The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-19
H,eh sohool commencement.

Thursday evening was the time set for
the commencement exercises, and when
the hour arrived for the curtain to rise
the opera house was filled with friends OF
the graduates and of the school. The
house had been tastefully decorated. The
High School colors, red and white, were
seen in various places. Along the front
of the stage red and white flowers had
been placed in abundance.
At quarter to eight music was discoursed
by an orchestra and at eight promptly
the exercises began. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. James H. Durham, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church.
Sadie Little Frake was the salutatorian.
In a clear voice she delivered, without the
use of notes, an address which gave cyl
dence of much study and preparation.
Miss Edith Ridgway Harker gave an
essay on ''Unwritten Music. I" This was a
brilliant effort and teemed with beautiful
thoughts.
A mandolin duet by Edgar Evan and J.
Byron Deacon was heartily encored, but
the length of the program would not per
NIT of repetition.
Miss Elsie Gaskill Davis kept the audi
ence and the class in good humor by the
many little hits in her class letters.
A selection by the orchestra concluded
part one.
tTwentieth Century Problems" was the
title chosen by Benjamin Alvan Sleeper
for his essay Notwithstanding these
problems have bothered many OF more
mature minds than the young graduate,
he handled his subject with the ease OF
veteran and was warmly applauded Tor
his effort
A chorus-'The old school beIl"-bore
testimony to the careful attention be-
slowed on musicin the school.
Fannie Elizabeth Carly was the vale
dictorian of the class, and she is entitled
to much praise for the manner in which
she performed the duties entrusted to her.
The address to the graduates was by
Rev. James Stoddard, rector Of st. An
drew's church. His remarks were full OF
praise, encouragement and advice, and
were appreciated equally by the audience
and the class
Samuel A. Atkinson, president of the
Board of Education, conferred the diplo-
mas upon the graduates.
The class song composed by Miss Elsie
Gaskill Davis, concluded the program
and the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Mr.. Stoddard.
There were some essays which were not
read They were: "Peculiarities of Cen
ius, /" by Fannie E. Carly; The History
of Fiction Sadie L. Frake; George
Eliot and her writings" Elsie G. Davis,
AS each of these young ladies had read
one essay, they were excused from reading
the others in order that they might not be
taxed too heavily.
The commencement was thoroughly
ENJOYABLE occasion andiwas highly graft
fying to the friends of the school and es
pecially so to the Board of Education who
feel that the teachers and pupils are exert
ing their entire energy to maintain the
reputation of the school. A commendabit
feature of the exercises was the fact thai
the graduates had committed to memory
their essays and delivered them without
notes or prompting
The graduates were: Sadie Little FraKe
Fannie Elizabeth Carly, Edith RidgwaJ
Harker, Elsie Gaskill Davis, Benjamin
Alvan Sleeper. The class motto wa
ssSemper Sursum;" class colors, purple
and gold; class flower, purple pansy.