The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-21
PUBLIC SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Pupils, Teachers, Friends Gather
for the Annual Exercises.

teresting commencement.
The annual commencement exercises
of the Morristown Public School oc-
CURED this morning, and the program
rendered by the members of the class
was most pleasing. The class OF 1901
whose motto is "Wisdom is Strength,
numbers nineteen, and is one OF great
credit to the institution. The mem
bers of the class are Florence Bennell,
Agnes M. Phillips. Frances L. Book
oven, Eva Pierson, Grace Bonnie ell,
Nora Pruden, Mabel Conkling, Helen
Raw. Lotus Coultas, Eda A. Vreeland
May A. Emmons, Mary Q. Wilday,
Minnie Jensen, Lizzie Williams,
Walter Buckle, Harry Nixon, Fred
Davis. Harry G. Owens, Raymond
Shelley. W. l.. R. Haven, superin-
tendent of schools, presided and
the opening prayer was made by
Rev. 7. I. Coultas, D. D., followed
by the song "Anchored, sung by a
chorus of voices of the grammar and
high school grades, under the direc-
tion of Professor E. M. Young, whose
work with both the chorus and double
quartet was well rewarded by their
pleasing rendering of the musical
numbers.
Following this Harry @. Owens in
we'll written original article made a
strong plea for the preservation OF
Niagara Falls, and from an aesthetic
standpoint, deplored its use and de-
struction for commercial ends.
In most charming manner Miss
Grace Bonnell read several selections
from "Eben Holden her rendering
of Eben's shrewdness in dealing with
Bob Dean, the tricky trader of horses,
making the picture very vivid one.
She displayed great elocutionary
powers and sympathetic understand
ing of the emotions and passions with
which the different characters of her
reading were imbued and won merited
applause.
s'The Huntsman's Chorus, was
then sung by the pupils and was fol-
lowed by the reading of the clever ar
rangement by Harry Nixon of WAR
Songs of the North and South 90 read
by Miss Nora Pruden, and illustrated
throughout by the rendering of
the songs mentioned by the double
quartet consisting of Harry Owens,
Fred Davis, George Babbitt, Edward
Whitehead, Frank Bowers, John
Rosevear, Sidney Wilson, William
Price, Harry Nixon.
Mr.. Nixon gave short history of
the war songs so popular throughout
our entire land. Dixie, - "Mary-
land, My Maryland, 'The Bonnie
Blue Flag" Just Before the Battle,
Mother, "Tenting Tonight, Home,
Sweet Home" were sung and the whole
school joined in America.
In Miss Phillips recitation of
"Herve Riel, - by Robert Browning,
she showed depth of expression and
animation which we'll brought out
the story of the simple Breton coast
pilot who saved q squadron for France
in the engagement which took place
between the English and the French
in 1899.
After the singing of ''The Soldiers
FAREWELL . Miss Eda A. Vreeland,
who acted as prophecies of the class,
foretold the destiny awaiting each
fellow student, and her predictions
evoked much laughter.
The prophecy foretold Agnes Phillips
as a cute little old maid with a pretty
cat and parrot; Harry Owens great
general covered with honor; Harry
Nixon, noted orator whose gestures
and expressions were magnificent; /;
Walter Buckle, little minister in
Peapack Mabel Conkling principal
of a young ladies boarding school !;
Frances Bockoven a noted actress !;
Nora Pruden as Mr.. Haven's stenogra-
pher; May Emmons farmers wife;
Lizzie Williams temperance reform
er; Lotus Coultas selling missing
links" in form of unique cuff buttons /;
Helen Ray the most rapid stenographer
of the day; Ray Shelley as judge of
U. S. Supreme Court; Fred Davis gay
in an automobile selling patent medi
cines after his own formula; Grace
Bonnell as an unselfish missionary;
Minnie Jenson as passing through col
lege then marrying an English duke;
Mary Wilday as proprietor of sys-
tematic horticulturists' establishment
out west; Florence Bennell as a second
Jennie Lind-very popular; Eva
Plerson as belle in New York's high
est circle of society.
"Our Kin Across the Sea-, was the
theme chosen from Chauncey M. De-
pew's speech by Raymond Shelley
he dwelt upon the friendly relations
which existed between onr country
and Great Britain, especially empha-
sizing our position in the concert of
European nations. AS president of
the class, he closed his grafton with
few appropriate words of farewell to
all.
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