The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-30

GRADUATION
AT HOPE
STREET

The round of high school graduations
in this city was completed for the season
by the exercises held In the hall OF the
Hope Street High school. last evening.
The large audience which filled the seats,
lined the walls on three sides and looked
eagerly in through doorways and even
windows, gave striking evidence OF the
popularity OF this our latest high school.
The programs prepared at Hope street
always contain numbers both novel and
distinctive. and a sense OF newness, some
how. permeates the entire entertainment.
A pleasing background OF tall green
boughs, provided as an adjunct 10 one
portion OF the program, enhanced the
beauty OF the rich border OF flowers
which edged the platform. Seated upon
the platform with Principal Charles E.
Dennis were President Rueckert OF the
school committee. superintendent Small
and Rev. John r. Brown, pastor OF the
Central Baptist church
The oratorical portion OF the evenings
exercises consisted OF four strfkingy
original essays The subject I'm each In
stance was rather removed from the con-
ventional and the speakers oil seemed
thoroughly I'm sympathy with their top
les III special mention were 10 be made, IL
would be OF the paper on Abuses OF Pub
lie Advertising by Miss Eunice Fuller.
In substance and In rendition II was or
exceptional merit.
The second part OF the program was
opened with n series OF scenes from
Midsummer Nights Dream" Shakes
peare's fairyland play. These scenes af-
forded abundant opportunities for the
display OF histrionic ability on the part
OF a number OF the members OF the class.
The work throughout the cast was excel
lent and the merriment provided by the
immortal lines OF the dramatist. was
keenly appreciated by the audience The
work OF Mics Margaret Guild as Her
mia" OF Robert T. Burbank. as Bottom,
the Weaver and OF William Bearman as
"T'heseus, Duke OF Athens" gave great
satisfaction and betrayed exceptional tall
ent in dramatic art
Portions OF Mendelsohn's incidental mu-
sic 10 the Midsummer Nights Dream"
were rendered by special orchestra
composed OF Miss Mary Serpa Neves. pi-
ano: Miss Mary W Pratt and Mr.. Frank
T. Thurber. first violins; Miss Bertha
Burlington and Miss Parker, second vio-
lns: Mr. Everad Appleton, viola; Mr..
Howard j. White, cello: Mr.. Thatcher G.
Guild, cornet and Mr.. William e. White,
flute. ~
The class gift, a splendid statue OF
Apollo Belvidere." was presented for
mally by Glass President Lewis ID. Ms
bet in n brief speech.
The diplomas were presented to the
class by Hon. Frederick Rueckert who
made a frief and congratulatory adj
dress The Complete program follows:
Part one-March. Second Regiment, ID.
w Reeves, orchestra; music, Bells OF
Seville" w. II. Jude, chorus; prayer,
Rev John r.. Brown; overture. Bridal
Rose" orchestra; GRAFTON. "An Eclipse
Expedition" Eleanor Stuart Upton: ora
ton Music and Nature" Mary Serpa
Neves: music, when the Sun In Splen-
dor Rising" Donnizetti (sextet from "Lu-
ca'); grafton. "One Value OF English
History" Haven Milton Cobb; grafton.
Abuses OF Public Advertising" Eunice
Fuller; music. Pilgrims Chorus" Wag-
ner (from Tannhauser).
Part II.--"Nocturne," Mendelssohn, or
chestra: scene from Midsummer Nights
Dream" Shakespeare. cast OF characters:
Theseus, Duke OF Athens. William Bear
man: Egeus, father OF Hernia. Harold s
Burdick: Lysander and Demetrius, In love
with Hernia, Lewis d. Nisbet and VIII
liam r.. Walsh; Philostrate master OF
the Revels 10 Theseus William G.. Feely;
ounce. carpenter. Edward G.. Hempel;
Snug, joiner William c. Feely; Bottom,
weaver Robert T. Burbank: Flute.
bellows-mender, Nathan Sternscher;
Snout, tinker. Edmund II. Mccarthy;
Starveiing, a tailor. Joseph A. Boyle;
Hppolyta. Queen OF the Amazons. Mar
tina l.. Johnson; Hernia, in love with Ly-
sander. Margaret Guild; Helena, in love
with Demetrius. Margaret c. Lyon:
Oberon, King OF the Fairies, j. Angler
Vernon; Puck. a fairy. Maybelle c..
Kingsbury; attendants on Theseus and
Hippolyta, Anna G.. Royce, Marion TIL
linghast Edna r. Perry: scene. Athens
and wood near Il: music, king OF the
Forest am l." Henry Parker; chorus;
presentation OF class gift. by Class Presi-
dent Lewis Dexter Nisbet: awarding of
diplomas. by Hon. Frederick Rueckert,
president of school committee; class song:
benediction.
The names Of those receiving diplomas
I'm the various courses are as follows:
Classical Course-I,ouis Adams Bourne,
Robert Taylor Burbank. Harold Stacey
Burdick. Clara Read Crosby. Maybelle
Clifford Kingsbury Evangeline Irving
Manatt, Nathan sternscher. Elearnor
Stuart Upton. Ray Hunt weeden.
Latin Course-Mela Elsie Bennett Doro-
thea Esther Cotton, Agnes Sanborn Dana,
Hope Tillinghast Eddy. William Gilmore
Feely. Eunice Fuller. Martha Louise
Johnson. Alice Willis Kelly, Margaret
Currier Lyon, Jessiebelle Mackay. Eliza
beth Foster Miller. Juliette Florence
Read. Charles James Sullivan, Ethel Alice
Tillinghast
English Course-Sarah Adleman. Effie
Thatcher Arbuckle. Florence Arbuckle.
William Bearman. Joseph Aloysious
Boyle. Haven Alton Cobb. Margaret May
belle Magdalen Coffey, Gladys Josepha
Coria. Marguerite Alexander Crowell. An
ME Craddock Cecilia Fitzpatrick. Helen
Harris Gillespie Margaret Guild. May
Hadley, Lillian Meath Harrison. Edward
Charles Hempel Agnes Jonas, Susie
Lockhart Laird. Della Eta Little, Ed
mund Humphrey Mccarthy, Margaret
Elizabeth McHugh Isabelle Madalene
McKenna. Mary Serpa Neves, Lewis Dex-
ter Nisbit. Edna Frances Perry, Anna
Gibney Royce. Eva Gertrude Reta
Straight. Marion Tillinghast. Joseph An
gier Vernon. Wilbur Richard Walsh, Jes-
sic Mathewson Waterman.