| Show r HIGH SCHOOL I 1 COMMENCEMENT i Interesting Exercises Held at the Theatre Last Evening ESSAY FEATURE OMITTED AN APPROPRIATE ADDRESS BY I PBESIDENT JOHN E DOOLY Rev A L Hudson Speaks in the Absence Ab-sence of Principal Malone and Makes a Plea For a High School I BuildingList of the Graduates Musical SelectionsAt the Public I Schools Graduates From the Eighth Grade I The members of the class of 1897 concluded con-cluded their high school course under the most favorable circumstances last night The fifth annual commencement exercises ex-ercises in the Salt Lake theater attracted at-tracted a very large number of friends of the graduating class and others interested in-terested in the affairs of the high school and the theater including all the galleries was crowded The curtain was raised about 830 oclock and the young ladies of the class presented a charming appearance appear-ance on the stage dressed in appropriate appro-priate costumes of white and each holding a boquet of roses Besides the members of the class President J E Dooly of the board of education Dr Millspaugh superintendent of city schools Rev A L Hudson of the Unitarian Uni-tarian society and Rev Clarence T Brown pastor of the First Concresra tional church had seats upon the stage SUPERINTENDENT MILLSPAUGH PRESIDES The exercises were conducted by Superintendent Su-perintendent Millspaugh and in his opening remarks he referred to the change in this years programme in the matter of not having any essays or orations delivered by members of the class He said that it had been thought best to substitute a short arograinme which would include two addresses and several musical selections He also called attention to the fact that It had been Intended originally to have Principal Prin-cipal W R Malone of the high school deliver the commencement address but owing to Professor Malones illness the address would be delivered by Rev Mr Hudson pastor of the Unitarian society so-ciety MUSIC AND INVOCATION The exercises opened with a piano duet by Miss Margaret Robertson and Walter Jenkins and the invocation was offered by Rev Mr Brown of the Congregational Con-gregational church Then after a few remarks by Superintendent Mills p ugh and the singing of a chorus Since First I Saw Your Face bv scholars in the lower grades of the high school President Dooly delivered the following address PRESIDENT DOOLYS ADDRESS Parents and Friends We meet here tonight to-night to receive the high school graduates gradu-ates of the seventh year of the existence of the public schools of this city The board is gratified at the continued Increase each year In the number of graduatesand to know that every school in the city has honored representatives j among their number The Interest manifested by parents and taxpayers In the success of our schools Is gratifying to the board We feel that our efforts to promote and improve the education of ta rising generation of our city meets with your approval and will receive In the future as It has In the past your almost unanimous support I It Is admitted that the cost of the maintenance main-tenance of our schools has been at times criticised but in almost every case this criticism has emanated from persons who i have rot examined the subject Proper investigation will show that this city receives re-ceives only about 52 per cent of the taxes paid by its citizens for the support of the public schools I The money expended for Improvements is not only for the present Our school buld2S are permanent and are an ornament or-nament to the city When completed and equipped they will suffice for the century Hence tho cost of maintaining them is reduced to the minimum The wisdom of erectine and equipping school buildings in a firstclass manner will be evident when we consider that the estimated cost of repairing the public school buildings of the city of Sun Francisco to make them habitable for the ensuing year is SSu charge of nearly 51 per capita of Its nonulatlon A similar expenditure for rears in this city would amount to 160000 per annum This Is almost entirely en-tirely avoided by the permanent character charac-ter of our Improvements The completion of the building now be Inr erected In the Tenth ward one in the Echteenth ward and a high school will make our city the Athens of this In termountan region and as an educa tlonrl center It will not be excelled by any city of like population in the UnIon During Utahs probationary perIodthat is her territorial existence very dollar iicnt for the education of her children was derived from direct taxation During Dur-ing the short period that has elapsed since she has been an honored member of our ni nf states direct taxation has been the only resort to obtain the necessary furdsfor the support of our school sys I ternThis Is about to be changed Congress 1l Its wisdom to provide for the better educf ton of the youth of our state has ranted a large area of land to our university uni-versity agricultural college school lor the deaf dumb and blind and has donated do-nated double the usual land grant for the I I schools The con tuppert of the common I i of Utah augments bttution of the state I this fund by adding thereto the proceeds I of al property that may accrue to the strto by escheat or forfeiture and all I unclaimed shares and dividends of any inporrorition incorporated under the laws of this state From these sources up to the present time a large fund has been accumulated the Interest of which will be ainually paid Into the state school fund and distributed to the several counties coun-ties for the support of the common schoos b ° to of revenue promises source ThIs Iew create a fund the interest fe which I will s 1 In the near future relieve the taxpayers of nuch of the onerous burden now im r When d yOU consider the high character of our public schools and that the cost of tuition and books is but 1683 per capita the charge of extravagance in their equipment I equip-ment and maintenance is not descried The public school system was forced us by manifest necessity The prin