The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-05-12
Commencement Exercises.

The curtain arose TO packed house
at the opera Friday night, the
sweet girl graduate looked her prettiest,
and the future governors and presidents
appeared as if to the manor born. The
exercises were opened with song by
the graduating class and invocation by
Rev. J. l.. Hershner.
Miss Stella Parsons then gave the
salutatory, which was a fine effort
excellently rendered and was well
received by the audience The recita-
tion cold Ace' was given by Miss
Treiber in faultless style and brought
down the house and the finale, was with
out doubt, highly appreciatedby manipu-
lators of the pasteboards, and secured
prolonged encore from the spectators.
But the recitation pantomime from
the rCourtship of Miles Stahdsh" was
the best of all.
The recitations describing the panto-
mimic scenes were exceedingly well
rendered. The speakers enunciated
clearly and distinctly and with spirit,
so that the hearers understood every
word and entered into the spirit of the
theme; while the actors were unap-
proachable in their performance.
Miles Standish, the noble captain of
the Pilgrims, was the correct thing,
even to his whiskers; and Charles
Roberts, who appeared as John Alden,
was an ideal performer and, although
naturally bashful lad, in the courting
scene he put his arms around the
pretty Priscilla's neck as if 1T was the
happiest moment of his life,
horatio Wood gave the selection of
the lad attending the circus, from
David Harum" in fine style Vera
Allen "Saved st. Michael in manner
that was appreciated by the audience
and elected hearty encore to the
little lady.
The piano solo by Miss Florence
Hanna was well rendered. "The mar
riage of Jim Fenton" by Frances Bragg
was an excellent number. Master
Merrill Gessling delivered particular
ly good valedietory in sturdy, busi-
nesslike way Characteristic of the lad,
and it is hoped his fellow pupils may
be able to follow his advice and make
this graduation but the first step in the
ladder that leads them to honor and to
fame.
Acting Superintendent J. T. Neff
with few appropriate remarks then
presented each member of the class
with diploma and the entertainment
was ended with the class song.
The class this year is the largest ever
graduated from the Hood River school,
and speaks well for Miss SchungePs
Out of 80 who took the
examination, % passed. and but for
illness during the term it is possible
he others would also have passed the
examination.
A small admission fee Of Is cents
was charged and even the instructors
If the school marched up to the ticket
seller and paid the admission fee. The
proceeds wrre for the benefit of the
piano fund, and the results Of the
were most gratifying to
ihe enteJprising managers. There
we're SIS ON head after paying balance
iue on the PIANO, of which $40 viii be
Used to ppfchase song books for the
'oming school year and the remainder
o purchase pictures, etc, to decorate
he schoolr0oms.
Too much praise cannot be given
Hiss Schungel, her able assistants and
,upils for their energy and ability iR
he fBancial operations of the school
$ well as in the educationalo depart
nent. They have bought and paid for
500 piano this iear, besides making
LIBERAL contributions to the library fund,
IL from entertainments given from
ime to time. that their efforts have
een appreciated by the patrons of the
chool is attested by their universal
lberal patronage at every entertain
nent given by the pupils.