The Democratic advocate., 1905-06-03
WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL.
Commencement ExerciSeS-List of Gradu-
ates-CertiflcateS of HOnor-List of Pro-
motions

Commencement exercises at the Westmln
ster High School were held on Monday night
last in the presence of an audience that filled
the auditorium. which was prettily decorated
in orange and black. Above the platform was
a banner, in orange and black, with the class
motto "Esse Guam Videri."
The exercises included orations by the three
| male graduates and an essay by the female
graduate; an address by Prof S. Simpson,
| County Superintendent of Public Schools;
presentation of diplomas, award of certificates
and music by the First Regiment Band.
The graduates were 0ber Samuel Herr,
whose oration was on "The Evil Effects of
Ridicule,n Frank Trump Herr, who spoke on
''The Young and Old Man in the Business
World,'' Ethyl Earl Abbott, who read an es
say on "Latin as a High School Study" and
James S. Schweigart, the subject of whose
Grafton was Improvement in Modes OF
Travel The graduates did credit to them
selves and the High School and handled their
subjects well.
CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTION.
Certificates of Distinction were awarded as
follows:
Fourth grade-to Mildred Warner; honor
able mention, Emma Slagle, Charles Little.
Fifth grade-to Allen Sharrer; honorable
mention, May Williams, George Little.
Sixth grade-to Amy Little; honorable men,
ton. Mamie Myerly, Henrietta Roop.
Seventh grade, Grammer Sehool-to Elsie
Coppersmith; honorable mention, Jessie knad-
Ter, Rose Miller.
Seventh grade, High School-to Agnes
Reese: honorable mention, Ida Arnold, j.
Merriwether Shellman.
Eighth grade-to Grove Zahn; honorable
mention, Isabel Shamberger, Nettie Sehour,
Adele Strasburger.
Ninth grade-to Fannie Jones; honorable
mention, Noah Shaeffer, Pansy Routzahn.
Prizes in Composition, 7th grade-to Agnes
Reese, James Merriwether Shellman.
PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED.
FROM 7th grade Grammar to 7th grade High
School-Paul Bixler, Francis Reese, Ober
SchaeiTer, Clarence Stouch, Lewis Shafer,
John Whitmore, Levine Billngslea, John
Freeman, Chester Cassell, Sadie Rnthrauf,
Elizabeth Schaeffer Elsie Gernand, Hattie
Murphy, May Little, Rose Miller, Irene
Kaufman, Elsie Coppersmith. Lottie Troxell,
Anna Mickey, Lille Cohen, Jessie knadler,
Hilda Englar
From 9th to eth Grammar School-Alfred
Gorsuch. Vernon Grouse, Luther Bankard.
Russell Bixler, Wesley Brooks, Charles Lock
ard. Arthur Hammeti, Carlos Eugar, Julian
Williams, Frank Arnold. Roscoe Douglas,
Herbert Leatherwood. Jeanette Jerome,
Mamie Myerly. Helen Zepp, Mary Henry,
Emma Schaetfer, Clara Cook, Henrietta
Roop, Jessie Sharrer, Auna Gehr, Mildred
Buckingham, Ruth Roger, Amy Little, Ella
Shipley, Grace Elgen, Mamie Turtle.
From 7th to s,h grade-iohn Lindsay, Ed
win Gehr, J. Merriweather Shellman. John
Reifsnidef. Sterling Englsr, VIM. Arnold,
Robert Billingslea, John Lefert, Katherine
Shuman, Hattie Freeman, Ida Arnold, lsil-
liam Shipley. Isabel Roop, Marguerite Stem,
Blanche Williamson, Agnes Reese, Lillian
Brown, Anna Yingling, Katherine Lynch.
From S,h to 9th grade-(irove Zahn. james
Feagle. Robert Sionesifer, Mary Sion~siter,
Lucille Gernand. Rosa Geiman, Isabel Sham
berger. Neiiie Sebour. Ids Perry, Adele
Strasburger, Grace Steele, Airy V. Grouse,
Esther Kaufman, Eva Knadler.
From 9th to lGh-tAuHy Jones, Pansy
Routzahn. Maude Manahan. Mabel Hunter.
Joseph D. Brooks, Noah l.. Schaetfer.
MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT.
The work done 10 this Department begins
in the fifth grade with paper folding, followed
by construction work in cardboard. inlFodsc.
ing geomeirieal figures and type solids. Some
work in rAffR is also done ia this grade.
In the sixth grade knife work in wood ls
introduced, followed hy advanced kaife work
aud basketry.
In the seventh grade bench work in wood Is
begun, followed in the high school grades BY
more ADVANCED Nufks tue Atm ttitN W ttIAA
the pupil from the simple Ia the complex, hy
making each model little more diihculi.
Carving. finishing aud PyrOgraPhy are also
introduced as a means Of decoration.
Reed and raffia are used by lhe older girls /
in making reed and rafhA baskets and other
useful and beautiful articles. Ia all Of thIs
work originality of form aud design are ca
coaraged.
A special class IN mechanical drawing, com. /
posed Of boys from the higher grades, was or
esnized in January last and their work has /
been remarkably good
The aim of the public school IS 10 send ont (
boys and girls we'll trained TO take their part /.
in life. snd Il is because il contributes TO this {
end that il Is advocated.
Manual Training Is mental tssiaihg through /
the hand aud eye, jasi as the study pf history /
is mental training through the memory, and /
pupil who has passed through the curriculum 4
which inclades Maanal Training will BE- better 1
equipped TO follow any calling than oae who .
has not
The exhibition Of the work OF the pupils oi
the Manual Training Department daring the I
closing days Of school was very creditable, I
and showed considerable talent and skill by
quite a number Visitors 10 the exhibition /
we're highly pleased with the display. Prof. /
T. A Hidey is director of this department.