Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-03
EIGHTH GRADERS,
100 IN NUMBER,
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Interesting Exercises Held mi
High School Auditorium to-
Mark Close Of Session. Big.
Crowd Present, lo (

An even hundred children were
awarded diplomas Yesterday afternoon
when the largest eighth grade ever
graduated from the public schools OF
Albuquerque gave its closing exercises
10 a crowd that packed the auditor
ium of the high school building.
The exercises opened with q selec-
ton rendered by The high school or
chestru which showed the splendid
quality OF that organization. At the
conclusion OF this selection the eighth
graders, who had been assembled in
the corridors outside the auditorium,
marched into the hall, taking their
seats IN the front of the auditorium.
Nern Blake, president of the class
delivered the opening address, taking
as his subject Education In Bernalii-
10 County" A violin selection by
Floyd Miller, accompanied by Frank
lin Miller followed. and the Spanish
ciass then sang in excellent manner
Las NaccaciOnes.
History Prizes awarded.
Superintendent John Milne, in a
brief address told of the offering of
prizes by the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution for proficiency in
history, and awarded the first and
second prize respectively, TO Paul
Harper and Nern Blake. YE
\ piano solo by Harold Partch
proved 10 be easily the best musical
selection of an unusually good i-io-
gram, and was heartily enCorea. At
the conclusion OF this number H. 5.
LithgOw, ON behalf OF the board OK
education, awarded the diplomas TO
the graduates
I.I 1,
physical culture drills IN the gym
pasium. Refreshments wera. served
BY the domestic science department
and the exhibit in manual training
proved a specially attractive feature
OF the evenings entertainment.
High school Tonight.
Diplomas for thirty-two students.
twenty-one Of them girls, will be on
the table at the high school COM
mencement exercises tonight and be-
fore the evening ends will be distribu-
ted TO the different members of the
graduating class in token of their hav-
ing completed the prescribed courses
OF study
The exercises will be held In the
high school auditorium and will be-
gin at $40 o'clock.
arranged. the principal feature being
an address By Ralph c. ELY, of DEM
ing, on "The Young Man of the
State" There are several numbers by
the high school orchestra on the
schedule. for which the organization
has been preparing with extra-special
care under the direction of Miss
Jennie l.. Trott The program is as
follows:
Woodland Whispers" (Waldes-
chestra.
Invocation, Rev Edward p schuel-
err
'Sextette" (Luca) tDonizett),
High school chorus.
Address To the class, The Young
Man of the state" Hon. Ralph c.
Ely
"a Night in May tslver), High
School chorus.
Presentation OF diplomas Mr.. NJ.
T.. Hickey. president of the board OF
education.
Echoes From the Metropolitan
Opera House (Toban), High school
orchestra
The list of graduates is as follows
blils, tllHtbeln AIhpt, Lvuist ptii'
Neva Blake. Nernice Bowers, MAY
Carmony, Florence Carmony, Nettie
Clark, Margaret Flournoy, Alberta
Hawthorne. Rebecca Horner. Ruth
Veronica Martin, Carolyn
Michael Edith Olcson, Madge Pinney,
leila Rankin, Ruth Tompkins, Jessie
Venable. Louise Watson, Annette
Welnman and Lillian Williams.
Boys George Beckwith james,
Blair, Leslie Boldt, Ezekiel Chavez,
Herbert Grunsfeld. Ernest Hammond
Penton Jones, Harold Perry, Lyman
Thackery, Donald Wilson and Byron
Wilson.
AS usual at high school affairs, the
public is cordially Invited.