The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-06-20
NOODCOCk ACADEMY.
Elaborate Commence ment Week Program Car
red Out at Ahtanum.


week with all its excitement and hustle.
The dav was perfect and the church was
tastefully decorated with potted plants
and flowers and festooned in white. The
Ladies' Glee club led the singing. Rev.
Jonathan Edwards of Wardner, Idaho,
delivered the baccalaureate sermon, hav-
ing for his text | Timothy iv: s. His
remarks addressed to the graduate, Miss
Lovina c. Sherman, were very appropri-
ate. The evening service was even more
fully attended than that of the morning.
The address to the students by Rev. j.
Edwards was from the text, "Search the
Scriptures and considered the bible
from literary standpoint and from
divine authority, and urged more init
mate knowledge of the scriptures. The
c. +. choir sang for this service.
On Monday the trustees held their an
nual meeting and transacted large
amount of business. The principals re-
port was very encouraging and showed
things to be in a prosperous condition.
Rev. Rosine NJ. Edwards was unani-
mously elected as principal for next
year.
The graduating exercises of the pre-
paratory department were held in the
church on Monday evening. The church
was prettily decorated in festoons of pink
and white bunting and the platform was
banked with pink and white roses, the
class flowers. In a mass of roses and
evergreen at the back OF the platform
was the class motto in white, "Aim for
the Highest" At the door of the church
the preparatory class, numbering seven
members, was met by the ushers, Wes-
ley Sherman, Willie Wilson, Clarence
Hibber and Ernest Wiley, who acted as
an escort to the platform After the in
vocation by Rev. A. J. Smith OF the All
tanum church and vocal solo, "The
The first recitation, The Independence
Merritt. Following this Miss Annie
Fernie Wilson rendered "The Ride OF
Jennie McNeal." Then came an instru-
mental solo, Gle Strienne," by Miss
Helen Smith. Miss Vera May Wiley
then recited "Jamie's Methodism' and
after her Miss Annie Christina Sherman
gave the selection, John Maynard"
Miss Annie Brooks then favored the
audience with a vocal solo, so Fair and
Sweet and Holy" Next came Miss Ora
Allene Grifiiths in recitation, My Old
Kentucky Home, with chorus accom-
paniment After this was the declama-
ton, ''Sheridan's Ride" by Master Ora
Seward. Then followed an instrumental
solo Sonatina, Opus SO, No. 8, Clement,
by Miss Edith Day. The concluding
recitation which was to be "Dimple and
Dumping" by Miss Maude Marie Wv
ian, had to be omitted on account of her
sickness. In few well-chosen words,
Rev. Rosina NJ. Edwards, principal OF
the academy, presented to each graduate
a certificate of graduation from the pre-
paratory department and the class was
thus enrolled as the freshman class OF
Woodcock academy. The exercises were
success in every particular and each
recitation was received with enthusiasm
by large audience. The speakers were
the recipients OF beautiful flowers. The
participants in this program showed the
results OF the careful training received in
every particular OF their delivery. The
preparatory class OF 1901 have the best
wishes OF their many friends for a sue
cessful academic career.
On Tuesday evening the ladies of the
faculty received the students and friends
in the academy. The parlors were taste
fully adorned with flowers and academy
ing party and guests made a brilliant
scene. The Ladies' Glee club sang a
number OF college songs which were
much enjoyed. The academy girls
served lemonade to the guests.
On Wednesday evening came the cul-
minating event OF the weeks events, the
exercises of the academy graduating
class. There being but one graduate,
the members of the other classes assisted
in the program for the evening, which
opened with the invocation by Rev. p.
B. Jackson. Miss Annie Brooks rend-
cred kuhlan's Sonatina, Opus 50, No. ! :,
as the first musical number. Then Miss
Florence Shelton OF the sophomore class
recited 1.-THE Little Hero" followed by
Miss Meta Seward of the same class
with the selection, "The Saving OF Saint
Michael's.' The piano solo, "The Linn
ped Stream, +" by Robert Shelton followed.
Miss Annie ]. Brooks, class OF '03, gave
a selection from idle Thoughts OF an
Idle Fellow" giving his opinions of cats
and dogs, and she was followed by Miss
Florence Merritt OF the class Of '02 with
an essay on From Different Stand
points" Robert Shelton of 'O3 class
gave the defamation, "Rienzi to the
Romans" Miss Shelton then sang
''Florian's Song" by Goddard, and was
followed by Miss Edith Day OF the fresh
man class with selection from 1.-THE
Sky Pilot" These Rotations were all
given with fine voice, manner and
gesture and led up very fittingly to the
principal number OF the evening, the or
alton OF the graduate, Miss Lovina Con-
stance Sherman. She took as her sub
ject, "Up From the Depths" and gave a
very vivid, impressive sketch of the life
and work OF Booker T. Washington.
Her composition was excellent and the
delivery equally so. Miss Sherman was
beautifully gowned in a dress Of white