The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-06-14
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LOCAL SCHOOLS END
GOOD YEARS WORK
Past Week Busy With Closing Years
Activities-The Various Programs
Rendered at the High School
SPLENDID WORK EXHIBITED

The Commencement exercises of the
Pleasantville High School Thursday
evening terminated and crowned the
weeks school activities. A class of
Is persons consisting of 8 young men
and % young women at the appointed
time were conducted in professional
march by Superintendent Sullivan to
the rostrum of the auditorium. After
an invocation by Rev. DR.. Hsnr- E.
Jones and a rendition by the c1clestra
the class participation in the exercises
of the evening was begun. q r-om
start to finish. each in turn acquitted
himself or herself with a measure of
credit that did high compliment to
Superintendent, Principal and teachers
Of our high school faculty. Having
sat through many commencement ex-
ercises We naturally compare one with
another, and in fairness and justice,
we conclude that this ranks strongly
with all others if not to say the high
est. Indeed, it would not detract any
thing from former classes, should we
conclude that it was best, since it is
only fair to believe that superior and
additional high school equipment, an
efficient Principal, Miss Tolbert, and
efficient faculty should lead to this.
So much for the part taken by the
class, but we could not and would not
forbear to compliment the Board of
Education in securing the services of
Judge Harold B. Wells, whose elo-
quence held his audience within his
grasp at will as he, in a lightning-like
rapidity flashed forth in elegant phrase
a ~profundity of wit, humor, history,
advice. science and philosophy that
kept the ear OF his audience bound to
his oratory. We want Judge Wells
again.
After this, the Superintendent, in
neatly and well chosen remarks pre-
scented the class to Mr.. Arthur H.
Stiles, president of the board of edu-
cation. Mr.. Stiles accepted the class
in an especially appropriate speech,
doing high credit to the position he
was chosen to fill. His remarks of
advice and encouragement will live
long in the memory of the class OF
1919.
Members of an orchestra from
Bridgeton-conductor, Carl Gaskill-
furnished the instrumental music for
the Commencement.
The program in detail:
Professional March-Orchestra.
Invocation-Rey. DR.. Henry E. Jones.
Chorus-"Gaily We're Tripping,
Veazie-Class of Nineteen Nineteen.
Essay-"The R~e-Diseovery of Amer
ica"-Sara Bowen, S~alutatorian.
Piano Solo-"La Sonnambula"-Arr.
by Leybach-Irma Stiles, Third Honor.
Essay-"The Accountability N.
Penhallow, Valedictorian.
Observation-Disclosures
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A1lr0ec T,.5Co Hor
old B. Wells.
Donizetti-Class of Nineteen Nineteen.
Presentation of Class-William G.
Sullivan, Supt. of Schools.
Presentation of Diplomas-Arthur
H. Stiles. Pres. Board of Education.
Singing-Star Spangled Banner
Audience.
Benediction-Rev. Pennington Cor
son.
Class Roll.
Classical Course-Regina Marie
Deeney, Nellie E. Fennell. Eleanor FL
izabeth Helfrich, Mary Nella Penhal-
low, Helen Margaret Risley, Helene
Virginia Risley, Lee Supplee Terry.
General Course-Edgar Fisher Baker,
Dora Freeman Brown. Grace Ellen
( OQUlp. TLdnC6S hdlnlt6n AQASlSAlds
Frances Cecilia Costello, Elmina Irene
Crowell, Sara Eccles, Ella Strutzer
Field, Dorothy Rae Klair, Charles Pen
hallow, Mable Clara Pennington. juan
tia Alfarata Ryker, Mabel Marguerite
Sooy, Irma Elizabeth Stiles. Elizabeth
Acton Test.
Commercial Course-Sarah Bowen,
Emma Clark, Mae Belle Cramer.
The past week has been eyentful in
the school affairs of Pleasantville. A
Banquet by the Alumni Association at
the Gilmer on Saturday evening, Class
Day exercises at the high school audi
forum on Tuesday evening, the eighth
grade promotion exercises on Wednes-
day evening. and the high school com
mencement on Thursday evening, have
kept the schools very busy and have
given excellent entertainment TO the
people attending these final functions
of school activity.
The banquet by the Alumni Associa-
ton on Saturday was a highly enjoy
able affair and well attended. Speech
es were made by the Supt. Of Schools,
Mr.. William c. Sullivan, the president
of the class of 1919, Mr.. Charles Pen
hallow, and others of the association.
The usual occasion of joIlity prevailed
and all returned to their homes at a
late hour feeling that it had been good
for them to be there. The menu serv-
ed by the Gilmer was all that could
have been desired.
The eighth grade promotion exer-
cises on Wednesday evening were OF a
high order and every pupil taking part
in the program acquitted himself or
herself with much credit, showing a
degree of training highly compliment
tary to the professional ability Of the
principals and teachers. Essays, reci-
tations, singing and the play all gave
ample evidence of the effort made by
superintendent. principals and teachers