The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-12
COMMENCEMENT IS
HELD At COLONIAL
Large Class Is Graduated From
the Salt Lake High
School.
PLEASING PROGRAMME
RENDERED BY PUPILS
Theater Is Crowded With Grad
yates of the School and
Their Friends.

b The sixteenth annual Salt take h'gh
school commencement exercises were
held Friday afternoon IN the ooIoni'i
theater, when over 100 certificates oil
graduation were presented TO poNs anu
GIRLS who had successfully carried
four wear high school course. ne thr
ater was crowded with students ana
friends and at all times the audience
was hearty in its praise OF inc Wo!S'
The programme was earned out Win
exactness and precision. and although
1t was rather long. 1T was cxceeQlngII
interesting throughout. The Colonlal
stage presented 4 sight equal to any
climax in plays gone by when the cur
tain rose and exposed group OF Young
people, who were taking part IN up
tloubtedly the most important event OF
thcir short lives.
The opcninc number on the pro
cramme was class song. composed by
members Of the class, which was tol-
lowed by the president $ address.
Harry Sven ably handled his task and
cnlightencd some of his hearers on high
school life He briefly explained the
section Of the exercises entitled
Day in the Salt Lake High School
This part of the programme was Gu
tirclv different from any previous com
idea of the manner in which the dli-
fercnt classes arc conducted eacn day.
The opcginC number was school IN
the earIy davs. while The latter was
school as ii is now, the purpose OF
whicy was to contrast the TWO methods
and, to point out thc marvellous al,
vacccment. The different sections OF
tris number were taken by the class
iuembcrs. The seciiou on the art de-
,partment scored a big hlt with the an.
aiience. when the seven students seated
before blank sheets OF paper drew like
ncsses of different members Of the fac,
uItv so well that the entire house did
not have TO be told any names. The
girls in the gymnasium and domestic
science work also were exceedingly
good
Stands Near Top.
Although the high school stands near
ihc top among the high schools of the
country. and is supplied with an eN-
cccdingly brilliant faculty. yet IT IS far
from being an ideal high school. as
was plainly brought ont by Lawrence
CLAYTON. when he discussed the needs
oi thc school nj present. His main
object was TO arouse interest among
the people concerning new high
school building. and the manner in
which he delivered and expressed the
present defects was remarkable. His
address was well compiled and there
should be results The class presented
20 the school. in care of the junior
ilass. handsome. red and BLACK flag
with tho high school letters designed
IN old English style. The presentation
srecch was delivered by Warren STRAIT
ton. who clearly and forcibly stated
he sentiments of his fellow class men.
The speech of acceptance was made by
\ lnuZn Watson urrsidpnI of iln Iunlor
class. he was liberal in his praise of
The class and stated that il had set IN
cxAwalc foT classes Vet to come
V"r Na'clirtorv was delivered bv
Ais .'l Keslcr. who covered the work
az i" class from It's entrance into the
s"hool until the present time, and so
Plain and simple were her remarks con-