Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16
CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM
EXERCISES HELD IN BUSINESS
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY HALL.

Glass night exercises Of the graduating
class of the Business High School were held
last evening In the large assembly hall OF
the school building. which was packed TO
the doors with friends and relatives OF the
students Seated on the stage were the Of
ficers of the class and Principal Allan
Davis. and to the right, hidden behind large
palms. was an orchestra that rendered APP
propriate selections throughout the even
ing.
The exercises opened with selections,
High School Cadets and King Dodo,
py TIE orchestra. Mr.. Elmer l.. Trey, presi-
dent OF the class. then delivered the address
OF welcome. He said: ct gives US great
pleasure to have here this evening SO many
of the friends of the Business High School.
and on behalf of the class of 1906 and the
members of the faculty | extend to you
a most cordial welcome. We have not. per-
haps the largest class that ever graduated
from the Business High School, but 1t Is
very far from being the smallest 1t Is
not perhaps. the most brilliant class that
ever went out of a school into the business
world. but we are sure 1t Is up 10 the
average. The class thus far has done little
to show its real capabilities, but. in any
event. II has done nothing to Its discredit
If you will allow US few years In which
to wear off the rough edges and to hnd our
true position among the others who are Ia
boring in the great business world, We VIII
show you that the confidence placed by the
members of the faculty In the 15S members
of the class of 1905 has not been mis-
placed
Glass History.
In introducing the class historian Mr..
Trey said: 1T will be well, however. for you
to hear what the class has done before you
hear what it is going to do: and we have
for our historian one beside whom Herod-
bay led beginner.
Not that Herodotus was not all right when
1t came to history. but we think that no
one could put in writing the history OF the
class of 1906 quite so well as Miss Rosen-
dale" The orchestra then rendered HAPPY
HeinIe."
Miss Blanche r. Struble delivered the
prophecy for sections A2. Do, Ed and HI:
a selection. 'Burgomaster, was rendered
by the orchestra: Miss Ethel F. Harper de-
livered the prophecy for sections BIZ. c.. FL
and GO: When Vacation Is Over" was sung
by eight bows and eleven girls of the class.
to the tune of In the Swee. By and By;
Mr. Harry NJ CLANCY delivered the class
poem. and the orchestra rendered Prince of
Pilsen."
The Addresses.
Mr.. w. A. Porterfield delivered the address
to the undergraduates Miss Irene Dieter
ich. accompanied on the plano by Miss Stella
Dieterich. sang several solos, selections. Mr..
p. Mccall Mercer replied to the address of
Mr.. Porterfield to the undergraduates. The
orchestra rendered Moonlight
Mr.. Allan Davis principal of the school.
delivered the faculty address. The orchestra
then rendered Little Johnny Jones' Mr..
S. Worcester Mason was valedictorian The
exercises closed with selection by the or
chestra. Yankee Grit
The officers of the class are: President,
Elmer l.. Trey; vice president, Norman NJ.
Dom; secretary. Jennie j. Friel; treasurer,
Ernest S. Johnston.
Executive committee-Kennett Armstrong,
Claude r. Arth, Emily NJ. Betz, Mary L.
higgins. Harry M CLANCY, Joseph Childs
Minnie B. Curtis. August Dangelo, William
O. Gibson. Katherine T. Liston, Emily G.
Rosemond. Myrtle c. Scofield, Agnes E.
Stoutenburgh. Walter w. Tolson, Merrill
Wiltberger. John P. Yeatman.