The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-09
MANY FAIR
GRADUATES
Class at Miss Dana's School
Numbered Fifteen.

Largest Graduating Class in the
History of the Institution-Bac
caIaureate Sermon by Rev DR..
Macnaughton-CIass Day and
commencement Exercises.
The eighteenth annual commencement
exercises of Miss Dana's School for Girls
were held on Tuesday morning in the
chapel of the institution. The class
numbered fifteen, and was the largest
in the history of the school, this number
being six more than received diplomas
last year. On Tuesday morning prayer
was made by Rev. S. w. Dana, D. D.;
then followed solo and chorus, Mis-
erere Dominic, and Miss Holden rem
dered "Toccato Brillante." Hark !
Hark the Lark p was sung by Miss Pol
lard. Rev. Henry Mitchell McCracken,
LID, of New York, made the address
to the graduates. Miss Mary Strong and
Miss Pollard rendered musical numbers,
and Miss Kelker played Rubenstein's
"Staceato Etude." The presentation of
diplomas was by Rev. Albert Erdmap,
D. D., pastor of South Street Presby-
terian church.
The names of the graduates were pub
lished in The CHRONICLE last week. The
class colors were red, and the class flower
the peonie.
OF the graduating class two, who re-
ceive college certificates, Miss Rosetta
Maonoruhtor, da,0bta,. ,f Dar nw Mo-
naughtan, of Morristown, will enter
Smith Miss Margaretta Holden, after a
record of five years scholarship far
above the average, will go to Vassar,
there to win greater honors, no doubt.
The fifteen young ladies, who consti-
tuted the cast in the class play, and were
otherwise prominent throughout COM
mencement, received the diploma of the
school as formal recognition of more
extended course of study, from which
they will enter at once into the busy life
of the modern woman.
Glass Day Exercises.
Interesting class day exercises were
held on Monday afternoon at 4 80 o clock.
The spot chosen for the rendition of a
program in keeping with the occasion
was the south side OF the school building.
A platform had been erected in front
and below the big piazza that extends
half way round the building. On either
side of a pathway leading to the plat
form and arranged about the latter were
rows of daisies. Palms and cut flowers
formed background. The scene was
completed by flag displayed back of
the part of the piazza occupied by the
graduating class. This flag was olive
green and in yellow letters was the name
"Dana," thus the school colors were rep
resented.
On the right of the piazza was chorus
of thirty selected voices. The exercises
were witnessed from seats on the lawn
and fully four hundred persons were
present.
The first number Of the program was
the Swedish PEASANTS Wedding March
rendered by the chorus. This was fol-
lowed by the address of welcome by Miss
Elizabeth Fleming Donaldson, the class
president.
IA Spring Song was rendered by the
chorus, after which "The D. H. S. P. G.
c." was presented. This was play in
one act written by Miss Laura Emott
Slade and acted by members of the class
of go. The theme was very unique and
its conception was as original as the
presentation was excellent The letters
used to represent the play stand for
1.-The Discontinued Heroine's Society Pre-
vention Cruelty to Character and each
character was from some we'll known
book or story.
After the chorus had sung Golden
Days of Summer the class presentations
were made by Miss Ida Morford Fisher,
whose bright and witty applications to
the members of the class evoked much
merriment. To Miss Mary Louise Bar
bey had fallen the distinction of select
ing the gifts that always represent the
humorous side of class day.
A class tree was planted on the front
campus. The seniors and chorus moved
in procession from the front entrance to
the school and sang the class tree song
as they approached the spot where a
living memorial of the class was to be
planted. This song was written by Miss
Carrie Louise Ward and appears below :
'99 CLASS TREE SONG.
(Sung TO the theme OF A1OZarJ 5 MINI SOnhldJ
Summer winds blowing. thro' the woods
going,
Find each leaf and bough in tune,
And birds singing, winging. swinging.
Sweetly singing songs of June.
Sunlight streaming, starlight dreaming,
Call from Earth the early flowers,
In her arms, so strong, so tender,
Lay we down this plant of ours.
Earth enfold 1t, gently mold it,
Till 1t grow stately tree,
Reaching ever out and upward
Strong and sensitive and free.
April showers, thro' still hours.
Dews of Heav'n from cloudland fall
On it's brow in cool caresses
Where the birds at twilight call.
Each May morning, sweetly dawning,
Through the rosy tinted air,
Find the dews upon its branches,
And the spring birds nesting there.
Bright star-tapers, fair cloud-vapors,
Evening clouds above its head,
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