Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-06
CLOSE FORSUMMER
Public School Children Put Aside
Their Books for Three
Months.
EIGHTH GRADE COMMENCEMENT
Exercises Carried Out at Three
Buildings in the
City.

The city schools closed today for
the summer vacation. Three thous-
and members of Rock Islands rising
generation were released after a pc
riod of nine months devoted to books
and the occasion was observed in a
fitting manner.
In the grammar schools all the
pupils below the eighth grade assem-
blcd this morning at their various
rooms at the usual hour, and after
going through the regular morning
exercises. were presented with their
promotion cards and dismissed. Then
in the Hawthorne, Lincoln and Long
fellow schools preparations were at
once made for the commencement eX-
crcises.
! In all three of the above schools the
exercises were carried out in the cor
ridors, which were seated and dec
GRATED for that purpose. In each
case there was a large attendance of
parents and relatives of the gradu-
ates and members of the seventh
grade were generally invited to be
present.
Hawthorne School
At the Hawthorne school the pro-
gram was begun at $3.50 The central
corridor on the lower floor was ar
ranged with seats and the national
and class cOlorS were used in the dec
orations. The latter were pink and
green for the class from Mr. Daugh-
crty's room and rose and blue for
those from Miss Entrikins room. The
program carried out was as follows:
! March-Thcresia Nelson.
Chorus-"Star SpIngied Banner"
Class.
Praycr-Rev. William Torrance.
Address-Supt. IL. Il. Hayden.
Chorus Sounds of Evening""
school.
Recitation Independence Bell,
Violet Strupp.
Piano Solo-"NTartha," Lee Eaupke.
Reading-'The HomelieSt Cat in the
Show" Irene Don.
Recitation-"The Present Crisis"
Edith Willis.
Semi Chorus-"The Torrent twelve
girls.
Recitation-"The Drummer Boy"
Laura Wood.
Chorus-"O Vert Thou in the Cauld
Blast" school.
Recitation-"TheQ Quaker Maiden"
Abbie Burns.
Vocal SoIo-"The Spring Has
Come" Charles Woodin.
Chorus-"Over Hill, Over Dale"
school.
Presentation of Certificates-L. c.
Daughepty and Miss 4Entrikin.
LongfeIIow>pSchooI.
. I
began at 10 o'clock and were held on
the lower corridor. Here also ma
tional and class colors were promi-
nent in the decorations and large
number of patrons of the school were
present. The program was carried
out in the following order:
Class to-'Finishcd-To Begin
Again"
March-Ernest Henning.
Song-"Over Hill, Over Dale" by
the class.
Prayer-Rev. T. j. Shuey.
Song-"God, Ever Glorious" by the
class.
observation-disclosures Day." An
ma Carlson.
Recitation-"The Rich and the
Poor Adra Sargent
Piano Solo-"Jolly Corks,' Louis
Wendt.
Recitation-"Lady Clare" Mabel
kaufman.
Piano Solo-"At Evening" Carroll
Curtis.
The Sweeper's Crow Eight girls.
"Mary's Night Ride"
Mary Passmore.
Song-"Star of Home" by the class.
Recitation-'How Hezekiah Stole
the Spoons" Will Griffith.
Piano Solo-Edith Griffiths.
Recitation-"Hulloa Leo Brumm:
Recitation-"Patsy," Eva Eckert.
Duet-Ernest Henning and Edith |
Griffiths.
Recitation-"A LIES Lesson Edna |
Eldridge.
Address to Glass Rev. T. J. Shuey |
Presentation of Certifcates-Supt. |
H. B. Hayden.
Song Sounds of Evening" by the
class.
Lincoln School.
At 10:30 the Lincoln school eXer- |
cises were carried out i'm the lower |
corridor. Here the class colors of |
the pupils from Miss Platt's and Miss |
Philips rooms were respectively blue
and pink. The program follows:
Chorus Holy! Holy! Holy!" by |
class.
Recitation-"Nathan Hale, the Mar
tyr Spy" Will C. Robb
Semi Chorus-"Hunter's Song" IL
girls.
Recitation-"Archie Dean" Their
esa Herlitzka.
Violin Solo-Georgia Hawthorne,
Marian McCandless accompanist.
collation. Kentucky Belle" jean
nette Mosenfelder.
Chorus-(a) Star of Home" OBJ |
Sounds of Evening" by the class.
Recitation-'Sister Weedin's Pray |