The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-02-17
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Pupils Of The Public Schools Held
the Boards Last Evening.
Twenty one Young People Reach the
First Mile Stone on the Road
TO an Education.

The opera honse was filled Friday
evening 10y the school children and their
older friends on the occasion of the
/ graduating exercises uf lie Salem public
schools. Good calculation on the part
IT the management was shown by the
act that, though every seat WIS occu-
pied, not over half dozen visitors were
left standing.
The ushers on the lower floor were
Maud Griswuld, Hattie Rundleit, Lois
Ohmart, Annie Parker, Fred Kress, Jas.
Colyln, Edward Cherringlon and Fred 9.
Kurtz In the gallery the crowd was
handled Ivy David Simpson, Rockwell
Carey aud Wilbur Weeks.
On the stage, bes d g Rev. w. G.
Kantner, who made an appropriate and
Impressive invocation, were seated Prof.
j. IL. hckerman, superintendent Of pub
lr instruction, Chairman Thos. Bruce,
ot the school board aud Uncle Tommy
Davidson, with his genial face b,Rming
j 'wn on the children like the full moon.
Ptotrssor YO,ler, city superintendent,
acted as master oi ceremonies.
The first number on the program was
very beautiful ring drill by fifteen
little girls under the training and d..
rectiOn Of Miss Myrtle Marsh. Thi,
was one OF the mCst fetching parts Of
the program. The intricate ev"lu,hms
b. the Whitc-robcd little fairies being
especially charming
The names OF the young performers
were: Whites-Alce Myers, leader
uable West, Lutte Stcge, Hazel Hollis
Ter, Alice Knrrr, Barbara Allken, and
Ierccdis Sims; rinks ANA Strong,
leader; Panzy Swcelzcr, Jessie Harriet,
/ Emma NerUd, Beulal Chase, Ella Nell
sIn, Evelyn bigger aud Della Conner.
After music by the orchestra, the
graduating class OF nine girls and twelve
boys marched upon the stage aud were
Introduced by professor iOdrr.
Miss Annie Caroline pigler's essay
was entitled stepping stUnrs." She
Impressed the lesson that the small
liliculties get " tn are but stepping
1ones, aud III the trayelur for over
umng the greater din mlties encoun-
terc,l later on. The essay shovel car, :
fnl preparation aud was very pleasing y
Isllvere |.
Herbert Fawk's recitation was en-.
titled "rhc March Of Mind" This wa
Jn the program as n recitation but
sounded like very creditable original
composition OF the boy himself, WIN de-
liyerel it with clear enunciution though
with some slight embarrassment.
| Next came song 10y a quartet com
posed Of Nina bushnell, Nina sherman,
Bcssie Cornelius aud Echo Jones, nc
tumranied 10y Grace Carter on the
piano aud Roy Gcsner on the violin.
rhis showed that Sa'em's present pow .
l,r vocalists, when they PASS from the
stage will have worthy successors. Per.
sislent app ause brought the young
vrcaists again before the curtain.
Winifred Muriel Byrd, reci.ed "ThC
Dandy Fifth" in manner showing
careful training and remarkable abil'
ity for so young an eocutiouist.
Bertha Amy Lick. read AN essay on
Growing not Driting," urging the
necessity Of unrenilting exertiOn in the
voyage OF Life, very appropriate
Thought.
The next number was vocal solo
,yard Taylor's "B,douin Love Song u
bv PRO-. William Prentiss Drew. Prof
Drew has a fine voice and knows how tC
use il.
Loltie Love Jordan followed with an
essay on Golden Opportunities" She
pnok the position that success can only
come by taking advantage OF small op'
pnrlunuics. She considered that the
common schools offered Ia the young the
greatest Of all opportunities.
Wilbur Augustus Scott delivered q
credible maiion on The Progress o
Civilization" His eff rt shovel coz
siderable historical research and cIrefal
preparation, aud was delivered in an
eIrucst manner without embarrassment
/ A pianoduei by Winfred Muricl BYRD
llml Gr,ce Carter was yery pleasing and
brought merile,L and prolonged APP
plause.
Prof. j II Alderman now briefly adj
dressed the class. lis rem 'rks we'e
quite appropriate To the OCCASION, his
main thought being the necessity ol
striving for high idrals.
After music by the orchestra, Chair
man Bruce presented their diplomas ia
the class OF twenty.one graduates, whose
names are as follow:
Misses ldn Lillian Towne, Lotiie Love
Jordan, llulda hrnthy Miclacl-,
bertha Amy Lick, .le-sir Wann, Ger.
trude Ella Fawk, Winniirrd Mnrlel
Rvrl, Annie Caroline lishr, and IA
r,hla Mae Aliutnn; lius,oe Dckry
Chnunrey R"lH'rt Bishop, llrrhert vii
bur Fawk. Carl Anrn Gie-, William
Frank Crawford, Cirsler Miller Cox
Clffnm Wcruer liroNn, llamld Edwin