The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-09
MANY STUDEN
&C 7 DIPLOMAS
Graduating and Promotion EX-
ercises of City Schools Will
End Tonight.
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
LARGEST IN HISTORY
Eighth Grade Programmes Are
of Unusually High Order
of Excellence.

The series of commencement and pro-
motion exercises in the public schools OF
the oity will close tonight with the salt
Lake High school commencement cXer-
cises. which viii be held at the Salt Lake
theater beginning at eight o'clock Dur
ing the day the promotion exercises viii
be held at the salt Lake theatcr for the
pupils OF the eighth and ninth grades oi
the Jefferson and Bryant schools Pro-
motion exercises will also be held i'll
other schools throughout the city. For
some of these schools the closing eXer-
cises were given yesterday
The class which Will be graduated from
the High school AT The salt Lake theater
tonight Will be tie largest in the history
OF the school The programme viii be
one of the best ever given in connection
singing is promised. The musical mum
bers Will be under the direction OF NJ j.
Brines who has been. rehcarsns the
members OF the class for several days.
Mo Fancy Gowns.
One of the features OF the commence
ment and promotion exercises OF the va
rious schools is the simplicity in the cos
tuning of the young ladies. The gowns
of the girl graduates this year are simple
and inexpensive and this innovation has
created much favorable comment The
movement Tor simpler gowns was started
in Salt Lake this year and the parents
and the graduates, with scarcely an eN-
ception co-operated with the teachers
and school authorities in making the plan
success. The result has been that the
graduation exercises OF this year have
been much less expensive for parents and
the worry OF the children over affairs OF
fashion has been greatly decreased.
AT the Salt Lake thcater this forenoon
the promotion exercises of the pupils of
eighth grades of the jefferson and the
Bryant schools will be held. During the
afternoon the pupils OF the ninth grades
Of these schools will be given certificates
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year. There Will be interesting pro
grammes al both the forenoon and after
noon exercises.
Eighth Grade Exercises.
Delightful exercises were given by the
at the Sugar House meeting house at 10
0.aS;ko o'clock Yesterday ao,, forenoon The class
Grande Duchesse de Gerosstein.S The
eighth grade girls sang prettiy Godari's |
siumner ,g Song OF the River and Wilson
boys sang spIendidly Hubbard smiths
Swinging in the Grapevine Swing"
Alice ..1lS, foungdale played the piano solo
James Russell Lowell, and Vera Ure gave
the class representation. Mathonhah |
Thomas of the school board presented
the promotion certificates to the ten
graduates. The exercises closed with the |
singing Of Berri's beautiful cantata. The |
Fl9we' love Queen" queen by the class.
lts excellent music, contributed largely |
10 the success OF the closing exercises
OF the eighth grade of the Franklin
school. which were held ut 1890 o'clock
yesterday forenoon. The several orches-
tral numbers were splenddly PLAYED and
Tei refe,yea Tns aios The os class sang the can
country. and The Woodland Rose"
The singing of the children was excellent
Esther Mahany. Lydia Miller, Mabel Car
medy., Maude Gibson and Clara Lee pre-
sented beautifully a tableau Star Span |
gled Banner" William Courts gave the
class, history and Ethel Mahany the class
prophecy, The diplomas were presented
on behalf Of the board OF education by
Samuel G. Park. The motto OF the grad
chored."
Students Present Classic.
One Of the features of the promotion
exercises Of the Wasatch school which
were held at tho, Wasatch school last
n'gna snars al ,T9 oGloek i was the reading Of
In the reading. Persia Heginbotlam was
Portia; nrbane Parks. shylock Irene Nc
sanio; Dwight Bardwel Antonio: Oscar
ID. Van Cott. Gratiano; Herbert Nell
strup, prince Of Morocco; Donald Ashton,
PRINCE Of Arragon; Ralph Cracroft. duke
Of Venice: Roy Allen. Salarino The
singing was by Katie Clinton The class
sang sang The Fairy Revel:" the cantata
Dwight Bardwell, Ray Hensen. Russell
Tracy and Leona Christensen played
Hearts and Flowers mandolin and
piano. Ransom Letcher presented the class
memorial 10 the school and the response
WAS made by Principal Oscar Van Cott
Mildred Shreck gave the class history
Ruth Daughcrty read the class PAPER
Vera Leona Christensen played a piano
solo, SOLO, "labanera,' from, Carmen" oscar
Van Cott presented the diplomas and
Mathonihah Thomas of the school board
made the address to the graduates
At Poplar Grove School.
The class OF 1911 OF the Poplar Grove
school. at the graduation exercises held
statue OF David. The presentation was
made by Morgan Anderson and the ac-
Sp, SSep,anee by James T. Hammond, pres-
exercises was rendered by the first and
second orchestrss OF the school With
orchestral accompan niment the class sang
The First Rays OF Morning Are Peep
ing. ''Hark. the Gentle Breeze Is steal
Ing" Birds and Flowers" and Good
welcome was given by Ross Ramsey. WI
liam Wikerson delivered an Grafton,
eS Eur Gountry, Se. n The class prophecy was
Glass was given by Hazel Mcdonald,
and the class poem by Edna Sullivan.
Ira Sharp played the violin solo. Can
plomas was by George n. Child. super
visor OF grammar grades. The motto of
ne me class ,ss was @ BE Not Simply Good, Be
were held at the Second ward meetini;
house last night, The class gave the !
cantata, THE Village Blacksmith They
also sang the Welcome chorus from
) the Flower Queen" THE VIII O. the
Whisp. old Kentucky Home Wood |
land Rose. Slumbcr Song" and ITO
Thee, Country
There were recit2tions by Glenn Miller
Edith Evans and Helen Bottoms. We're |
Rogers sang Il vocal solo.
Fine Orchestra Work.
Several excellent selections were PLAYED |
by the training school orchestra at the |
training school graduation exercises held |
yesterday Accompanied by the orches-
ira the school sang March OF The Ages" |
1.-The Nightingale" "Stries" and Il
Waited for the Lord Helen Ball. Helen |
YoungberE: LYMAN Horne and Lucille