The Yale expositor., 1905-06-30
"BEING, NOT SEEMING. !"
Class of 'o5 VIII Receive Their Diplomas
This Evening.

This Evening.
Friday evening ushered in the open
ing program of Commencement week
in Yale. The promotion exercises of
the eighth grade were given in the
form of a drama called "The Cricket
on the Hearth" These young gradu-
ates into the high school, ten in num-
Der, were greeted with All immense au-
dience in Central hall. When the cur
tain rose they were seen seated upon
the platform, making a pretty scene,
the girls with their fair young faces
and white dresses, the boys with their
manly countenances. Each received
his or her diploma from the hands of
Prof. &. +. Kellogg who made a few
brief remarks. Following this bio
graphy of Dickens was very nicely
given by Mildred Stone, and very
pretty song was then sung by Freda
Wallace.
The curtain rose upon the first act of
the drama and throughout the scenes
it was surprising to the audience TO see
how well the young actors took their
parts. Nina Montney as Dot. Faye
Welch as blind Bertha, Olive GOheen
as Tillie SlOwbOy, Clara Cooper as Mrs.
Fielding and Hazel Reid as May Field
ing each doing remarkably good work
and Ray Knapp as John Perrybingle
Norman EllaT as Mr.. Tackleton. Glare
Fuller as Caleb Plummer and Vernon
Shaver as the old gentleman also tax
ing their roles equally well. The scene
where the spirit of the cricket and the
little household fairies come TO comfort
poor John and Dot was as pretty as
possible. To have the mystery cleared
up and everybody restored TO good hui
NOR and their right places furnished a
brave ending TO the drama.
Before and between acts good music
was provided by the Yale orchestra
and piano solo by George Windsor.
Miss Mckenzie, teacher of the Sth
grade, is to be congratulated upon the
splendid manner in which her class re-
sponded to her training.
Sunday evening an approaching and
threatening storm kept many from at
tending the baccalaureate services in
the NJ. +. church but the audience room
was comfortably filled, the four grad
uates occupying front seat.
The exercises opened with an organ
voluntary by Mrs. Mabelle Staley follow
ed with beautiful song "I'm Pill
grim" by the quartette, Mrs. Farr Scott,
Mrs. Newell, Messrs Newell and Schum.
A chapter was read by Rev. Thompson
and prayer made by Rev. Heicke. Mrs.
Scott rendered solo which was o de-
light to her audience.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates was delivered by Rev. G. ID.
Ellis of the Presbyterian church. He
took for his subject or text the 28th
verse of Mathew 20--Even as the Son
of Man came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.
Christ came as an example,. His life
was one long series of self-denials, of
sacrifices, one long effort to uplift, to
ennoble and finally in his last supreme
effort, he gave his life that we might
live. AS Illustration that man himself
may do much to uplift and ennoble
humanity, Rev. Ellis gave as examples
the names of several famous men, made
famous by their self sacrificing lives,
Wendall Phillips, Livingston, Garrison,
George Washington and Others and he
spoke of the different manner in which
each had lived his life to benefit his
fellow man, and il is not left only1to
famous people to do noble deeds and
live noble lives, the commonest one on
earth can do his bit of good in the
world and will surely receive his re-
ward.
1t was urged upon these young peo-
pie just out of school not to lead selfish
lives, but to make them bread, self
denying and useful.
The song "Abide with me" by the
choir, followed and made a fit ending
TO the sermon and the benedietion by
Rev. Thompson closed the evenings
49,
The social event of commencement
week was the reception and banquet
given by the juniors in hOnoring the
seniors. This occurred Tuesday even
ing and was held in the high school
Forty-eight guests were in
vited; the seniors, their parents, the
teachers, the members of the school
board and their wives, Rev. G. u. Ellis
and wife, the quartette Mrs. Farr Scott,
Mrs. Newell, Messrs. Newell and Schum,
Mr.. and Mrs. Staley, Miss Edith Holden
and the eight juniors Ina8ing the com.
pany who were reeeiyed In the high
room at nine O'Clock and entertained
with excellent music by Tho QNnstette |
and by Miss Holden. l
The summons thco ntse 10 the ban
mat roopn and 70 fhn xnnoto - an I'm.