Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12
High School Commencement.

High School Commencement.
Central Opera House was filled to its
utmost capacity last Thursday even.
ing, by an eager and apprectative
audience, intent upon witnessing the
| graduating exercises of the Manchester
High School, The following are the
names of the graduates of the class of
1901: Miss Maude Flint, Miss Eva E.
Ludley, Miss Gertrude M. Lawman,
Miss Mary Belle Young, Miss Alice E.
/: Jones, Mr.. Frank l.. Belknap and Mr..
Ralph Ii. Stetson.
| The decorations were very appro-
pirate and the stage settings were
artistic and pleasing to the eye.
An orchestra composed of A. Miller,
guitar; Chas. Waughop, mandolin; r.
A. Kennedy, clarinet and Asa Cunning
ham, guitar, opened the exercises with
a well rendered selection. Rev. q. A.
Highield, offered an appropriate
prayer and then followed musical
drill by pupils from the first and second
grades. Miss Mary Glissendorf pre-
sided at the piano. Children in motion
are beautiful sight under almost any
kind of conditions, but when dressed
and drilled until their evolutions be-
come the poetry of motion, as these
children were dressed and drilled, then
they are we'll calculated to csptivate
and that is what the little ones did last
Thursday evening.
Miss Maude Flint, who won the
second honors of the class of 1901, de.
livered the saluta tory. She had "The
United States Flag" for q subject, and
the glory of "Old Glory" grew brighter
under her treatment and descriptions.
Miss Flint was followed by pupils'
flag drill, which ELECTED much applause.
Miss Ina Chamberlain presided at the
piano.
"The Hero of Paradise Lost" was the
subject of Miss Alice Jones' grafton.
Hersword pictures were grand and in
keeping with her classical topic.
"The Evolution of America" from its
discovery by Columbus to the present
time, and the great advancement made
was ably presented by Miss Gertrude
NJ. Lswman.
Taking for her subject, SIS 1t Worth
While" Miss Eva M. Ludley, spoke of
the work being done in the slums of
the large cities for the betterment of
the condition of those living there;
called attention to the lives of Wash
ington, Napoleon and other noted men
whose aims were high and made it
worth their while; compared rich
miser with generous millionaire and
showed that it was matter of choice
whether or no we made our lives worth
while.
A large class from the fifth and sixth
grades rendered q song which was
heartily applauded.
The Weary Willie vagabonds, were
discussed by Ralph H. Stetson, his
subject being, "The Tramp and What
Shall We Do With Him." He gave their
origin, why they became tramps, their
modes of life, and suggested how they
be disposed of. The problem is hard
one to solve, but time will probably dis
close remedy.
"The Modern Reader" was the theme
chosen by Miss Mary Belle Young, and
was well presented. She deprecated
the fact that the readers Of novels large
ly predomlnated, asserted that we
read too much and think to little, and
recommended the cultivation of q desire
for the better class of literature.
Frank L. Belknsp, the class valedic-
torian, followed with an Grafton on
ideals He commended that we are
made or unmade by ideals; that few Of
US get into the wagon that is hitched to
q star; that happiness should be our
chief aim, and closed by, in behalf of
the class, thanking the superintendent
and Instructors for their labors in it's
behalf.
The exercises closed with the pre-
sentation of diplomas to the graduates
by DIR. N. S. Craig, the president of the
board, and benediction by Rev. A. w.
Caul.
Those who have been close observers
of former graduating exercises, and
well qualified to judge, unhesitatingly
pronounce the graduating exercises of
this years class better than those of
any former class in the history Of the
school. Be this as it may, one thing ia
certain: the exercises this year were
of very high order, and it would hard
ly be just to close this account without
saying, that much of the good results
demonstrated at the commencement
exercises were due to the untiring
labors, energy and learning Of Miss
Alma LeRov, principal of Manchester'a