The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-26
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
Another Event in the History
Of the Billings High
School,
A MARKED SUCCESS
In Every Particular. Students Rend-
ering Excellent Programme.
Graduating Exercises.

The second annual class day exef.
cises of the graduating class t~the
Billings high school took place Yednes-
day night at the opera houset6nd were
marked success in every/particular,
e1sd;ssS5x' sns ssSSsn's as9pitt'ns/ themselves
with an enthusiaAth audience, was
handsomely decorated, the graduating
class colors, pink and green, and the
tenth grade colors, old gold and purple,
! being everywhere in evidence, while
several Of the classes were quite con-
spicuous by their yells, which resOund-
ed throughout the house during the
entire evening. 1t was the students
night and they were there to enjoy
themselves. Despite all this feeling
of sadness pervaded the presence of the
scholars, occasioned by the sudden death
of Miss Matte Hoe, graduate in last
years class, who just year ago stood
on the stage and took part in the class
day exercises.
The programme Of the evening was
opened with violin solo by Romeo
Lavigne, who performed remarkably
we'll for one so young. The class his
tory by Miss Trudence Miller was good.
being reviewed from its organization.
The class prophecy was revealed by
Miss Della LOTUS, which showed the
members in the future following differ
ent lives and each one making a success
of their chosen professions. The Girls
High School Quartette, comprising
Misses Tompkins, Lamport, Goddard
and Brayton, sang Bridal of the
Birds'' in such manner as to elicit
much applause. Miss Winifred Rixon
recited an original composition, the
class poem. The funeral Grafton over
geometry by. Fred Penrod was dispensed
with out of respect to the death of Miss
Hoe, and in its place was read by Miss
Sara Evans, high school teacher, some
touching resolutions adopted by the
school in memory of Miss Hoe. The
graduating class then sang song, the
words of which had been written by
Miss Hattie Brayton. In behalf of the
class Miss Harriet Stebbins. made the
address to the tenth grade. She sup.
plemented her courteous salutation by
some paternal advice to the juniors,
urigng them to bear in mind the fact
that the mantle of the retiring seniors
was soon to fall upon their shoulders
and that it involved great responsible
ties which they should in nowise shirk.
The speaker placed great stress upon
the fact that the retiring class was the
and most learned that had
graduated from the Billings high
school. She spoke Of how the juniors
must conduct themselves after becom-
ing seniors, all of which the tenth
grade took with grain of salt. The
Juniors had chosen Miss Lora Goddard
to respond in behalf of the class and
that they had chosen wisely in SO do
ing was proven by the masterly man
ner in which she 'got back" at the
grave and reverend seniors. Miss God
dard also made the address to the ninth
grade, it being nicely responded to by
Miss Winnie Jones. Miss Martha
Tompkins, a promising young vocalist,
sang ''The Song of the Brook, and
was followed by Miss Alice Nord, who
rendered the recitation "King Robert
Of Sicily" The delsarte movement,
'The Bugle Song,' by Miss Maude
3ruwell, was we'll executed. "Life's
Dream is Ger" was pretty duet, sang
oy Misses Mary Towne and Ida Lam
port. The presentation of society
diplomas was made by Miss Tompkins
md Guy Wagner for the Longfellow
md Irving societies, respectively. The
Girls High School Quartette sang in
closing Commencement March, and
after shadows by different students,
,lass day became an event of the past.
Tomorrow evening the graduating
exercises will be held at the opera
house, when six orations will be de-
isered and the presentation of diplomas
~ Hon. j. r. Goss, president of the
'chool board, will follow: The pro-
,ramme will be as follows:
overture Smith
Orchestra.
Rev. W. D. CLARK.
Philanthropic Move-
menC.
Jane Winifred Rixon.
Home for the Holidays. /. Schumann
Ladies Quartette.
Martha Denham. Dora Gruwell,
Mrs. NJ. 81. Tompkins, Mrs.
G. II. Barstow.
The Nicaraguan Canal" ....... /
Della Maylinda LOTUS.