Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-12
THE NORMAL
GRADUATES
Their Day of Rejoicing is
at Hand
Commencement Exercises,
OratOry and the Award
ing of Prizes.

AS usual, there was a very large
! attendance at the graduating exercises
OF the Tempe Normal school last even
ing, a great many availing themselves
of the special train service to go over
from Phoenix. The exercises were
highly entertaining and most credit
able to the graduates.
The class of 1908 is composed of the
following members, who were last
night given their diplomas. after ap-
propriate remarks by Governor ]. H.
Kibbey: F. Herbert Ballou, May Ben
son, Maude Cummings, Helen Duval.
Iva Easterwood, Catherine Fitzgerald,
Mary Haulot, Sara d. Hayden, Johnnie
HazlewoOd, Doctor Jones, Blanche Nc
Kee, Josephine Mcpherson, Lou Mar
lar, Harriet Merritt, Irving Meskim-
ons, Halbert Miller (class presidenO,
Art Millet, Maud Perry, Nellie Pine,
Gertrude Potts, Inez Robbins, Della
Schaal, Belle Stephens, Nelly Trent,
Corinne Van Noate, Nellie Louise
White, Lottie Watt and Mabel Woolf.
1t was the twenty-first commence
ment of the school, and on no preced-
ing similar occasion has there been
brighter or more promising class
ushered into the arena of life's activi-
ties. The musical selections were fine
and the essays were the reflection of
months and years of patient toll that
justify the pride and exultation of their
present achievements. The program
was carried out as follows: Chorus,
THE Robbers" Parkes; essay, New
Methods of Instruction" Miss Johnnie
Hardwood; essay struggle of the
French Peasants" Miss Della Schaal;
chorus. THE Beautiful Blue Danube"
Strauss Spicker; essay, The Elements
Of Tragedy" Miss Maud Perry; essay,
"All the Year Round" D. B. Jones;
violin, The Son Of Puszta' (Hungar-
ian), Keller Bella, Prof Edouard Peril
go; encore, After sunset" selection
on the G string; address to graduates,
General A. ]. Sampson; chorus, "Oh.
Loves Like a Red, Red Rose" Garrett;
presentation of diplomas, Governor
Kibbey.
The address to the graduates byI
General A. ]. Sampson was most in
teresting and appropriate. The general
said that from 1861 to 1865 he had
neither substituted nor asked any
body to substitute for him. but within
the last few davs it had been neces-
sary for him TO do both. The an
nouncement was made in explanation
of the fact that on Decoration day, by
reason OF illness. he had been forced
to accept the services of a substitute
in the forum and on this occasion he
was returning the service by substitute
ing for Hon. E. S. Clark, who was first
asked to deliver the address, but was
called awa-.
The general did not weary the audi
ence by long address, but for perhaps
twenty minutes he spoke in most
complimentary way to the young la
dies and gentlemen whom the public
delighted to honor on the occasion. He
also gave them many words of encour-
agement for their guidance in the per-
plexities OF the future that each trav-
eler is sure to encounter on the voy-
age to life's finality. He held up to
them the ideals Of true manhood and
womanhood and pointed out those
things that make for success in its
highest meaning.
President Matthews then awarded
the prizes that were to be won by two
members of the class whose identity
had not been revealed until that aus
pieious moment. One is known as thel
Harvard medal. 1t is a medal given
annually by the Harvard club of Ari-
iona to the best essay written with
Arizona for its subject. The essays
were submitted some time ago and last
night President Matthews took pleas
ure in announcing that the award had
been made to Miss Maud Perry.
In a similar way he announced
that to Miss Della Schaal had beenI
awarded the Jones scholarship prize, !