Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-09
THE COMMENCEMENT
AT THE ATHENEUM
A BRIGHT CLASS OF YOUNG
FOLKS WERE GRADUATED
LAST NIGHT.
EXERCISES WE'RE A CREDIT TO
j.. THE CLASS AND TO TEACHERS
......> WHO TAUGHT.

| Inc duuudl commencement Oh the
city high school was r held at the
Atheneum 1ast night and twelve bright
young people finished their common
school course in a very creditable
manner.
The stage had been very prettily
decorated by the Junior class, with
potted plants and from the ceiling
directly over the stage hung the class
motto, "The End Crowns the Work"
done in green and old gold.
The exercises were opened by pray
er by the Reverend Magin of the
Methodist church which was followed
by a large chorus Of about seventy
voices and Morning invitation" a
beautiful piece of music by Veazie, Jr.,
was sung in a highly satisfactory and
pleasing manner. The singers and
their work were tribute to the ability
of Miss Bartholomew their musical in
structress. Mrs. VIM. Moore was the
accompanied.
The salutatorian, Miss Fannie Abel.
aide MCGOWAN then welcomed the
throng who had gathered to witness
the exercises and did it with a rare
nnlsh. Miss Mabelle Clare Sperry was
the next on the program and delivered
an essay on "Woman's Clubs" Her
paper showed a keen insight into the
topic taken and it was thoroughly COW
cred and very we'll handled. A noem
by Miss Frances Airline White was the
next number. and her Offering dis.
played the poetic ability of the poetess
OF the class. Her delivery was good
and her conception of the work in
hand manifest. An Grafton by Merton
John Orr, the topic of which was
Golden Rule JONES'" was an able talk
on one OF the country's good men. The
orator was the only boy in the class of
twelve and his popularity in the class
was attested to by the frequency with
which he was referred to in other
papers as "our boy" and the like.
The girls glee club then sang 20.
swallow, Happy Swallow" a pretty
creation in music by Kucken. Fol-
lowing this number of the program
was discussion: "Resolved. That
the privilege of SUFFRAGE should be
conferred ON Women" The aflrma-
tive was ably taken by Miss Jessie
bmerence Gilbert who brought out
many good points in favor of her posi-.
ton taken and would, have the women
vote II they are to be taxed. In the
negative Miss Laura Margaret LEROY
showed, In her talk, study of the
work In hand and would have the
women soldier in time of war to pro-
tect the laws If they voted in times Of
peace to make them. Both Young
ladies' acquitted themselves in a most
credltable manner. Miss Bessie Adel-
aide Gilbert reviewed the past and
mad many things Of very amusing
nature to say and took her part as
class historian well. AS seer and
prophet Miss Emma Louie Roseberg
1ortold some bright and happy futures
for the class. She saw great actresses,
FAR famed nurses, for others school
teaching and loving love, at once a
best man and chewing gum manufac-
turer, poetess of worldwide renown.
nigh collegiate courses, human night
mgales, missionaries, electricians, and
only saw for herself an old maids nor.
ton which latter the class did not
seem to place much belief in.
The class gifts were then presented
by Miss Margaret Marian Grady. She
made pleasing little talk previous to
the presentation and gave to each a
little token that seemed in each in
stance to be quite fitting. Another
chorus, "Come Fit Around" by WEEK
erlin, was very ably handled by the
many voices.
An Grafton, ''The Power of Oratory"
was then delivered in highly credit
able manner by Miss Alice Jennine
Williams and paid a great tribute to
that power of the trained thinker of
voice. A recitation, "The Vagabond,"
was unfortunately denied the audi
ence as the speaker, Miss Mary Ellen
|o'ReMly was, through illness, unable
to deliver it. A glowing tribute was
paid to Lewis and Clark by Miss Anna
Laura Slater, the valedictorian Just
before the valedictory address. Both
her works were very ably and we'll
handled. Goodnight Beloved" by
Pinsuti, was then sang by the glee
club and the presentation OF diplomas
made by Prof. Moore. Another
chorus, Nightingale and Rose" by
ILehnert, and benediction by the
Reverend Magin closed the exercises.
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