The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-31

% no meagcr ability. The Grafton was
the class valedlciorN, hut Il was 4 more
than ordinary recitation OF tho school day
joys and trials. II was masterpiece OF
eloquent oratory and a composition no
and women.
Mr. s. n. Tracy the secretary OF the
city school board, made some very peru.
nent remarks on the value and the ncccs
siiy OF education and he was accorded
the hest Of attention on behalf OF sac ~.
dience. Mr. Tracy said that In no otnev
county could such sight as was then
being Witnessed by the citizens of llous,
ten assembled in that hail he seen, lie
thought that the greatest and most com.
mend0hic outcome OF the American govern
ment and It's mtrammclcd citizenship was
the public school system and educational
facilities ot tho country He declared that
citizens OF Houston had special grasons
TO hc proud Of their public school system.
anu refcred To what has been nccnn.
nnshed through II. In iS1n, he said, the
graduating class consisted Of one member,
aud then polluted to the half hundred Young
ladies aud gentlemen sitting on the stage
awaiting the delivery VI their graduating
certificates. Just twenty-five years later,
Mr. Tracy called attention 20 the fact
that NJ the opening OF the last session ot
INC schools there was not sufficient room
for the accommodation of nil the puplis
who eutcrcd AMI stated that the hoard pt
trustees found II necessary 10 increase the
capacity Of the schools very materially nv
renting additional rooms. lie added thar
me census rolls for the present year.
which are now nearly complete would
show gain In the number Of children OF
scholastic age of about 1870 or 1000,
Mr.. TraeN's remarks were followed ny
Mr.. James Charlton. the president vt the
school board. who. after n brief address to
me audience, praiSng tho work OF The
schools aud that OF It's graduates ia hr
turned hR N.it
q greeting aud few pathetic words in
| reference TO the parting that was TO occur
SO soon. presented thu diplomas
The class Sonc Tilt We Meet Again, -
closed the exercises OF the evening and
llkfwiSc proved fitting farewell az the
parting Of dear friends who have shared
tue pleasures and SORROWS of each other
Tor the past several years
~, MS song Is he ,iaint composition or
Mis- Martha Eateila Wilson and Miss Mary
Brent McAslRn, Miss Wilson composing
the music Miss McAshan contributing tho
words.
Tho class this year Is exactly the same
In numhor ma the one Of last year. each
class having forty-seven members. The
names of those who received diplomas last
night are AS follows,
Mary rlummer Ashury, Charles ucury
Amcrman, Lodoma Arayinn Barnes Wal.
lace Russell Campbell, Clara Mildred Car
ter. Mabel Sylvia Davis, John nreaper,
Thirza Kate Ehdon, Daniel oliver Fit2
gerald, Charles Dru-ln Fol>e lienr, llar.
risun Ford. Bessie Evp Graham Clcmcm
tine Grumhach Dot Dates llarral Anne
Dclano liurwel, Violet May uoSkins,
Susan Louise lluclnher Mary Rohcrta
Johnstou, Clrlottn Cecilia ZONES Florence
Louise Kerr. Alexander Keller, Margaret
uly. krNicks William Thomas Long.
Bertha LoWonStrn, Augusta l'orst ALlm
ercu, Maud Mabel Nancy. Mary brent Me
Asian, Mary Kathcryn McCnrcr BERTHA
lcoln Monaghan, Fecrry Marie Murphy.
Winirrod Julia Mulvihll stephen Franklin
Noble, Clara Muudo Orr, Josephine Aruu
ppstpri2a. Alpha Grrcvievc Pctijs, IuuiA
Charles Phelps, Abel. Porter. Mary Eliza
beth Rankin, Mary Elizabeth Riley. Emma
Shuftns Margaret olive ScddOu. Anne
Marie stiles. Mndgc Sundc. Louise wagen
man, Julia Gertrude Whitcd. Martha l1s
tona Wilson, Mary Alice Yates.