The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
ST. PETERS
COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises Are Held at st. Peters
Hall Before Large Audience
on Friday
Evening.
MEDALS ARE AWARDED
Many Honor Prizes and Medals Are
Distributed Among the Pupils
for Their Good
Work.
MEDALS ARE AWARDED

The commencement exercises of ST.
Peters school were held at the school
hall at $50 last evening. The exer-
cises were attended by crowd that
filled the large hall. It was the first
time in the history of the school the
exercises were held in the evening
instead of the afternoon. This ar
rangement was made in order that
not only the parents but also other
relatives and friends Of the graduates
might attend the exercises.
The hall was very beautifully deco
rated in pale pink and green color
combination. Festoons in various
shapes hung over the arches and
streamers bearing out the color COM
bination added to the beauty Of the
hall
The entrance march, Ella Fluer-
ette," was played by Helen Sargent
and Margaret Atkins, at the piano,
Colletta Moeller and Anna Connolly,
violins. and celestine Agnew and
Marie Moeller, mandolins. While the
marched in, double file, the first con-
tered the stage.
Margaret Devine said a word of
welcome to the pastor, parents and
friends present.
20 Jesus Open Wide Thy Heart"
was sung by the boys OF st. Peters
school, with the accompaniment play
ed by the school orchestra
kindergarten cIass Yell.
The kindergarten pupils were greet
ed with loud applause when they gave
their 1915 yell:
Nineteen fifteen the best you ever
Kindergarten, kindergarten, rah, -rah,
rah.'
The yell was given by about fifteen
boys and as many girls Of the kinder
garten The little girls were dressed
in their class colors. Those Of them
who did not graduate had their dol
lies graduate for them.
A duet, Stella Confdente," was
played by Rose Mary Finigan and
| Mabel Joyce. 1t was very well re-
ceived.
"If Were Boy, It Were a Girl"
was sung by a chorus of boys and
girls. Taunts flung BY one chorus
were answered by the other. The
number was very we'll given.
The S. v. S. kazoo band composed
of about fifty boys Of the intermediate
classes gave number of popular
American, Irish and southern airs.
The singing and playing on the
kazoos was intermingled.
"You Mustn't" song, was sung by
the little girls of the second and third
grades in very pleasing style. This
was followed by the presentation OF
number of Irish dances by twelve
little colleens dressed in white and
green. They were greeted with much
applause Miss Hortanse Moore was
their accompanist.
Venetian Flower Dance.
The Venetian flower dance tableau
was given by the girls of the fourth
grade. The number was beautifully
given and very artistic. The tableaux
consisted of four large arches, eight
hoops. and eight garlands decorated
with different flowers. The girls also
were decked in flowers of different
kinds. AS the tableaus we're formed,
bursts of applause came from the
audience. The dance step was con-
tinued through the forming of the diff
ferent tableaux.
A duet, "Valse, Arabesque," was
we'll given by Elizabeth Ewers and
Margaret LeFevre.
A very pretty number was the
Little Cleaners Drill given by the
girls of the fifth and sixth grades.
The girls carried rakes and wore
large field hats. The Angeles tableau,
with the bell sounding in the distance,
was a feature of the number.
The next number, Tribute to the
Flag, was given by the boys of the
fifth and sixth grades. The number
was opened with salute to the flag.
followed by a military salute to the
audience. National airs were played
during the drill. The stage was set
in red, white and blue.
Sino National Airs.
This was followed by very pretty
number Music on the Rappahan-
mock" given by the boys of the sew
enth and eighth grades. The back
ground was formed by the boys of
these two grades, singing "Tenting
Tonight" and other national airs On
ore side of the stage was represented
the union and on the other side the
confederate armies. The songs sung
first by one side and then the other
were challenges until finally both
united in singing "Home Sweet
Home" REGULATIONS by Albert San
some. John Tigue, Ralph BRASIL and
Patrick Touhey were given between
the songs.
A duet. "The Dragon Fighter" was
given in lively style by Hortense
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