Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-06-07
Graduating Exercises.

RltZVllle publc schools at the opera
house last Wednesday evening May
81, 1899, was a joyful occasion and
when the curtain rose one Of the finest
audiences ever gathered in the city
greeted the occupants of the stage.
Prof. c. II. Knapp in an earnest and
able manner conducted the exercises
and pretty scene it was when in a
few well chosen words he presented
the diplomas to the graduating class
OF 1899. Misses Mabel Coe and Mary
E. Boyer and Mr.. J. C. Staser came in
for their share of praise for their inter
est and work in assisting to make the
affair a success.
The front ofthe stage was decorated
with plants, and with the class colors
yellow and blue, and among the decor
ations was suspended the class motto,
"Thus ends our first lesson"
Miss Katie Hallin played march
and the faculty and graduating class,
led by Rev. Geo. H. Newman, passed
up the centre aisle and to their places
on the stage.
"a Home by the Sea-" sung By the
Glee club, WAS well rendered and was
enjoyed by all This was followed by
an invocation by Rev. Newman.
Miss Edna l. Barronett had taken
for her subject "a Continued Story"
which proved to be continuation of
one OF the subjects discussed last year,
A member of the preceding class took
for his subject, Honor to Whom
Honor is DUE" and in treating the
subject he failed to mention that much
honor is due to Our noble women.
Miss Barronett took exception to this
and she showed that women is her
brothers equal in many things. But
she believes that the place where
woman can exert the greatest in
fuence, and do the most good is in
the home.
"From Shore to Shore" was the
subject of an Grafton by Mr.. Earle T.
Copp, in which he compared mans
life from the cradle to the grave, to
the voyage of ship from port to
port. The speaker emphasized the
the necessity of thorough preparation
in youth, for the voyage of life.
Under the head of "a Character
Sketch" Miss Minola c. Hauschild
gave an interesting biographical sketch
of the noted heroine, "The Maid of
Orleans"
Some of the pupils from the Gram
mar department rendered in pleasing
manner, the song, Vacations Com
ing" after which the relative merits
of the "City" and Country" we're dis
cus2ed by the Misses Hannah Z. F.
Scheucrle and NJ. Esther Newland.
Miss Carrie G. Morley recited Lilies
School" poem written in the style
OF Poe's "The Raven" The selection
was very appropriate and well rendered.
The trio, "The Yellow and Blue" by
Messrs. Meisenheimer, Pettijohn and
Scheuerle was appreciated by all.
"Black Your Heels" was the subject
of an grafton by Mr.. Leonard NJ. Starr.
The trend of thought in this Grafton
was that people are too often satisfied
ii they can face the world we'll, while
they are careless about the unseen
things. Only a careful boy blacks the
heels OF his shoes.
ave are Debtors" was next discussed
by Miss Maria Miller. The speaker
showed that we are indebted to al
the preceding ages for some of the
progress OF this century, and that the
only way to pay the obligation is do
our best to aid in promoting the in
terest of mankind.
Glass of 80: Earle 7. Copp, Han
nah Z. F. Schcuerlc Edna l.. Baron
EFT, Minola c. Hauschild, Leonard NJ.
Starr, Carrie c. Morley, NJ. Esther
Newland and Maria Miller.