The daily sentinel., 1902-05-31

| which 10 OF such particular interest to
the people, as the aDnual commencement
exercises OF the pu bic schools. What is
true generally is also true in this city,
where the annual graduation exercises
are of great interest, not only to the par,
ticipants and their immediate friends,
but to the public generally.
The schools OF this city are its pride,
as they should be to every community.
The entire west is noted for it's magnia.
cent system of public schools and in the
state Of Colorado, none enjoy better
reputation than do the schools OF Grand
Junction.
Its graduates have taken first place in
many situations and they look back to
their training in the schools OF this city,
as building the foundation for their
future.
The graduating class Of 1902 Of the
Grand Junction high school the present
year contained only four members.
What it lacked in numbers. to use an
old expression, it made up in quality.
There were three young ladies and
one gentlemen. All Of these participated
Thursday night in most enjoyable pub
lie program, following the usual model
for suoh exercises,
The opera house, as usual, WAS crowd
ed. There were less mum Der OF older
people present. possibly, than usual,
The younger element predominated.
When the curtain of the stage was
rolled up there WAS disclosed a very
pretty scene, the scheme Of decoration
being on the same lines as usually
adopted for the graduation program.
The immediate front Of the stage con-
tanned plants aud flowers hiding the gen.
eral baroness and giving frame to the
picture presented in the back ground.
The center OF the stage was occupied
by the class and superintendent OF the
schools, W. Il. Miller. On either side,
the class was hanked; by the board Of
DR. H. X. Bull secretary, Judge w. A.
Marsh, treasurer, Judge Samuel, N.
Wheeler and the other members OF the
board, William Bomgardner and Charles
FL. Arthur, Opposite to them sat Prois
Otto, Fisher, and Miss Copeland, high
school teachers.
Immediately over their heads and
pendent from one OF the flies
was the motto Of the class. ut doth moi
yet appear what we shall be-" This was
done in the colors of the class, green
and white.
The invocation opening the exercises
was by Rev. G. w. G, Lyon, rector of st.
Matthews P. e. church, who prayed for
the class membership. the faculty OF the
high school and the teachers generally.
The opening number Of the program
was An address by Superintendent Mill
er. This was read from manuscript and
was q presentation OF the condition Of
Affairs in the publie schools OF this cit,
and the outlines planned for tho future
work of the schools. The address was
timely and it gave those present an in
sight into the workings OF tho school
system, which they had possibly not had
before. He spoke particularly OF the
| new work which had been undertaken
and insisted that the work OF tn.
schools were down at the present time
10 system Of practical education. Plain
work with less frills and more results In
souud practical English education.
At it's conclusion, Prof. Miller was
most liberally applaudsd.
The reading OF the address by Prof
Miller was followed by song by quar-
tette of young ladies, consisting OF Mrs.
Eudora Price Meserve, Misses Laurs
Borschell, Anna Work and Edith Rich
ardson.
"The Valley of ths Grand" home
subject, was presented in 4 delightful,
breezy manner by Charles Jacquetts. the
only male member of the class.
Mr.. Jacquette gave a recapitulation OF
the progress of the Grand river valls,
since tho time Of its settlement in 1854
This was treated both as to its CONNER
cial success and it's Advancement along
the lines Of agriculture and horticulture.
de painted word picture OF what were
the conditions obtaining in school
WORK At that time aud parallsled it With
picture Of the splsodid public school