The San Francisco call., 1906-06-01
PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATION IN PARK
WILL BE UNUSUAL AND NOVEL SCENE
Pupils to the Number of 17O0 Each Carrying American
Flag to Be Given Diplomas.

one OF the most remarkable scenes
ever witnessed in Golden Gate Park
win be the graduating exercises OF the
public schools tomorrow afternoon. The
programme w3n be on at l O'Clock. and
IN tho course Of the afternoon 400 pu-
s,jls from the city's schools VIII receipe
thcir. certificates Of graduation. this he
iag th5 largest number of youth that
has ever gone forth from the school
room to tfe battles or the world duriag
oae great commencement. The band
concert prcocdcs the giving OF diplo
mas
Many OF those entitled to receive di-
plomss live in Berkeley. Oakland and
other suburban places They are re-
cuested To be at the park band stand
at 1870 o'clock. and each pupil is ex-
pected 10 carry an American flag.
Mayor Schmitz, Professor Morse Ste
pheas. PRECEDENT Altman. Superintend-
ent Roncovie-i ard some others Will
make short addresses. anu the park
band VIII render an interesting mu-
sical programme. With 10000 TO $4,000
spectators watching almost 20O0 grad
uates receive their diplomas in The
open air, surrounded by the beautiful
foliage of the park. the scene viii be
unique in the history Of American
schools.
It is promised that the street car
service will be adequate TO the task of
properly handling the vast throngs.
The following is the programme Of
the jOint commencement exercises of
the day and evening high and gram
mar schools at the music stand, Golden
Gate Park, Saturday, June >, 1906, at
> p. M There viii be concert from l
10 p. m. by the park band:
Concert rogramme-Overture vii
liam Tell Rossini; grand medley of
American national songs; tone pictures
of the North and South, BendiX; grand
selection from ~LOhengrin. Wagner;
Largo" Handel; grand overture from
'-rannhauser.ss Wagner
Graduation programme - Remarks,
Hon. Alfred Roncovieri, Superintendent
Public schools: ca National anthem
America" (Smith-Van Dyke; Cb) song.
Dear Old Hills Of California" (Davis) ;
by chorus OF 5000 school children, di-
rected by Miss r Carpenter, supervisor
OF music; remarks. Hon A Altman.
president Board of Education; ca
song. ~Old Folks at Home" lFoster) !;
Ib) patriotic song, Columbia, the Gem
Of the Ocean" .(Shaw), by chorus OF
5000 school children: oration by his
Honor Mayor Eugene T. Schmitz; (a)
song, Gloria California" (Pasmore) ;
fbD We're Denting Tonight on the Old
camp Ground" lcD Dixie" by chorus
of 5000 school children address, Pro-
1essOr Henry Morse Stephens. NJ A.
professor Of history, University of Cali
fOrnia: (a) song. san Francisco Ever
more" Carpenter -McGlade) OBJ song,
Ny own United States" Edwards, 4,
by chorus Of 5000 school children; ora
tiOn and presentation of graduates to
his Honor Mayor Eugene +. Schmitz
by Hon Samuel NJ ShOrtridge: distrf-
button of diplomas by his Honor Mayor
Eugene +. Schmitz; ta) song of the
class Of 1906 (DenZa). by the graduates;
OBJ star Spangled Banner lScott-
kew, by the entire audience standing.
The following is a list of the gradu-
ates:
Fremont Grammar school.
Erlou Erskine. Charles Elmer. Mau-
rice Finn, Walter Fischer. Raymond
Greenberg. san Kondoh. Leo Bighthipe
John Mccormack. William Ore. Elsa At
ZerJth, Miriam Berlinsky, Marcella Col
Inns, Elizabeth Fabris. Isabel Hail. Nell
lie RenfrO. Cora shannon, Ruin Taylor
Louise Tyler, Euphemia Warwick, Mar
garet Walsh.
Adams Cosmopolitan Grammar.
Mrs. NJ A. DOughty's class - Made
leine Berry, Louise Bird. Bessie Bren-
ner,. Rose Carey, MIgnonette Cohen,
Nettie Dykmans. Miriam Ehrlich. Luise
Esclmann, Mary Fulthorp. Irene John
son. Edith Johnston, Eva kays. Flor
ence Ross, Linda Russ. Lillian Sciallero.
Hazel Schweitzer, Hazel Treglean Her
man T. Trautner Ida Zobler Elsie
Goldsworthy, Louis COhn, Albert Clan
cy Earl Edwards. Edward F'irestone
Hedwig Gercke, Albert Green. Eakle
Hart, Harold Hayes HoraId Hofmann.
Leonard Holman, Julius Merkelbach
Henry kreutzmann, William Richard
son, David Roy. Walter Won Konskv.
Dolph Westphal.
Maria Fairchild's class-Babette Ans
pacher Frida Bahnsen, Agnes Barthold.
Adds Dominica Elsie Herschman Jen-