Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-04-13
Commencement Exercises a
tIiiisSrOvc.

WAS the scene of very pleasant
event on Friday evening April 7tl..
it being the occasion of the First An
nual Commencement Of the Hills
grove High School,
The church was beautifully decor
#ted with the class col0rs, white and
pink and pottcd plants and flowers,
conspicuous among them 4 large ho.
quet of carnations presented by W.
| H. Holman, president Of the Srho pl
| Board.
The class motto, 'lahGr Omnia
/ Nineifn (Labor couquerS all things),
occupying.a modest place back of the
rOstrum
Friends of the class began to arriv"
at all early hour and were taken III
] charge by courteous u.hrrs respiend-
ant in The colors of the class.
During the arrival of the guests,
the sunlight Orchestra consisting
of the following named gentlemen;
w. y. Harrison, > +. Gaiough, vio-
iinist,; A. J. Brong bi>c, 2. :. Ga
!Ough, pianist: a. >. t'alongh and f.
T.. Barret cOrnctists, rendered mum.
orous beautiful selections and recciv-
ed well merited encoceS.
Promptly at eight O'Clock the class
consisting Of three young ladies,
Misses Nellie Darby, Bessie Biddie,
and Ethel Norton, escorted by the
faculty, the County SUI e intcndent,
and the Board Of Education entered
the church to the strains Of 4 march,
cine Conqucror" by the Orchestra.
After an invocation by Rev. Sayles
the following program wa, very well
rendered.
Salutatory Grafton, Small begin
nlngs and great endings, Bessie Bid
die; Solo, Where the silVery Colura
10 vents It's way; Reading, Mrs.
Wigs in the cabbage patch, Ethel
Norten; Waltz, Loves Melody, Or
chestra; Glass Poem, Nellie Darby;
Solo, My Carolina Lady, Dir. X. i.
Mervine; Glass Prophecy, Bessie Bid
die; Ovature, Meet me tonight for
til. last tune, Orchestra; Glass viii,
Ethel Norten; Glass Song, Choir; Adj
dress, Co. Supt., j. l.. Reese Kill
gore; March and twO-step, Anubelle,
Orchestra; Naledictory, Nellie Oar
lk; Watz, | left because | loved you,
Rchestra; Presentation of Diplomas,
hof. l.. II. Green; Song, God be
With lis till we meet again, Choir,
The masterful address of ,Supt.
ki,lgOre setting forth the value and
advantage Of High School course
received hearty Endorsement of
the board aud patrons.
Tie essays of the young ladies
showed Il degree OF eXccllcncy, sci.
dom attained by the first class, II
brilliant feature being the originality.
Immediately after the Commence
ment Exercises the class ami about
sixty Of their immediate friends re-
paired to the Sadlcr House Waere Il
sumptuous banquet was serv",i. AT
ter the table had in a IN Measure been
relieved of its burden, Prof killgore
in the genial manner particular to
himself introduced the following
toasts all of which received a hearty
response, boquets Of oratory being
past that surprised the orators them-
selves.
W. l.. Hoffman gave us practical
views of how human nature appears
as Vowed across the counter. Miss
KerricS lent briilancy to the occasion
by her appreciative views of Spring
Sunshine. Miss Devar in respond
ing To the toast, "Emhracing the OPP
portunity gives Us example as well
ITS precept by Selling the opyurtunity
TO play Il practical joke on Z member
Of the school board. Mr.. Wm. Gum
bic in hammer and tongs showed us
how at the forge of life our charactt +
must be shaped by blows of adversely
and tempered by the cold waters of
disaproval. Mr.. Bachle in response
to "Iuman Nature from the Um-
pires View Point caused u. to realize
how difficult is the position of an
umpire, either in our National Game
or in the great game of life. The
School Board was scored. hewn, saw
oil piaupl and at last hpll ~, IN tho