The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-14


by those present, and at the close the floor
was cleared and dancing was INDUCED in
for short time.
The COMMENCEMENT.
Thursday evening was the date of the
commencement. The time set for the
exercises to begin was eight O'Clock and
an hour prior to that time the rain began
to fall and when the curtain arose the
raindrops were falling on the tin roof on
the stage of the opera house with such
force as to make the exercises almost
failure. The noise was so great that the
speakers could be heard with great diff
Guilty by the audience and those who had
seats on the platform were not able to
hear anything. 1t was great disappoint-
ment as the entire programme was one
showing marked preparation and re-
Elected credit upon all who took part.
After prayer by Rev. James Stoddard,
rector of St. Andrews church, the High
School girls sang 1.-THE MaYbells and the
Flowers"
Miss Beatrice V. West was the saluta-
torian. and she had an admirable essay,
but 1t was almost impossible to hear 1t
owing to the rain.
The next number was an essay by Miss
Anna F. Harris, entitled Poetry the
manifestation of the age" 1t was we'll
prepared paper and ELECTED merited APP
plause.
Miss Margaret J. Ross, High School
teacher, sang solo, "The Fairest
Flower" This selection was finely
rendered and enthusiastically received.
Folk dances and how they reveal
National character" was the subject of
Miss Fayette Slimm's essay, and it was
handled in manner that showed careful
attention to the subject which had been
assigned to the youthful graduate.
Miss Ross and Miss Bacon sang a duet
''Entreaty, and itw heartily applauded,
but the effort to be heard above the rain
was so severe that the singers declined to
respond to an encore.
An Grafton by Harry McClain, Jr.,
'Shsll we increase our navy2" was the
next number. 1t was an excellent paper
and while there are those who sometimes
think 1t is not the place for young
graduate to suggest how to conduct
National affairs, there were many good
points and food for thought In the paper
read by the graduate.
The class song came next, and Miss
Frida M. Paulson delivered the valedic-
tory. Her subject was THE value of
laughter" and she gave her very good
ideas in clear, emphatic manner.
The speaker of the evening was Fred.
Gowing, of Philadelphia. He spoke in
tones that could be heard in the audience
room of the opera house but those on the
stage were not able to hear what was one
, of the best commencement addresses tina
had been listened to for a long time. Mr.
| Gowing referred to several passages ii
the essays and Grafton that had been de
t livered and spoke enthusiastically upol
the advantages of higher education.
The diplomas we're presented to tn
class by Samuel A. Atkinson, presiden
of the Board of Education. He congratu
lated the graduates and reminded then
that the diploma presented was of NOR
value than 1t appeared to be on casua
glance. He said the time was when tn
o word success" had to be spelled with
q capital rs" but that time had passed ant
, where public schools formerly held blu
an ordinary place in educational circle
! they now stand in high position. IL
! recalled the fact that the diplomas giveI
to the graduates were passports to tn
University of Pennsylvania, Wellesley
\ and Rutgers Colleges and other institu
lions of high standing. In addition to tn
A diplomas each graduate was given souv
e enir book with photograph Of the schoo
/. building, and with spaces for signature
of classmates, faculty, clippings fror
newspapers. etc.
This, so far as the printed programm
was concerned, was the close of the exeI
If cises, but the chairman of the commence
2 ment committee asked to be heard for
sr few moments. He referred to the fax
that there is an Alumni Association of th