The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-18
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
C LASS IS GRADUATED
Annual Commencement Exercises of
Local Institution Held In the
key.or Grand Theater Last
Night.

Some of them bidding farewell to
school life forever, the graduating
class of the Walla Walla high school
last night in the Keylor Grand the
before an audience that filed the CO.
pacious building from floor to gallery.
The ceremonies were simple but i'm
pressive and were delivered on a stage
banked with the choicest flowers and
decorated with the school colors-
crimson and gray-while the balcony
was fitted in a like manner The grad
uating class, consisting of 26 students,
was seated in a semi-circle at the foot
of the stage, the young ladies robed in
white and the men in black
AS salutatorian, Miss Ruth Ringhof-
fer greeted the audience in behalf of
herself and of the class and in a few
well chosen remarks opened the exeri
cises. She was followed by a duet
played by Misses Jennie and Jessie
McRae who rendered their selection
from behind the scenes and earned
generous applaus. The selection was,
Invitation to the Dance
The Grafton OF Miss Bedtime Stew
ems on the subject, James Whitcomb
Riley-Child Poet" was exceedingly
we'll delivered and her various quota
tons from the works of the famous
writer caused many smiles.
The girls quartet Merry June" by
Misses McGrew, Emigh, Stack and
Brischoff was greeted by generous
applause by the large audience
Gilbert Woods on 1.-THE Revision of
the Tariff was delivered in the voice
OF an orator. He pointed out some of
the evils and some of the good that
might be accomplished by revision
of the tariff by the party in power
Americas Queens the Grafton de-
livered by Miss Primrose Rupp, was
one of the best orations, on the pro-
gram. Miss Rupp spoke Of the influ-
ence of womanhood in the life of the
nation, both in public and private life.
Her delivery was finished and caused
much applause.
The male duet, Il Would that My
Love-" by Walter Pauly and r. Cliff
ford Stack, was we'll rendered and both
voices showed careful training.
Miss Veva McGrew on THE Influ-
ence of Unsuccessful Men," delivered
out the evils of the unsuccessful man
and concluded with, but the man who
fails in a noble cause does we'll"
The Grafton, 1.-The keystone of Pros
perity," delivered by Walter Pauly in
which he made peace among all ma
tions the real keynote, was extremely
we'll rendered.
Mendelssohns "Spring Song" rem
dered by the Girls Glee club, showed
careful preparation and caused gener-
Gus applause.
'Russia-The Nation Under a Cloud
the Grafton by Henry Reborn, was
greeted with prolonged applause by the
audience at his conclusion. He spoke
OF the oppression of the people by
the rich and powerful in Russia and
attributed most of the trouble to lack
of education.
The violin solo, ''Bolero,' rendered
with the finished skill of student of
the violin, deserved and met with very
general applause.
Miss Mary Ringhoffer delivered the
modulated and reached all parts of the
house She thanked her parents, the
school board and the faculty for their
assistance in giving the class an ed
ucation and concluded her remarks in
a sad but well chosen farewell for the
class @of 1909.
The graduating class consisted of
the following members:
Bowers, Harry Coplen; Cowan, Har-
ny c.; Dean, Edmond G.; Dresser
Verne j. Graves, Florence Estelle;
Hayward Irene; Huber, Grace E.; Nc
Rae, Christine Louise; Pauly, Walter
Duane; Reborn, Henry W.; Ringhof-
fer, Mary Ringhoffer. Ruth; Robinson
Myrtle W; Huber, Myrtle Ethel; Hunt,
Clara Helen; Kepier, Meryl; Kennedy.
Eta r.; Moulton, Grace; Morgan,
Glen; McGrew, Veva Varno; Rupp,
Primrose; Stack, Richard Clifford;
Steele, William J.a-Stevens, Bethine;
Stubblefield, Ida Lula; Woods, Gill
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