Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-06-21
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES FIFTY.
Commencement Exercises Held
Thursday Night.

by the closing OF the ScnOOl year anu
all its perennial ceremonies. There
is a peculiar fitness in the season.
There should be Summer everywhere
and sunshine too," during the days
which mark for so many young hearts
the commencement of the broader life
for which they have been preparing.
Myriads of natural forces are breaking
into bloom and all this tide of youth
full hope and gladness, is only finer
and fuller blossoming.
The Bridgeton High School Com
mencements have taken their place
with the important school events of
the year, and the seventh annual ex-
ercises Thursday night, were as pleas
ing and Interesting as any ever held.
The weather was far from being
what it should have been. The rain
was wet and poured down copiously
Just at the time when people gathered
at the big theatre, but it did not de-
ter the crowds from filling every seat
in the house and utilize all of the
standing room.
The contrast between the outside
world and the brilliant scene within
was most marked, for the auditorium
of the Opera House was most de-
lightful picture. The stage was ap-
propriately trimmed and decorated
with flags and flowers, palms and
ferns, and the young ladies in their
pure white dresses added pleasure
to those who were gazing upon the
stage picture.
There were forty-eight graduates
upon the stage, together with men,
bers of City Council, Board of Educa-
<tion, Supervisor Hitchner and Prin-
cipal Platts.
The music frightened the pleasure
of the program, Laning's orchestra
presenting most delightful series of
sparkling selections.
Invocation was offered by Rev. w.
W. Ridgely and President Hancock,
of the Board of Education, made a
short address before introducing the
first part of the twelve who were to
present orations and essays. The
efforts were meritorious and each one
was received with the enthusiastic
appreciation of the audience. The
entire class had prepared essays or
orations, but it was physical i'm
possibility to present them in a night
and hence the limitation to twelve.
making very enjoyable intellectual
program.
Principal Platts presented the class
to the Board of Education for gradu-
alton. and City School Superinten-
dent, William Edward Cox, made the
award of diplomas handing to each of
the scholars the coveted parchment.
The entire program as arranged,
follOwS:<
{a) March-The Lion Tanners, Lorsch
By Overture-King Mydas, Eenberg
Orchestra.
Invocation Rev. W. W. Ridgely
Observation-Disclosures of the Nineteenth Cen
tury, William b. Croft
Essay-Energy Wins. Paul L. Bassett
Essay-The Bright Side. William H. Balenger
Essay-The Nicaragua Canal, Charles s. Ware
Essay-Infusnce, Emma D. Hires
Essay-Not for School, but for Life,
Mabel G, Baynard
Essay-Preparing for Life's Work,
Ez lbeth S. Caypoole
~Essay-Mind Your Own Business, Helen Bard
Essay-Activities of Women, Ida NJ. Butler
Essay-Confidence, Harry r. Cole
n Fut1 ryl.
w. Leslie Cornwell
Observation-Disclosures of Achievements in the
Twentieth Century. Howard H. McIntire
Essay-Home, Kate G. Maer
Essay Utilizing Our Failures, Bertha McGalliard
Essay-Newspapers. Joseph W. McIntire
*Essay-voices of Nature. Helen G. Adcock
Essay-Our Own, Our Native Land Mary P. Cox
Essay-we Must Strive if We Wish to Excel,
Ralph K. Daley.
Essay-Infuence of Women, Bessie e. Davis
+Vocal Solo-Bandolero, Paul L. Bassett
+Oration-Books. and How to Read Them,
William w. Eruse
ssay-Reyolutionary War, Charles E. Dubois
Essay-Fine Feathers Do Not Make Fine Birds.
Ella o. Fields
Essay-Self-Denial Estella c. Fralinger
*Essay-Practical Virtues, Bertha g. Bauer
Music. Waltz-Rose of Mexico, Dunn
Orchestra
+Oration-Nothing Great is Lightly Won,
Edgar NJ Blew
Essay-Charles Dickens as he Was at Home,
Julia R. Mulford
Essay-Knowledge and Civilization,
Samuel A. Muta
Essay-Inhuence of Music on Character,
Elsie r. Ogden
Essay-Success in Life. Carrie H Phillips
<Essay-Our Life and Duty. Reba z. Fox
Essay Responsibilities of Education,
Mary Goodwin
Essay-Advance of Women. Sara T. Grim
Essay Obligations of America to England.
Samuel w. Harris
Essay--Throw Into the Basket. Not at 1t.
Amy F. Holmes
.Recitation-The Kings Decree.
Bertha F. Sheppard
Essay-Knowledge A. Louisa Horton