The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-10
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JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Thursday evening saw the closing
exercises of the Mayfold High school
and every person voted this first COM
mencement a complete success. The
audience room. Of the school was most
tastefully decorated and everything
was done to make the occasion a gala
one.
Miss Sarah Quinn, class of 80, in dis
cuSsing the popular prejudice against
education, not only pointeCly arr1igned
these most malicious foes of common
veal, but very skilfully plead for
strong support of higher education.
Her arguments were convincing, and
her language was most choice. The
little children won unstinted applause,
by their pretty little songs and games;
the older boys showed what little
calisthenic training could produce. The
vocal music rendered by the intermedi-
ate and High school pupils was de-
lGhtfully ente rtaining, and their in
structors have good reason to feel con-
siderable pride. The tureful voices OF
the pupils were happily harmonious.
While not a FEAST Of song, it certainly
did much to please the ear as well as
to crafty the heart. Miss Annie Kil-
kur, class Of '99, recited THE Painter
of Seville" in a perfectly charming
manner. Her voice, her manner her
gestures, her soulful Stcrpretation OF
the authors ideas wcr s-lainly pleasing
to all. The recitati1,s Of the other
members of the school were very well
rendered, chief among which was
al
ly. The selection was most difficult
and required much talent. Miss Rose
Coyle, class Of 90, showed very we'll
the Power of Habit" Her arguments
We're as convincing as her facts were
indisputablc, She carried convictions
with every sentence she uttered. idle
ness the Rust Of the Mind" was the es-
say read by Miss Helen r. MCNulty,
class of 90. In part she said that rust
ing was a burning, and that was caus-
ed by disease or idleness. The active
mind is worn out, but the idle one is
ruined by this rusting or peculiar
burning process.
Miss Mary u, Edmunds was the class
historian, and deftly and skilfully
quipped and teased the various mem
bers Of the class, the directors and the
principal. Her remarks were very
timely. The ValedictiOn was rendered
by Miss Loretto NJ. Walker, who chose
the class motto, THE End is Not Yet"
as her subject. Her Grafton was pas
sionate appeal to continue the work
they had now taken up. She touching
~ bade farewell to her classmates, her
instructors, and thanked them one and
all for what had made this training.
though long, possible. Mr.. William
Walker president OF the board, in well
chosen remarks, conferred the diplo-
mas.
The principal. Mr.. William NJ. Fag-
CART in bidding farewell to the class
of 80, spoke to them of their excellent
records as students, of their most cX-
ccllent character, and appealed to them
one and all to preserve unbToken GER
tain grand laws of conduct and
thought.
The twenty-OnC students of the pub
lie schools who recently took the Cen-
tral examination here, Of which Prof
Joseph L. Brennan, Of CarbOndale was
chairman, have all successfully passed
and their percentages are among the
highest i'm the county. These students
will receive the common school diploma
in the common English branches issued
by County Superintendent Taylor. The
course Is an uniform one, and exam
nations We're held all over the county
on the same date, the same questions
being used by all the examining COM
mittees. Seven out of the twenty are
local students, who have been taking
the common English branch this year.
The remainder of the tWenty-Onc fin
ished the course last year. and had
been persuing the HiGh school branches
this year. These students have made
an excellent record in the branches eX-
amined, and after pursuing the High
school work for two years with the
same thoroughness, it viii be evident
that the Jermyn schools will continue
TO maintain their high standard and be
second to none in the county.
The Junior choir of St. James church
will hold a bazaar in the Sunday school
rooms on Wednesday and Thursday,
June 21 and %. In connection with the
bazaar there viii be an entertainment
Admission, ten cents. Ices will be
served on the lawn, The public are
cordially invited TO attend.
Division No. ., Ancient order of Hi
bernians at their last meeting elected
the following officers: President, NJ. q.
Neary; vice-president, Martin Barrett,
jr.; secretaries, Prof Mccarthy and
Andrew ], Meehan; treasurer, Patrick
sergeant-at-arms, Michael
Ruane; sentinel, John Fisher.
A meeting of the local wheelmen was
held in Hotel Avery on Thursday even