The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-25
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
81 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
FINISH COURSE.
Largest Mid-year Glass Ever Graduated,
George w. Tomkins Awards
Sheepskins.

George w. Tomkins, vice-president
of the Board of Education. awarded
diplomas to the m%id-year graduates Of
the High School at the commencement
exercises in the school auditorium last
night. If the audience expected him
to make a speech, the first in his new
role as vice-president of the board,
they were disappointed, for not for one
moment did he speechify. The class
was presented to Mr.. Tomkins by Prin-
cipal Wayland E.. Stearns, who stated
that it was the largest midfyear class
the school had ever graduated, there
being sixty-seven members.
Mr.. Stearns talked Of the new system
of halliday sessions, saying that some
parents liked it and some did not, but
that the faculty could not help it. 1T
is up to you" he added. "Shall we put
up with present conditions, or shall we
be given proper facilities ?"
Every number on the Celtic program
which had been arranged by Mr..
Stearns and Miss Margaret Coult vas
excellent, and received well-merited ap-
plause. The "hit" of the evening was
the singing of 1.-The L~ow-backed Car"
by Prof. Charles Stafford, whose brogue
was just right. The class Joined in the
chorus, and the continuous applause
made an encore necessary.
AS the school orchestra played the
overture, The Hebrides," Mendelssohn,
the members of the class marched, two
by two, down the centre aisle to the
stage, the girls in gowns of daintiest
white. with perky white bows in their
hair, and the boys in the conventional
black. An introduction to the pro-
gram was given by Charles Hedden,
who told of the characteristics of the
early Celts, and of their present awak-
ening and "grasping after realities in
stead of shadows" After the class had
sung 1.-THE March of the Men of
Harlech.' 1.-The Celtic Revival" was dis
cussed in a clever talk by Miss Eleanor
Hendrickson, whose clear enunciation
made it a pleasure to listen. h de-
clared hat chivalry, courage and faith
were the leading characteristics
of the old-time Celts, and that their
had been ably Jung by the
of their time. She gave a list
of the Celtic writer's and compared
their styles. 1.-THE Amounted Man" by
Fiona Macleod, was well recited by
Miss Annie Wilson, and the class sang a
Lullaby
An introduction to Robert Emnet's
speech was splendidly recited by Nor
ris Cohn, who told of the characteristics
of thai famous patriot n his efforts
on behalf of his country. The speech
itself was then recited by Herbert Han
noch. After the class had sung Has
Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded"
Moore, and THE Wearing of
the Green" a recitation, "A Windfall,"
Jane Barlow, was given by Miss Mabel
Hedden. The following received diplo-
College C~ourse-Wmiam yoigt Becker,
Isaac IL. Cohen, Norris n; Cohn, Anna
j. Hannoch, Charles l.. Hedden,
Eleanor Hendrlckson, Theodore Hinden-
lang, Morris J. Hodes. Henry V. Jacob
w. PLACER, Jacob Press. Max R%athauser,
Joseph Rauch. Louise f. Roths-
child. Irving Peter Seery, Bertram
ierwood, Leroy Colver Wilsey, Annie
stavely Wilson.
General Course-Anne Elizabeth Ander-
son, VERONICA c Dumilief, Mary
hard. Gertrude e. Haufer, Elsie Hayes
Mabel r. Hedden. Herbert William Hell
S. Eugenia r, Toward Anna Dofo-
NJ. Levy. Lillian A. Mcdonald, Mary Cath
,rine Miller, Mildred E. M~orningstern,
Emily r, Mumford, J. Franklin Berry,
Nollie 10. Rutan. Julia b. Schwabacher,
Nab Fl. Shanahap, Ruby Grace Storch,
Ada Marguerite Terhune, Edith G, Wade,
lula Woodbouse, Sadie Norris Woolson,
COMMERCIAL Courses. Grifhng Amer
nan, Otto Braun, William A. Eckert, ir.,
SEYMOUR Gross, Mabel NJ. Ketels, Josepha
Lenz. Frederick Raw Moy, Minnie
Ella May Seller.
English Course-Elmer NJ. Lauing,
Sadie Magic.
O~ombrowsky. Hazel Adele Macbeth, Ar
hur w. MacNabb.