The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08
R1vERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL.

The commencement at Riverdale
Country School, Neutrality-suspicious..
New York City. closed yesterday the
twelfth year of the institution. The
weeks programme included the present.
alton on Tuesday of Ave plays in French
by the boys OF the lower school. the
hrst victory OF the varsity baseball
team of the school over the faculty by
a score of IS to 0, a poetic presentation
by the boys OF the lower schol in the
evering out of doors. Thursday. OF
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" the lower schol commence
ment on Friday afternoon, following
set of athletic games, sixth form
and alumni dinner Griday evening.
and the upper schoi sports and COM
mencement yesterday morning, fol-
lowed by a The Dansant in the after
noon. It was n full program. but by
reason OF the vision at Riverdale in the
lower and upper schols. there was NJ
heavy burden upon anybody.
The great feature Of the week was the
remarkable success of the plan of
Frank Lee Short director of Expression
at Riyerdale to give "a Midsummer
Nights Dream" in the spirit Of the
poet, at night. out of doors. and with
little boys to represent the fairy dream
with Mendelssohns music, played by
the orchestra Of the Peoples Musical
League. under the direction OF Pro-
lessor Jaffrey c. Harris. musical d.
rector of the school. The weather man,
affected by the poetry of 1t all, lent
clear. starlight sky, with crescent
moon, and glorious breeze, which
caused fiutterlng lights and shadows of
amazing beauty.
The cast was as follows: Theseus.
Duke of Athens John Conable Bennett
Egeus, father to Hernia. Henry Van
Cleef; Lysander, betrothcd to Hernia,
John Rosenthal: Demetrius. in love with
Hernia, Levon Chutjian. Philostrate,
Willoughby Kingsbury: uince, a carpen-
ter, Philbrick Hasler Bottom. weaver.
Francis Greene; Flute. a bellowsmender,
Morris Doob: Shout. tinker. James
Sachs; Snug, Joiner, Jack Selig; Starve-
ling, tailor. Lionel Faibisy; Hippolyta,
Henry NJ Marx: Hernia. Herbert How
ard; Helena. Munroe Wade: oberon,
Joseph B. Fyffe. Titania, Charles Marx;
Puck, Ernest McAneny; first fairy. Har-
tan Kasab; Peaseblossom, Willoughby
klngsbury: Cobv'"h. Drookman Painter /;
Moth, Selden Bacon; Mustardsees, Hol-
land Duell; attendants on Oberon, Ira
Vile, McVicker Cole, JACQUES Macs,
William Poole, Craig Wilson, William
Thompson. Marshall Magee and William
NanCleef: attendants on Titania, Fred
Fanfeld. Henry Marx. wh!telaw Wilson.
Walter Salmon. Edward Nitchie and
selden Bacon,
" the commencement off the lower
school the following honors were
awarded: For the greatest improve
ment, Levon Chutjln. Randolph Whit
ner, Robert Roosen. Madison Haythe.
Herbert Stevenson. The following boys
received honorable mention: Robert
Ward, Richard Day, Whitelaw Wilson,
Harry Fix. Daniel Hackett. certifi-
cate OF honor was awarded to Robert C.
Fulton for the greatest MI around d.
velopment.
Al the commencement OF the upper
sehooi the highest awarA that of head
hoy, was. for the second time. given to
Herbert McAeny, OF the sixth form.
certificate OF honor was given to
each n the following boys for having
obtained an average OF eighty per cent.
Or more during the current school year /: