Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
ARE
GRADUATED IN
MANY SCHOOLS
Eight Hundred Pass
Upward
Exercises Held In About Thirty-fiVe
PIaees-Dr. Moore Expresses
Qualification at Excellent
Progress Made

Another graduation day has come and !
over eight hundred pupils are rejoicing
that they have successfully passed |
their examinations and are on fair
way toward the end of their school
Los Angeles schools, though now ac-
counted among the best in the United
States, are progressing rapidly and
great satisfaction has been expressed
this year by everyone and particularly
by DR.. e. c. Moore, superintendent OF
schools, over the rapid advancement of
the pupils. who have demonstrated
their learning power to great extent
these past five months.
Many new ideas have been put into
force in the schools and many mover
methods tried until the standard of the
Los Angeles schools is far above the
average.
Several of the schools will not hold
their exercises until this afternoon put
the greater part were given yesterday
The Los Angeles high school and the
Polytechnic high school have alreauy
held their exercises and there mas iiot
been a school where the program mas
not been voted a complete success ana
a great credit to everyone concerned
Polytechnic High School
The students comprising the hrst
graduating class of the Polytecilnic
high school were presented WIN tlleii
Ionian pins Yesterday afternoon at
regular meeting of the Ionian society;
The graduates numbered seven anu
excepting the two post graduates VINO
left the school last .erm these seven
constitute the first class of students
TO graduate after spen-ing tour-year
course in the school. They were jessie
Andrews, president of he winter W
class; Mr.. Weaver, Mr.. Lloyo, MI.
Bell Alex. Ogilvie, Miss Newklrk' vice
president of the oman society, ana
Miss Shafr.
The pins were presented to the grad
yates by Victor Hecht, president of the
summer 'O7 class, before large au-
dience of the members of the lonlan
society After the presentation frln-
cipal Frances addressed the stuuents
in a heart to heart talk on their future
Several musical selections and oratlolls
added entertainment to the occaslon'
chief among which was the Polytechnlc
band, led by Byron Stanley, an ora
ton by Mr.. Weaver and Vloiln SOLO
hv one of the young women of the
band. ..s
A tryout debate was held yesterday
morning to select a debating team to
meet the Hollywood high school some
time before March 13. The date ana
place will be decided later by the
schools. Polytechnic will submit the
questions and Hollywood will be given
choice of side.
Miss Dora Goldring and Robert Nc
| - ~ -,,nanccfIIl
in the tryout and will represent the
Polytechnic school. They will begin
their duties Immediately, and the WIN
ming or losing of this debate will nave
much to do in decidil g the direction
the championship of the county will go.
Union Avenue School
The A class of the eighth grade OF
the Union Avenue school held its grad
uation exercises yesterday afternoon
and a delightful program was rendered
1t was as follows:
Piano solo, Eva Lewellen; Recitation,
"Murilo's Slave" Helen T. Myer;
class history, Agnes Wernlund; Song
God of the Nations" Eighth grade;
reading. Lincoln" by Robert G. In
gersoll Roy st. John; class prophecy
Marjorie Varcoe; Song of Brother
hood. class: class will, Amalia NaatZ;
presentation of flag to eighth grade,
Earl Swarts: acceptance of nag, Lind
ley Morton. b 8; song, selected, Phyllls
Hutchins, Marie Petersen; awarding
of diplomas, Principal j. w: Hamer;
song, America" eighth grade.
Joseph w. Hamer is the principal OF
the school and the teacher of the class
is Miss Mary b. Killerfer.
Those who graduated are: Mary
Anderson, James w Binkley, Phyllis
Hutchins, Helen T, Myer, Amalia
Naatz Mabel Petersen, Frank Slopcr,
Roy st. John, Agnes Wernlund, Earl
/ Swarts and Marjorie Varcoe.
Custer Street School
The Custer Street school A, eighth
class, gave its program yesterday In
| honor of their graduation day and the
| Invitations were particularly effective.
/ They were in the form of small oblong
books with violets hand painted on the
cover and tied with the class colors'
| violet and green.
The following program was pre-
sented:
Selection, orchestra; Song of Brother
hood, class; Statutory, Leonore Dill;
class song (Ethel Webb class; recita-
ton, Margaret Spaulding; violin solo,
Karl Bonoff; class poem, Mary Bona
diman; piano solo, Helen Walsh; reci-
tation, Hannah Horowitz; violin solo,
Marco Kester; prophecy, Alice Russell;
piano solo. Bouwina Dykhuizen; reci-
tation, Azelia Johnston; duet Ethel
Webb and Alice Russell; recitation,
Elizabeth Loos; violin solo, Marco
Wolff; O. HIS James Jerkes; class son
Wolff; @. HIS, James Jerkes; class
song, class; recitation, Fannie Wolff;
dialogue, ITO Mauro," Florence Fray
ner George Messenger, Edgar Lusk;
class will. Marco Kester; waiting, class;
presentation of diplomas, Mrs Smith;
valedictory, Sidney Twining; song,
"Evening Hymn" class.
Those who graduated are; Joe An
gona, Mary Bonodiman, Karl Bonof,
Pauline Brownberger. Llewellyn But
rick, Ercell Bunker, Lester Campbell,
Florence Calkins, James Gould, Leo
more Dill. Winfield Hall, Bauwina
| Dykiuzen, Lloyd Keiser, Carrie Em-
mons. Marco Kester Florence Frag-
uor, Edgar Lusk, Hannah Horowitz,
George Messenger Azelia Johnston,
Thomas McCready, Elizabeth Loos,
| Thomas McKain, Gertrude Pinkiert,
| FlVerne Porter Grace Reynolds, Dan