The Washington herald., 1911-02-03


were held at two Of the high schools
last night. when ffty-one boys and
girls, members Of the certificate class Of
the Business High School and the mid
year class of the Mckinley Manual
Training School, received their certif-
| Gates and diplomas of graduation.
Despite the fact that flowers are not
| allowed at the Business High School,
the assembly hall was mass of colors
and decorations. the stage where the
young graduates were seated, thirty-one
in all. being banked high with palms
and ferns.
The address to the undergraduates was
made by Harry Taylor. to whom John
T. Gately replied for the junior class.
Superintendent of Schools A. T. Stuart
made the principal address. cautioninS
the young graduates against vaulting
ambition in their business careers and
warning them to first make sure and
then to go straight ahead. He was fol-
lowed by Allan Davis, principal Of the
school, who spoke briefly.
The remainder of the programme was
as follows: Address of welcome. Fred
erick B. Warder: Miss Beatrice NJ. Park
er. class history; Miss Katherine Purcell.
class prophecy: Reginald Yowell. class
poem; Miss Teresa f. Bartels, valedic-
Presentation of Certificates.
The presentation of certificates was
made by Ernest l. Daniel, member OF
the board of education. to the following:
Misses Teresa Elizabeth Barteis. Mollie Amelia
Beck, Elizabeth Marguerite Duehring Florence
Estele Emo LGttie Name Gibson, Maud Eysngeline
Grunwell. Sophie Louise HanleSp. katherine fidles
Hennessey. Emma Sophia kesler. Antoinette Mario
KOcniG. Mary Berry Lawrencr. Cecil Amy Marks.
Blanche Gertrude Miller. Rachael Marie Newman.
Beatrice Marie Parker, Sarah Katharine Purcell.
Marion Katherine Quisley. Suzane Wreath Roberts.
Ella May Sisson. and Edna Atchesor Smith; Emil
Henry Bachschmid John Moore Bridget. Howard
Earl Crawford. Harry Bernard Goldsmith. Edward
Leroy McAleer. William Alfred Riley. Moses Root.
Winfield Harrison Scott. Harry Taylor, Frederick
Benson Warder. ard Reginald Ycwell
Each Of the graduates will be taken
at once into the Business High School
Alumni Association. which will proceed
to find positions for them in business
offices Of Washington through their own
employment bureau. Many of them will
also enter the shorthand dictation class,
which the association conducts, with the
approval of the board Of education, as
postgraduate speed work.
The class will begin its second term
on Monday night. February 6. and will
meet at the school building every Mon
day. Wednesday. and Friday night, from
7:5O to 9:30 o'clock, until the end Of the
school season.
Presentation of Diplomas.
The presentation Of diplomas by Mrs.
Mussey was made to the following:
Misses Dorothy Davis, Mary Omega
Mann, Josephine Irene Maxwell Gene
We've Frances Ryan, Lewis Hudson Boss.
Paul Bredekamp. Dudley Browne. Joseph
Harold Bullough, Henry Lewis Flemer.
Herbert Raymond Haar. Harry Henry.
Theodore Lewis Holbrcok. Dudley Blanch-
ard Howard, Willis L. Hurd. Thomas
Ward Joy, Karl F. Jorss, John Nicholas
Kelly. jr., Daniel Leo Quad, Chester Ar
thur Kotterman, W. Valentine Wilson.
Glass night and commencement exer-
cises of the Mckinley Manual Training
School were equally successful, and
large number of parents and admirers
filled the assembly hall, each applauding
his favorites.
DR.. George E. Myers, principal of the
school. and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
vice president. of the board of education.
made the addresses the evening.
The programme was as follows: Lewis
H. Boss. salutation: Miss NJ Hazel CHS
holm. piano solo; Miss NJ. o. Dean, class
history: Willis L. Hurd, scholarship:
John n. Kelly, athletics: W. Valentine
Wilson, military: Miss Genevfeve Ryan,
address to undergraduates: Robert c.
Towles. undergraduates reply; Mrs
Blanche Dalgleish. vocal solo; Dudley
Brown. class prophecy: Solomon Shap-
pirio. violin solo; Miss Dorothy Davis,
valedictorian: Lewis II. Boss, presenta-
ton of school gift. Music was furnished
by the school orchestra. Of which Miss
Sallie Mason is the director.
After the exercises, an informal dance
was given. the committee of entertain
ment for the Business High School be-
ing the Misses Maud Evangeline Grun-
we'll, Rachael Marie Newman, Emma
Sophia Kessler, and Emil Henry Bach
schmid. For the Mckinley, Lewis H.
Boss, president: Josephine I. Maxwell.
vice president; John N. Kelly, jr.. secro.
tary: Herbert H. Haar, treasurer.