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The Washington times., 1902-05-18
~ NOW COMETH THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE r
HH ThOt IS BRIGHT and Best in Spring
and in Youth Now Takes The StOQe.
The FaireSt Daughters and the Man.
IieSt Sons Step Forth TO Receive the
Certificates OF Their Achievement
FrOmthe Hands of Their Instructors.

in the city. hut down to the grave ths
memory of that single night as they
stepped forward to receive diploma goes
with them, and the applause OF their
friends rings in their ears. 1t shines as
the brightest star in their lives. and ths
memories it recalls are unperishable.
Burlesque Commencement.
But there are all sorts OF commence
ments, and some are as highly ludicrous
as others are impressive. There is one
private business college in this city that
presents fair sample of the farcical in
the matter of commencement exercises.
The principal OF the institution stretches
the seating capacity OF the New National
Theater in a truly remarkable manner,
and winds up by issuing $4,000 tickets for
the event. The principal and his assist
ants then go through the city directory
and pick out the names Of about 10000
people. generally business men. Tickets
are sent to all OF these people. accom-
panied by printed invitation to be pres
ent at the commencement exercises. The
remaining <,OC0 tickets are distributed
broadcast by the graduates themselves.
The result of this wholesale dispensa-
tion OF tickets is on the order of the open
ing OF the main doors of a circus upon
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men, dig up the book, and rush back with
it to the school. The deepest humiliation
that can befall the graduating class is
to have its book carried back to the
school. And as the number of boys in
the junior class usually exceeds by score
or more the seniors, the fight is a des-
perate enc and generally lasts for sew
eral hours.
The Book Rush.
The date of the "boak rush. is an
nounced in advance, ana the boys came
to school in their oldest clothes. The
sttutions of the school and the faculty
never interferes unlcss; the fighting as
sumes serious proportions and severe in
juries are sustained. Clothing is torn
into shreds. Coats are pulled completely
off their owners backs and ripped up the
middle. Collars and neckties come on
and are trampled under foot in the first
onslaughts, and shirts are torn open from
top to bottom. Trousers legs are torn
OFF at the knees. and every sor. Of wear
ing apparel is demolished at an amazing
rate. Hair is pulled out by the handful,
eyes are blackened and noses blooded.
Sometimes the faculty decides that the
fight is being waged too fercely and steps
in TO interfere. Their words Of warning
are promptly drowned In the conflict and
they are swept from their feet and forced
to retire to the outskirts Of the mix
up And the carnage never desists until
one side or the other has been completely
thrashed and put to flight. From one TO
two hours are usually required to com
plete the rush, but there is never slack
in the proceedings until the victory is
complete.
Similar celebrations. only OF more
peaceful nature, are indulged in at the
other schools. At the Business High
School the pic eating" is the great event.
A delegation Of a dozen OF more boys are
selected from among the graduates. and
a number Of small pies OF the scent va
riety are procured. The caters take
their places along the curbstone in front
of the school, and at signal begin opera
tions upon the pies. The fellow who de-
YOURS the three picssasslgsed to him in
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the briefest space of time is considered
the winner and is carried about on the
shoulders. of a crowd of the other stu
dents. The pies are selected for the soft
ness of their contents. so that while the
boys are eating on enc side, the contents
CT the crust will be running down their
sleeves and dripping down the front Of
their clothing on the other side.
The W. H. S. Male Chorus.
The Western High School has it's male
chorus" which floods the school with mu-
sic that is conducive OF nervous prostra-
tion or brain fever. The chorus is this
year in charge of Mr.. Drum Hunt. He has
selected from among the boys about thirty
Of those who are particularly we'll equipped
with loud voices. Armed with a variety OF
idiOtic songs composed by the members
of the chorus, the musicians go about the
school at every opportunity and fill the
air with their music" Every boy sings
in a different key, and they usually at
tempt to render several different selections
at the same time. The chorus gets in its
pTlOClptl WOTh uuTlHe the HOOu IcCtSSr
when 1t stands under the windows of the
teachers rest room and serenades the
faculty. It is the feature of the school
and can command an audience of vast pro-
portions at any hour OF the day.
The majority of the graduation exercises
take place between the middle of May
and the middle of June. The last week
in May and the first two in the following
month are the favorite weeks in which
commencements are held. Usually the eX-
ercises of the college classes are held
prior 10 those of the big schools.
Medicos of Georgetown.
Georgetown University Medical School
will lead of the classes OF that institution
with graduation exercises on May 81.
CASTOR Hall, at the university. will be the
scene of the affair, and 1t is said that all
the other branches of the college will also
hold exercises there. The law department
will award diplomas on the evening Of
June ., while the preparatory school will
hold exercises on June 10, On June 13
the collegiate department will graduate
the class Of 1902. Rev. Father John Con-
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About 5000 TO Receive Diplomas in the
National Capital During The Present
and Succeeding Month---WaShing-
ton Famous for JtsSdhoaf of LIBERAL
!. Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, and
BUSINESS. ~ ~ X y
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL SECTION

