Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-06-19
HIGH SCHOOL S
COMMENCEMENT
Diplomas Given
at Majestic
Theatre.
EXERCISES AND ADANCE


Under brilliant auspices the class
OF 1909 of the Perth Amboy high.
school was graduated at the Majes-
tic theatre last night. The stage
presented beautiful appearance.
"A white background was covered
with strings of honeysuckle and 9TH
or flowers, and at both ends of the
stage large palms were prettily ar
ranged. The theatre was filed TO
ats capacity, many standing. Music
was furnished BY an orchestra.
After an overture by the orchestra
the graduates, led by superintendent
Shul and the members of the high
school faculty, marched in, two by
two.
The speaker of the occasion, DR..
ID. ID. Holtz, of Pittsburg, gave an In
teresting and humorous lecture on
The Measure Of a Man" DR. Holtz
used many apt illustrations and at
times rose to such heights of patriot
ism that the audience loudly APP
plauded. He spoke of the attributes
that man should have and of the
things that were necessary for sue
cess, and what constitutes success
The salutatory, with an essay on
OOuA u6CS ASittEiCQ Wy HllSH huJG
Karkus, was very interesting and
we'll rendered. Miss Karkus show
ed in her essay that courage was
necessary element in a persons
character and was essential for sue
cess.
The valedictory by Miss Roslyn
Ciani, with an essay on They Had
No Poet and They Died.. was an ex-
n MIR ~ fin. IfrI, .skt>
excellent delivery reflected great
credit on her. Miss Giants principal
thought was that without civiliza-
tion whica contained poetic senti-
,ments no nation could endure.
The invocation and benediction
were pronounced by Rev Robert
Echlotter, of Grace English Luther
I'm church, of this city
The diplomas were presented to
the forty pupils by South r. Earring
ton, a member of the local Board of
Education, after short address to
the pupils. Mr.. harrington acted
In this capacity instead of President
Arner Of the school board The
members of the board occupied seats
In the front of the orchestra.
Alumni Reception.
ates we're rendered reception by
the Perth Amboy High School Alum
nj Association at Washington hall,
which was prettily decorated with
flowers and long streamers of laur-
ell. The balcony and stage were
banked with laurel.
The hall was filled to it's capacity
by members of the Alumni, the
graduates, members of the faculty,
and friends of the Alumni Music
was furnished by an orchestra Of
four pieces. Punch was served all
evening and ice cream and cake
were passed about / o'clock
The dance was one of the most
successful ever given by the Alumni
and reflected much credit on the
committee, which was composed of
Miss Gertrude Pfeiffer, chairman; !;
Miss Rose Blume, Miss Marguerite
Boughton, John Mulligan, Martin
Brennan and Edgar Mullen. The
patronesses were Mrs. Oliver w
Ramsay, Mrs. w. 7. Stacey, Mrs. w.
Parker Runyon, Mrs. Clarence Lid
die, Mrs Joseph G.. Burns and Miss
Mary e. Vaughan.
The members of the class are:
Classical Course.
Gladys Crowell. Benjamin Slobo-
Eien.
Latin Scientific Course.
Hilda Brody, Roslyn M. Ciani
Florence Donegan, 3. Winfred
Barnes, Rose NJ Donovan. Teresa NJ
Hardiman, Frank H. Conover, Fran
ses NJ Henry, Thomas A. Garretson,
Ada M. Fullerton, Estella M Main,
: Marguerite Pfeiffer, Arthur La
Roe, Pauline M. Tjornelund, Bertha
rausig, Kate Karkus
General Course.
Milton Oertel. Ellen Hansen,
Claire j. Mccormick, Edna Lehlein,
Juliet Sell, Jane K. Warren. Elsie
Litterst, Helen M. Sokolinski, Louis
sosin, Josie g. Gordon, Katharine A..
Mcnamara.
Commercial Course.
Julia Margaretten, Isadore Green
Ipan, Albert Hansen, Gertrude E.
Gabriel, August Ulmer, Philip p.
Costello, Louis Ellie, Rose Wallace,
Carlton G. Mullins, Thomas ]. Cos
tello, Ida E. Halpern.