The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-06-10
DNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1908.
COMMENCEMENT week PASSED
OFF VERY AUSPICIOUSLY
The Class of 1908 Graduated at Lar
sons Theatre Friday Night--Ad-
dressed bv Congressman ".
L. Jones.

which has just graduated, were royalty
entertained last week. For instance:
On Tuesday evening the Juniors BAN
quoted them at the Hotel Yakima, after
which they accepted the invitation of
the Trinity club and participated in the
last dance of the season: Wednesday
evening was the magnificent reception
of Congressman Jones and wife Thurs
day evening was the class day exercises
followed by a banquet rendered the IL
graduates by Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Can
non at their home; and Friday evening
the eliminating event of the week when
the coveted diplomas were presented to
each and every member of the class.
Thus has the class of '03 of the Yakima
high school passed into history and amid
events of pleasure that will ever accom-
pany them through the sterner side of
life's sunshine and shadow.
Larson's theatre was crowded to its
capacity on Thursday evening by the
friends OF the graduating class who came
out 70 hear the following program rem
dered.
CLASS DAY PROGRAM.
Daisy Chain. .... zee. ........S phomore Girls
clas History '.....'.... ...... Herbert A. shaw
t>say-rhe American Girl OF To-day.
......-..-. ........-. .-..-. Dora NJ. tTadhtli
E,sa,I%e Build the Ladder by vi %St5h s We
Rise .-.-..-.. ...-... Alice NJ Stephenson
RecitatlonNMfs Wigs sunday school 81 ''''
.........-...... Anna l., Cornwell
Essay-Evoution OF Education OF Women
.....-..--. .-.... ..--. Gertrude L. owen
Dration-FOuudation .........- Leslie :. Rosser
k>sdN-NNthS ...... ----.- ora +. Forbes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from Riley .....
.....--. -.-...- ..... ..... Minnie NJ. Jewell
Presentation .. ...-......... Ruby f. Fulan
Advice ...-.. ..-.. ..-.--.- Lottie l.. shelley
Class song .--.-.... BY entire class
NalutatOrian .......... Donald J. Calkins
Glass Orator ........ Burton Oscar Lum
Naledlctorlan- ..... ..... Alice Hickman
All the numbers on this program were
exceptionally good and are deserving of
publication, but lack of space will pro-
hibit their appearance. Suffice it to say
that Yakima audience was never more
pleased with the Orations of its Young
men graduates and the excellent essays
of the young ladies. The presentation, :"
however OF Miss Ruby f. Bullan, dur
ing which she gave all of her school
mates a significant present OF some kind
with suitable explanation accompany
ing each one was, perhaps, the most TAX
ing number recited. Herewith is list
of the gifts presented to the individual
classmates To Miss Minnie Jewel was
given a kitten which mewed plaintively
throughout the remaining moments tf
Intervening. Alvin l.. Trutt received
jar OF pickles, Miss Lottie Shelley rag
doll, Herbert Shaw a knife and fork, but
Herbert was requested to give the fork
u Miss Dora Bradfeld, which he gal
lantly did. To Miss Gertrude l.. Owen
was given a tin horn Burton O. Lum,
president Of the class drew a large hat,
about three sizes his superior las before
said, each gift carried significance with
it,. Miss Aleda II. Norton was pre-
scented with quill pen, Miss Ora Forbes
with stove litter, Fred Sharkey pair Of
curling irons. Leslie Rosser a bottle Of
bIttermilS, Miss Alice Hickman pair
Of scissors, Donald Ca,kius basket filed
with lunch, Miss Anna Cornwell a shield
and Miss Alice stephenson letter book.
This completed the list of seniors with
the exception Of Miss BuIian, who was
then prese ted with bottle of medicine
and a silver spoon as -ymbolical Of her
chosen profession, that Of a trained
nurse.
The exercises Of the evening closed
NTH tho class sauu