Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-08
Class of June '0l at the
High School
Set Sail Under Flying
C.oIors Last Night.
A Large Audience, Long Pro-
gram, a Stylish Banquet.

High school hall was crowded last
night by the audience in attendance
upon the commencement exercises OF
the graduating class. The hall was
decorated beautifully with flowers,
palms and the class colors--white
and purple, and the effect of the cleo
trio lights among the decorations was
made pretticr by many purplc-colored
bulbs. Everything connected with the
commencement was successful, the OK
ercises being conducted with a grace
and earnestncss that won the admira
ton of the audience Every feature
| in the program was in harmony, de-
vcloping n single idea. No Grafton
required over 10 minutes for delivery,
and each was full of interesting bits
of history connected with this nation
and her patriots. The general theme
WAS, "The Development of the Ma
tural Idea in Our Government" I'M
handling the topics contributing to the
theme, the graduates employed none
of the extravaganza of language and
statement, SO frequently heard at
school commandments. The state
ments were reasonable, and couched
in plain, simple language.
The class motto was Honestly Rath-
or Than Brilliantly" Grace G. Feud'
ner was given first honors of the class
and Lulu Elliuwood, second. Waller
b. Louer was president Of the
Claude Traxler, treasurer. There were
% members in the class.
, Following is the program: Music,
orchestra; invocation,'.Rey George +.
Atwater; overture, orchestra; saluta-
tory, Lulu Ellinwood oratlon, "Ele-
ments Of Disunon, Alice j. Flana-
= gan; Grafton, The Giants of the
Constitutional Convention" Margaret
1 Edith Aublc; grafton, constitutional
, Compromises" Arthur L. Land; ora
ton, alexander Hamilton, the First
Moulder" Paul b. Ptkin;. GRAFTON,
1 "John Marshall the Second Maker
of the Constitutions" Mary Rockwell;
recitation, Patrick Henry's Speech
q Before the Virginia Convention"
Earl Van L. Smith; song, Twas But
n Dream" Miss Mary Arend; discus
sion, Resolved, That the States
. Rights Doctrine Would Better Sub
n serve the interests of the Republic
. Than the Federal Plan Of Govern
!, mcnt," affirmative. Florenz G. Weber;
), negative, Claude n. Traxler; Grafton,
An Old Hickory Hoop" Albert NJ
4 Peters; Grafton, Our Greatest Patrolt
Statesman" H. Maude Jones; recitn-
tlon, THE First Settlers Story" Eliz
= nbeth Noris; Urombone solo, "fhe
. |
grafton, THE Ordinance of 1881,
! Frank h. 1yron; Grafton, The Lou
:, siana Purchase Ray 9. Fulmer; ora
ton, "A Historical Compromise,
Carmi j. Tyron: oration, "rhe y. y
u. Dispatches" a. Mabel Angne; ora
tiou. "rhe Crucial Period" Dorothy
A. Roepke; recitation, John Burns
:. of Gettysburg" Almeda f. Sisler
Song "rhe Spring Has Come" Miss
Katharine McAlillen; Grafton, NC
North, Nc SOUTH Roy H. Nesbitt; rec
, itaton, "On the Rappahannock," Rob
crts Josephine Huber; grafton, Pub
lie Sentiment us Il Factor In Govern
mcnt." Margaret IL. McNcal; Glass
. History, Walter II. louer; when rh,
-" Class entered the High school foul
" years age it numbered l20; Glass
prophcsy, Helen NJ. Wright; valedic
, tory. Grace c. Eeudner; music, or
W chcstra; presentation Of diplomas
W President W. Il Slabaugb, OF the BoarC
y of Education; benedlction, Rev. Geo
r. Atwater.
After the commencement the mem
bers of the class were conveyed II
'e carriages TO the Buchtel hotel, wher,
e. banquet was served AT o'clock
m The class was chaperoned by Mis-
rs Antoinette Beard, teacher of Latin "a
o. the High school A program OF toast
q. was presented as follows: Remark
ic by Roy Ii. Nesbitt toastmaster
le "June '0l," Grace Feudner; "Th
,e Sweet Girl Graduate" Frank n, Try
m on; "Boys of June '01," Helen NJ
s. Wright; Glass Socials," Dorothy A
nd Roepke; Graduation Experiences,
So Chas. Wachner; Our New School,
ia Claude * TraXler; impromptu 4,
)c, marks by the chapcron, Miss Beard.