10 luS huaiu " W.
ucation by Prof r, n, Wright, principal
Of the High school. Prof. Wright spoke
of the High school and the query, Did II
pay? He sketched Its work. what Il had
done and what II could do and made a
strong plea that It be kept to the front
as an institution that was paying four
fould to the people of Astoria. He
thanked his fellow teachers for their
splendid cooperation In the work Of the
school. on behalf of the school he ex-
pressed to the board the appreciation that
all felt for the manner in which the mems
hers of the school board have given their
personal attention to all matters that
pertalned to the welfare and success OF
the school Prof Wright closed with a
few we'll chosen words Of advice to the
graduates. He admonished them that the