The Yale expositor., 1901-06-28
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GLASS OF 1904.
Yale High School Commence
ment the Best In Years.
A Gala Day-Seven Graduates
Receiving Diplomas.

~ SdId Ia Ddy-SCNGH STdo udISS y
Receiving Diplomas.
Distance both in point of time and
space has much to do with the vivid
ness of our impressions. Things near
by seem greater and better or worse,
as the case may be, than those long
past, the memory of which is dimmed
by multitude of intervening exper-
fences. Perhaps these observations
find an application in the commence
ment exercises of Yale High School
held Friday afternoon and evening of
June 2lst. The general verdict is that
it was the best graduating exercise
ever held in Yale, and marks an on
ward progress in the school, Viewed
as whole it was fine and uplifting
and much appreciated by the hun
dfeds of patrons and friends who were
present to listen to the speeches of the
graduates and the music by the or
chestra. We do not mean to be under
stood as saying that the individuals
of the class of 1901 did better than the
individuals of former years; but there
was tone to the tune which shows
decided progress, for which Yale peO-
pie may well be proud.
:. The M. E. church in which the eXer-
cises were held had been especially
decorated for the occasion, the handi-
work of the class of 1901 The back
ground in the rear of the platform was
of azure and white-the class colorS-
woven into squares which produced a
most beautiful and pleasing effect
Ribbons of the same color, in triple
StranS formed a triangle between and
suspended upon the three chandeliers.
AT the left of the platform hung a
beautiful crescent on which was in
scribed Excelsior" the class motto for
1901; beneath its curves swayed seven
stars representing the seven members
of the 1901 class. A profusion of
plants and flowers occupied the vacant
space at the right of the rostrum.
The class exercises proper began at
2:30 p. m. and consisted of an inYo-
cation by Rev. J. b. Keith, music by
the orchestra, and speeches by the
graduates. At a signal from the
ushers. the orchestra headed by Prof.
j. q. Roode, filed up the aisle and took
their places in due form upon the
platform.
After the overture "Passtime", and
the Invocation, which was followed
by the rendering of "Apolio," the
Salutatory was given by Clarica M.
Goheen. She was followed with an
Grafton by William F. Barr on "Luck
and Pluck" Next came music, "The
Bridal Rose" by the orchestra, aud a
paper read by Ira l.. Bricker, entitled
"Class characteristics" Following
this paper, which created much amuse-
ment by it's many happy hits, the
Piano Solo, Last Days of Pompeii,' -
was rendered by Prof. A. Calzin.
Next came "Class History" by Estella
G. Francis, and "Class Prophecy" by
Mary f. Brown, which was succeeded
by "The Seven Ravens" an overture
by the orchestra. The Class Grafton
was by Robert A. Holbrook, who
spoke upon the theme of "America's
True Monuments" and ne was follow.
ed by Mabelle III. Ferguson who de.
livered the Glass Valedictory. The
afternoon session closed with the rem.
dering of little Gem" by the orches
| ira.
At 8 p. m. much larger crowd was
assembled to witness the closing ex
ercises. To the March, "The New
X Ray" the 1901 class filed up the
aisle taking their places on the rostrum
in the same order as at the previous
session. Rev. r. Durr then invoked
the Divine blessing, and the orchestra
treated the audience to "Gilt Edge
overture.
At this juncture of the program
Prof. Roode stepped forward and in
troduced Hon. &. A. Gearhart, of Buff.
alo, n. Y, as the orator of the evening.
For more than an hour Mr.. Gearhart
held the attention and swayed the
thoughts of that vast audience while
he spoke to them on "Christian Citi-
zenship." This was the third time the
speaker had appeared before a Yale
audience, and the second time he had
addressed the graduating class of Yale
High School. The people knew ere
coming what to expect from Mr.. Gear
hart, that his address would not be
simply an amusing, commonplace talk;
but sound, deeply moral and almost
sermonic speech in its seriousness and
vivid earnestness. Yet despite this,
there was no dimunition of attendance,
and from start to finish the most in
tense attention to the points made by
the speaker. This fact considered in
connection with the thrice recalling
of the speaker to Yale is the greatest
possible eul0gy any lecturer could de-
sire. On a former occasion we ex-
pressed our impression that Mr.. Gear
hart did not aim TO amuse his audi
ence, but to enrich their thought, up