The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-19
PROVO SCHOOLS.
Closing Day Exercises-Graduates
Given Their Diplomas.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Provo. May 1S.-Today was a white
day on the calendar of the school children
of Provo. II was the last day of the
year. and nearly all were promoted, while
the largest class that Provo has ever be-
fore graduated received diplomas. The
following programme, which was carried
out in sections. was rendered at the
Parker school:
From TO 1880 the first and second
grades held their exercises. The pro-
gramme was commenced by all singing
the Spring Song" after which S. H.
Jones led in prayer and the grades again
sang The Violet"
few appropriate and pleasing remarks.
Then followed the awarding of GER
| tificates of promotion to the first and
second grades of the Mountain, Page
Miss Edna Pulsiphers class of little
ones sang the song, Good Cheer.
Certificates We're then awarded to the
| first and second grades of the Maeser
and Parker schools, after which Professor
Ralph Poulton, a member of the board
of education. made a short speech.
Miss Lizzie Thatcher's class from the
Timpanagos school carried through a
pretty exercise. certificates We're award
ed TO the Franklin and Timpanagos
schools: another exercise was given by
Miss May Ashworth'S class, and the
exercises of this section were brought to
close by the children singing, Brides
in the Greenwood
The third and fourth grades held their
exercises from II to 1880.
Besides the awarding Of certificates to
these grades from the various schools
the following programme was given;
Song, Welcome to Gentle Spring." by
the school,
Introductory remarks, Superintendent
Rawlins.
and girls.
Speech by member of the board of
education Myron c. Newell.
Exercise. Misses Pratt and Nutall
Song. Wandering in the Mountain" by
Miss Mary Nuttall's class.
Remarks by a. l.. Booth of the board
of education.
Closing song, Dear Mountain Home. 1
The section held by the fifth. sixth and
seventh grades was between 100 and g.
The exercises were begun by the grades
singing Longfellow's beautiful poem,
THE Open Window"
Superintendent Rawlins made a neat
speech TO the students and was heartily
The members from the Mountain school
sang a song, which was followed by the
awarding of certificates.
Bishop Evan Wride of the board of
education addressed the students. Prof
NJ. I. Buchanan gave a creditable recita-
ton.
The closing song was Longfellow's
TELL Me Not in Mournful Numbers
The programme of the day was given
by the graduates in the evening at the
Fourth ward Westinghouse The hail
was daintily decorated with flowers and
our national co,ors.
After singing. Superintendent Rawlins
delivered short address in which he
spoke highly of the class and encouraged
its members to go onward and upward,
not stop at the point they had reached
The class president, Frank Deming.
gave neat little speech. Miss Essie
Reese gave a recitation, followed by
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was given by Arthur Clyde. The class
orator. Miss Emma Savage, looked quite
charming as she delivered a well pre-
pared address. Belle De Noisy played a
piano solo; class history was given by
Florence Snyder; class humor by
Martha Gee; Leah Daniels took the part
of class growler; representation was
given by Leo Thurman. after which the
valedictorian, Earl Davis. said farewell.
After the programme diplomas were
awarded by the president of the board.
NJ. L. Pratt and the proud boys and girls
their days in the public schools were over.