Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-06-05
COMMENCEMENT AT LOPEZ.
Glass Of Six Receive Diplomas. Principal
]. Reese Killsore Recipient Of Aany
Warm Compliments.

Glass Of Six Receive diplomas. PrfncIpoi
J. Reese Killsore Recipient Of Anny
Warm Compliments.
The third annual commencement
of the Lopez High School was held
Wednesday evening OF last week
and was an occasion of great inter
est and pleasure. The exercises
were held in the Evangelical church
which had been beautifully and
elaborately decorated for the occa-
sion. A temporary platform had
been built entirely across the church
and plants, ferns, wreath and bunt-
ing all tastefully arrayed gave an
exceeding fine effect.
Promptly at eight o'clock the
members of the class accompanied
by the school board, faculty, county
superintendent and local ministers
entered the church and took seats
upon the platform. After the in
vocation by the Rev. H. Klafker
the regular program was carried
out as follows:
Instrumental duet, Mrs. Woodward and
Mrs. Killgore. Salutatory, Cecilia undine
Frumberg. Essay, Elizabeth Eleanor
Lundy. Trio Essay, Catherine Cecilia
Lundy. Grafton, Michael VIM. Rouse.
Duet. Essay, Anna Josephine Byron.
Valedictory, Edith Marion Fawcett. Solo,
Mrs. j. ID. Sturdevant. Address to Grad
yates, Prof. F. w. Meylert. Quartette.
Presentation of diplomas. Distribution
of certificates to junior and preparatory
students. Benediction.
The members of the class acquitt-
ed themselves with credit. There
was not a dry or uninteresting
essay or oration. The musical
parts of the program were excep-
tionally fine and also much appre-
ciated and enjoyed.
In presenting the diplomas, Mr..
Frank Rice, President of the Board,
warmly congratulated the class
upon their success they had achiev-
ed and urged them to continue the
good work SO we'll begun.
Principal Killgore, in a very
practical and able address, present
ed the junior and preparatory stud
ents with certificates of promotion.
He most earnestly urged them to
continue their school work until
they, too, had completed the course
of study adopted for the high
school. The exercises were con-
cluded with the benediction by
Rev. j. +. Hover.
THE BANQUET.
The annual banquet was held at
Hotel Lopez and as usual was a
brilliant and enjoyable affair.
Covers were laid for seventy-fve
persons and the supper was a most
sumptious one. The following
toasts were ably responded to:
Rev. S. F. Hover, "Talents." Mr.Jas.
d. Place, "The Real Purpose of Schools" !"
Miss. Mary b. Finan, Zone Year OF Life" "
Michael w Rouse, ''Some Class History"
Prof. John w. Martin, schools as They
Are, and as They Were" Prof. F. W..
Meylert, "Reading and Character
Thus closed another successful
year of school work. On all sides
were heard kind words for Princi-
pal j. Reese Killgore and assis-
tants for the able administration
of the school affairs of the district.
During the five years Prof. Killgorc
has had charge of the schools the
interest in education has steadily
increased and the work accomplish
ed has been very great. To his
ability, good management and in
dustry is largely due the present
high standing Of the schools, and
his friends predict for him bril-
liant career as an educator.