The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
PUPILS GRADUATE
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PUPILS
TO ENTER HIGH SCHOOL.
Programs Include Scenes from Shake
speare's Plays, Creditably Enact
ed by Boys and Girls.

Tonight will see the wind-up of the
commencement exercises in the grammar
schools. when programs will be carried out
in a few of the institutions, including the
Franklin and Elliott Street Schools.
The commencement exercises of the New
ton Street School were held in the school
this afternoon. The twenty-five graduates
received diplomas from John Breunig, of
the Board of Education. Nineteen of that
number expect to enter the High School.
The program opened with a song, THE
Torrent" by the class; the ring scene
from the Merchant of Venice was pre-
scented by Prudence Brakeman as Portla,
Fannie Potter as Nerissa. Charles Hol-
lander as Bassanio, Isaac Leiner as
Gratiano. and Jacob Fielder as Antonio;
recitations were given by Rose Becker
and Pietro COcuzza, and the class gifte
we're presented by Bertha Vogel. William
Atz played a flute solo Choruses Wero
rendered by the class.
The graduates were Edward Bammann,
Jacob r. Bross, Pietro Cocuzza, Jacob
Fielder, Charles Hollander. Mortimer In
lander. Victor e. Jayon, Louis Haback-
rick, Frank l.. Lagay, Isaac L.. Lenner,
Richard r. Reichle, julius T.. Seltz, Rose
Becker, Prudence Brakeman, Francis
BRAINS, Lille S. Collins, Laura l.. Gluck,
Sadie Jedel, Elsie Kallop, Fannie Potter,
Emma Schnell, Rose Setel. Annie Stein
metz. Bertha S. Voeel, Ethel Winterton.
Alexander Street School.
An interesting commencement program
was carried out in the Alexander Street
School this afternoon. After the class had
rendered the "Cossack War Song a re-
view of 1.-THE Spy" j. Fenimore Cooper,
was given by Emeline Morrison, after
which a violin solo was rendered by Sarah
Heilman, accompanied by Lillian Rogers.
the class song, ''The Waters are Ripping,
was sung, and the presentation Of class
mementoes was made by Ethel Coe. Sarah
Heilman pronounced the class prophecy.
and diplomas We're awarded.
The graduates were: Ethel Coe, Sarah
M. Holman, Lillian NJ. Rogers. Emeline P.
Morrison, George A. Nagel and Charles V.
Rennert.
Miller Street School.
Assistant Superintendent ]. Wilmer
Kennedy, former principal OF the Miller
Street School, made an address at the
graduating exercises of that institution
this morning. His subject was Incidental
Education and at it's conclusion he
awarded diplomas to the graduates. A
recitation was given by Leah Lunger, after
which the class song was sung by Cora
Nunamacher. Leila Boylan and Florence
Nettleship delivered the class prophecy.
and HI Indian club exercise was given by
Joseph Bull. David Hoffman recited the
valcdictory, and the graduates and choir
boys sang 1.-THE Sea Is My Sweetheart"
and "The Soldiers Farewell" The school
sang a number OF choruses. The graduates
were: Leila S. Boylan, Hazel Carson,
Hylan Dey. Elsie Hickman, Florence Hag-
gerty. Lillian Littell, Leah Lunger, Mary
Iumbreyer, Estelle Loprete, Estelle
Maryott, Florence f. Mcrrell, Florence o !.
Nettleship, Cora Nunamacher, Martha G.
Netschert, Reta Pickering, Florence Rob
erts, Elsie Robins. Helen Russell, Myrtle
Scott, Mabel Strom, Frank Ballet, Joseph
Bull, George W. Bloy, Max Drill, David
Hoffman, Frank c. Jose. Earl Macdonald,
Mahlon w. Parsons. Ronald Smith, La
We're Tallman, Claude Van. Etten.
North Seventh Street School.
A one-aet farce, The Weed" in which
seV en- girls took part, was a feature of
the commencement exercises of the North
Seventh Street School in the school. this
morning. Following was the cast OF char
acters:
Clarissa Harlowe smithers. Carrie Cook
Fanny Anna Fischer
Miss Bookworm. teacher 49,. Ethel .Busche
Mrs SlnGcD, aSSlSldnl... .f1Sleuh tidNNiDS
Aunts-
Miss Roberta Smithers. Virginia Benjamin
Miss Paulina Smithers. $3.50. Ruth Mains
Recitations were given by Helen Ed
sail, Ruth Hurd, Bessie Huntington, Kath-
ryn MacEyoy, Bertha Steele and Frank
Burke.
Thomas T. collard, the principal, pre-
scented the class to George w. Tomkins.
Iice-president of the Board of Education,
wfia awarded the diplomas. The vocal
solos, S"Who Is Sylvia ?" and THE Hedge
Rose were sung by Hilda Barr. Follow
ing is a list of the graduates: II. Russell
Blackman, Willard w. Bristol, William
Jay Burke, IT., Frank Burke, Grace Cra-
mer. Florence Gross, Edward ]. Downer, Har-
lowe Dunton, William Drabble, Helen Ed
sail, Leslie Ewing Helen Florence, Ed
ward Hadield. Sarah Hevener, Ruth Hurd.
Arthur Klimcke, Howard Lambert Otto
Liep, Harold MacCabe,,> Kathryn MacEvoy,
Jessamine MacKinnon, Gustav Mann. Min
ME Nelson, Marie Louise Pfster, Cora M,
Powelson. William Roe, Frank Shay, Ches-
ter Siegel, Anna Smink, Bertha Steele.
Belmont Avenue School.