Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-28
STATEN ISLAND
Commencement PROGRAMS
IN SCHOOLS ON The ISLAND
130 Graduates From Curtis-Sixteen
From Lower Part of s. I.-Other
Schools Close.

Schools Close.
BIZ Special Correspondents.
TOTTENVILLE. June 2s-Com-
mencement exercises were held yester-
day in the various schools Of the bor-
ough Of Richmond for the closing Of
the schools throughout the greater
city Of New York today.
Exercises of the Curtis high school
last night were held at the Liberty
theatre, Stapleton, when 139 graduates
were given their diplomas. There
were sixteen in the class from this end
of the island. Exercises were held
yesterday during the day at the Pleas
ant Plains, Rossville and Kreischer-
Vile schools. There were no grad
yates at the Tottenville school as this
school is one Of the junior high schools
of the city and pupils finishing the
term here go to Curtis high school at
New Brighton.
The exercises for the Rossville
school held at the school yesterday
afternoon were carried out with an
elaborate program. Principal Benja-
min B. Chappell presented the diplo-
mas to the class including the follow
ing: Margaret Regina brennan, pres
ident; William. Adolph Buehl. secre-
tary; George Montgomery Hardy,
Maude Christina Landin, Alice Bar
bara Engert. Mason Peter Merseles,
Edward Arthur Matthes, Joseph Ryan.
The program follows:
song-Liberty Bell .......... Mohr
School,
Charade-W s. s., Two Girls and Two
Boys of Room One.
Recitation-Thinking, Alice B. En-
gert
Song -Commenceme Cheer, Chorus
from Rooms Three and Four.
Essay-A Year of War, Maude C. Lam
din.
Story-The Belgian Boy and His DON
key, Hazel Scharnikow
Song-Keep the Home Fires Burning
NoveHo
School.
Recitation-Do 1t, Edward A. Matthes
Solo-When the Boys Come Home
Obey Speaks
Miss Lindenmeyer.
Essay-The Development Of the Aero
plane, George M. Hardy.
Song-There's a Long, Long Trail
Elliott
School.
Exercise-How Earned Thrift
Stamp, Nine Children OF Room Two.
Recitation-The Blood Of the State,
Joseph Ryan.
Song-Beautiful Star ...... Mitchell
School.
Essay-The Submarine, Mason P.
M Mersele6.
solo-Joy Of the, Morning go. Ware
Miss Dindenmeyer.
Recitation-Address to Parents and
Graduates, Everett Hannah
Song-The Butterfly ....... Roche
Fifteen Girls Of Room Two.
Glass Prophecy-Margaret r. Dren-
nan.
Dramatization-Wha Can Do.
Cbarocters
Uncle Sam. Eight Garden Children
Liberty. Three Sailors.
Junior Red Cross, Three Soldiers.
Sam. Six Knitting Children.
Columbianna, Six Thrift Children.
Rolypoly, Eight Small Children.
Mariana. a refugee child, Six Maga-
zine Children.
Five Sewing Girls.
Three Hoover Children.
Six Carpenter Boys.
g-Commencement Song
School.
Maypole Dance-Girls Club.
Presentation of Athletic Pins-and
History OF War Work In P. s. 6. Mr..
Valedictorian Address-William A.
Presentation Of Diplomas-Mr. Chap
pell.
Flag salute-star spangled Banner,
School.
Class Colors-Crimson and Gold
Class Flower-White Carnation.
Class Motto-"Always Faithful"
Teachers of Public School No. g.
Benjamin b. Chappell, Anra v.
6eery Mona M. Mooney. Katharine
indenmeyer.
The exercises at the Krelscherville
HNhnOI {rf al t,o
an address by Henry Albro, principal,
and an opereta by the children of the
school and the reading of the class
essays by Katie Zimba on the New
Aqueduct, and one Of tho political
Parties of the United States" The
graduates to receive diplomas were
Elizabeth Lutte. Katie Zimba, Helen
Gladys Moody, Susie Landin. Freder-
ick Damrau. Stephen George and Ed
ward Haberkorn.
Exercises were held at the Totem
Vile school yesterday morning and
the announcement Of those to enter
Curtis High School was made by Prin-
cipal Lowe. Those who finished at
the school and will enter Curtis In
the fall are Stanley Allen, Frank
Benedict, Stanley Jouueay. Albert
Schoefer, William Stahdt, William,
stauff, Leah Alderman, Adriana Eentz
Gladys Bishop. Anna DeBank, Fran
ces DeBoer, Alva Hyde, Catherine
Sheridan and Josephine Tomasln.
An interesting program was car
ried out at Pleasant Plains yesterday
morning under the direction Of Miss
Eloise Kinne, principal. with the fol-
lowing program:
Salute to Flag.
Star Spangled Banner"
Scripture.
Piano duet
Ruth Sprague and Eleanor Poillon.
Recitation-"When Heroes DIE
Albert Van Allen.
Highland Fling
Eighth Girls.
Essay-"The Wheat Situation"-
Linwood Bac1lea.
Piano solo-"Samson and Delilah"-
Anna Schott.
Recitation
Lucien verite.
Vocal solo-"See the Woods"-
Evelyn Early.
Current Events
(a) Ruth Sprague.
(b) John Doyle.
Plano solo-'Valse"-
Bernice Brougham.
Four Boys.
Recitation-'The Outer Guard"-
Anna Twillman.
Piano solo-"Elfln Dance
Eleanor Poillon.