Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-06-30

DIPLOMAS GIVEN
TO FORIY-7HREE
Rev. Wi|bert Westcott Gives
Address to 1916 Class at
TottenviIIe School.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Tottenville, June 30:-Diplomas were
presented to forty-three graduates of
the class of 1916 at the commencement
exercises of public school No. 1, Tot
tenville, last night that were held i'll
the auditorium of the school. The pro-
gram which was unique in many re-
spects began at 8 O'Clock after Rev.
Francis H. Fem, pastor of the South
Baptist church had invoked the bless
Ing.
The first part of the program in
cluded a wand drill by girls of the
bA grade and a patriotic drill and reci-
tation by boys of the 4A grade. The
recitation given by Robert Crowley,
captain of the drill, entitled Hats OFF
to the American Flag" was loudly APP
plauded for the efforts of the little fel-
low.
The second part of the program be-
gan when the graduates, the February
class coming in on the left side and
the June class coming in on the right
side took their places on the plat
form. Principal N. ]. Lowe who pre-
sided at the exercises in brief ad-
dress announced that he had received
word yesterday morning from DR..
entof schools, that beginning in Sep
tember the Tottenville school win be
junior high school, with the ten year
course. The program which was given
by the graduates included essays by
Leah Alderman, on "Our Friend tt.
Horse which was an earnest plea for
the horse, Harold Williams on Coal
and the Coal Miner and Emil Kirkby,
on The Pitch Lake all of which
were excellent cOmpOSitiOnS.
Stanley Allen, who came in fourth
In the recent spelling contest to send d
Representative from Richmond to Sy-
racuse in September gave the class
oration on the subject of Recent Sci
entific Inventions" His address was
well given In which he touched upon
the various inventions used, such as
the aeroplane, wireless telephone, cleo
trical engineering, linotype machines
and how nitrogen and oxygen is made
from air.
Rev. Wilbert Westcott of Perth Am
boy, q former pastor of Bethei church,
made the address to the graduates and
superintendent j. J. Reynolds. of the
schools of Richmond, presented the di-
plomas. Mr.. Wescott in his address
said 1t seemed like home to be among
SO many that he knew. He said he
would only say a word or two to the
graduates of his own experience. His
principal theme was on success with
three Cs, which he afterward defined
as consideration, concentration ana
conservation. He said first to consider
what YOU are and who you are and
don't do omething that you are not At
to do He told the class If they are to
make good they will have to concen-
trate and to consecrate to the entire
devotion to a noble purpose that they
set out to do. He complimented the
class and those that took part in the
orograIa.
ex~,xf kReynoids in presenting the d.
n <oI * took occasion to say a word
"a Il PrkE to the new course that is to
staHty4 the fall and asked that ali
contiRi6 in their studies along this
line. William Henry Brown was award
ed the medal for shop work during the
term.
The dresses worn by the girls were
made by them during the term in the
sewing class. The class colors for
February were bluejay blue and sill
yer, while those of the June class
we're old rose and white and were
much in evidence. The girls each
carried small bouquet of pink and
white carnations George p Allen,
teacher of the class led in the music.
The auditorium was well filed. The
program given was as follows:
Part
Invocation
Wand Drill
ga Girls
Patriotic Drill and Recitation
IA Boys
Part
Chorus-"Those Gallant Days of
Old" -. Roeckel
Essay--"Our Friend the Horse"
Leah Alderman
Chorus-"Summer Time" Pinsuti
Essay-"Coal and the Coal Miner"
Harold Williams
Chorus-"May Song" .Gaul
Essay-"The Pitch Lake.
Emily Kirkby
Chorus-(a) Golden Slumbers;" (b)
Lullaby and Good Night" Brahms
Oration-"R Recent Scientific Inven-
tions''
Presentation of diplomas
Address to the Graduates
Rev. Wilbert Westcott
Salute the Flag and Sing Star
Spangled Banner
The list of the graduates follows:
February
Charles Joseph Beauvais George
Henry Brennan, Hector Copeland,
Thomas Andrew Hooban, Michael
Joseph Linane, William Francis Nc
Andrews, George Chester Moore,
Joseph Ommundsen, Wayne Dwight
6kidmore, Anna Margaret Cummings,
Florence Dow, Elizabeth Marion
Helen Glavin, Cornelia Elizabeth
Okeson, Dorothy Louise Robinson,
Emma Marie Sauer, Lydia Anita Van
Wagner, Florence Evelyn Monroe,
Mary Elizabeth Veronica Warner
June
Stanley Freeman Allen, Sophie
Ponfa Alderman. Anthony Andriany,
Leah Lillian Alderman, Frank Bene-
dict, Gladys Martha Bishop, William
Henry Brown, Theresa Elizabeth
Butler, Robert Campbell, Frances
6chirmer de Boer, Alfred LeGrand
Hamilton, Wilma Marion Dippe,
James Robert Higgins, Emily Chris
tine Kirby. John Stanley Journeay,
Lillian Nissan Magee, James Edward
Lang, Mildred Pearl Parsons. Victor
Charles Perotti, Harriet Tate, Ken
meth Skidmore Strayer Josephine
Tomasin. Harold George Williams,
Hosabel Barbara Siegel Joseph Vac
tarino.
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