The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-07
CLASS DAY PROGRAMME.
Splendid Literary and Musical Enter
e.. tainment by the Seniors.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Next in Importance to the gradual
ing exercises proper, which will be
given Friday evening, the event of
commencement week was the class
day programme rendered at the opera
house, last evening.
The decorations were ornate and
striking, the juniors, as is the Gus.
tom, acting as attendants to their
scholastic %superiors, and attending
to all these matters of detail intend
ed to pave the way for a successful
exhibition by the seniors. Hence the
decorations were a part of the juniors
work, and right we'll they performed
it. The right proscenium box was
dressed in the colors OF the juniors,
canary and blue, while the one on the
left bore the insignia of the seniors
in scarlet and cream. Fleecy bunting,
budding roses, smilax and snowballs
were all used with pleasing and well
harmonized effect in the drapings. A
handsome stage setting, also, was en-
HANGED py the artistic placing of palms
and potted plants, and the brilliant
costumes worn by the members Of the
class made a pretty setting for sc
pleasing a picture,
The programme was all that could
have been expected or desired. The
opening number, APOLLO" by the high
school orchestra, was most effectively
rendered for so young a party of mu-
sicians. 'The Death Bed of Benedict
Arnold" was read with tragic effect
school chorus distinguished itself in
tho r0ndifinn nf tho stEoirv1ono
Waltz" The class history, by Miss
Jessie kailsback was full of bright
witticisms, as we'll as some very
touching points, and was warmly re-
ceived by the audience.
The drill of the Shaking Quakers,"
by the primary class, was one of the
taking features of the programme, the
little folks appearing in full Quaker
costume. The address to the tenth
grade by Miss Ellen Stebbins, and the
response to the same by Mr.. George
Baker were exceedingly able efforts,
while the Historical B~urlesque," by
Lee Mills, brought down the house.
The Gypsy Chorus" quite a heavy
vocal production, was we'll given by a
double quartetre, and was followed
by the class prophecy by Miss Mabel
Salisbury. The horoscope of each mem
Der of the class was read and as the
station or position of the future of
each individual was announced a pan
tomime illustration was given Of the
same-living pictures as it were-on
a classical scale. The presentation
of the rhetorical diplomas was fol-
lowed by another excellent song,
"Revel of the Leaves" by the double
quartette, and then came the "Crema-
ton of Geometry" The entire class
participated in this event with. much
gusto. SO much indeed, that n would
readily believe that everyone of them
was happy to see geometry and all
other intricate mathematical studies
go up in smoke. The cremators ap-
peared in full Indian costume, and
when old "Geom'' had been complete
ly incinerated they even did not do
him the honor to %reverently gather up
his ashes.
The evenings enjoyable programme
closed with another selection by the
orchestra, and the graduates and
their friends returned home, the for
mer to prepare for the great event
Of their lives which is to come Friday
evening.