The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-20
CLASS OF N|NETY-N|NE
commencement Exercises OF the nigh
scheOl Graduating Glass.

Commencement Exercises OF the nigh
School Graduating Glass.
The McKennon opera house was
crowded last night on the occasion of
the fourth annual commencement ex-
ercises OF the Guthrie high school,
when nine young ladies and one young
man received sheepskins Of merit
aud honor.
The graduates were: Laura Edith
Brewer, Cora Olive Hinchsiff, Lena
Ethel Hunter, Roxana Hutchinson
Hila Carrie Lulu Mcbride, Robert Me-
Bride. Ethel Mary McNeal Winifred
Oldham, Eva Marguerite Swan and
stella Weymouth.
The opera house was tastefully dec
GRATED. The board of education and
the school faculty occupied seats on
the platform with the graduates, who
sat ander the time-honored motto,
Rowing, Not Drifting"
Following was the program:
Overture Aeolion Mandolin Gu
Invocation n....... ........ Rev. R, l.. Mcbride
Glass History Laura Edith Brewer
Instrumental solo-Selected .........
........ ...... ...- Miss Jessie Mcpherson
Grafton ....................... Lena Ethel Hunter
the Greatest Art"
, Grafton on.................. Cora Olive Hinc
statehood VS.. Territoryhood'
| Vocal solo--Selected Mrs Edgar Jones
Ovation ....- lila Carrier Lula Mcbride
Labor and Wait"
Grafton .... D.. .. Eva Marguerite Swan
Motors "
Music Selected Aeolion Mandolin Club
Grafton ..-...- ...-... Ethel hary McNeal
Unworthy Claims
Grafton .-.--.---.....Roxana Hutchinson
what OF the Philippines.
Vocal solo .... Miss Maud Goodrich
1t is not always day y"-Gounout
! Grafton Stella Weymouth
Joan Of Are"
Grafton Robert E. McBri de
Expansion
| Vocal sclo . Mrs. w. r. Ramsey
The Enchantress Waltz Song"
Class Poem .-.......- ....... Winifred Oldham
Music Selected Aeolion Mandolin Club
Class address and presentation Of
diplomas by Hon, w. VI. Merton, pres
ident OF the board OF education.
Benediction... .......... Rev. w. j. Marsh
This was one of the best classes
graduated, and much credit is due
Prof. Campbell, Prof. Stevens and Miss
| Hicks for the graceful, efficient work
of the class OF 90.
Miss Laura Brewer portrayed the
class history very gracefully, and Miss
! Ethel Hunter showed much oratorical
! power and deep thought in 1.-THE
Greatest Art Miss Cora Hinchcliff
proved her knowledge OF current
events in a splendid dissertation on
80 statehood VS.. Territoryhood "
Labor and Wait /" was the subject
OF Miss McBride's Grafton and it was
well handled. Miss Swan told about
motors in pleasing and graceful man
ner. Miss Ethel McNeal spoke Of
"Unworthy Chains" She told OF the
evils OF idleness, OF fixed habits, end
handled her theme in mastery way,
What Of the Philippines was the
up todate subject Of Miss Roxana
Hutchinson's discourse, The young
lady thought the United States should
retain the islands. Miss Stella Wey
mouth gave pleasing historical sketch
Of Joan Of Arc"
Robert Mcbride, the only boy Of the
class, We'd with Miss Hutchinson in
discussing topics which now engross
national attention. Expansion" was
his theme and he handled II afiirma-
lively. The class poem was presented
by Miss Winifred Oldham. Ii was a
poem OF great merit and Miss Oldham
recited it superbly.
Features OF the exercises were the
solos of Mrs. e. w. Jones, Miss Maud
Goodrich and Mrs. r w. Ramsay, and
the work of the Aeolian Mandolin
club.
President Merten, of the school
board, presented the diplomas in a
neat speech.