Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-05-25
GRADUATES OF
HIGH SCHOOL
Comm encem en- t
Exercises Draw
Large Crowd
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM
Prof. Clark Delivers Princi-
pal Address.-.Timely and
Convincing.

Two comely maidens and one man
ly youth compose the class of 1907
Of the Santa Fe High School when
made its bow to the public at the
commencement exercises last even
ing in High School Hall They are
Misses Frances Abbott and Fern Enos
and Benjamin Martinez The gradual
| ing program was a splendid one and
consisted mainly of musical numbers,
| Superintendent of Public instruction
/ j. E. Clark was the principal speak
| er OF the evening and the subject OF
his address was Dollars and Sense"
An audience even larger than on the
preceding evening when the class
play was given gathered in the spa
cious assembly room to witness the
commencement exercises. The three
graduates occupied seats in the center
OF the stage and were the object of
admiring eyes of relatives and friends
To the right of them sat Professor J.
f. Clark, superintendent of public in.
struction, and Professor J. A. Wood,
superintendent of the public schools
Of Santa Fe. To the left were Hon
T. B. Catron, president of the Board
Of Education, and Professor w. r.
Garrison, the retiring principal of the
High School. The graduates them
selves took no active part in the pro-
gram except to see and be seen.
The class colors of old gold and
black were conspicuous in the decora-
tions Of the hall Bunting of these
colors hung in festoons from the
chandeliers, and The priced diplomas
We're also tied with ribbons embody-
ing the class colors. The carnation
vas the class flower and the class
| mctfo and a very appropriate one too,
was Not finished but just begun"
Immediately preceding the presenta-
ton of the diplomas the graduates
were showered with gifts of various
kinds including number of bouquets
of flowers and at the close Of the ex-
ercises they received the congratula
tons of friends and acquaintances.
Program Unique and Varied.
The graduating exercises last even
ing were a departure from the ordi-
nary because of the absence of salu-
tatory and valedictorian addresses.
There were no essays or orations eth
er Owing to the limited number OF
graduates it was decided to dispense
with these features. The only ad-
dresses given were by Professor
Clark and by Mr.. Catron. The latter
presented the diplomas and made a
few remarks in which he gave the
graduates some valuable advice and
also admonished parents and guar
dians to see that their children re-
Ceived at least a good common school
| education. He stated that according
| to the last school census of this city
only about half of the boys and girls
OF school age were attending the pub.
lie schools or other educational in
situations.
The High School Glee Club com.
posed of twelve girls gave three vocal
selections which were warmly ap.
plauded. They opened the program
| with a rendition of the Soldiers
Chorus from Faust, appearing next
in the Anvil Chorus from Ell Tro
vatore, and concluding the exercises
with plantation melody called
Jubilee" A Ladies Quartet com,
prising Mrs Faison and the Misses
Hansen Harding and Earle gave two
| delightful selections and were obliged
to respond to encores both times.
Miss Walter was to have appeared in
| this quartet but was unable to do so
! and Miss Earle very kindly consented
to take her place. The latter is Wis
iting in the city from Coffeyville,
Kansas, and has a sweet and well
| trained voice. Another pleasing musi-
! cal number was vocal solo by Miss
| Evelyn Dougherty who sang Strelez-
| ki's DAY Dreams" which was also
| accorded fervent applause. Miss Han
| sen to whom much credit Is due for
| the success of the musical part OF the
| exercises and who acted as the musi-
cal director accompanied Miss Dough
erty on the violin and Miss Mary Nc
Fie presided at the piano.
Professor Clark's address was a
very able one. 1t was replete with
apt illustrations and spanked with epi-
grams with vein of humor running
through it that was both pleasing
and wholesome. He dwelt at length
upon the value of an education and
pointed out that the more knowledge
a person gained the more were his
chances of success because of being
better mentally equipped He quoted
facts and figures to substantiate his