Arizona republican., 1906-06-02
EIGHTH GRADERS
 BEFORE THE PUBLIC
Closing Exercises of the Phoenix
 Schools in Doris Opera House.

The Doris opera house last nigh. was considerably more than filled with an admiring audience, eager to witness 1 the closing exercises of the Phoenix city schools, the program being fur nished by the members of the eighth grade or graduating class. The class numbers seventy and is as bright looking aggregation of young people as ever graced a stage on a similar Occa- sion. The seating capacity of the building was filled long before the time for the exercises to begin and every aisle and area was packed by later corners, while still others, who could not gain even a satisfactory standing view. returned to their homes. The fact is very apparent that there is no auditorium in this city that can begin to accommodate the parents and friends of the city school children, even of the higher grades alone.
 There was a single discordant fea- ture in the entertainment, but it was something no one but the guilty boys themselves could be responsible for i The gallery was packed clear to the roof. and on the upper benches were a number of boys of rowdy type, who presumably had never had the advan- tages of either schooling or home training, for they exhibited neither po- Hteness nor common decency, and the crowd was so great they could not wei be differentiated from the unonending and thrown out. On one occasion,
 while a piano selection was being given, they hooted, yelled and made discordant notes on harmonica. to the disgust of all in the balcony. At other times, when some boy acquaintance would cross the stage to hand a drink of water to his thirsty girl companions. these hoodlums would tender him a noisy ovation. to the confusion of who ever chanced to be speaking
 The stage background was iIlumi- hated by a large American flag. Navajo rugs gave the stage a hOmelil1e appear ance. and greenery adorned the boxes. while along the footlights flowers were banked in prOfusion as before. There was room for but few on the stage aside from the large graduating class. The names of the members of the class are:
 Ethel May Strait, Lottie Thead. Mil dred Martha Stacey, Mamie Lou Pen dleton. Rexton J. Kane. Helen Mar jorie Wallace. Hazel CIarice Noack. Annette M. Elder, Alera Wfletta Ben ton. Evelyn Plumridge. Alten Boyd Stoner. Byron Jackson BeIlas, Mar garet Lenora McWlliams. Charles James Luke, Lucille Mansfield Rose A Linsey Margaret Armstrong, Leila Ruth Mckee. Jessie Karr, J. Franklin Alkire, Bertha Hall, Robert IinviIle Lutgerding. Fred Ruppert, Ethel Louise Hoefer, Charley Wallace DcMund. Christian Fred Clauson, Iva Clara Dom. Edward O'Connel. Ernna Mar garet Gordon, Alger Morris Robinson. Laura McWilliams, Helen Laird, Pear ley Pike. Isabelle Helen Oria, Lydia Adelaide Foushee, Hal William Nall. Paul Bennett, lone Franklin. Anna Marie Luke, Robbie lola Stevens. Beulah Ethel Donnel, Ethel Lee Banks Edith Stein. Inez Esther Thrift, Edwin Luke, Rafma Chalmers, Irene Shorten. Clifford Kay Green, Lily Anne Butler. Lu Ite Moor, Ellen Huberta Boyle. Norma Lyllian Sweeny. Harriet Mar garet Hurley, Mae l.. Miles, Laura Drew, Dorena Mae Smythe, Arthur Geyler' Jackson Temple. David Addi- son Breninger. Vera Mae WiIky. Rema Mae Doris, Wilma Alice Ricbrnond. Ruth Templeton Doris, Irmvne sophia LaGier, Irene Smith, Blanche Nlnson, Viviene Genevieve LaGier. Harry Kerr. Harry Felch, Etta Flor ence Morrell.
 While the audience was gathering.