Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-15
Commencement Exercises in the Au-
ditorium Attended by Hundreds
Of Relatives and Friends.
ADDRESS BY GEO. P. BIBLE, PHI. D.
vaIedictory by Walter Barnes and
Sa|utatoryby Miss Leisa Henry
Occasion a Brilliant One.

class of 1907 We're held in the high
school auditorium last night The
program was similar to the COM
mencement programs of recent years
and was excellent throughout. The
auditorium was decorated as it was
for the class day exercises, with vines
and the class flags on a background
of white in the rear of the platform.
AS was the case at the class day eX-
ercises Thursday, the auditorium was
filled to overfiowing by the relatives
and friends of the class members.
At S:15 o'clock the Classical Music
Club began playing and the members
of the class marched in from the
north door. Following two of the
ushers were Superintendent Shull,
Rev Dr. w. G. Snodgrass and George
P. Bible, Phi. D., the speaker of the
evening. They were followed by the
faculty, Board of Education and the
members of the class, who were head
ed by the president, Jack M. Klein.
The members of the class were hear
tily applauded as they entered the
auditorium The graduates, DR..
Bible, Rev. DR.. Snodgrass and Super
intendent Shull occupied seats on the
stage, while the faculty and Board of
Education were seated in chairs at
the front of the auditorium.
After the invocation by DR.. Snoc
grass, superintendent Shull intro
duced Miss Leisa Henry, the saluta-
torian of the class. The subject of
Miss Henry's essay was the class
motto, Labor Omnia Vincit," and
she won much applause, the essay
and delivery being excellent.
After a selection by the orchestra
DR.. George P. Bible, president of the
Bible & Scorer Lecture Bureau, of
Philadelphia, was introduced. His ad-
dress was both helpful and amusing,
as it was full of good advice and
laughable anecdotes. Dr. Bible spoke
of three kinds of development, the
development of physical life, intel
lectual life, 'and moral or religious
life.
Most stress was laid on the devel-
opment of the intellect. He said that
some people thing geometry Latin
Greek and other studies waste OF
time. They think that because they
cannot see exactly how geometry VIII
earn a dollar for their child. that he
is wasting his time in studying It, But
Latin, geometry and Greek, said Dr.
Bible. have advantages which do not
appear on the surface. They train
the intellect. The solution of a prob
lem in geometry is a stepping stone
which leads to the solution of the
more difficult problems of life
Speaking of the moral or religious
development, DR.. Bible told the mem
bers of the class to take hold o.
themselves" Some men, said he
have such perfect control OF theil
muscles and nerves that they car
walk across the gorge of Niagara or
a tight rope; others, at times, nave
such poor control of their muscles
nerves and intellect, that they canno
walk in the middle of broad SIDE
walk. In closing his address DR.
bible told the class to enter life bold
ly and resolutely, and he wished then
all the best of success.
After DR.. Bibles address the ush
ers carried in the many bouquets ant
gifts which were presented to tn
members of the class by their friends
At the front of the stage had beer
placed a large bouquet sent by Mr.
and Mrs. Francis X. Lafiamme, whos
daughter Evelyn, member OF tn
class, died few years ago.
The valedictory grafton was giyel
by Walter c. Barnes. He took as hi
subject. s'Know Thyself," and tn
Grafton was a worthy effort. TIL
yaledictory followed the oration.
After Mr.. Barnes Grafton the dl
plomas were presented to the mem
bers of the class by DIR. Bible and Su
perintendent Shull. A selection D
the orchestra concluded the program
and the friends of the graduate
pressed forward to congratulat
them. Members of the alumni serve
as ushers.
The following classification show
to which course each of the member
of the class belonged, and the mem
hers who won honors in each course
Classical Course - Walter I
Barnes, Michael j. Schultz.
Latin Scientific Course Marguel
tie q. Boughton. Lavina M Colyel
Ingvard d. Greisen, Leisa F Henry
II. Christian Nielsen, Carolyn n. Roi
ms. Jacob Splitter, Jetta Stacey Le
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