The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-29

Today Is gala day for Providence
grammar school graduates. II being the
important season IN school life wher
the chrysalis opens. as II were, and
youths and maidens begin to look
things seriously In the face.
In other words. II Is a serious thing
for grammar school graduate to de-
termine whether II is classical. Eng
lish or business course that Is best 10
follow upon entrance to the high school.
And after the long vacation the ques-
tion usually remains In doubt.
However. thanks to the powers that
be, which means superintendent Tar
bell and various principals and assist
ants. all the friends OF grammar schools
today enjoyed graduating exercises OF
delightful character.
Some OF the schools held exercises as
early as $3.50 a. m, while others started
the ball a-rolling at 10 or f0:30 a. m.
and still others began the joyousness In
the afternoon, 2:30 o'clock being tho
general hour.
were most interesting and " is a
question who were most gratihed-pu-
pills. teachers or friends.
The school halls were beautifully
decorated. the young people were natti-
ly attired and everything passed off
very smoothly. according to all ac-
counts.
OXFORD STREET.
At the oxford Street school the exer-
cises were enllvened by sweet music
discoursed by the Providence High
School orchestra. There was also Sc
lected chorus. Recitations were given
by Harry A. Jager and Irene q. Multi
gan, and there was a defamation by
George T.. 8. Robinson. Minnie Suther-
land contributed composition on
'Some Thoughts on Graduation" Flor
ence NJ. Aslin and Edith r. Stewart
rendered q piano duet and there were
ring and pole drills and singing.
The music and boys drill were under
the dire ction of Principal Martin s.
Tanning and Mary A. S. Mugan direct
ed the girls drill. Clara !. Pierce was
the accompanist.
Diplomas were awarded the follow
ing:
Honor pupils-Helen Stone Arnold.
Maude Lillian Atkinson, Bessie Butler
Bowers, Everett allen Briggs. Ellen
Theresa Cronin. Alice Edith Deane, An
ma Louise Devon. Gertrude Mary Dom
nelly. George Otis Hicks. Gustav Rus
fell Hoffman. Harry Albert Jager. Bar
bara Gabriel Keegan. Carrie Belle Ke-
nastcn. Mabel Kupfer. Edward Dellman
Abortion Martell. John Raymond Nc
Carthy. Agnes Christina Mcfarland.
Irene Veronica Mulligan. Theodore
Julia Pilblad. Frederick George Raffer-
ty. George Edwin Samuel Robinson.
Walter Irving Roffee, Myra Blanche
Sherman, Edith Ruth Stewart, Minnie
Sutherland, Fred Roland Vale.
Pass course pupils-Alma Josephine
Arnold. Florence Mabel Aslin. Flora
Belle Beane. Clara wilhemina Breard.
Mabel Ellen Camfield. Kathleen Eula-
liza Daley. Annie Louise Darcy. Nancy
Tobey Barnaby Dean. William Ed
ward Dorsey, Charles Everett Fiske.
Mildred Grace Gardiner, John Henry
Gallagher, Annie Laura Hall. Lydia
Jane Horton. EVA Louise Hoyt. Mil
dred Kupfer, Agnes Vincent McWii-
lams. Cassie Elizabeth O'Neil, Lena
Margaret Ryan. Amy Ethel Selley. En-
ma Alden Smith. Katherine Steinhof.
Annie Frances Sully. Joseph Andrew
Tally. Eva Stanton Thurber, Minn!-
Edith Tingley.
MEssER STREET.
At the Messer street school Rev. Car
ter Cate offered PRAYER, Rena u.
Dodge and Helen G.. Baxter told about
Self Control" Ralph T.. Boas talked
on Justice" Helen II. Hartwell dis
coursed on "Gentieness'' and Marjorie
w. stevens made "A Right Choice"
There were singing. flag drill. aes-
thetic gymnastics and other enjoyable
features.
Miss Ellen lie Garde conducted the
aesthetic gymnastics. Miss Cora j.
Hudson was the musical leader and
Grace Titus was accompanies for the
drill
School Committeeman Niiliam II.
White. NJ. d.. presented diplomas to
II A1 "A L..
ter c. Allen. Herbert l.. Barrett, George
NJ. Bartlett, Edward l.. Blanding. Ralph
y. Boas. Herbert T.. Boss, Ronald Il.
Clarke, Roger w. Cooke, George l..
Cooper Raphael w. Doyle Elwood f.
Euart, Leroy " Elder, John A. Fan
ming, John O. Feeney, Everett W.
Grant, James II. Grirfin. John Il. Haz-
ard, Adelbert Holloway. Francis w.
Hopkins, Francis j. A. O'Reilly. Fred
eick w. Stark, Carl Il. Tourtelot. Ed
ward A. Weisner.
Winifred M. Atwell. Helen G. Baxter.
Matilda Carmark, Hazel l.. Cornell.
Katie A. Cunneen, Grace A. Curtis,
Rena B. Dodge. Grace +. Gay. Alice l..
Geary. Eva L. Gibbs. Mae l. Glover.
Sarah Hague Katherine Hanrahan,
Helen T. Hartwell. ,.thel s. Hayden.
Grace Henshaw, Elizabeth A. Honan,
Gertrude Hudson, Maude f.. Humes.
Margaret M. Hurley, Anna NJ. King.
jessie w. lSuiItr, Etntl hdthtNsoh,
Katie McEvoy. Bertha l.. Polk, Victo-
ria G. Poleski. Everline V. Pratt. Carrie
a. Radican, Martha r. Schuppe, Ethel
w. Smith. Marjorie w. Stevens, Annie
T.. Thompson. Mabel w. Tourtelot, Ber-
tha G. Tourtelot Maude NJ. Weaver.
Persis NJ. Weeks. Jessie NJ. Wood.
PEACE STREET.
AT the Peace street school George A.
Littlefield. ESQ. made the principal ad-
dress and Orsmus A. Taft OF the school
committee presented the diplomas
There was also recitative reception
of the diplomas. The principal made
an interesting report and Miss Addie
lola Hicks sang charmingly, Spring
Night" -.
The fortunate ones who received d.
plbmas were:
Clara May Amy. Alice Florence An
gilly. Alice Maud Bilson, Susie Anna
Eearse. Florence Edith Browne, Carrie
Ella Bennett, Nelna Thatcher Bangs,
Flora Clarke Capron. Elizabeth An
drews pay. Hazel Burlieu Durfoe, Hat