Arizona republican., 1901-05-28
FITTED FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Commencement Exercises of the Phoe-
 nix Grammar School.

The fathers and mothers and friends of the pupils of the grammar schools of the city showed just as high an appre- citation of the efforts of the students of the eighth grade at last nights com mencement exercises as the capacity of the high school building would allow. The big auditorium was packed almost to suffocation, the doors and window silis were crowded and scores nocked into the halls of the building anxious to gain admittance. Many finally, gave it up and returned to their homes.
 Within. the room was arranged ro ac- commOGate the greatest possible num- Der. It was nicely decorated with American flags and with evergresns, and acroas the wall back of the stage in golden letters, appeared the class motto. We have crossed the bay, the ocean lies before us"
 There were fifty-four graduates. their names being; Laurence C. Earnist A. Guy Alsdp. Burrell R. Hatcher, Ed win A. PenicE, Hazel l.. Cowan, Leslie !. Mccarthy. Duane Rebstock. Bertha F. Allen. J. Keith Pickrell. Wilson Vim s1n. Clifton II. Penick. Edwin E. Peer". Raymond Battin. Edith l.. Bennett, Carey II. Davis. Maggie Darrow, Clar- onre sharp. Marie C. Baker Carrie NJ, Hidden. Irene Cook. Pauline l.. Kunz. Clydia Elizabeth Weems. Jessie Dun- bar. Colin Bury. Bertha Hidden, Maude Hawley, Bronson CrC3ge-. Nellie May Slttler Dominllk BtneHato. Elizabeth h. Sergeant, Dora n. Conn. Sylvester DA I I sing, Robert L.We Alike Virginia Mabee. Frank B. Mayors, Alice Irene Kearney. Edwin T. Hin, Lucy Wilcox LanGston. Archer C. Ambler, Mary Webb. Eloise Strobridge Jennie NJ. Ellington, Helen Arm trong. Isabel Plumridge, Maud Johnson, May Cor don, IS2belle Forbes. Mary A. Ambrose. Bernard Thomas, Frank Baum. Ernest Bennet and Marguerite James
 The salutatory was made by Marie Baker and was we'll received by the large audience.
 IL wag followed by a flag drill in which iae following named girls parti- Cipated Edith Bennett. Hazel Cowan. Maggie Darrow. Jessie Dunbar Jennie Ellington, Bella Forbes, Carrie Hid den. Maud Johnson, Irene Kearney. Lucy Langston, Belle Plumridge. Eloise Strobrdge. Mary Webb, Pauline Kunz, Marie Baker and Mary Ambrose.
 Guy Alsap delivered an oration on The American Flag" Though the subject was one that in itself Is enough 10 awake enthusiasm the words. of the young man gave to it an additional in- terest. and nothing could have been more appropriate than the singing of ''The Red, White and Blue which inn mediately succeeded.
 One Of the most entertaining features of the programme was the debate of the Que.tion Resolved. that the fear of punishment has greater influence on mans conduct than the hope of reward. This is by no means a new question. It has been debated by young orators from the beginning and the beauty of 1t is that it's settlement la inn possible. wherefore one side has as good right to claim a victory as the other. while the field for argument IS unlimit- cd. The question was presented by Frank Mayors. the negative was main td.ned by Laurence Edrnist. and Clar- ence Sharp closed for the affirmative Each of the young philosophers demon- strated that he had given the matter in hand careful study and some goods