The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-06-20
Pupils. Promoted.

"A Happy NIdSS u 0SVe1l Otll
Graders Whose Labors Win
Deserved Recognition.
HIGHScEiOOL ExERC RClSES TONIGHT
The Promotion Exercises of the
Eighth Grade, in which seven of our
promising young people received
the reward of diligence by passing
from the Common to the High
School course, were held at the Fay
Opera on Wednesday evening, the
spacious hall being we'll filled by
friends of the young people whose
commendable studiousness had
won for them the laurels sought,
and by friends and patrous of our
school system.
The Class of '02 comprised Emma
Jenette Duffala, Adolph Frederick
Holmer, Olga Adelaide Hannah,
Herbert Sidney King, Mary Lena
Agnes Rooney, Leslie Reid and
Mile Rose Shane, and it is a pleas
ure to extend congratulations to
the young people, trusting each
may attain future successes in the
intellectual advancement for which
past labors have prepared them.
The hall was beautifully decorat-
ed for the occasion with potted
plants, evergreens and national COL
ors. while the class colors of red
and Nile green formed a conspicu-
Gus arch above the stage and the
class motto, Perseverance Wins
Success" bore silent witness to ito
own truthfulness in prominent let
tering On either side.
The program of the evening was
interesting and highly appreciated
by all attendants, the program in
it's entirety being as follows:
PROGRAM.
Music -''Schlummerlied," Kucken.
Invocation.
Rev. ]. N. Todd. > : :
Reading-'The Deacon's Master
piece"
Adolph Holmer.
Reading-Marco Bozzaris,"
Leslie Reid. zssss~ y4<. .:~s.x
Music-(arThe Fairies Lu1lahv."
................. Marshall.
(b)"Forsaken,".. Koschatt.
Neutrality-suspicious. Ireson'e Ride"
Olga Adelaide Hannah.
Reading-"The Courtin',"
Herbert Sidney King.
Reading-"The Song of the Camp"
Mary Lena Agnes Rooney.
Music-"Sir Marmaduke,".
................Md Mclaughlin.
Reading-"High Tide"
Emma J. Duffala.
Reading-"The Story of Some Bells, !"
Mile Rose Shane.
Music-"Madeleine,". Roeckel.
conferring Of Diplomas-
S..W. Gilpin.
Music-"1n May Time,". Marshall.
In the Presentation of Diplomas
the remarks of Supt. Gilpin won
especial favor among school pat
rons, especially his assurance of
the advancement of our schools to
that plane where the Virginia High
School will be placed upon the State
High School list at the next meet
ing of the State Board of Education
in August, and his statement that
the members of the Class of 'O2 we're
the first in the history of the school
to enter the High School course bv
having passed examinations in ev-
cry study in the course, all previous
graduations and promotions being
based upon examinations in but
three studies of the course. His
congratulatory remarks to the class
also showed due appreciation of the
efforts of the individual members.
and commendable interest in their
prospective future lives.
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The High School Graduating Ex-
ercises will be held at the Fay Op:
era at 500 o'clock this evening, a
class of four pupils composed of
Frank L. Stan Donnelly, Anna Cor
nelia Griggs, Alexander King and
Susan Mae Pratt, completing the
four years High School course.
Among the numbers on the nro-
gram will be an address by State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton J. w. Olsen, of St. Paul. The
program of the evening is as fol-
lows:
PROGRAM.
Music - "The Heavens and the
Earth Declare,". Veazie.
High School Chorus.
Invocation