az TITHIN month between 1000
h and 1900 young men and wom-
en- students in the National
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MISS MARY C. LENNON.

the speaker Of the evening has not yet
been chosen.
The commencement exercises Of the
Business High School will take place on
the evening of June 16 at the New Ma
tional Theater. Eastern, Western and
Central High Schools. and the Manual
Training School No. 1 will hold joint exer-
cises at Convention Hall on June IS.
The New National Theater is the favor
ite place for holding commandments in
Washington. From its spacious stage more
students have received their diplomas than
from any other spot in the National Capt.
tai. During the last week in May and the
first two in June it is hardly possible every
year to find night that the theater Is not
occupied by the graduating class of some
one Of the numerous schools and colleges
with which the city abounds.
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Customs of the Day.

And there are customs observed Al this
time OF the year which are peculiar to
each OF the high schools and colleges. In
one OF the local high schools the book
rush is celebrated as the greatest event
of the year. This peculiar custom con-
sists OF tie burying o. one of the mathc-
matte looks which haG been used by the
class, and the attempt of the under
graduates to dig it ul and carry il back
into the school. The nght, which invari-
ably results when the graduates endeavor
TO defend the book from the juniors is
dearer TO the hearts Of the pupils than
any other event in 'hn course OF the year.
On the day following the announce
ment of the names Ul the graduates the
entire school gathers in the yard adjoin-
ing the building and used as a playground.
All keep close to the fence leaving the
center of the lot vacant. Presently the
boys in the graduating class advance to
the center of the clearing with a shovel
and one of the books used in the mathe-
matte classes. hole about three feet
deep is quickly dug and the book buried.
The dirt is rammed solid over the hole
and the students gather around IL.
As soon as this maneuver has been sat
isfactorily completed, the boys in the
Junior class line up ON one side OF the lot
in a compact mass and prepare TO charge
the seniors. At a word from their leader
they rush forward in a body and furl
themselves upon the defenders of the
book and the slaughter begins. 1t Is the
sacred duty OF every senior to defend the
book and prevent It from being dug up
with his life. while It is the purpose of
the juniors to beat back the upper class
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the first performance in largo ,ovr
The majority of the tickets find their wav
in'o tne hands OF girls. women. and col
iege and high school boys The COM
mencements of this college have eyer
oeen the same, and the public has he
come wise" through years of exper,enee
AS early as O'Clock on the evening os
'ne exercises vast multitude begins TO
assemble In front OF the theater to make
sure OF their being the first in Rx 7.oo
CLOCK, when the doors are ready to ba
openeu' thsre Is sea of people banked
aiounu tne playhouse that is really mar
Veious In its size. Girls and women
form the larger part of the throng and IN
true matinee fashion. they rush forx.rd
and scramble the moment the aoors are
opened. large squad of policemen Is
annually required to be on hand 10 pre
vent all sorts of accidents from taking
place. And even after the housa has
been filled to the doors a thronr of neopIe
Is iett standing in the street waiting their
opportunity to slip in and take the places
OF any who may grow weary and come
out
Undergraduates Make 1t Lively.
The college and high school bows stand
in the rear Of the theater. and before the
performance is hall over begin to make
the lives OF those on the stage miserable.
Every graduate who steps forward to re-
ceivc diploma is numerically guyed.
and the principal himself is made to feel
that he is the greatest joke OF ALL Cat
calls and cheers interrupt the speeches.
and college yells rend the air every few
moments. The exercises are singled out
as worthy merely OF ridicule. and there is
always sufficient number OF young men
at hand to see that it receives its Just
deserts.
But II is not merely to those who are
to receive diplomas that the close OF
school brings great Joy. The little tots
in the grades. whose reward is the pro-
motion to a higher class. are as happy as
anyone when the doors close on the school
room in the spring.
And the teachers themselves are. un-
doubtedly. the most thankful porsoaf IN
the world for the opportunity to rest from
their labors.
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Arrange for "Rooters."

