Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-01
TAE sseEE REVIEW BsBE ARzoNA
SUPERB SCHOOL
 YEAR IS ENDED

At the Opera House last night. in the presence of an audience of five hundred people. composed mostly oi the parents and friends of the high school pupils. Trustee H. M. Woods presented MT. John Blair and Mir. Roy Newman, the two members of the graduating class of the Bisbee High School for 1907, with their diplomas, neatly tied with the class colors, the blue and the white.
 In presenting the diplomas, Trustee Wood stated that the school term brought to an end with the exercises at the opera house lass even, had been very successful, and took occasion to compliment in the highest terms the good work accomplished by Prof. Philbrook and his splendid corps of teachers, and also the pupils who had put forth their best efforts. In pre- senting the diplomas. Mir Wood said:
 q observe your class colors are blue and white: the beautiful blue of the sky and the lily of the valley; may you ever be true blue and keep your character as pure as the lily"
 After the orations of the two young men graduates, the high school boys who occupied prominent seats in the gallery, gave vent to their pentup en- thusiasm in the following:
 What's the matter with Blair and Newman? They're all right! Who's all tight Blair and Newman!"
 When Trustee H. Nj. Woods conclud- ed his remarks, the teachers, who oc- cuPied positions on the stage. arose en masse and expressed their regard for the popular trustee in the same manner.
 The opera house and stage were prettily decorated with the class col. DTS and evergreens. The graduating class with Miss Riley, principal of the high school, occupied seats on the extreme left of the stage, and the re- mainder of the stage was reserved for the teachers and speakers of the eyen- ing.
 One of the most pleasing features of the commencement exercises was the singing of the High School Glee Club. under the direction of Prof. Krinbill, who were enthusiastically applauded. Their rendition of the Merry Maidens'' was the best musical number of the evening.
 Prof. PhilbrOok presided, and as the curtain was raised the Glee Club was grouped in the center of the stage and the exercises commenced with a patriotic medley in which "My Coun- try 'Tis of Thee" Red, White and Blue,'' Yankee Doodle,' Star Span gled Banner" Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching" Dixie "Sua. nee River John Browns Body, '' Marching Thro' Georgia" and other old time favorites, pleased the audi ence. . - E ... 4
 In making a few introductory re. marks, Prof. Philbrook stated that this was the second annual commence ment in the history of the Bisbee schools, and the Bisbee High School has just commenced to grow He stated that next year eighty-eight pu- pills would be enrolled in the Bisbee High School department. and Bisbee would then equal any High School in Arizona. The Professor stated that in order for a legal High School De partment to be established it would be necessary to have an election in the near future, for which petition was now being circulated, and in his Upin- ion the election would be held and carried before the next school term opened. The professor stated that the establishment of a regular Higl