Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1902-06-19
Seventeenth Annual Commencement
of jamestown High School
Occurs. 20 Graduates.
Interesting Program Carried Out in
the Opera House Thursday
Evening.
A Greek Symposium, Selections from
Shakespeare and Other Inter-
estine Numbers.


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The seventeenth annual commence
ment Of the Jamestown High School
occurred Thursday night at the opera
house. Nineteen of the twenty grad
yates were present and received dl-
plomas. They were:
Ed Mueller, Harry Montgomery, Ed
Stoulil, Ralph Hughes, Chas. Keller,
Roy Matson, George Hall, Anna Itter-
Wabl, Irma Smith, Ida Challoner, Jen-
i ME ingalls,, Edith Karcher, Nellie
Hall and Elsie NIilsted Of Jamestown;
Floy Richter Sheyenne: J Josie Mexican
jSanborn: Josie Loyett, Pingree; Elsie
Keime, New Rockford and Audrey
Davis, Sharlow. Miss Rena White OF
jamestown was absent being in San
Francisco and will receive her diploma
on her return.
The program commenced with a.
march ''General Funston" by the
orchestra. This was followed by
prayer by Dr.. S. A. Danford. Next
came sGreek Symposium" acted by
nine young ladies of the class. The
Tterm symposium means drinking
party'' and these drinking parties
we're INDUCED in by the Greek men.
The women never participated in
then. In the Greek symposia the
enjoyment was heightened by music
and dancing, conundrums and other
devices, games of various kinds being
INDUCED in. a master of revelS was
chosen, the Archon, who assigned to
each one his part on the program, any
refusing to contribute, or failing IN
lthe part assigned, being compelled to
pay forfeit. The characters in this
play were drawn, in. part from MS
tory although hardly any two lived at
tthe same time. Miss Floy Richter, as
Penelope, the wife OF Ulysses, was
Archon of the party and the others
participating were: Miss lrma Smith
a poetess, who chanted a Greek ode:
Miss Elsie MilSted as Aspasia, an
elocutionist and the wife of Pericles:
Miss Edith Karcher as Nantippe. the
wife Of Socrates, who is said to have
made his life burden by her shrew-
ish temper: Miss Josephine Lovett as
I Gorgo, real character in history and
! figuring as a gossip: Miss Nellie Hall
as Proxinoe, a fictitious, also gossip;
Miss Elsie Keime as Antigone, real
character in history; Miss Josephine
Mexican as Eutychis, an unknown
character: Miss Audrey Davis as
Alkestis, wife of King Admetus. The
play was quite a successful little affair.
The young ladies wore costumes ap-
rropriate to the characters represent
ed. The refreshments were Iserved by
two little girls, who we're also dressed
appropriately.
Selections from Shakespeare by
members Of the class followed and
were all well rendered. Ralph Hughes
. quoted 'sAll the Worlds Stage"
! from GAS You Like It." Chas. Keller's
was the speech of Henry V before
HarHeur. Anna Ytterdahl, George
Hall and Harry Montgomery repre-
sented Catherine, Cardinal Wolsley
and Henry VIII in court scene.
George Hall gave "Wolsley s Soliloquy"
Ida Challoner, representing Portia in
the Merchant of Venice quoted ''The
I Quality of Mercy" Leroy Matson de-
livered Mark Anthony's "Funeral
Grafton Of julius Caesar" The
quarrel scene in julius Caesar was
represented by Edward Mueller as
Brutus and Edgar Stoulil as Cassius.
Miss Josephine Lovett gave fine
piano solo, "Valse Styrienne.
The class history was related by H.
Montgomery who told among other
interesting things that eleven of the
members of the Glass; began school II
years ago and were in the same class
at the same time all through school.
Some of the members of the class were
given a gentle roast in the history.
The Juniors who occupied box close
to the stage objected to the statement
that the class OF 1902 was the greatest
ever. The history showed careful pre-
paration and was a fine feature.
Miss Ida Challoner read the class
poem and was followed by Miss Irma
Smith who sang "Sunset" and pleased
the audience.
The class prophecy by Miss Jennie
ingalls, was supposed to have been