The college graduates almost invariably
dispose of their tickets for the gallery at
the commencement exercises to under
graduates, and particularly fellows who
can make plenty of noise. Accompanying
each ticket usually goes 4 vigorous re-
quest for the recipient to root" for the
donor when he steps up to receive his
diploma In this way the gallery and
even the lower parts OF the house are
filled with young men with lusty vocal
powers, who proceed to cheer and sing
during the awarding of the diplomas and
give out the general impression to the
unnitiated that each graduate who re-
ceives such ringing cheers has tre-
mendous crowd of friends present and is
exceedingly popular. Frequently the
'rooters" in the sky parlor vie with each
other in the cheering of their friends
when they step forward. and when this
occurs there is sure to be lively time
for the graduates.
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A Never-to Be : Forgotten Night.

To many of the young men and women
that single moment as they walk across
before the footlights to receive their
final reward for years of labor well per-
formed, amid the more or less vigorous
roar Of applause, is the greatest moment
of their lives. Many of them return to
homes in the country or are buried in
the midst OF sunpromising surroundings
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Getting kept in" can no more fall to
their lot; nor will the dread of sus-
pension paper longer possess them-should
they fail to continue in the straight and
narrow path. The very thought Of being
free from school fills them with delight
and we'll repays for every hardship en-
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Risking Failure.

Many Of the more wealthy girls, who
are to have graduation gowns of rare ex-
cellence, arc running the risk of not
passing. and are having their dresses
already made.
But there are days of great jubilation
in store for The pupils, as well as days of
worry and anxiety. AS soon as the names
of those who are to graduate have been
announced the real fun of the school year
will begin. 1t is not until then, when
the students begin to realize that their
days as schoolfoys and schoolgirls are
numbered, that they come to regard their
school days in their proper light. During
the two or three weeks that intervene
between the announcement of the names
of the graduates aud the commencement
exercises, work of all sorts on the part
of the students is entirely dispensed with.
No one thinks OF opening a book. Les
sonc learned but few days before are
promptly forgotten in the great -ejoic-
ing of the hour. Every scheme possible
TO the ingenuity of schoolboy is put
into practice TO break rp good order In
the school and attirgly celebrate the ap-
preaching close Of school and graduation
Amusement runs riot among the young
people, and the pedasogue are quite
prepared for IT, and do Aot attempt to in
terfere.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
Republican Committee Meeting.

The republican executive committee
of the Seventh congressional district
met in Lake Charles Friday and +. I.
Labit. of Crowley, and Claud Mayo,
of Lake Charles, were elected presl-
dent and secretary respectively, Roll
call was ordered, when the following
parishes were represented: Acadia,
F. c. Labit; Avoyelles, E. Il. Gauthler;
Calcasieu, G.. Mayo: Cameron, M.
Dupuy: Rapides, G. M. Flower, {.
Mayo proxy: st. Landry, G. L. Dupre:
Vernon. J. w. Lavender: Grant, not
represented. A convention will be
held in Lake Charles September 3oth'
for the purpose of nominating re
nublican candid ate for congress. The
apportionment of delegates to repre-
sent the various parishes in the con,
vention are as follows: Acadia, l.
delegates; Avoyelles, 10: Calcasle ad
10: Cameron ,: Grant 8; Rapldes 70;
St. Landry, 20: Vernon .: total lol
| 6elepateS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
No Good BuggieS so cheap nor no cheap
Buggies so good as those sold by the
CAICASIEU IMPL EMENT co., Ltd.

The school house has been remodel
ed. rcpainted, the latest improved
seats have been installed and every
thing is in readiness for the opening
which takes place Monday, september
e. The following teachers will be IN
charge: Prof. G. f. Hooper. Misses
Cora Miller, Marie Robertson and
Nettie Radeke.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS' hA;,
Notice is hereby given that the tollowIn%-
named settler has filed notice of ms intention
and that said uroof viii e mHde before mos
l.. McNey, U. :. Commissioner at hlhHcr' Liz
on Septembrr "a, 1902. wv: .,.,,
= George Nixon, Homestead Entry '6i"
for the sw a Of nv y and VIZ OF sw y sec =
and NV "A Of NV 4 OF sec IL. Up 5 OF LID
mer. . :, ;,,,,.,,,.. D., ,,r,,,a
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz: Alexander Cole, j. ;. Cole
+. Is. ! cblanc. T. VI. hester, Of kinder, C"lca-
WALTER l.. COHEN, Re sist"r.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29

f. NJ. Sherry, L. Dana Sherry and
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Richtie, of HouS-
ton, Texas, attended the funeral ana
burial of Mrs. J. C. Sherry here
Monday.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
BELL & co.

Fruits of all kind. BELL u CO.
Mrs. O'Deil Demorist went to Crow
lev Tuesday morning
For a dandy pair of lace curtains
call at the Racket Store.
G.. j. Rauch and wife, OF Lake
Charles were here TUESDAY
Don Il forget to ask for U: S. Patent
flour at Prentice q powers
Corn chops and wheat bran at
Jones BROS. FEED STORE.
Mrs. F.. Romero went to New Iberia
Tuesday morning to spend a few days
visiting.
Ladies and children's low quarter
shoes at cost. W. D O1>'7i''
pbilin Miller returned Tuesday
noornin1 from a business trip to Lake
Charles.
inst received a carload of Milburn
WAGONS at the Calcasieu Implement
Company S.
Miss Mabel Lane, of Jennings,
came over Tuesday afternoon to VISIT
Mrs. L. Bertrand.
. If in need of a good genuine leXaS
Saddle call at Davidson-Wesson I'M
plement Company
Mrs. c.. L. Taggart and Miss Marie
Robertson have returned from Vlsl1
to relatives ia Crowley.
Wheat bran and corn chops, the
best feed on the market, for sale a'
Jones Bros. Feed Store.
Miss Eva Cline has resumed hel
h positiOn as cashier in Paul W. Dan
e iel's store, after Il three weeks F"ca-
ton.
d Big reduction in all summer goods
and also in tin and graniteware d
THE RACKET
Philip Coverdale returned Tuesda,
from a ten days business and pleaSur
trip to Houston and San Ahtohld
Texas.
inst received two cars of Deerin
Binders at DavidsOn-WeSsOnl mple
IF ment Company's. Be sure to get
Deering-
Misses Carrie and Marjorie Mors
and Miss Hattie Kaufman, OF Jel
ninps, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. L
a. Taylor here Monday.
-, Examine our stock closely. 1o
NC will find bargains in all lines.
BELL q co.
- Mrs. ]. L. Craig and little daug
ter have returned to their nome
Colmesneil, Texas, from Il VISIT 10 u
family of w. b. Craig in this city.
No good Buggles so cheap r.
> no cheap Buggies so good as tho
sold by the
CALCASIEU IMPLEMENT G
Card of thanks.
re. To the many friends and neighbo
who assisted us during our rece
afiiction we take this method OF
pressing our heartfelt thanks a
nrOfOundeSt gratitude.
JOS. G. SHERRY,
- f. NJ. SHERRY,
the l.. DANA SHERRY,
\. A. ItICHTIE AND VIII
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
Notice for Publication.
LAND Orr1cE AT NEW ORLEANS.

August, IL. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his lntent!on
and that said proof will be made before Ihos.
T. McVey, e. s. Commissioner at Kinder, La
on September ~, 1902, viz: - ,
JEseph = Cole, Homestead Entry lS293
for the Nv a of NV a and q OF sly = sec =
and ne "A Of NV "a sec IL, Up Oh " La'
He names the following witnesses to prove rove
81 said land: J. /. Leblanc, $, 3. Leblanc. G: }.
Nixon. Eugene Perkins, of Kinder, CaIcaslcu
p"i Isl" Los WALTER l.. COHEN, Register.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29

Vim. Conover, of Virginia, Ill, and
Messrs. Wheat and Wilson, owners
of a number of oil wells in California,
are here this week investigating the
situation in the Welsh field with a
view to purchasing land and boring
for oil.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
Rice and Stock Ranch EaF Sale.

