El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-19
Twenty One Graduates Got
Their Diplomas Last
Night
At THE OPERA House
After Entertaining An I'm
mense Audience With An
Exhibition Of Their
Qualifications

Last night Myar opera house was
crowded to Overlooking with the wealth,
wit and beauty of Ell PAso, who turned
out to witness the graduation of the
High School class. Every seat in the
house was taken long before the
program began and scores of people
were forced to stand throughous. Il
was a crowd such as is seldom seen In
Ell Paso and was much
greater than in former years
showing that the interest in the schools
does not diminish with the increase of
the size of the town.
The stage Was q bower Of beauty,
decorated with rare ability, and the
young ladies looked lovely in their
costumes and flowers. On every haaa
were visible the class colors, green
and pink. The class motto was
Ne cede malls" syield not to
difficulties" Miss Leila Trumbuh,
the popular musical directress of the
schools, was in charge of the music.
The class comprised twenty ono
mem oers, eleven boys aud ten girls as
follows:
John s Barlow Edgar w Kayser
Ethel o Catlin David II Kelly
William K Chase Alice Scott Maple
Mary Lou So Cole Bessie Mitchell
Mary Hardin Robert B Phillips
JayG Holman Willie Schultz
Lillian G Huggett Bruce w Seton
George w Hare George A Smith
Hally Ray Irwin John p Taylor
Lillian L Jessup John l. Townsend
Rossmond Marston Windsor.
The exercises opened by the invoca-
tion by.Rev. A. M. Lumpkin, who i'm
plored the blessing of heaven on the
young graduates and their teachers,
following which the chorus sweetiy
sang the song Lightly tread. 'tis hal
lowed ground "
The fret numb Der on the program was
the life of Thomas jefferson by Sslby
Townsend. Mr.. Townsend 9 paper was
we'll prepared and well delivered and
be handled we'll the life of the author
of the Declaration of Independence and
States. Hearty applause greeted the
close OF his address.
Miss ROsamond Windsor's mandoIia
solo, "When KniR Rhthood was in Flow
err" WAS most exquisiteiy rendered.
When the strains of the colo died
away Miss Bessie Mitchell cams with
her essay, "Truth is beauty, beauty
truth" Her essay in itself was one Of
rare beauty in its composition aud de-
livery. Miss Mitchell considered tbAs
sincerity was the most essential point
in resl beauty and that where there
was fraud or cham there was nothing
really beautiful. She deplored all the
sham and insincerity of the world and
urged that truth and sincerity were the
first requisites for beauty.
The Glee clubs rendition of the old
negro melody. Il loves you, deed do,
ma baby" was received with hearty
applause.
Jay Holman chose for the subject of
his grafton, 1.-THE future of America
as affected by the Industrial mo We
ment." Mr.. Holman recognized the
fact that there Is q con flict between the
capitalist and lsborer but at the same
time did not play the part of the cal
amity bowler. At the same time he
recognized the fact that the remedy
for trou bles might be SO radical in its
effects as to be worse than what was
sought to be cured. The subject was
we'll handled and excelleutly delivered.
BRITON OR BOER-
The debate between Edgar Kayser
and Willie Schultz on''Should the Anne
rican sym pathizs with the Briton or
the Boer?" was one of the best events
the debate in behalf of the Briton.
Mr.. Ksyser's speech was well pre-
pared and showed great care His de-
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