Palisadian., 1925-06-26
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS PRESENTED
TOFIFTY-EICHT BOYS AND GIRLS IN
CLIFFSIDE PARK LAST WE'D. NIGHT
Largest Class in History of the Borough Makes Attractive
Appearance and Provides Program That Delights
Large Audience of Relatives and Friends; Class A
Credit to the Local High School.

A class of fifty-eight boys and girls,
the largest in the history of the bor-
ough, received high school diplomas in
Cliffside Park on Wednesday evening
last.
Friends and relatives of the gradu-
ates thronged the spacious auditorium
to it's capacity and by 8 o'clock every
seat was occupied.
The June Glass of 1925 has the dis
tinction of being the tenth class to
graduate from the local school and
also the honor of being the largest
graduating class in the history of the
institution. While the February class
of 1925 had only ten members, the
class, which recently finished their
high school work, had forty-eight
students.
AS is customary, the two classes
marched in through the two outside
aisles to the music of the High School
Orchestra. very pretty setting was
made when the fifty-eight young men
and women seated themselves alter
nately on the stage amid the pictur-
esque scenery of the many beautiful
palms and flowers.
For many years it has been the Gus
tom for all the girls to wear white
dresses. A new plan was in vogue
on Wednesday evening for the girls
wore dresses of various shades, thus
giving the stage a pleasing variety
of colors when they blended with the
attire of the boys, who wore white
fannels, blue double-breasted jackets
and the customary bat wing collars
with black bow ties.
After the invocation by the Rev. Ed
win c. Curtis, the different members
of the classes rendered a progra IN
which was of peculiar excellence. ThA.
essays, solos, and debates all showed
the training which the class has en-
joyed for the past four years. The
renditions of vocal selections gave an
idea of the excellent training which
Mrs. Mccullough, the music instruc-
tress, has instituted in the local school
system. The essays were we'll chosen
and the highest type of public speak
ing was demonstrated by the speakers
who seemed to have mastered the art
and technique of speaking clearly and
without forced effort before large audi
ences.
Following the opening chorus by the
class. Esther Anderson cited the bene-
fits of the by-products of business
training. The young lady spoke of the
Importance of accuracy, speed, perse-
verance, enthusiasm, Judgment, order,
poise, tact and confidence in latter life.
These qualities are all derived from
high school training in a business
course
Katherine Berls, of the February
class, drew rounds of applause by her
wonderful vocal solos, "At Dawning"
and Morning"
Chemicals were shown to be both
destructive and constructive in a very
fine talk by Harold Dietler on Chem
istry in Modern Life.
Two musical selections followed, the
girls of the class singing MAY Comes
A-Laughing," and the orchestra played
a delightful piece, 'The Golden
Sceptre," by Schleppergreall.
The question. THAT Federal aid is
essential to the development of DEM
ocratic education in the public schools
of the United States proved interest
ing and instructive. Both speakers
had a complete knowledge of their
subject and made presentations which
would do honor to a college graduate.
Judging from the applause he received
it was evident that the audience fav-
ored the negative speaker, Edward E.
Reevs, over his worthy opponent, Ruth
Ginsberg.
A solo by Helen Weyant and a cho-
rus by the male members of the class
preceded a fine discussion of "Adver-
tising and the American People"
Grace Adley outlined the growth of
the "ad game" and gave many anec-
dotes which have resulted in that busi-
ness.
Robert Burns, principal of the high
school, presented the class and gave a
short talk which was characteristic of
his fine ability as a speaker. He COM
mented on the deplorable fact that
when students and others enter the
world at large they are told what not
to do, but nary a word or what TO DO
is uttered.
They were told that knowledge was
not only the amassing of cold facts,
but that education must be backed by
character and determination to go out
into the world and make success of
ones self.
Have the ambition to accomplish
something" urged the speaker, ito
help others by being able to take COM
mand of the situation and telling them
what to do is worthy achievement.
In closing he recommended the grad
uate to remember the three outstand-
ing test words-See. Win and Can.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Burns
presentation Mr.. H. F. Goemann, pres
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