Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05
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I Senior Class OF tho High School Acquit
Themselves Creditably At Com
.s53 nsncement Exercises.
III VERY LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT.
Orations Were. Excellent and We'll De-
,s5 Nvered- Presentation of Diplomas
S G4H BY Supt. Rowe.

I. Interest is not lacking by the peo-
pie of Little Falls in it's public
schools. This was evidenced by the
large audience that filed the Gross
4 opera house to the doors Friday
evening to witness the commence
ment exercises of the class OF 1900.
$s5t The opera house was tastefully
decorated for the occasion, the front
y OF the stage was REALISTICALLY sur
rounded with green leaves, and
above the stage, appeared the class
motto II WIZ and underneath 1T
$780," Contrary to the usual GUS
tom, none occupied the stage during
the exercises but the graduating
class. In the front rows sat the
members of the board OF education,
and the members of the classes OF
1901, 1902, and 1903. The 1901 class
colors were placed on the right han !
side of the hall. the 1902 on the left
and the 1903 underneath the latter.
On the stage behind where the class
sat, the colors of the class, cardinal
and green were displayed.
When the large audience had be-
come quiet the program began with
the song "New Hail Columbia
rendered by a large chorus OF the
young girls OF the schools, and was
followed by the invocation, delivered
by Rev. w. Walton.
The program was varied by mu-
steal selections each one OF which
was we'll received. A violin duet by
Norma Williams and Henry Richard,
a vocal solo Don't Be Cross by
Miss Laura +. Brannen, were both
rendered in an excellent manner, as
was also the song "The Volunteers
sung by a double quartette of mixed
voices. Miss Clytie Stuart presided
at the piano. The exercises closed
with the cradle song "Sweet and
Low" by the chorus. In presenting
the diplomas Supt. Rowe's remarks
were short, but are worthy of care
full consideration by the members OF
the class. The class was first COM
plimented on it's work during the
years Mr.. Rowe has been in charge
of the schools. These tokens fur
nished by the people, he said, should
not be taken to signify that the
search for knowledge had ended, but
should be accepted as a spur for
higher attachments. The exercises
ended with the benediction by Rev.
Walton, and it was fully a half
hour after the close before the class
had the opportunity to leave the
stage, SO many Of their friends hav-
ing gone up there to congratulate
them on their work.
The class Is eleven in number and
ia composed Of five young gentle
men and six young ladies. AS
regards age the average Is perhaps
the lowest OF any class that has yet
graduated from the Little Falls High
school, but we know Of no class
that acquitted themselves more
creditably or graduated with
higher honors. The entire class de-
livered their orations in an excellent
manner. 1t would be di tficult If
called upon to do so, for anyone to
have said which was the best and it
certainly could not have been done
without contradiction for each men,
Der had admirers in the audience
that firmly believed their favorite's
efforts unexcelled. At the conclusion
of Edward Ferrells grafton Supt.
Rowe presented him with a ring, the
gift OF a number of his admirers and
friends among the young men OF the
city, and also anoth her gift in cash
from the members of the baseball as
ISOLATION.
A synopsis of each Grafton is as
follows: