The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-20
HIGH SCHOOLS
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class OF the Hope street high school held
forth last evening
In the graduating class at Hope street
diplomas were awarded TO 13 young men
and 2S young women. or this total num-
ber 15 had completed the Latin course
and % the English course. At the Eng
lish high school there was an especially
large graduating class, comprising 81
young women and 13 young men.
Superintendent of Schools Walter IL.
Small awarded the diplomas ut the Eng
lish school, while Judge Frederick Rueck-
ert acted In similar capacity at Hope
street
The large hall at the Hope street scrool
was filled with friends and relatives of
the graduating class and by undergrad
yates OF the school when the exercises
OF the class of 1907 were held last eve
ming Music orations by the members
or the graduating class and the produc-
ton OF scenes from Shakespeare's Much
Ado About Nothing comprised the fea-
lures of the evenings celebration.
The exercises began with singing, over
the Dancing Sea-" by Rossini. after which
Rev. George Mcclellan FisSe. rector OF
st. Stephens Episcopal church, offered
prayer. Miss bertha Lillian Goldberg
followed the invocation with an Grafton
on ut is Advisable for the Jews to Colo
nize Palestine" Miss Alice Estelle
!, Sucker read a paper on the Necessity
for Universal Language" followed by
the singing OF Sweet Is the Sound of
Charity's Voice." by Rossini. Miss Mar
garet Walcott Kimball delivered an
Grafton on inspiration Derived from
Nature" and Albert Arnold Bennett. Jr.,
spoke on THE Modern Spirit of Haste"
Music by the school orchestra closed this
portion OF the exercises. Orations by
Misses Margaret Ames Fuller and Mar
jorie Fuller and Antonio Marcaccio had
been planned. but they were excused from
participation.
In Much Ado About Nothing" which
began the second portion OF the eve-
ning's programme. the principal roles
were allotted as follows: Don Pedro,
Chester F. Chaplin: Claudio, Harold b.
Cranshaw; Benedick, Chester T. Calder;
Dogberry. Julius A. Saacke; Hero. Mar
garet A. Fuller; Beatrice. Marjorie Full
Ter. All five filled their roles excellently
Mr. Saackes playing OF the comic Dog
berry mucr laughter. while Mr.
Calder and Miss Marjorie Fuller realized
the possibilities OF their two characters
In excellent fashion. Others who had
roles In the play were Herbert f. wrat,
Henry @. Marsh. Walter L. Flynn, Ed
ward B. Lloyd, Clarence S. Cleasby.
Joseph g. Neves. Miss Airline Field, Miss
Audrey Mallette, Miss Margaret f. UPTON
Miss Marjorie u. Chandler and Miss
Lucille C.. Jacobs
At the conclusion came the singing of
Donizettfs When the Sun In Splendor
Rising" the sextet from Lucia di Lam
mermoor." and the presentation of the
class gift by Chester Thomas Calder
president of the class. Judge Rueckert
awarded the diplomas and then after the
singing Of the class song, the words OF
which were by Albert A. Bennett, Jr.. and
the music by Miss Airline Field, benedic-
tion was pronounced.
The graduating class are:
Latin Course-Albert Arnold Bennett.
Jr.. Chester Thomas Calder Chester
Fisher Chaplin. Clarence Sawyer Cleasby.
Bessie Ryder Donahue. Mary Eleanor
Donovan. Airline Field. Walter Lee Flynn.
Margaret Ames Fuller. Marjorie Fuller.
Mabel Smell Grant, Lucille Chace Jacobs.
Margaret Walcott Kimball. Audrey NAL
lette, Alice Helena McEVoy and julius
Adolphe Saacke.
English Course--Esther Julia Abrams.
Genevieve Thomas Barry. Mary Martha
Brennan. Marjory Daniels Chandler,
Margaret Brooks Church. Harold Gran
shaw, Mary Elizabeth Degnan, Augusta
Elizabeth Doeg. Edith Esther Emerson.
Bertha Lillian Goldberg Helen Louise
Hagerty. Mary Eta Hagerty Marie
Celestine Herman. Edward Bassett Lloyd.
1nez Mabel Lovett. Antonio Marcaccio,
: Henry Gidersleeve Marsh. Annie Mar
jorie McCurdy, Joseph Serpa Neves.
Sarah Ames Sanborn. Beatrice Seabury.
Alice Estelle Sucker. Margaret Frances
Upton. Joseph Broughton Walsh and Her
bert Eugene Wray.
ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL.
There was an enthusiastic gathering
of relatives and friends OF the students
which greeted the English high school
graduating class. A finely arranged pro-
gram OF recitations. music and two scenes
from Sheridans school for Scandal"
was carried out very successfully, and the
audience was agreeably entertained
throughout. At the conclusion Superin-
tendent Small presented diplomas to the
a benediction.
The combined high school orchestras,
under the efficient direction OF Mr.. Rus
sell. rendered instrumental selections in
a capable manner and furnished the ac-
compartment for the singing Members
of the graduating class who read were
Miss Grace L. White, Miss Hattie Green
blatt. Ralph j. Saxon. Miss Lillian A.
Page. Miss c. Irene Perry and John S.
Hodgson. Each of these readings was
very well given. and that Of Mr.. Hodgson
was an extrtmely logical argument on the
affirmative side of a uch-agitated ques-
tion.
The musical selections sung by the
graduating class included "Over the Dan
cling Sea-" Roeckel: when the Sun in
Splendor Rising" Donizetti. and Sweet
Is the Sound of Charity's Voice. Rossini
The exercises closed with the presenta-
tion OF two scenes from Richard Brinsley
Sheridan's School for Scandal The
scenes were the first of the second act
and the third of the third act, and the
roles of Sir Peter and Lady Teazle were |
ably taken, respectively. by John A. An
derson and Miss Lucia E. Angell
The graduates were: Amelia Knight !
Barclay Allardice. Lucia Edna Angel. |
Edith haywood Baker, Grace Irene Bar |
bour. Faith Bartlett, Sarah Eliza Bart |
lett. Emma Eliza Bedford. Marion Swan |
Marie Burns. Elizabeth Gertrude Carroll, |
Helen Margaret Cornell, Harriet Louise |
Congrove Gertrude Alice Crecolius, Salle |
Veronica Dunn, Margaret Black Dykes, |
Hermione Farnum Eleston. Gertrude |
Eloise Fuller Lizzie Earle Gardiner. |
Mary Gertrude Gately. Marguerite Estella |
Gibbs. Katherine Agnes German, Hattie |
Greenblatt Ida Belle HILBERT. Sarah Hun |
ter Kelso. Harriet Hawley Kimball. Kath- |
crime Theresa King Minnie Edna knight |