The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-22

In the presence of an audience which
filled the large auditorium and ex-
tended out into the hall itself, with
Bauer's orchestra playing vivacious,
lively music, with former teachers and
preceptors anXiously watching, on the
stage surrounded by the folds of the
class colors, the first step in the fare
well exercises of the class of 1900 Of
the Scranton High school was taken
last evening, when were held the an
nual class night exercises given by the
largest class that has ever graduated
from the institution.
The programme rendered was entire
ly of a mirthful and light nature, but
throughout it all the solemn air of the
approaching commencement pervaded
the atmosphere and lent an impressive
tinge to the exercises.
At $50 o'clock Bauer's orchestra
struck up a march, and the class en-
tered, passing through the audience
in two lines and making their appear
ance on the stage in couples. The
stage itself was handsomely decorated
in the class colors-old gold and blue
which formed the background, with
streamers extending upward and join
green's and colored incandescent bulbs
extended across the stage on high,
forming the words of the class motto,
Truth Conquers ALL" Palms and
ferns covered the front part of the plat
form, continuing in an effect har-
monious and beautiful. on the stage
was bust of Shakespeare, which, with
two similar ones of Homer and Vergil,
were the class gift to the school.
Rev. James Mcleod, d. D., of the
First Presbyterian church, offered
prayer, after which the president Of
the class, Farnham Mears. addressed
the audience. He briefly reviewed the
work done by the class and referred
to the fact that this is the largest
class ever graduated from the High
school, and the first that might be
called representative, being the only
one that took the complete four years
course.
Maud Mabel Capwell, the Boswell of
| the class, then read the class history.
| She traced the work done by it, since
| the entry into the school in 1896, as
| freshmen. The various innovations in
| troduced by the members, the great
deeds accomplished, and works wrought
| were all mentioned by Miss Capwell,
| and a series of good-natured filings at
| individual students were then INDUCED
| in.
She brought her paper to close by
| thanking everyone for their kind at
| tention, and congratulating them all on
their fine school, and bright, shining
| faces" the formula used by every
| speaker who has addressed the High
school classes since the building of the
| editice, four years ago, all of which
provoked long-continued laugh.
Bessie Belle Frounfelter gave a very
| enjoyable guitar solo, and the class
poem read by Mary Louise Greeley was
very clever indeed.
| The class then arose, and led by
| Musical Director c. b. Derman sang
| the class song, composed by Clara
| Browning. James Lynn Matteson read
| an entertaining paper on 1.-THE Devel-
| opment of Commerce" and after q
| selection by the orchestra, Florence
| Evelyn Rafter recited in a pleasing
| manner, my Old Sweetheart" being
| accompanied on the piano by a mem
Der of the class.
John Earle Coolidge was cast for the
role of class prophet, and predicted
| futures for the class, which in some
cases were of the most beautiful hues
while some unfortunates were destined
| fates, according to the young seer
which were calculated to make their
hair rise on end.
Mary Gertrude Barrowman gave a
very enjoyable piano solo, and John
Edwin Weisseniuh assisted by two
members of the freshman class, con-
Quoted the class presentation. The
gifts he gave We're all assigned accord
ing to characteristics of the recipients
and kept the audience in a roar OF
laughter.
Rossman ingalls, Vail read the class
will, bequeathing various real and un.
real things to the Junior and other
classes. A selection by the orchestra
brought the evening to a close. Fol.
lowing the exercises the class held q
reception at the Bicycle club house
| on Washington aVanIa