Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-01
COUNTY SCHOOLS
AT THE THEATER
Fine Program OfEsercises Carried
Out There Today.
GREETING BY MISS WALTERS
Oratoricsl Prize Won by Miss SNOW
or Draper and Essay Prize by Miss
Kunzier Of Farmers,

The tenth annual commencement OF
the Salt Lake county public schools
was held today In the Salt Lake Thea
ter under the direction OF b. w, Ash
ton, county superintendent. The au-
ditonum was well filed with pupils,
friends and patrons OF the schools, the
feminine part OF the audience being
attired in light summer holiday dress,
which made an attractive sight The
stage was heavily bordered with bright
and fresh flowers Of all kinds, in bou-
quets OF all sizes, and back OF the floral
display sat the sweet girl graduate and
the manly boy graduate In charm
ing phalanx; the girls all In white tulle'
carleton OF duck adorned as to their
hair or waists with flowers and rib e.
hons, while the boys In all the glories
Of store clothes and cheerful faces
waited with patience the opening ex-
ercises, The program was as follows:
THE PROGRAM.
Song. 81. ...... ..Claud A. Cornwall
Invocation Trustee II. III. Richards,
,... e. Dist q, West Jordan
erecting ,.s >. - ...s,'sss'
Coral Walters Dist. 81, Mill Creek
"Our Mothers, =. O.. e, 80. .n.
Martin Ivan Bird, Dist. "a, Murray
story, school Life" " =, 81. MINT
Hazel Flynn, Dist. q, East Jordan
story, School life, ~. 81, :. e., n..,,
Bertha Kunzler, Dist. 40, Farmers
Chorus, ,.u.- Pupils Of Dist. 20, Sugar
Possibilities, .... q. Lois Ann Splcer
Recitation. Elaine Neff, District 80,
9. .. .. % 49,. East Mil Creek
Liberty, ...,.s,, .. e, ., .,..,...t.
s. Mad Roberts, Dist. AZ, Bingham
Booker r. Washington, ., Daniel
Spencer, Dist. ~, Pleasant Green
Grafton, "Our Public Schools, '..,,
Heber Bonnion, Dist. rs, Taylorsyllle
Grafton, Our Public Schools, =. ..
".u.E Ethel Snow, Dist %, Draper
Valedictory ...Eva Pearl Walker
=. g. 900. Dist. 81, East Jordan
Address to Graduates. d." e. -,
.....n, :. Prof. X, l.. McGhle
BenedlctiOn,. ''''''s''''
GREETING BY MISS WALTERS.
The greeting by Miss Walters Of Mil
Creek, was one OF appreciation OF the
fact that the close OF school life brings
changes often OF serious moment, and
was an exhortatlon to rise to the
higher womanhood and manhood She
said "Our lives can be Just as we Will
make Them and may the world be the
better for our having lived In IT, The
greeting was a pleasing effort and was
concluded with an appropriate poetic
reference.
Martin |. Bird of Murray was badly
afflicted with hQarseness, but he had
pluck enough to offer defamation on
"Our Mother" In spite Of physlcal OBJ
stacles that was an excellent description
Of the noble maternal character. The
first paper in the essay prize contest
was by Miss Hazel Flynn OF East Jor-
dan She spoke on School life" urging
recognition Of the fact that I'VE must
educate ourselves all through life, de-
velop our own individuality, learn TO do
by doing, depending on ourselves" She
advocated due physical development.
and her line OF thought was sensible and
practical Miss Flynn advocated also
class organization, and kindness as be-
tween schoolmates. Don't do things,
she said, that you will regret.
MISS DtItllh huHLItI Vi II al NUTS Nbiu
spoke also on school life" as the sec
ond contestant for the essay prize. Her
grasp Of the subject was broader. her
delivery more vivacious and presenta-
ton OF the experiences OF school days
more varied and entertaining than the
previous speaker. Miss Kunzler made
an excellent impression.
MISS sPICER's POSSIBILITIES.
The choral by IL girls from Sugar
House ward was waltz song, and rem
dered with sweetness and spirit. Miss
Lois A. Spicer, an honor graduate,
made an address on Possibilities" that
was short, but full OF mature thought
and good advice. Bouquets were thrown
at her from the upper boxes. Miss Mem
OF East Mil Creek gave a recitation
that was Of Evolutionary excellence; and
Miss Maud Roberts OF Bingham fol-
lowed with a paper on Liberty" Her
paper was good and OF concise historic
presentation, based on patriotism.
Dan Spencer OF Pleasant Grove gave
a pleasing epitome Of the life Of Booker
7. Washington; setting forth the force
and nobility OF character which marks
this leader Of the colored race, and de-
picting the value OF the work being car
ried on by Prof Washington at Tuske-
gee Instltute--the pride dr-she south. the
credit OF the nation. The conclusion
was the conquests OF peace are
greater than those Of war.
oRAToRIcAL CONTEST.
The oratorical contest was next In
order and Heber Bennion Of Taylors-
vile spoke first on the Public
Schools" The young man evidenced a
commendoble line Of thought showing
that the public school system was the
result Of long development and how
such a system Of education was the
system for the masses The speaker
urged the unfolding Of the school trus-
tees, Of teachers, and the schoolhouse
today is humanity's friend, and free
government IN impossible without the
public school The speaker was de-
servedly well received.
The second grafton was on the same
theme. by Miss Ethel Snow OF Draper.
Her historic view was excellent. She
cited literally from the experience Of
Martin Luther In his fight for freedom
Of thought, which Ia an aim OF public
education. Miss Snow urged that edu-
cation aims to make people betifr. The
speakers reflections on the theme
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