The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-08
WEEK AT SCHOOLS
A Most Delightful bunch of School
Exercises
Beginning with Sunday Morning,
Schools are 1t.

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1t would take several pages tire Size
of this to tell of all the delightful
doings at the schools here this week
beginning with Sunday morning when
the baccalaureate services were held
at 1890.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
churches had refrained from their
morning services and the members
had gone in a body to the school where
the following program was given:
Voluntary, Doris Knutson.
Hymn No. 1901; High School
Invocation, Rev. G. H. Blake
Solo, Dream of Paradise"
Louise G.. Clark
Scripture Lesson, 6,----
Rev. 2. Westin jacobson
Solo, Babylon" f. G. Reuther
Address, IA Big Place; Can / Eli
It?"- ---------Rev. @. III. Blake
Hymn No. 66,-------Hi High School
Benediction, Rev. p. Westin jacobson.
Rev. Blake in making his address
to the graduating class sppke feelingly
for twenty minutes anu his remarks
were meaty and to the point. The
music was most excellent, the solos by
Miss Clark and Mr.. Reuther being
particularly we'll rendered.
Wednesday evening, the class play,
WHO'S to Win Him?" was presented.
A full house greeted the production
Notwithstanding the weather was
simply rotten. The play was well
given and the characters portrayed
with a finish, each individual part
being well taken. The least of char
acters was as follows:
Cyril Dashwood,- Toms
Mr.. Prattleton Primrose "A. Johnson
Mrs. Brushleigh,- Carmen Miller
Rose Emma Western
Sylvia ------Leona Hedloff
Minuetta Frances Adams
Musidora,- Brown
Arabella, Mary Lindgren
The scene of the play is located In
the country to which young officer,
Cyril Eastwood comes looking for a
wife. The country squire's cous-
ms, and their "friend" Arabella, at
tempt to win him by various intrigues
and schemes. He becomes interested
in Rose, the squire's daughter, who
has made no attempt to attract his
attention. He finally succumbs to
the charms of Rose and in all proba-
bility is now happily welded.
Last evening, the Third Annual
Commencement exercises of the High
School was given and the capacious
auditorium was taxed to hold the
attendance. 1t was estimated that
800 people were in the building.
On the stage besides the graduates,
Helen Cowling, Arnold Johnson, May
Brown. Frances Adams, Emma West
ern, Carmen Miller, Leona Hedloff,
Arthur Toms and Mary Lindgren,
were seated the High School faculty,
the school board and the guests of
honor, John Fl. Norton, Senator Lay
bourn and Representative Hugo. The
program as given was as follows:
Selection, Wagner's Orchestra
Shubert's Serenade, ------H. 5, Chorus
Salutatory Address, Arnold Johnson
Valedictory Address Helen Cowling
Address, Hon. John III. Norton
March, Wagner's Orchestra
Presentation of Diplomas, --------.
------H Hon. Geo. II. LaYbourn
Evening Song s. Chorus
Mr.. Norton in addressing the class
said in part that while they go forth
with high hopes and large ambitions,
''you will soon learn that it takes
something more than diploma tied
up with a red ribbon to keep pace
with the march of progress. The Dip
Iona for which you have worked so
hard may help you to get place, but
it will not help you to keep it. Your
success depends upon your own efforts,
your promptness in meeting and full
filling enpapements YOUR thOrOtlph-