The Washington herald., 1909-06-19
STUDENTS ENJOY
CLASS NIGHT JESTS
Exercises at High School
Abound in ReYelFy.
FAREWELL TO ALMA MATER
Central and Business Graduates
Sever Scholastic IntimaefeH Before
Large Audienees-SO Ambitions
Orators 10 Mar PrOceedfnEs-Ste-
nOgraDbers' Ball Team HOnOred.

Bidding farewell 70 alma mater sever
ing the scholastic inumacies Of four years.
the class Of '09. Central High School. held
class day exercises last night before an
audience Of parents, underclassmen, and
others who came 70 participate In the
general joIlihcation.
There were no essays" no ambitious
orations In which the painting sheepskln
holder casts his eye upon the wide, wide
world and hnds Il waiting with bated
breath for his sagacious ministratiOns.
There was nothing decidedly scholastis
about the proceedings. not SO you could
notice f. 1t was all pure fun
The class OF '09 boasts four Cassaudras.
This latter worthy told all about the
mysteries of the future in the golden age
Of PeriCles- The prophets and prOphetesses
OF '09 are generally about as eQuivocally
accurate as their classical predecessor.
Last night they few in the face OF the
law OF probabilities for the sake Of hu-
NOR. and many a merry Jest did they
crack at the expense Of their defenseless
classmates.
Give Glass Prophecies
The class prophecies were given by NJ.
/ Gordon SIarrow. Brehon B. Sommervell.
Thomas h Chapman, and Marguerite ".
/ Brown. Every member or the class was
taken up. placed upon the operating table.
/ and carefully dissected. Some blossOming
( professional men were destined by an IN
I kind fate TO become Chaufreurs and hOd-
I carriers, and others, OF a less ambitious
turn Of mind. were prophesied as future
greats"
/ The class poem was read by George ".
Hodgkins. and the principal OF the
school. Emory n. Wilson. made a brief
address. in which he lauded the graduates
and expressed the good wishes of the
/ faculty toward them all He spoke Of
some OF their achievements. scholastic
/ and athletic, and confidently predicted
their success n the battle Of Life.
The valedictOry was given by Lawrence
n. Wilson, one OF the most popular mem
bers OF 'O9. He returned the good wishes
OF She faculty IN fun measure.
I 1T IS with mingled feelings Of soToT
and Joy" he said. that we leave The
portals of this school for all time and
enter the gates OF another and q greater
| school The past four years have been
dear 10 US We have formed many en-
during associations. have made many
/ friends. have incurred A debt OF gratitude
20 those teachers who have shaped our
minds and character that we can never
hope 10 repay.
Nothing viii be spared by 'o9 70 main
tain the honor Of the Central High School
one OF US win carry that determination
high IN his heart Hopeful we are OF
the future: regretful we are for breaking
the bonds: and wherever the world may
take US. we VIII never forget the happy
days we spent IN school"
william Clancy Presides.
As president OF the class. William Cal.
vert Clancy was IN the chair. Francl.
Gurley Adams IS vice president; Olivis
Alexander Taylor IS secretary: Over
Williams Kennedy IS treasurer; Wilson
Lewis Townsend IS historian; Lawrence
Norton Wilson, valedictOTian, ana Geo-gc
Wilson Hodgkins poet.
Refreshments were served II the schOo
corridors after the exercises were over
! The committee IN charge OF the social ent
Schmidt. Susan 3. Sheriff, and Ralph
Hospital
The graduating class OF Business Higi
School also held class day exercises las
night. The festivities were enjoyed BY I
large audience, and were somewhat n1or'
extensive than IS usually found in th'
farewell ceremony.
The address Of welcome 70 the audienc'
was made BY Karl E Kritsch. presiden
Of the class, and the class history wa
read by Miss Myrtle NJ Roe. The clas
prophecy was the work OF Winifret
Crosland. and the address to UndergradU
ates was made by J. 3. Hi. r. On be
half OF the underclassmen. Wescott Nil
Ter made appropriate reply. John Brock
well read the class poem. and the faC1lt-
address was made by the principal OF III
school, Allan Davis. Vocal and pian'
selections were given by Peter Becke
! and Miss Zelda L. Miller
| After the valedictOry, which was gtvel
by Ruth O'DOnnell. tradition was swep
20 the winds, and IN the most uncOnven
tional manner the class OF 'O9 was aske
TO Yield the stage TO another brillian
luminary. the victorious baseball tear
which yesterday brought the champion
ship pennant home 70 Business High.
The class officers. seated about th
/ stage, departed TrOm Lne SpOLiSnL
favor OF the blushing baseball band
which was greeted with tremendou
cheering. Prof. Charles Hart introduce
each hero 70 the audience with q brie
resume OF his prOwess at the natiOna
game. All were given an ovation
Coach Is Landed.
Prof. Hart concluded his triumphan
narrative about the baseball team b
laudIng the coach OF the nine, WiIliar
Peet. 70 whom he gave due credit 70
winning the laurels. Business High ha
won her first baseball pennant in ssve
years, and she feels there Is glory enoug
to go around.
The officers Of the diploma class are
President, Karl z. Kritsch; vice pres
dent, Myrtle NJ Roe; secretary, Lila
F. Holman; treasurer, David l. Du Prt
Arthur c. Beaumont is president OF II
certificate class, Elsie I. Culverwell II
vice president. Harriet B. Cornwen tn
SECRETARY. and Riichfro Kawashtna u
treasurer.