The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-07
GRADE PUPILS PASS
TO HIGH SCHOOLS
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS ARE
HELD IN ALL DISTRICTS.
Eighth Year Pupils Combine, to Give
Entertainment Which Shows Varied
Character of Their Accomplishment
Music and REGULATIONS Delight Audi
ences of Parents and Friends.

T The eighth grade commencement ex-
ercises of the south district, composed
Of Adams Greeley, Irving, Jackson and
today in the auditorium Of the South
high school, when more than 800
pupils received diplomas from the
hands of Superintendent G. M. Jordan.
The program was opened by the chorus
from the Seward school singing "The
Charge Following the Invocation by
Rev. c.. J. Petri, the girls chorus
from Greeley school sang Hearts Light
as Air with fine effect. Miss Ruth
Olson from the jackson school gave a
good reading Of "The. Legend Of the
compiled by Joseph Russell from Ed.
win Abbey's work. Lawrence Lund
from the Jackson school contributed
splendid vocal solo, ''Now when Dusky
William Gamble of the Seward school
recited Kipling,'s :" l. 'Envoi'> with in
telligent appreciation. The Irving
school, as their quota, gave an exhibit
tlon Of physical training. The. program
uniting in "Ameriea. - DR.. Jordan
spoke words Of encouragement to the
graduates and commended their fine
work during the last eight years. u
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~. East Side Schools. Il, , r..
The east grade Holmes, Sheridan and
Van Cleve schools, united in eighth
grade commencement exercises at the
East high aud itorium at II o'clock.
and Frank ". Webster presided. Misses
Mabel Lindquist and Myrtle Ebe Of the
Sheridan school played an arrange
ment OF the. overture to "Poet and
Peasant" for four hands, and were
much appreciated. '"The Hundred and
Oneth, -" read by Miss Olivia Rem1ey Of
Sheridan school was most effective. The
original story, by Bernice Armstrong Of
Holmes school showed an ingenious plot
choruses ssWeel Ma y;the Keel Row, >
and THE Skylark song,' sung by the
ceiiently Miss Zoe Be" Beagle t Of the an van en
Cleve school, who read HBirds of Kill
ingworth, with an appreciation of its
beauty was followed BY Alice johnson
Of the Fast grade, who:read an interest
Tramp The Holmes orchestra gave
1.-THE Holy City," little Miss Dorothy
| Quale Of fourth grade playing the cor
Enet solo. Jay Carlson of the East
grade read Elizabeth Barrett Brown
king's beautiful poem, TfA Musical IN
SIIumenI,1 =: Wnlle MISS Ellen NeWhOuSo
from the same school, played running
accompaniment. The Holmes chorus
| sang "Tripping O'er the Hill with
good volume and fine shading, and the
orchestra from the same school PLAYED a
march while the $50 graduates received
their diplomas from Superintendent
Jordan.
,.. North Side Grades. = &A3
Pretty exercises were held at tie
North high audi orium this afternoon
| in connection with the eighth grade
lgraduation of the pupils in the north
districts THE assembly room was taste
fully decorated lin honorsofs the.eyent
and naturally was filed to the doors
with friends and relatives Of the young
| masters and misses who have completed
| their grade work. = ;, : -, r. =. =
| The graduates numbered 1926, repre-
senting the following schools: Bremen,
At; Franklin, 81; Hamilton, IA; Hsrri-
SON. a.; Jefferson, 10; Lincoln, 10; Lo-
gan. 70.
Nearly 500 eighth. grade pupils in
the central district were presented with
diplomas at the graduation exercises
held this afternoon at Wesley. church.
It, was monster class, exceeding the
big class of last year by about 100
The, schools participating were, the fol
lowing: Bryant, 81; Calhoun, SO; Gin.
ton, %; Emerson, A; Douglas, IA; Gar.
field, 40; Horace Mann, FL; Jefferson
10; Madison, 80; Washington, 81
1 Whittier, 81; total, 473. 81 -. TS7.' :