Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-06-18

Travis. violincello, and Mir. Reming- ton, trombone. Four numbers were rendered by the orchestra, the selec- tions being particularly good, and tbe rendering of them equally good, the numbers being "Konorah" and "l he Autocrat," marches, "The Contest and a selection from Martha. |
 The graduating class consisted of seten young ladies, and all arrayed in white they presented a most picture on the stage.
 The programme of class exercises is as follows:
 Salutatory, Miss Alice McInernay.
 Glass Poem, Miss Laverne De Mund.
 Class Song. by the entire class.
 Advice to the Juniors; Miss Elsie Ford.
 Junior Response, Miss Annie My CTS.
 Class History, Miss Ethel Shull.
 Grafton, "The Age of Chivalry, Miss Claire Cline.
 Song. "Music and Her Sister Song," by the class.
 Glass Prophecy, Miss Hedevig fe- terson.
 Grafton, Marcus Whitman and Valedictory." Miss Marian Carter.
 Never did class acquit themselves better than did these young ladies. each particular one performing the task assigned her in most credliabie manner. They spoGe in ringing tones, and their articulation was clear and distinct, their manners were graceful, and they showed remark able self-possession under such cir cumstances,
 In the absence of Hon. Henry T. Andrews, the diplomas were pre- sented to the graduates by Prof. B' D. Billinghurst, who made d most feIicjtous address to the class, on the eve of their departure from he school
 The members of the class were each the recipient of a number oi beautiful bouquets, besides other re- membranes from friends in the shape of books and other presents.
 The address of the evening was de livered by Hon. Robert E. Morrison who is always a happy and pleasing speaker, but he seemed to be pos sessed of an extra amount of lnspIra tion last evening and surpassed, i possible, all previous addresses deliv' cred by him. He injected just enougf humor into his address to keep hl; audience in good humor, and his ad dress was full of patriotic sentlmen which aroused his hearers to hlgi pitch of enthusiasm, which was man ifested by frequent and prolonged outbursts of applause. He paid most glowing tribute, and one yer. richly deserved, to Prof. 5. D. Bll linghurst and his able corps of teach CTS, complimenting them on the ex cpllent work performed during tn school year and the satisfactory re , suits ohtained. He spoke tloquentl, , of the importance of popular and uni versal education of the !outh oi ou country and of the impu' tant tacto of the public schools in tine perpetua ton of our free institutions, reachln: the climax of eioquence in reiGi 'l> to our national flag as he explaiLe'
 it's meaning and impressed upon hi
 hearers the necessity ol teaching ou
 bows and girls to revere and homo
 the flag, the emblem of the grea;es
 nation in the world. Boys should b 9 taught to lift their hats to it ant l girls to bow to it. He referred to tn - misconception eastern people had c
 Arizona, and of the excuse offered fo , opposition to its admission as a state l being on account of alleged illiterac l and ignorance of its people. If thos e who entertained such opinions, h 1 said. could look into the faces of tn
 intelligent audience assembled ther and hear the excellent exercises 0 the graduating class of young ladle' ,- their minds would be disabused C n such erroneous ideas.
 f Mir. Morrison remarked the absenc . of bows from the graduating cla5
 and assigned as the cause the abbr' l. viated course of the high school, rel
 dering it necessary for boys to
 away to prepare for colleges, an
 urged the importance of lncreasln
 the high school course to four year -a He dweIt at considerable length III 70 an this and made strong imPresslo l. upon those present of its necessit ,e His address was listened to wit ,s marked attention and brought fort i great applause from the audience. If The stage was decorated with u ,- class colors, pink and green, and u a class motto, "Gradatim," was su d pended over it.
 " Prescott has been extremely fo le tunate for several years with her pu V lie schools, which have been markt in by absence of friction among u at teachers. as well as between teache ,n and patrons of the school, all wor A ing together in harmony; but t n- school year just closing marks one r. the most successful in its histor es Guided by the master mind of Pr' ,n B. D. Billinghurst, who has prove
 himself one of the ablest and mo
 successful educators which we ha - ever had in charge of our pub
 schools, and assisted by an alb
 faithful and conscientious corps III teachers, our schools during the Ia
 year have been eminenriy successil
 The corps of educators consist of |
 following: Prof. B. D. Biliinghrr
 superintendent; Minnie E Walt
 principal of high school; Mau
 Sprague, May Campbell, Kate 5I Heizer, Anna Beidleman, Garlic A Edwards. Helen Strange, Mary N
 Gill and Augusta Raible.
 \ The board of trustees, consisting
 T. G. Norris, Henry T. Andr''
 and W. NJ Claypool, are also descl
 ing of full praise for the able ai
 conscientious manner in wlich tA b have discharged their du'' $, "~ 2
 success which has mar'I''l !'.', '''
 gress of the schools ccT'd not ha
 been achieved, even WIFE '' r>c.
 lent corps of teacher. "''h -' c' U petent or uninteret tc | ',,r,'I
 trustees.