Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-10
The Marietta Daily Leader
SATURDAY, JUNE 10. 1900.
The Hlgh SchooI Commencement.


was filled, upstairs and down, with an
interested audience, which had as
sembled to witness the ceremonies,
when the class of so should say fare
well to it's school days, and commence
upon its life work.
T stage presented a beautiful sight
At the front of the stage
were the flowers sent to the various
members of the class by admiring
friends. They we're arranged in bou-
quebs and multi-shaped baskets well
filled with the choicest blossoms of the
season. Besides the flowers the mem
bers of me class we're the recipients of
presents of various kinds; there seemed
20 be books enough to fill a good sized
library and many boxes containing
jewclry, in fact Mr.. Corwin looked like
l verILaDle Santa Claus as he brought
these presents out and placed them on
the stage. The remainder of the stage
was filed with the bloom of youth, for
at the rear arranged in tiers, was the
hlgh School chorus, whose presence
lent its share to the attractiveness of
the scene, and at the center of the stage
in all its glory waved the stars and
stripes. To the strains of the "Charla-
tan" march, the class entered and took
their places in semi-circle at the
front of the stage.
Rev. e. A. Coil invoked the Divine
Jlessing, after which Miss Mary Louise
Scott extended cordial welcome to the
audience present on behalf of the class
on the 50th birthday of the High school
and the 46th commencement. She said
that of the 533 graduates, 43 has been
men. Miss SCOTS salutatory address
was gracefully written and well deliv-
cred.
Tne class being a very large one, %
members, it is impossible for us to go
into details with the different essays
and orations. The subjects were diver
sified in character, well treated, and
the young ladies and gentlemen ac-
quilted themselves in manner chat
showed their education had not been in
vain
MIR. Edwin Blaine Strecker, son of
Mr.. William Strecker, took the high
est honors in the class and delivered a
beautiful valedictory to his teachers,
board OF education and classmates.
Prof NJ r. Andrews, president of
tie Board presented the diplomas to
the class. Amongst other very good
.l.ngs he said the people of Marietta
Joined in their triumph and were
present, not for what they had done in
the past, hut to attes- their interest in
tine future OF the class. He hoped they
would make twenty-five good citizens
He said some had been soldiers in
| school and the first word in a soldiers
vocabulary was duty and that the ..me
had now come when they would have
to do their duty.
| A novel feature of the program was
the singing by the High school chorus,
under the direction of Prof. Bird, the
boys chorus especially, being very well
received.
Followin is the program:
Salutatory Mary Louise Scott.
America in the Orient, Ralph Ander-
son Buell..
Success in Life, Florence Frances
Highland
Chorus (High schooD "Hurrah for
the Schools of Ohio!"
The Kindergarten, Anna Brennan
Cutter
Is 1T just, James Harry Birnie.
The Utility of Misfortune, Mary
Luella Johnson.
The Mission of Music, Flora Edith
Lander.
ORCHESTRA.
AN Inventive Age, Carroll Howard
Davis,
The Influence of Fashion, Pearl
Wanita Mason.
Life, a Work Day, Dora Anna Wag-
ner
Woman's Part in War, Jennie Louise
Watson.
Male chorus-"Is it Hot Enough for
ou?"
IF" Royal Emmlt Craig
The Stars and Stripes, Katharine
Small
Proverbs, Tillle Lena Smith.
Room Higher Up, zenas Brown Hid
reth.
ORCHESTRA.
"The good Old Times" Edithe Eliza
beth Kennedy.
A Growing Science, Bertha Mae
Strecker.
The Maine, Frank Relnhard Stehle
Ladies' Chorus-"Merry June"
lie art of Advertising, May Lee Nc
Kinney.
American Commercial Interests,
Harry Andreae Wendelken.
Who is To Blame, Rosamond B..
Steadman.
ORCHESTRA.
Vuedictory, Edwin Blaine Strscker.
Presentation of diplomas. Prof NJ. r.
Andrews, president board of educa. ion.
Graduating song-Though We Part.
An Invitation.