1900 acre rice and stock ranch.
800 acres. well fenced. house, barn,
implement and stock sheds.
Is acres nice small timber, shade
water, wind pump and 30 acre rice
plant pump and engine: 100
100 acres or more suitable Tor rice
80 per acre for quick sale, 10 miles
from Houston. :,
Also section near Genoa, II miles
from Houston, near STATION: 0lo pei
acre, easy terms.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
lOl61 Congress Ave. Houston, lex

The Calcasieu mill Of the Jennings
Rice Milling Co.. will open the season
in Calcasieu parish on Monday morn.
ing, September 1st, with prospects Of
fine season run. having completed
some great Improvements in the shape
of modern machinery, large ware
house, etc.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29

After visit of three weeks with
her father, j. T. Walker, OF this
place, and uncle, F. +. Walker, OF
Jennings. Miss Joe Willie Walker
returned to Austin, Texas. this morn
ing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29

The Congregational church has
been repainted and otherwise 1mpfoV-
ed which addt greatly to its appear
ance Services will be held next
Sunday as usual.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-08-29
Ladies and children's low quarter
shoes at cost. w. S. CASE.

Ladies and children's low quarter
shoes at cost. W. .. Ease.
Robert and Chas Berry, Chester
Craig and b. Chenault, all of Nolln,
Nv. arrived here Wednesday morn
ING and expect to locate here perma-
nentlV.
Those desiring their chairs robot
toned with cane should call on {. w.
Ingle. as he does all work satisfac-
torily and at reasonable prices.
F.. M. Sherry, L. Dana Sherry and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Rchtie, of Hous-
ton. Texas, attended the funeral and
burial of Mrs. J. G. Sherry here
Monday.
Cash paid for old iron.
w. A. ROGERS 81 COMPANY.
A mule belonging to the Mayviile
heat Tuesday while driving to town
and died on South street in front OF
the racket store.
The Balm wagon is known to be the
best wagon and has less draft than
any wagon on the market. See David
son Wesson Implement Company
) about them.
j. Taylor, of Rayne, and Fl. f.
Lewis, of Crowley, were here Monday
evening to attend the burial of Mrs
t ]. G.. Sherry. They remained ove1
until Tuesday morning visiting rela
e tives.
t Cut prices on mems underwear a
THE RACKET.
L G. S. Morse was over from Jenning
/ Monday to look after his millin
: interests. The big addition now bein
built by the mill at this place is near
:. ing completion and Is expected TO o
1t finished by the latter part OF the weet
We have received our famous Chan
" pion Rice Binder, and invite the tal
70 mers to call at our warehouse an
~ ROBINSON & DAY.
lg VIM. Conover. of Virginia, Ill, an
e. MessrS Wheat and Wilson, Owner
a of q number of oil wells in Californi
are here this week investigating tt
CO situation in the Welsh field with
n view to purchasing land and born
Il. for oil.
No Good BuggieS so cheap nor no che
." Buggies so good as those sold by the
CALCASIEU IMPLEMENT CO., L
III J. H. Rhodes, of Little Falls, MINI
IN who owns the ArceneauN plant Sout
he west of town. arrived mere frloa
He informed the JOURNAL that Bca
mont parties last week telegraph
or him for a lease of portion OF I
,se land for oil development purpoS'
Our furniture and mattings are
%. stairs. Ask to see them.
PAUL. w. DANIEL. IS
,rs The school house has been remod
ent ed, rcpainted, the latest impro'
ex- seats have been installed and eve
md thing is in readiness for the oponl
which takes place Monday, Septem
8. The following teachers will he
charge: Prof. G: r: Hooper. NJ rs
Cora Miller, Marie Robertson
t1H Nettie Radeke.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-09
ENTERTAINED
By Their Ravenna
Brethren.
Akron Knights TempIar Had a
Good Time Thursday.

The knights Templar of this city
who We're at Ravennn for the celebra'
tion of Ascension day, returned TO Ar
ron at I p. M, Thursday, tired, hui
contsnted In the knowledge that they
had had good time and represented
the Akron interests of the order well
There are - Knights Templnr N
Ravenna who are members OF the Ak
ron commandery, and they entertiu
ed the Akron members. Eighty-tivt
members of the commandery Went
from Akron to Ravenna, ana they
We're highly pleased with the manner
In which they We're entertained by The
Ravcnnu Knights Templar
At / a. IN. Ascension Day services
were conducted at rhc Congregations
church by Rev. George +. Atwater
prelate, assisted by Ravenna pastors
After the services, dinner was servct
in q, a, Il. hall by the l.. c. y. In the
afternoon, musical program was pre-
sented in the Masonic lodge rooms
and later band concert was given IN
front of the Court House.