The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-31
PARTING OF THE WAYS.
High School Commencement Exercises
Held Last Night.
GRADUATES PRESENTED WITH DIPLOMAS
And After q Notification, Set Out in
Their Respective Careers Full OF
Hope and Promise.


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Houston High school, and the graduation
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spacious halls of the Immense Auditorium
building SO much beauty ana Intelligence
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greater popularity aud promise graduate
from any educational Institution than the
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the graduates were out In full force ana
the capaClty OF the big structure in which
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The exercises were begun AT the ap-
,otr,,a bo,,, law thc or.h,str, rcndcriu,,
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III most PlVas'hS ""l"et p"'P"u'l "l
National airs, after which the curtain went
mn revealing n sceue thut was cntuuciug
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III us IoNe'lhesS' Apo"' eiSnP YOUNG '""'S
of the High school, clad In pure white,
,,,ro ARRANGED in ti,rs on the stnue. ana
lhplr SN cet it'cs' ptdulll1. toS' uneo Huu
etpelal loNeHhess NHi y sgn' 10 eauHt
thln OF absolute ad'niratom J." 'onl.e
lhnush even ne Ic"sl HuSV'pilo'V nVIhu'Is
OF hhe VAST hNuiVuVV '"d' nav dSN'lnu''u'
inc Young Iadles sang IN clear, sweet
voices lutt peauhiul compositions HlHN
III CAUSING inc uas u"'l 10 rYTNe.o'tn,1
WIN 'he sweet Strains OF wen NHInr'
voices The 81, ging was greatly apme-
tlulVu Ny int uuulei'Nc' ~ l"l ~ we Vui
talh was uiopptu Ih5r1 was a. storm OF NP
pause thhl continued III pEu"llsvu thlnusi-
aSil
OF tue evening program anu ihr neN'
Scehe WIS uulA Wahhlh''ut Hh2 lHlP'Slue'
nHing We Gneite ciaSS S vS,yH ~ HAN sInt
circle OF three tiers ultIuliN nHnheu ~
win howers OF rare beauty ana the flcn
fragrance pcilhentlnG tue lhIthcSt CORNERS
OF the immense nail
When the curtain went up on TINS scene
MISS Nloiet AaS HoshihS HuNahc'u To tle
lrnht OF we stage ana aciN'icu we S,4Ss
Grafton 'Ihe Joys OF Industry. MISS
Hosklus ueilNery OF inc olNu9h was as
wen high perfect az posslnle ana the Sehtl-
meht WAS, OF course NLoraout' ihc ora,
ton SpnrEled with brilliant Thought ana
literally teemed with what when applled
to oneself, would prove NAlnaplc ADVICE, re-
nec,ing at once the lhtclle'tmllty ana III
duslrS OF the author ana sl"akrt' lncSr!
together with the perfect articulation and
strong Nolcc mower possessed by me young
lady, rendered the orAtion one of the best
features of the evening entertainment
Ihe orchestra rendered several selections
from the bohemian. Girl ana then cam0
an intellectual and oralorleal contest that
proved intensely lntciestinG. II was q dis-
cussiun of the merits and dement's Of the
Plat amendment, with reference to the al.
titude OF the United states toward Cuha.
Mr. Henry Harrison Ford had the amend
ment side of the question ana The interests
of Cuba were chumpioncd by Miss Lodemu
Aravila Barnes
The discussion brought out oil the main
points Tor and against the amendment, me
CuFhradian contending that the United
states should have some compensation for
the services ana great good II mas rem
dered the island. He recalled the tender
solcitude OF this cCUnuy's treatment OF
cuba since Wrestling II from the oppressive
clutch Of the Spanish government ana
characterized Cuha's reception of that
treatment as showing spirit of the hascst
ingrautudc. He said that II would not be
an act of humanity to turn Cuba loose oi
douhtedy step In, and soon there would
be no Cuba free and independent. Tne
Monroe doctrine, he said, could not save IT.
The speaker also referred 70 the menace
to the health of this country that would
result from the relinIulshment by tn
United States of its rights in Cuba. IN
Concluding, he enumerated the advantages
10 accrue to both countries under the
Platt amendment.
Miss Barnes very forcefuiy disputed the
contentious of her opponent, but admitted
that 'of course the United States would
give Cuba better government than Spain
Ud" She insisted that ON account 81 the
conditions that existed when the declura.
ton Of war was made by the UnG>-l
states, II WAS necessary 70 MAKE II rl,9r
and concise IN every particular, else othcr
s So" did not not enjoy The spectacle Of thit
nation, the land OF the free and tho home
q. the brave iepnaiaiins IT'S solemn pedg.s
rarr wbcn the other nation is mUcn
weaker power than this. She dcplored the
spirit oil greed ,h"i stems 70 hicIuhtG the
that which ought and by right dog he.
long to the people Of its neighboring coun-
try. around when tos gl'nsr Inc we guise OF a
nowerfni proteeilng Influences ~
Miss Barnes defined the word pacifra-
ton" wach WAS given IN the declaration
Of war against spain 10y this country, ana
asserted that the Platt amendment robs
Cuha of every vestlge, OF treeaon ana In.
and spirit Of The amendment did not do "
the freedom OF the lhiahi was DESTROYED
when the United SlAtss itIt 10 cnolce nut
Its acceptance. Cunciuuim7 i nrr uiguiinme ,nt