The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-16

Commencement exercises at the
School of the LaCkawanna ereheld yes
terday and were most interesting. I'm
like the usual gladstone events of the
sort, the sadness ocCasioned by the
leave-takng of the classmates and
teachers was heightened by the fact
that the day also marked farewell
TO Professor W. a. Buell. who has
been principal and teacher.
The morning programme was opened
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Cam. The
intermediate department sang two
numbers; Willie Matthews gave a
clever recitation. Our Flag, In his
own characteristic way; Miss Ida
Houser recited prettily "The Singing
! Lesson" Miss Mary Plumley read in
an entertaining manner "Squeers'
SCHOOL," Douglass Hosie gave a Ger
man recitation. and Oren Christian re-
cited "Franklin's Toast"
Then followed a most pleasing feat
ure, n little German play, 80 Recht
Artigsein," presented by Misses Eliza
| beth Dickson and Margaret Bessell
| and Harold Close. Professor Buell.
| gave an address and the award Of
| prizes was made by Miss Close.
The first prize for general excellence
was given to Harold Close; second
| prize to Miss Grace Mclean: German
| prize, Orcn Christian.
| The afternoon exercises opened with
| an overture by the Lawrence orches-
| ira; the School Glee club sang n
| Gloria, and Rev. DR.. Robinson offered
prayer. Rev. Rogers Israel then gave
! q beautiful address to the school, using
| as the basis of his remarks n handful
| of roses laurel and other blossoms to
| illustrate the development of nature
] and from that the mind and soul. The
| Glce club sang Hunters Song and
| Professor w. II. Buell. gave the address
| to the graduates.
! A THOUGHTFUL EFFORT.
| 1t was one Of thought and great value
| in the way Of inspiration. He spoke
| with emotion of the severing of his
| relations with the school and the class
and all the pupils were deeply touched.
| In the course of his remarks he re-
ferred to DR.. Thomas Arnold. who in
the space of one hour a day which he
| allowed himself for other engagements
outside his regular work, found time
| to influence the political and moral life
! of England; to write a history of Rome,
| which, even in these days, when such
| broad light is thrown upon that ma
ton, is yet regarded as authority; to
| edit Greek works which rank with the
| greatest, and all by occupying the
| spare moments.
| He emphasized the advice given by
| another: Learn something about
everything and everything about some
thing" and then said "If there lived
a man in Greece who could carve out
the Venus de Milo; another who could
| write Thucyddes; another who wrote
Virgil in Rome today, with the help
they did not have, you can do even
better"
| At the conclusion Of his remarks,
which We're greeted by the most pro-
longed applause, one of the boys pro-
posed a cheer for Professor Buell. and
the school yell was given with a will.
Rev. T. NJ. Mccain, IL. D., then pre-
sented the diplomas to the graduating
class:
Classical course--Miss Marguerite
KOehler Harold Shields, Peter c.
Peuser.
| Scientific course-Edwin II. Clarke
Eugene II. Fellows, Charles r. Conncll
| Tudor r. Williams
| English cOurse-Miss Marion d. Bry-
den, Miss Eleanor ]. Morgan, Clarence
r. Morss, Leigh NJ. Morss.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Prof w. f. Plumley presented prize:
to the following: School composition
prize, Douglas Torrey; classical prize
Miss Mairi X. Shaw; Greek lessons
Walter Niemeyer; German lessons
Archie Morgan; Latin lessons, William
Mainwaring; arithmetic, Edward ]
Woodward; honorable mention, Miss
| Eunice Lathrope.
The exercises closed with a song by
the Glee club and the benediction by
| DR.. Cam.
Mr.. w. f. Plumley, the new head
| master Of the school under the prin
cipalship of Dr. Cam, is a graduate
Of Princeton, 1876. He was for sew
eral years Latin master at Lawrence
vile, n. j., and for eight years before
coming to Scranton was associated
with Dr. +. ID. Lyon is a preparatory
school in New York city. Mr. Plum
ley's previous connection with the
School of the Lackawanna in it's earlier
years is part of its history. Some o.
the most prominent of our young bust
ness and professional men were amonl
| his pupils.