The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-24
GRADUATION
EXERCISES
WERE Hello
Fourth Anniversary Of Rhode
Island Commercial School
Were Largely Attended.

! Inc PLATFORM or the nall was made ex-
ceedingy attractive by an abundance OF
/ tall palms and other plants gracefully
arranged while the entire length OF the
platform was one mass OF bloom and
fragrance for here were arranged scores
OF bouquets which were later presented
| to the graduates.
Upon the platform was seated His Ex-
cellency Gov Garvin and Mayor Aug
ustus S. Miller together with Mr.. A. s.
Heaney, the principal of the school. Rev.
j. A. Hainer and Rev. b. z. Denham.
| Clarke's orchestra was also stationed
upon the platform and opened the exer-
/ cises OF the evening were the following:
musical selections: Overture. Pique Dame
| Suppe; march, Gen. Tanner, Clarke.
During the playing of the march the
graduates, TO the number OF 106, marched
In and took seats assigned TO them just
In front OF the platform.
Prayer by Rev. j. A. Hainer was then
offered after which the duet, angle s
Serenade" was exquisitely rendered by
Mr.. Herbert L. Clarke and Claude w.
Spary.
Mr.. Heaney the principal OF the school
then offered a few remarks after which
he introduced Mr.. T.. r. Gaylord who
presided over the exercises of the even
ing.
Mr. Gaylord spoke OF the remarkable
growth Of the Rhode Island Commercial
| school in the few years OF its existence
and emphasized the fact that 400 OF the
young men and women of Providence had
been enrolled In the school during the
past year.
He then introduced the Rev. 3. z. Dem
ham. pastor OF the Church OF the Dis
ciples OF New York city. who made the
principal address of the evening.
Mr.. Denhsm spoke at length on the SUBJ
Ject of Realizing Our Visions
ri-tA - tEA
matter OF prime Importance. In our
schools We learn principles, we study
principles and from them We formulate
high ideals and chain our souls TO them
and when graduation day comes In our
lives the subject matter of our essays Is
filled with these high ideals, but the
tendency a few years later is to let go
these high ideals; we rub against the
world of men and women with sordid
Ideas of life and we are prone to lower
our ideal. l appeal to you tonight to
lay hold upon your vision and when you
go out into the world to cling to II and
lay hold of II. Young men and young
women, the people today In the CONNER
cial world-those who are setting the pace
for better Industrial conditiols-these are
the men and women who have caught the
vision of a broader brotherhood between
workers and employees. Hold first then.
the vision Of brotherhood.
AT the close of Mr.. Denham's address
the Evening Breeze" for strings was
rendered by the orchestra after which
an exhibition OF touch typewritng from
dctation was given by number OF the
graduates. This exhibition was a revela-
ton 10 those who witnessed II and cer-
tainly reflected great credit upon Mr..
Heaney, the principal OF the school, and
his able assistants.
After this remarkable exhibition Of ex-
pert typewriting His Honor Mayor Miller
awarded the diplomas. prefacing this
pleasant duty with few happy remarks
on the Importance OF education and ad-
vising the young graduates to be true
to their ideals
A concert solo by Herbert L. Clarke
followed the presentation OF diplomas.
after which the address to the graduates
was delivered by Governor l.. f. c. Gar
vim.
The governor spoke briefly. emphasizing
the value of high ideals and admonish-
to aim little higher than the mark they
wished to reach. You should aim high"
he said, you should be thorough. You
must do with a will and do thoroughly
proficient and efficient in all that you do
II Is also important that you should be
faithful You should consider the need
higher ideal then that | would place be-
fore you; not merely the attainment OF
your desires. but that you should lead
useful life"
At the close Of Governor Garvin's ad-
dress w. u. Jacobs. one OF the grad
uates, stepped TO the platform, and In
behalf of his class. presented Principal
Heaney with a handsome chair.
Mr.. Heaney made n feeling response af-
ter which the benedlction was pronounced
by Rev; J. A. Hainer. and the great gath
The list OF graduates Is as follows:
Mary Josephine Coleman. Eta Vera
Durfee. Ellen Anderson McCaw. Mary Il.
Mcclure. Grace Evelyn Barney Mabel
Ethel Carrie Barlow, Ellen Stella Wood.
Berk9nder Beatrice BARLEY, Bertha
Louise Sweeney. Abbie Carpenter Wat
son. Gardner B. Willis Marion f. r.
Lewis. Louise Anna Truesdell Lucy Mar
fSsTtf pSne HST 1n9 oYs e Wor cark philip philip
Louise Mccormick. Ada II. Peck, Emma
MCFARLAND SnIs,r Louise Fleck, Olive conyers.
nette g. Macdonald. Helen Beatrice
Eadie Elizabeth Gertrude Coyle Eliza
beth @. Cannon. Fred s. Searles. Mabel
phens. Edyth Il. Laycock Mary s. Hoar.
Carrie Esther Smith. Rebecca H. Nc
Kcnna. Bertha V. Llndquist Sarah r.
Hawkes. Annie w. Eayrs; Bertha Mabel
Brayton. Agnes Birtii Kelley. John w.
Cummings. Daniel G.. Ahearn.
Dora NJ. Tetrault. Daniel a. Spalg
Hugh j. Lennon. Albert r. Burnham.
Murray Selleok. Emily Gledhill. Mabel +.
Camheld. Flora NJ. Hopkins. Margaret I
Blackburn, Cornella @. Huling. Lucy r.
Simmons. Coreena Katzneson. George
William Harvey. May " Pease. Ethel
Elizabeth Miller. Margaret NJ. Keough.
Alice Ada Bodel. Elizabeth Healy. Ida
Genevieve Chapman. Lillian Rose o'Ner.
Maude Juliette Novel;. Flora Anna
Richter. Gertrude Marie Lorang. Car
oline Cecilia Needham Lucle Mae
Scott. Eva Mae cute. Katherine
Ellen Pelloquln. Alice Irene Cummings.
Annie VI. McGinn. Ella Roberts Little.
Mary Vivian Vars. Ethel Adclla Under
wood. Carrie Bertha Holland Mary A.
Brayton. Agnes Vincent McWillams.
Etta v Mcmillan. Jerome y. Hunt Susie
J Burdick Katherine ". Regan Mar
garet Paula Chase. Fila Frances Fearney.
Florence V. Powers. Louise NJ Camp
bell. Florence Seneft. Catherine r. Greer.
Ann Hellewell Bennett. Jennie NJ. Sher-
man, Charlotte Goff. Alfredo Refs. Adella