Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09

its efficient and devoted teachers. 1t
will judge by its graduates he said.
In conclusion he expressed the well
wishes of the assembled audience for
the members of the graduating class
whom he hoped would find roses
where ere they tread.
liz Pretty Scene.
The assembly room presented a pretty
scene during the exercises. There
were flowers in profusion, the class
flower forming an important part in
the decorations. The graduates
were seated on the platform, and
were surrounded by great lunches of
roses, gifts from admiring friends
Notwithstanding the bad weather
conditions, there was large audi
ence gathered to witness the exer-
cises of the day.
Class Day Exercises.
The class day program was carried
tout in the auditorium of the villa yester-
day afternoon and a goodly number CT
the friends of the graduating class, was
there to witness the exercises. There
are six young ladies in the graduating
class and each had a part in the pro-
gram which in every instance was
carried out in highly creditable man
Iner
The first number was song
lby the chorus. There are about
| half hundred young ladies in
this chorus and their voices blended
| beautifully so that the songs We're
greatly enjoyed. All of the senior
girls were members of the chorus.
Miss Grace O'Neil read an address on
the launching of the class of 1909. af-
ter the chorus had sung several selec-
lions. Miss O'Neil likened the com
mencement of her class to the launch
| ing of a ship She said that the time
which had been spent in school was
| like the time spent in the building Of
a ship and that each day had added
somewhat to the ability of the class to
Withstand the storms of life. She paid
a high tribute to the instructors at the
villa and babe them and the other
classes of the school a fond farewell
Miss Blanche Trimble gave a piano
solo and following this, Miss Loretta
Moran read as essay on THE Golden
Milestone She compared the com
mencement of the graduating class
with milestone and drew a pretty
comparison. The paper was followed
by a vocal solo by Miss Grace O'Neil.
The Class Poem
In the class poem, read by Miss
|
ordinary class poem was made and i'll
stead of having rhyme and rythme, it
was simply a word picture of what the
ideal girl should be. In this word pic.
ture the wish was expressed that each
one of the graduates would make her
life SUCH that she could serve as an
inspiration for the girls who are 70
follow from the villa.
Miss Miriam Mackin read the class
prophecy. In fancy, she took the lib
erty of going over half the world in
an automobile to visit the other five
members of her class and her prophecy
as to how she would find each one en-
gagged upon her arrival was most IN
teresting, especially to the members
of the class and their friends.
, After the class prophecy, Mis-.
, Blanche Ringgold gave a sonata in I
major and Miss Naomi Johnson &C
f companied her on a second piano will
, a Grieg accompaniment.
, Return Old Gift.
| In the class will as read by Mis-
: Blanche Trimble, the usual disposition
of the excellent qualities of the senior
was made and likewise the other prop
critics of the class. In a codicil to tn
will teddy bear which had been giveI
to the senior class at one time by tn
> juniors, was returned to the class
) Miss Olive Giolma explained to tn
audience the circumstances surround
ing the gift and in the name of tn
eXecutrix of the will, she presented tn
teddy bear to the juniors. The tedd
: was thereupon brought out upon tn
r platform and given seat of honor i
e the center. The program was con
d pleted by the singing of the color an
/ class songs by the six members of th
: class.
Z Program of Day.
e The entire program was as follows
Nu'uiii RuDenStel
waltz Song ............G Greg
Chorus Glass.
huuieoS 49,.
l. Miss Grace O'Neil.
Romance Piano .Grmfel
IL Miss Blanche Trimble.
&c The Golden Milestone .Esss
Miss Loretta Moran.
o Flower of All the World
.......... Amy Woodforde Findt
Miss Grace O'Neil.
Glass Poem of 1909.
- Miss Ethel Premier.
= Class Prophecy
- Miss Miriam Mackin.
= Sonata in F Major. .Moza
Miss Blanche Ringgold.
Grieg accompaniment for second
Piano, Miss Naomi Johnson
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