The Yale expositor., 1899-06-30
THEY HAVE GRADUATED.
Nine Of Yale's High School Stu
dents Received Their Diplo-
mas Last Friday.

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Year after year the month of June
brings us the ever recurring scenes of
graduation. The brightest month of
all the year, it seems fitting that these
young students, finishing their school
course, should be started upon life's
way in the cheeriest, happiest time.
In these graduating exercises the peo-
pie never lose their interest. Com
mencement week is looked forward to
with never failing interest and pleas
ure. Each graduate is looked upon
for weeks before the close of school
with wonder and admiration. And
when the time comes and we see each
one acquit himself or herself in such
creditable manner upon the stage, we
are indeed proud of our schools, of our
instructors and of our graduates.
This year saw graduated larger class
than any other year, there being nine
members.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
On Sunday evening this sermon was
delivered in the Nj. L. church by Rev.
VIM. Coulter, assisted by Rev. J. Rowe.
On account of the heavy storm coming
up at service time there were not as
many in attendance as there would
have been, but those who were there
enjoyed very much the interesting ad-
dress and the fine music.
PRIMARY EXERCISES.
The two primary rooms, Misses Roy
and Hayes, teachers, united in having
rhetoricals on Thursday afternoon and
so many visitors attended there was
hardly room for all. The exercises of
the little ones are always heartily en-
joyed and no wonder for with their
excellent training, they do extraOrdina-
rily well.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
Friday afternoon the M. +. church
presented very beautiful sight to the
large audience which closely filled the
building. Each side of the alcove was
built up with lovely Towering plants
from floor to ceiling. At the back, the
motto, Not Who, but What" was
made up most artistically in the class
colors, pink and green. The effect of
the whole was much admired. At the
opening march played by Lillian Hen.
messy, the members of the class filed
in and took seats upon the rostrum.
In their dainty white dresses the
young ladies certainly looked the
sweet girl graduate" to perfection;
the gentlemen also were not in the
background in neat appearance. A
few opening words by Prof. Roode pre-
ceded the invocation by Rev. Mccall.
In clear strong voice heard in every
part of the audience room Maude
Reid gave the salutatory. Short but
expressive, welcoming all in well
chosen, nicely expressed sentences
Kate Grant took for the subject of her
Grafton the motto of the class "Not
Who, but What" and she furnished
many thoughts for not only the class
but which we all could use to good adj
vantage in our lives. A piano duet by
Mabelle Ferguson and Estella Francis
was the next number and was pleas
ing variation of the program. In nplace
of an essay or Grafton Franc Hydorn
gave fine recitation "A passing
Cloud" One can readily see that Miss
HydOrn possesses a natural talent for
elOcution, so easy, natural and full of
grace were her expressions and mo
tions. In the next Grafton Louise
Andreae spoke of "The Woman of To-
uay" in very interesting manner.
With Mabelle Moore as accompanist a
SCHOOL chorus OF 30 voices was near0
next i'm the song Learn All You Can"
This was nicely rendered and enjoyed.
The class history by Maie Evans was
excellent. Given in clear voice, her
many recollections and little anecdotes
of the school life of the class was much
admired and she received her share
of applause. The grafton by Jay Wey-
mouth was very good. His subject
was There is Nothing New" many
good thoughts were advanced. The
Prophecy had been assigned to Maude
Hennessy and well did she handle the
subject. In the most easy and collect
ed manner she brought out her pre-
dictions as TO the future of each of her
classmates provoking many smile in
the audience and some bushes on the
platform. Maude's paper had been
written in a most pleasing manner and
was beautifully delivered. A piano
solo by Dora Bonnard was next listen
ed to. Miss Bonnard is thoroughly at
home with her music. The class or.
alton was given by Charles Andreae
and his subject was "The Advance
, ment of Man." many good ideas being
brought forth and handled well. The
valedictory was delivered in most ex.
cellent manner by Sake Scott. Her
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