The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-06-10
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Five Students Graduate From Eu-
reka County High School With
Glass of 1915

without exercises, 1t being necessary
to spend the full amount of time on
the prescribed school work to salts
factorily complete it.
The High School. with Charles
Priest as principal. j. D. Gold, vice
principal. and Miss M. E. Berlin as
commercial teacher, held its sixth
annual commencement exercises at
,, the Eureka Opera House Friday
ing, the following students, Misses
Elsie Hooper, Eileen Breen, Elizabeth
! Kitchen, Thelma Breen, and Vivian
Hicks having completed the four
years course and having received the
specified number of Units required
to entitle them to receive diplomas
of graduation, assembled at the
Opera House to render a programme
of exercises and receive their diplo-
mas.
Amid a stage setting of cherry and
white, the class colors. in paper fes-
looming, and boquets of red and white
carnations, the class flowers, inter-
mingled with ferns and cherry BIOS
SONS lining the footlights, the five
young graduates were seated, with
the faculty, the Board of Education.
N. p. Morgan, j. B. Bale. E. A.
Skillman, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. John Edwards
Bray, Judge P. A. McCarran, and
the interesting and entertaining COM
mencement exercises were carried
through. Following is the pro-
gramme rendered:
Song, Welcome. -. Girls Chorus
Grafton, Efficiency. 80. Elsie Hooper
Piano Solo, "Napoleon's Last Charge"
Rose Modarelli
Grafton. "Preparedness". Eileen Breen
Song, "Swing Song. 80. Girls Chorus
Grafton, Commercial Training in High
Schools. Vivian Hicks
Piano Trio, "Imps and Sprites at Work.
Elisabeth Kitchen. Thelma Breen,
Clotilde Bale
Valedictory, "Women In Politics.. -. !.
.L....... ..... .Thelma Breen
Piano Duet, ''Charge of the Uhlans"
.... Della Rattazzi, Winifred Smith
Address ........H Hon. p. A. McOarran
Presentation of Glass to Board of Edu-
cation ...... Principal Charles Priest
Comforting of Diplomas, John Edwards
Bray, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Song, 1.-THE Legend of the Bells" $3.50.
Principal Charles Priest in intro
ducing Judge P. A. McCarran as the
speaker who would deliver the COM
mencement address. spoke briefly of
the great pleasure afforded him in
having with them a man of his elo-
quence and ability on this occasion.
Judge McCarran chose as his SUBJ
ject, 1.-The Individual Citizen" and
from the manner in which it was re-
ceived by the audience. needs no
further commentator. His closing
remarks to the class were particular
ly appropriate and strongly placed.
and they were words of advice that
any young person would profit by
following in climbing the ladder of
life.
At the close of Judge McCarran's
remarks Principal Priest introduced
State Superintendent of Public in
struction John Edwards Bray and
said that his presence here to attend
the graduating exercises was greatly
appreciated and that it would give
them all pleasure to have him also
address them. In concluding his re-
marks along educational lines, Mr..
Bray said that he had been requested
by N. P Morgan. president of the
Board of Education. to take his place
in presenting the graduating class
with their diplomas, which he then
did with many good words of coun-
sci and advice. Mr.. Bray then pre-
sented a bronze medal with the head
of Shakespeare cut on it to Miss
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