The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-21


With jest and quip of mirth. with
merry laugh and joyous smile, the
pleasant rites of Glass Night were OBJ
served AT the High schoo auditorium
last night by the largest class which
ever graduated from that institution.
One hundred and thirty eight pretty
girls and shirt waisted young men on
platform draped by the old gold
and blue of the High school, spent
their last period of merrment in the
dearly-loved walls of their alma ma
ters. and with the more serious com
mencement ceremonies of tonight will
enter into Il sterner, far more exacting
world.
No Glass Night exercises have been
attended at the High school by such
throng as stamped its approval upon
those OF last night. AS early as $50
O'Clock the entrances We're crowded.
and at o'clock there was not u
vacant seat in the hall. The ushers.
Woodworking youths in white duck
trousers, toled earnestly and had
their hands more than full in attend
ing to the accommodation of the great
number of persons present.
The stage was magniticently decor
atel. Four long tiers of seats COM
pletely occupied all the available
space. and in the background stretch
ed an eNpanse of gold and blue dra-
peres. Palms and ferns occupied the
front part of the stage. and on high
hung massive framework OF greens
with the class motto inscribed in let
ters of verdant foliage. "Be Earnest"
The framework cleaned and glittered
with the rays of q score Of incandes-
cent light bulbs arranged along it.
SENSIBLE INNOVATION.
Shortly after s o'clock the graduates
proceeded down the aisles and mount
ing the steps entered the stage in
couples. An innovation was intro
duced by the scholars of O1 in that
the young men did not pant uncom-
fortablv in dress suits. but each Of
the male members looked delightfully."-
cool in a shirt waist and white duck
trousers. Bauer's orchestra opened
the exercises by playing an overture
and Rev. Thomas De Gruchy then de-
livered the Invocation. President
Erred Lidstone was the first member
of the class to take an active part
in the nights doings.
He delivered a very able address
and stated a number of the facts
which he claimed make the class the
greatest ever graduated from the
High school. Its number of graduate
is far greater than that of any pre-
Ccdirg class and it has 1900 beaten
by thirty-nine names. The average Of
9S and a fraction, attained by the
Valedictorian. Miss Olive Mum, is the
highest ever made at the school and
the general average of the girl men,
bcrs is also the hish-water mark at
tanned by the members of the gentler
sex at the institution.
He also touched briefly upon the
death of that able instructor. Principal
w. w. Grant. and expressed the sor-
row felt, particularly by the members
of the graduating class, who had come
to know and understand him. The
next speaker was Griffith Edward
Thomas. the class historian. He traced
the every action of the class. from its
inception four years ago, up to its
present glory.
Various of the humorous happenings
of this period We're briefly touched
upon. and great deal of laughter pro-
roked. Miss Alma Louise Wehlau, the
class pOetess. read several stanzas OF
verse, in which she gracefully told Of
the past and present of the class of Ol.
THE CLASS SONG.
The class song, the music and words
of which We're composed and writer,
by Miss Laura Mabel Dean Medrum.
was then sur >, after which David
Wendell Phillips Grated upon "True
Enighthood." The sublime action Of
the dying Sir Philip sydney. in push
ing aside the cup of water held to his
parched lips and waving it TO an an
suished soldier, was the theme upon
which he based very clever address.
Miss Mildred Van Flet Green, whose
talents as an elocutionIst are too well
known to need any further encomiuin,
recited simple little selection, en-
titled "The Usual Way" in manner
which caused the audience to insist
upon an encore, following which Myer
Kabatchnick delivered the class propl-
ecy. and predicted dazzling array Of
futures for his classmates. ranging all
the way from heads of female semin-
aries To stars of the footlights.
Jesse j. NJ, Rodriguez gave ii splendid
violin solo, and Miss Beatrice f,n>.
Morris then recited with splendid
dramatic effect an Uncle RcmuS ghost
story. Her selection was Il difficult
one, but earned her the sanie enthusi-
astic applause which had rewarded
Miss Green. She also responded to an
encore. Frank A. Corbett had the
class presentation, and in selecting his
one hundred and thirty odd gifts, Mr..
Corbett had no enviabe task. He used
excellent discrimina tion, however, ana
kept his audience in a continual litter
by the irth-provoking nature of his
boonS. Robert Ernest Schultz read the
class will, and i'm accordance with time