The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-06-26
CLOSING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Exercises at the Maple Avenue
school Building Friday.


Morristown High School we're held in
the chapel of the Maple Avenue School
Friday morning. The platform which
was appropriately decorated for the
occasion was occupied by members Of
the board of education, the graduates,
local clergy and others. Promptly at
ten O'Clock the doors were opened and
the pupils Of the upper grades marched
in and filed the Seates on the sides Of
the platform. w. Z. r. Haven pre-
sided.
The program was opened with pray
er by Rev. d. D. Webster, when Frank
NJ. Miller spoke on the subject Of
Wealth.. Then came the first part
the cantata 1.-THE Building OF the
Ship rendered by the pupils. This
marked radical departure in the ex-
ercises at all former occasions single
musical numbers being rendered. The
cantata was given under the direction
of Prof. e. M. Young, who has been
drilling the singers since the holidays.
Following the first part Of the can
tata, Alice w Baker read an essay on
The American Hyperbole," after
which Miss Clara Lee spoke on /" Must
we go Backward or Forward for the
Simple Life.' Following the compile
tion of the cantata, Raymond P.
Heath spoke on The End Of Our
First Quarter" Diplomas were dis
tributed by Superintendent Haven.
The parts of the cantata were taken
as follows
Cantata !" The Building Of the Ship"
PART l.
Full Chorus Build me straight
Recitative-ss The merchants word y
Senior Class.
Duet ~" Beautiful they were in sooth.
Annie L. Bates, Louise M. Lynch.
Choral Recitative--"s Thus, said he,
'we win build this ship. !"
Tenors and Bassos.
Full Chorus A goodly frame"
Recitative and Air-@ The Masters
word.
Senior Altos and Lulu A. Meslar.
Full Chorus Happy, thrice happyl"
Recitative Day by day the vessel
grew"
Senior Sopranos.
Full Chorus" Build me straight"
Cantata :" The Building Of the Ship. J"
PART II.
Solo--ss The ocean old"
Bassos.
Recitative and Full Chorus g On the
deck
Sara ]. Davis and School
Recitative and Chorus -" Then the
Master, with a gesture of command =
Senior Class and School.
Tenor Solo" How beautiful she is "
George Babbitt
Trio Sail forth into the sea of life"
Senior Girls.
Chorus and Solo ~Sail'on nor fear"
Annie L. Bates, Senior Girls
and School.
The class motto is vincit qui Sc
yincit.
The class organization Glass Presi-
dent, Raymond P. Heath vice-presi-
dent, William M. Aitchison; secre-
tary, Regina H. Wilson treasurer, A.
Augusta Lippman.
Latin Alice w. Baker, Annie Z.
Bates, Sara J. Davis, Edna B. Davis,
Leona G. Hawk, Clara M. Lee, Anna
@. Roberts, Edna Shelley, Bessie B.
Tompkins, Regina H Wilson, Ray
mond G. Coghlan, Raymond p. Heath,
J. Karl Kronenberg, Harry O. Shell
ley, Robert Fl. Schenck, Charles r.
Surdam.
English Mabel Fl. Cattermole, Isa-
belle G.. Hipson. A. Augusta Lippman,
Louise M. Lynch, Lulu Tillman, Will
liam M. Aitchison, Frank M. Lipp-
man, Frank NJ. Miller, P. Barton
Myers, Jr., q. Arthur Quayle, Jr.
Commercial Henrietta Absalom,
Reta f. Frost. Elsie NJ. Green, Lulu
A. Meslar, L. May Moodey, Clara W..
Morehouse, George II. Rennick, Q. G.
Hilmer Anderson.
The reception was held in the chapel
of the Maple Avenue School on FRI
day evening with a large attendance.
An orchestra furnished music and af-
ter congratulations had been offered a
short program was rendered First
there came a short play by Jerome X.
Jerome entitled Barbara. . The
characters were taken by Miss Mable
Cattermole, as Barbara Regina Will
son, as Lily Leland Barton Myers as
Cecil Norton and Wm. Aitchison as4
Dir. Nathaniel Finnicum.
The class prophecy read by Frank
Lippman was followed by the class
yell A little later come the senior
march, the graduates being wrapped
III sheets and marching through the
darkened room to the platform by
candle illumination. On the platform
came the book burning and then the
class song was sung. Yells of classes,
other schools and clubs managed to1
keep things from becoming dull. Re-
freshments were served after the pro-
gram.
The names Of those who have been
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