The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-29
GRADUATES OF .ee
Fifteen High school Pupils Receive Their
DIplomas-Some Splendid Exer-
cises.

An exercise which always elicits wide |
spread interest is that of commencement
day, when the school work is ended, and /
life work, the graduates tell us of their |
aspirations and hopes for the future,
while teachers, schoolmates, relatives
and friends join with them In celebrat-
ing the momentous occasion which
marks the closing of school labors and
the opening OF wider responsibilities.
The stage at the Vogt presented an at
tractive appearance Saturday night. 1t
had been decorated with palms and
flowers and appropriately draped in our
national colors, than which nothing
could be more fitting for such an &C.
casion. To add the finishing touches,
during selection by the Commercial
band, eleven "sweet girl graduates" and
four of the noblest boys of our city, took
| their places thereon, the class personal
being Martha K. Baldwin, Harriet N.
Cram, Harry E. Curtis, Nettie NJ. Fred
| den, Grace /. Hobson, Hester Kent,
Lena G. NJ. Liebe, Ivan E. OAkes, Clyde
w. Riddell, George H. Ruch, Martha A.
Schooling, Lena L. Thorn pson, Ena E.
Uren, Martha G. Whealdon, Grace n.
Willerton.
The exercises opened with two splen-
did selections by the band and inter
spersed with the essays were the follow
| ing musical mum bers, perhaps the most
classic as a whole yet given in the city:
A piano overture by Misses Julia and
Clara Nickelsen vocal solo, s'The Angels
Serenade," with piano and violin &C
compartment. by Miss Myrtle Michel;
violin and piano duet by Clarence and
Maude Gilbert; quartet, "Juanita" by
Messrs. Landers, Northup. Polling and
Lundell.
AS the exercises progressed. many
were heard to remark that never had
they listened to graduating essays which
displayed more deep thought or ad-
vanced better ideas than those read on
this occasion, some thoughts being truly
wonderful coming from students of their
years. THE CHRONICLE only regrets
that its pages are not many times their
size that it might reproduce them, for
they were productions of which any city
might justly feel proud, and, as a
minister was heard to remark yesterday
in the pulpit, if their precepts are needed
in practical life will make an army of
young men and women whose influence
will be power in a community.
Not alone were the essays good, but
their delivery was such as to give every
thought it's proper weight and force and
prevent that annoyance when but half
the words are distinguishable.
The subjects were chosen as follows:
Gladstone" by Harry E. Curtis;
"Build Thee More Stately Mansione,"
Nettie M. Fredden; "English Poets OF
the Nineteenth Century," Martha a.
Schooling; ''Life is What We Make It,"
Lena L. Thomps on; "The Influence of
True Ideals" Martha K. Baldwin;
! "Creation's Growing Jewell" Lena C.
M. Liebe; "The Advance of Govern
meilt," Clyde W. Riddell; "For Value
Received 1 Promise to Pay" Martha c.
Whealdon; "ShaIl They Who Wrong
Begin Yet Rightly End" Hester Kent;
"Leaves Yet Folded Harriet N. Cram !;
''The Stars and Stripes" Grace I. Hob
son. As speaking was left optional with
the members OF the class, the following
withdrew that more time might be given
to those who took part: Ivan E. Oakes,
whose subject was Esprit of Party
Politics Today" George H. Ruch, ''The
Age in Which We Live;' Ena E. Uren,
"The Value of Individuality Grace N.
j Willerton, "Earth's Battlefelds."
At the close OF the readings Supt.
John Gavin presented the well-earned
diplomas in manner which plainly
| showed his interest in tile graduates.
He impressed upon them the idea con-
veyed in the word commencement"
and urged them to go forward or the
inevitable result would be a backward
1 tendency there is no such thing as
standing still. He also assured them of
the good will which he and their former
teachers felt for them as they leave the
school room, and of their interest in
their future welfare. Loud applause
was given as the diplomas we're awarded
and the graduates received the reward
of years of hard study, for one cannot
leave The Dalles High school having
SKINNED over their work but must be
thorough.
And so ended the graduating exercises
of 100 amid the CONGRATULATIONS of the