Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-14
SCHOOLS or PHOEBUs
CLOSE FOR The TERM
With Splendid Commencement Ex-
alcIses In Soldiers Home
Theatre Last Night.
HOW. II. R. HOUSTON THE ORATOR
Hampton Man Delivers the Address
: and Presented the Diplomas to the
Characteristics Of Pupils Promot.
: ed Because They Were studIous
u and Their Department Was Good.

The commencement excrciscs of
the Phoebus Gradc0 --;-,ools were
neid In the National Soldiers Home
Theater last night The pretty play
mouse was crowded with the patrons
oil the school and the exercises were
extremely interesting. This has been
most successful session of the
school, due to the excellent work of
Principal ]. Howard Bonneville and
MS excellent corps of teachers.
hon. Harry X. Houston, of lamp
ton, delivered the address and pre-.
scented diplomas to tho members OF
the graduating class. Mr.. Houston
1uiiy sustained his reputation as an
orator. his address being gem in
rhetoric and oratorical effort.
The program carried out follows.
The Program.
Overture-Solders' Home Band
Prof. Schlly Director.
Song-Amerlca, School Children.
Praycr--Rcv. ), NJ Neifert. Chan.
lain Soldiers Hong
Address of Welcomo-Mr. w. Il.
Clark. Chairman School Board.
Announcement of Promotions-Cap
tain j. N. Smith, Clerk of School
Board
-ShOOi
Senior Class NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Address. William V. Belts; Salutu.
tory. james Powell: Calling Class
Roll Miss Mollic C. Berry: Glass Es
say, Miss Elizabeth Ashwell: Glass
Prophecy, Miss Laura Il. Bell; Vale
dtctury, Miss Garnett Sargent.
Song-School Children.
Address to Circulating Glass and
Presentation OF Iiipiomas-IIon. Har.
ry r. Houston.
dren.
Bencdlctlon-Rev Geo. w. Stall
lings.
The Graduates.
Inc graduates. who received diplo
mas. which entitled them to enter
the West End High Schools next
session were Misses Laura Bell Gliz-
abeth Ashwcll, Garnett Sergeant.
Mollie Berry and Messrs. JaJmes
Powell and Willie Belts
The Promotions.
Certificates of promotion were
awarded to the following pupils:
From first to second grade-Gladys
Ludwig, william Christian, Gather
inc Butler, Marion lcicdeke, Catherine
Cogno, John Kaiser Robert Canon.
III Carli Albert Stacey, Harvey Eos
ter, Alphonsc Hcrtol, Dewey Wor-
nom, Joseph Charnick, Freddie Hanf
Claude Morris, Emma Craig. Florence
BELL Donald Gear Myrtle Sulburgcr,
Topping Weber, Esther Clarke, Sam
Fuller, Edgar %aavcnport, Virginia
Jones'
en- prolntion-Joscph Craigs, EN-
lie Biedinger
From second to third grade Lila
Turney, Frances Bagley, Virginia
Farrell, George Gear. Edward Drs
coll. Lillian Stevenson, Paul Craigs
Sterling Parker, Samuel Yaurlans
Minnie Terry. Raymond Snow, Ha
Eel Jackson, GuSsie Shea, Henry Ep.
pinger, Edna Cralgs, Albert Engleber,
George Hoover, Rosalie Whitfield.
Resale Edwards, May Corey, Herbert
Floyd. May Ludwig, Dora Dare. Mar
garet Wilson, Harold Poole, Horace
Mingee, Nellie Flynn. Corrlnc Stow
ell. Lizzie Murphy, Lawrence Boyfan,
Henry Davenport, Helen Darneile.
Third grade to fourth grade-Mil.
dred Brown. John Driscoll, Katie En-.
gelberg, Edith RothweiIer, Miner
Darnarelle, Addie Belle Cannon,
Margaret Gear, Thomas Baglcy, An.
drew Russell, Allen Woman. Annie
Englebert, Roy f;iiizberger. Howard
Keith, Dorothy Hoagland, Harvey
Wilson, Gladys Mitchell, Thos DAILY.
Hugh Wilson. Carrie Fuller. Margaret
Wood, Florence Pierro, Edna East.
Emil Keller, Alfred Ludwig Gertrude
Willoughby, Charlie Spady and Julia
Boyham ELLA Shean. Ianthe Daven-
port. Horace Pcarce, John Pearce.
On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson.
Fourth to fifth gradc-Stanton Ber-
tochery Cali Rothweiler, Pearl liar.
mon. Lillian Carver. Emma Edwards,
Thomas Craigs. Ruth Tomlinson.
Thomas Bell, John Jones, Edwin Tui-
ney, Bryan Lawer, Maurice Collier,
Michael DcMarina Leo Cabcll, Henry
Erpenbeck. Adelaide Clark Fannie
Dare, Josie Keller. Edna Warren, Geo
Philip Ruth. Virginia Peach.
Fifth to sixth grade-Ruth Catleut
Myrtle Mccall, Edgar Mingce. John
Bell, Mabel Meade, Ruby Lacy, Ernest
Clark, Gracie Giddings. Pearl Lacy
Lucy Powell Harry Collier Clara
Kelso. Mamie RULER Annie Willough
by, Margaret Dertschey, Louis lloag
land, Fred Ashwell Warde Farrell
Annie Dorsey, Charlie Cannon. IIar
ry Stacey, Elmer Clark, Cecil Cunning
ham, Nellie Scully, Albert Eneclbcrg
Annie Engcil'srg. Bertha Schmctzcr
Florence Johnson.
Seventh to eighth grade--Goldlt
Walton, Ella Kelso, Leila Jones, Mary