upon ciple that education of the neoole Is I the protection of constitutional government govern-ment rendered it imperative that the children of the coming state of Utah be provided with an effective System of education edu-cation When this necessity was fully I realized with one accord the people 74 stepped forward and It is due to ther V efforts and interest that Utah entered the f I Union fitted to cope in many respects In I educational advantages with her larger and wealthier sister states Public interest inter-est has ever been lm guiding star of i the imblc school system In the united States 1Vere it not for Its responsiveness I responsive-ness to progressive suggestions Its recognition recog-nition of merit and its intolerance of pretense pre-tense there would be not the fatat > st evidence of vitality or progress All poll tics partisanship and sectarianism must be put aside and severely Ignored The good of the children the welfare of so cictv and the perpetuation of our government govern-ment must be the first consideration The mental and moral duty of the parents Is to provide their children with a good education edu-cation and one that Is commensurate with their surrounding If the people of Salt Lake City desire to carry on the work so well begun It must bo used tht they abandon in no degree the suireme and abiding Itorest and support they have thus far manl festcfl I take great pleasure in presenting to you tonight the members of the High School class of Ii > who by unflinching perse verence have finished thdr High school llfeviand at the same Ume have received a < < course of selftralnlns which will en i abl them to better cope with the severer I conflicts of later JMe that must come to I each ofus < i 4 < X uare not deficient In natumlTrlfts and you have every opportunity honor < able success in life before you whether It be in colleges universities ICrsS or business All that Is need Cnow Is Intelligent In-telligent comprehension and resolute effort ef-fort I congratulate you most heartily on your successful work and yom spirit of ambition May you continue to develop de-velop to the fullest extent the capacities with which you are endowed and live as Milton said Inflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue stirred up with high hopes of living to be I 4rjj2 I y2 I I T t I i I l H H I I i I 1 I I I t I j l I l jHdH1k 1 I I 11 i PBESIDENT J E DOOLY All That Is Now Needed Is Intelligent Comprehensive and Resolute Effort brave men and worthy patriots dear to God and famous to all ares REV A L HUDSON Rev A L Hudson then made an address ad-dress which he commenced with a high tribute to the worth of Professor Malone and expressions of regret on account of his illness He said that as far as possible he would try to speak as he beleved Professor Malone would speak if he could be present Mr Hudson Hud-son was very earnest In his commendation commenda-tion of the public school system and particularly the work of the Salt Lake City high school He believed that the public schools must be looked to for the men and women who would in the future fu-ture rule the destinies of this nation Those democratic schools were needed to trahi men to stand shoulder to shoulder and understand that they are members of one body and to train them I to a broad and liberal understanding of American citizenship He dwelt upon the fact that a knowledge of ancient 1 languages might be necessary in some lr kse I professional walks cf life but It was hardly necessary in the general affairs of life and he was glad that the public pub-lic schools were becoming more practical practi-cal and were coming to recognize the fact that boys must be fitted for actual life and that there must be a system broad enough to fit boys for every avenue I ave-nue which they may have to enter Apart A-part of Mr Hudsons address was devoted I de-voted to the subject of a new high school building and he referred to the building now occupied for the purpose fOfc r I = lf In no complimentary terms which seemed to meet the entire approval of the audience He anSi that he had bean engaged in some mathematical I calculations and had discovered that if I the city should build a high school at a cost cf 5100000 and issue bonds for that amount at an ordinary rate of interest in-terest It would require an additional taxation of only 10 cents a year per capita to pay the interest on these bonds and he urged the citizens of the city not to let another year go by without with-out arranging for < this result His remarks re-marks on this sabject were warmly applauded ap-plauded At the conclusion of Mr Hudsons address there was a vocal duet The Mountain Riders by Miss Margaret Hull and Miss Maude Bowring and a piano solo bv Miss Allie tiller THE DIPLOMAS PRESENTED Superintendent Millspaugh then made a short address to the graduating class anji presented the diplomas and asa as-a h name was called itwas greeted with ai ause4 < i The floral presentations to the graduates I gradu-ates were most elaborate and by1 the I > time that all the diplomas had been dls j It i tribute the front cf the stage was f I banked with large boquets and baskets I of roses carnations and other flowers The singing of a chorus concluded the Ir exercises I THE GRADUATES I I I The members of the graduating class i i are as follows Ada May Hartivell Cornelia Marie KarUers Florence B Terhune Myrtal Melville I Abel Violet Bruce Anetta Corlees Eleanor H Jeremy Estella I Taylor William M McCrea Zetta Rands Mabel Claire Armstrong Maude 1 M Bowring Bertha Bettie Cherry Bessie l Bes-sie Ctaire Emise Annie Freeze Jessie Alleln Gray Margaret Craig Hull MarIon I Mar-ion Lucy Knickerbocker Juliette Llt i I tley Lena Leota Manning Josephine j I I D Studebaker Alexander Colbath I Walter Samuel Jennens Eugene Palmer 1 I Hapgood George Hedger Edwin Elliott I El-liott b rrg Nellie Pettit George i Young Bobbins Clara Horsley Deal I I Ella B Ensign Gertrude Lucile Me I Grath Hulda Youngberg Inez Ruth I Peak Edward Chamberlain Edith Fol I scm Ccttam William D Shaw John Engelbrit |
