Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-30
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLOSE FOR THE SUMNER VACA.
TON ANDTEACHERS SCATTER
The high School Graduates -Four Boys and
-Four Girls. A Large List Of the Eighth
Grade will Enter the High School Next
Year.

On Friday evening the last of the
exercises TOR the year 1904, of the public
schools OF Aberdeen, closed. On the
whole despite MANY difficulties the
schools have had successful year. In
the High school as we'll as in several Of
the grade departments there have been
several changes in the personal of the
teachers. which made it more difficult
for the board to carry out their desires.
The disastrous fire that DESTROYED the
down town school house caused much
crowding in the other rooms which was
finally overcome by renting parts OF
some OF the churches for school pur.
poses, but this at best worked hardship
on both teachers and pupils, but the
year closed with much more success than
could be hoped for under the circum-
stances.
The Eighth grade examination was
successfully passed by the following
students: Elizabeth Archy, Seward
Axland, Julia Baila. Arthur Beardsley,
Ethel Benjamin, Opal Creech, Edna
Cozine, Esther Fogel, Jennie Grossman,
Nina Hansen, Mabel Hendron, Will
Hebron, Gerald Hogan. Laura Hubert,
Jennie lngebritsen, Earl Jameson, Rosco
Jantzeu, Joe Johnson, Dutton Knapp,
Eva Leitch, Mike Lentz, Gladys Lille,
Charley Matzen, Herman Parr, Agnes
Pearson. Eva Petit, Charley Raby, Ed.
win Runquist, Malcolm Stewart, Ben
Scott, Eta Sylvester, Id, Thompson,
Vera Vammen, Verna Woods, and the
following, being on the honor roll, passed
without taking examinations: Mabel
Larson. Florence Semmen. Morris
Thorpe. Earl Morgan, Edith McWhinney,
Lnez Nelson.
The commencement exercises for this
grade we're held in the Congreg ,tional
church on Thursday evening. and fully
800 persons were present to witness them.
The Rev. H. D. Crawford opened the
exercises with an invocation, and the
graduating essays were then rendered.
The essays were peculiarly appropriate,
all bearing on some feature os the state
Of Washington. Professor A. H. Yoder
the University Of Washington made the
annual address, and the diplomas were
presented by G. P. Clerin, chairman OF
the board, who in neat speech pre-.
pared the students for the reception
of their parchments. Following is list
of the subjects Of the essays: Puget
Sound, Florence Semmen; The Mount
aims, Malcolm Stewart; Columbia River
Country, Earl Jameson; Grays Harbor,
Mabel Larson.
During the evening the Misses Mabel
Larson and Laura Hubert, and Vera
Namman and Leo Johnson gave musical
selections, this with the class songs
ma re a complete evening. Prominent
among the Il -corations and class colors,
rose and green, was the class motto
Build Thee More Stately Mansions
while the class flower, PIN: carnation
was every in evidence.
TWELFTH GRADE.
On Thursday evening the High school
graduating exercises opened with the
class song awake! Awake The Flowers
Unfold" followed by an invocation bv
the Rev. f. II. Prichard.
On the platform were the class OF
1904: Emma Meyer Miller, Royal
Edward Cox, Carrie G wladdyes P,ichard
John Arthur Elliott, Elizabath Clarksol
tiirton, Jonathan Henry Wilson, K,ttie
Grace Mason, Carl Theodore Nelson,
William Calvin Bellies, Jennie Ethelda
Leland, Prof. W. T. Walton and ex.
U. :. Senator Wilson.
John A. Elliott delivered the class
Grafton, The Industrial Education of
the Negro" and Kitty Mason the vale
dictory. The position showing that J.hn
Elliott had first honors and Kitty Mason
second. Prof. Walton, of EIma, delivered
the address, "The Open Door" Each
speaker was listened TO with marked
attention and elicitea repeated applause.
During the evening o. G. Jacobsen sang
De Koven's "Only In Dreams" in his
usual pleasing manner, and Miss Sypes,
who has been the musical director in the
schools during the past year came in for
her share CT praise for the manner in
which conducted the musical part of the
entertainment.
In the absence of w. B. Macfarlane
the diplomas were presented by ex.
Senator Wilson.
The decorations were chaste and
elegant. the class motto, "Esse guam
vidiri esse" (To be, rather than seem ia
be-, surmounted by evergreen festoons
hung gracefully over the front of the
platform, which with the general stage
settings made very pretty picture.