The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-01
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

week at the Bloomsburg High School
began on Sunday evening last when
the baccalaureate sermon was preach
ed in the Reformed church by Rev.
J. ID. Thomas. The church was filled
and many were unable 70 gain admis-
sion. The class of go, the High
School teachers and members of the
school board, entered the church from
the Sunday school room, at 8 o o'clock,
led by the pastor. The church was
prettlly decorated with flags and plants.
The text was Proverbs, 4th chap
ter, 18th and 10Th verses, and the dis
course was an able and interesting
one.
On Monday evening the second an
nual contest in oratory by the Junior
class was held in the Opera House,
and was great success.
The vocal numbers-Chorus-'T
Know Bank" by the High School
chorus and a duet by Messrs George
McLinn and Reginald Hemingway y
were well rendered and a credit to
Mr.. o. II. Yetter, who is untiring in
his efforts to Instruct and to make
perfect the work of his pupils. Misses
Laura Moyer and Nellie Wilson rend-
cred very charming piano duet.
The contest was opened and closed
by the young gentlemen contestants
Messrs Waller Neyhard and Harry
Evans. Waller Neyhard told his story
OF "Trick VS.. Trick" with ease and
much humor and quite won the audi
ence with the difficult first number
Richard Harding DAVIS is noted for
the tender pathos as well as the spark
ling wit of his stories and he reaches
great degree of pathos in his story OF
"The Trial of Abner Barron" Harry
Evans rendered this selection with
much force and power.
"Bobby Shattoe" is sure to win
friends and Miss Bertha Umstead very
charmingly and gracefully won many
more friends for him.
Miss Natalie Foulke held the fixed
attention of her audience as she told
of the exciting and dangerous ride of
"Lily Seroosse" and Its happy ending.
Miss Foulke's work was most grace
full.
There are amusing as well as en-
barrassing results from the habit of
much talking. "His Own Obituary" is
a picture of both phases and Miss
Edith Heller showed herself mistress
of the selection, her impeisonations
were remarkably good.
Miss Mary Correll captivated the
audience with the tenderly sweet Sc
lection ''Star Bright" Bright indeed
did she make little "Star" and our
hearts ached for dear old "Capt. jan
uary" In his sorrow and we rejoiced in
the happy ending of the story.
"Mice at Play" was the title of Miss
Mary Beligs selection. She told in
bright engaging manner the
story which proves the truth of the
old adage "when the cats away the
mice will play.
There is herhaps nothing that is
harder to bear than the preaching of
friend and Miss Dora Jury in "The
Swan Song" told very tenderly and
sweetly of how ''little Franz's heart
ws almost broken" and how the "kind
father in Heaven" helped him.
The contestants one and all were
perfectly natural and at home on the
stage, though it was tine first appear
ance for some of them.
The drill was most interesting
feature presented by Miss Correll and
fourteen junior girls. The movements
were most graceful and showed care
full training.
The participants in the contest and
the drill were prepared by Miss Correll,
instructress in election and literature
in the High School, and the success
of the efforts of Mr.. Yetter and her
self.
Thanks are due to Mrs. Fred
Holmes, Miss Anna Redeker and Mr..
DeForest Hummer for their kind and
able assistance.
FIFTH STREET ENTERTAINMENT.
The entertainment entitled "The
Merry Company" a comic operetta
given by the Fifth street public school
in the Opera House Tuesday evening,
was brilliant success. The chorus of
eighty voices showed remarkable train
ing and the natural way in which they
rendered their several parts won them
the most hearty applause. The cadets
dressed in their blue uniforms, made a
very fine appearance. 1t was plainly
seen that young America even at the
age of seven years has the fine qualt-
les of true American soldier. The
girls in tfeir beautiful white dresses
made very p city appearance. They