Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-26
NEWS FROM THE STATE SCHOOLS.
Exercises Incident to the End of the
SchOtostic Neur

I MCOOK, Neb., May 25.-(Special THE
class day exercises OF the McCook High
school were held in the Congregational
church Tuesday night under conditions which
| properly bring to the hearts of the people
feeling of the greatest satisfaction and
pleasure. class OF seven graduates and
others participated in the program, which
was of unusual excellence. The graduating
exercises will be held this evening Rev. s.
Wright Butler, D. D., OF Omaha, being the
speaker of the evening.
GENOA, Neb., May 25.-(Specar) )-The
graduating class Of the city schools is com
posed of three young women. The gradual
ing exercises will be held at the opera house
on Friday evening of this week. On satur-
day evening following the alumni will tender
the graduates a reception and banquet
The Indian school near this city will have
graduating class numbering nine, one
young woman and eight young men.
HASTINGS, Neb,, May 25.-(Special.) y
The class exercises of Hastings High school
were held last night in the Kerr opera house,
which was artisticalfy decorated with class
colors and potted plants for the occasion.
The program as carried out was as follows:
Chorus, THE Revel of the Leaves" the
class; salutatory, Language in Tone" Grace
e. Bigelow; reading, THE Gladiator" Laur-
ence Scott; paper, THE Dryads," Luella
Douglas; reading, Decoration Day." Samuel
j. Stewart; piano solo, "Valse Brilliante," !"
Ola H. Ladd; reading, Bridget School
Teacher" June Newmeyer; reading, Mis-
taken Destinies," Robert Scott; reading,
Miss Alice Smith," Marjory Russell; paper,
"Our Eventful Century" James NJ. Fergu-
son; vocal solo (a), THE Spanish Gypsy"
(b) "Sweet Genevieve," Grace f. Edwards;
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ton, THE Cradle OF the Twentieth Century"
r. Ralph Deetz; prophecy, Mary E. Mead;
valedictory, 1.-THE Calendar" Goldie Edger-
ton piano solo, "Pasquinade," Grace E.
Bigelow.
GENEVA Neb., May 25.-(Special.) 1.-The
Geneva High school commencement exercises
were held last night. The program was a
long and interesting one. The graduates all
did very nicely and were dismissed just in
time to escape a wetting, as rain fell during
the remainder of the night
BLAIR, Neb., May 25.-(Special)-
graduating exercises of the Blair High school
will be held on Saturday evening May 81
Special features of the program are an orig
nal composition, THE March of the Ninety
Miners by the supervisor of music in the
public schools, Prof. w. l.. Johnson, to be
rendered by the High School orchestra;
clarinet solo by Jay NJ. French, coronet
solo by George Mencke, debate, Resolved,
That the United States Should Enter Upon
an Era of Colonial Acquisition" by four
of the graduates. The alumni banquet and
reception will be given on Monday evening
in Masonic hall. Music will be furnished
by the High School orchestra and chorus
of the city teachers.
BEAVER CITY, Neb., May 25.-(Special
Telegram. THE eighth annual commence
ment exercises of the Beaver City High
school were held tonight when the follow
ing graduated: Elsie Jones, William Green,
Evelyn Corbn, Russell Moore, Della Fults,
Albert Trehearne, Verna Maple, Claude
Combs, Laura Droll Bernard Newton and
Pearl Roberts Chancellor MacLean of the
State university adressed the class. the usual
orations being dispensed with.