The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-08
THE OAKLAND HIGH
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Second Annual Occasion Eminently
Successful.

ing last.
Before the curtain rose at 8 o'clock
every available chair was occupied and
many were obliged to stand
The stage was tastefully decorated
with United States and Maryland flags
and 20. H. s." pennants and ported
plants.
The Board of School Commissioners
occupied the lower right hand box and
on the stage sat the Trustees of the
Oakland schools, the ten members of
the Faculty, the three graduates, Coun-
ty Superintendent Browning and the
orator of the evening, Hon. Philip
Willett.
That part of the program which pre-
coded the address occupied one hour
and twenty minutes and was rendered
as published in these columns last week
The Oakland orchestra gave four
selections, one at the opening, two dur
ing the exercises and one at the close
which were much appreciated.
The opening and closing quartcttes
by DR.. Robinson. Mr. Naylor and the
Misses Littman were well selected and
encore showed they met with popular
approval. The abilities Of the singers
in this quartette are too we'll known to
Oakland people to admit of praise from
us.
No music of the evening was more
highly enjoyed than the violin solos by
DR.. Robinson and by Mr. Herman
Runten. Both We're recalled the second
time and that even didnot seem to salts
fly the audience.
Miss Ashby's solo met the most san
guine expectations of her friends as she
possesses recognized musical talents
She, too, was recalled.
But the program conferred around the
Glass of 1909 in whose honor the enter
tainment was given the literary feat
ures of Part being furnished by its
members.
First came a carefully written and
highly instructive essay on a. timely
topic and one of vast commercial i'm
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Skinner. Mr.. Skinner read in clear.
distinct tones and tba audience c,o,,o
him close and anoreciative attention
Mark sherman Whites sphioct u.os
.sKnowIedce is powa, =. While +bis i
. somewhat abstract spbiact ono +bot
ran he nronarI,, handled onI,, h,, oorof,,l
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oo,al N +ba occasion and ,,rasan+od at,
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Che essays oy 'iie se"Iieiileh'
After the presentation OF the diplomas
by Supt Browning IN some well chosen
remarks in which he compllmented the
work of the schools, Principal Palmer
introduced the Hon. Philip Willett, of
MI Lake rath' formerly Oh LONDON
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eu no suoJecI MS thoughts were along
the line OF the relation OF Education to
Crime. He spoke from 9:25 to 1920
and everv thonqbt and word was o;von
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1he Closest aUIe'i'ioh ny every person IN
the audience and Mr.. Willett proved
himself in truth the hero of the hour
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rors OF the heieh ol Terror MS V'Vld
pictures of social failures in high life,
his flashes of wit, his inimitable hunor
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