The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-02
GraduatInA Exercises.

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Cloud High school were held at the
opera house last Friday night and the
house was filed to its full capacity.
The hall and stage we're neatly deco
rated with The class colors.
As Miss Vert played a march the
class, headed by Mrs Case, superin-
tendent; Miss Ellis and Miss Quicker,
principal and assistant principal,
marched up the center aisle, dividing
to the right and left, and took their
places upon the stage. The class sang
in chorus, "School Festival Song
and Rev. Davis delivered the iuvoca-
ton of Divine blessing.
George Peterson, salutatorian, had
for his subject reflections on Agri-
culture" His Grafton dealt with the
progress of Improvement in methods
of farming i'm this aud other countries,
and was a very thorough exposition of
the difference between the methods
which now prevail and those of a half
century to a century ago. While Mr..
Peterson appeared to be slightly EN-
barrassed at the beginning of his
grafton, as he became warmed to his
subject he showed real elCquence
The next number on the program
was "Song of the VIKINGS by a quar-
tet composed of Messrs. l.. p. and G.. S
Abr ght, Misses Jessie Vert and
Jessie Quicker, which received a
hearty encore
Miss Vera Crabill, as her part of the
graduating exercises, rendered "Sua-
vance River" very prettily on the
piano, and responded to a hearty
encore with Godard's second valse.
The subject of Miss Mary Damerell's
essay was "A Comparison of Enoch
Arden and Silas Mariner" She very
touchingly told the history of Enoch
Arden's sad love story and its still
sadder ending, showing his self sacri-
flee and trust in God, comparing it
with Silas Mariners very different
manner of accepting revereses and his
utter loss of faith in the goodness and
mercy of the Creator.
Miss Jessie Quicker, assistant princi-
pal of the high school, sang "A Gypsy
Maiden l." and was heartily encored.
Ross Brooks grafton, american
Contributions to Civilization" was
we'll prepared and delivered in a man.
ner which gives promise of his some
day becoming an orator Of ability.
Mr.. Brooks cited many of the improve.
ments in steam locomotion, electrical
engineering, the telegraph, grapha-
phone farm machinery, etc, as
examples of what the United States
had contributed to the advancement
of civilization. He concluded with a
prediction that the women of America
would some day be given the right to
hold office, and expressed the beli.f
that Miss Mamie Ellis would be the
first m president. with Miss
Quicker AS vice president, and various
members of the class of 'O5 we're
assigned to positions in the cabinet.
Mr.. Brooks Grafton was followed by
a solo by l.. p. Albright.
The browning number of the gradu-
ating program was the valedictory
grafton of Miss Blanche Pope, "Edu-
cational Standards of the United
States and Germany" Miss Pope
gave a very clear analysis of the edu-
cational standards of the two coun-
tries, showing that she had carefully
studied her subject, and the compost
ton itself showed considerable literary
merit Her Grafton closed with a few
we'll chosen words of thanks to the
teachers, and the class farewell.
In presenting the diplomas to the
graduating class, Mrs. Case paid them
a high tribute for the good showing
made in their studies and predicted
for them long and useful careers as
men and women. Mrs. Case also took
occasion to that the event