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Show GRADUATES OF CITYSCHOOLS I Sixteen Classes Tale Every School in the City Represented at the Theater. Attondtuico of Proud Parents Outdid H tho Hush in Honor of Idles H Mxiudc Adamn. wt "WAS no email tindcrtaklnc; to 1 nrranpo and combine tlic gradua-J gradua-J lion exorcises for -iC i pupils of tho pram mar ochools, but it was worth fill the trouble, brinrcing home, as It did, to the mind through the cy and car tho mighty uplifting and broadening influence of our public txdioole. With Bhlnlnsr eyes and tnrellln? bojoms tho thousands of ppoctators packed from tho parquet to the third gallery of the Salt Lake Theater, looked exultantly at tho bright,, Intelll-sent Intelll-sent and happy faces which smiled out from the stage. Well, indeed, did Rev. Elmer I. Goshen feel the spirit of tho audience when tho told tho young Kraduatc? of tho ivllllnc; sacrifices that liad been made, tho faces that had grown f:amcd with care and tho hands callouROd with toll in order that they, the children, might be better equipped for tho strugglo of tho lite than were their parents. Crowd "Was Great. The nttendanco waa very large larger than tho audlcnco which wIU Hj resscd the night before tho class day tTcIscs of the high school juniors L.rger than the crowd which greeted Salt Lake's favorite actress, Mips Maude Adatna Before S o'colck in the Hl evening it waa necessary for the Then-ttr Then-ttr management to post a notice that the reserved seats were all gone, and the future comer would have to take their chances in tho second and third galleries. The raising of tho curtain revealed the -164 graduate, almost Ailing tho big rage "Sweet girl graduated," occmed hlngularly appropriate for the llttlo llgurra clad In billowy white and d' eked out with flower?. The toys were comparatively few in numbers, but equally neat in appearance. In arranging the programme a placo had been reserved for each of tho eix-fen eix-fen city schools. At the beginning all united in song, and tho -164 voices row nectly and harmoniously In "Tripping O'rr the Hill." Uryant school, which had second place, had good reason to be proud of Jti representative, Wallace Woolf, who delivered the address of welcome. He a cmcd perfectly at homo before the great audience, and spoke In a voice which reached every corner of the audi, torlum lie made the pleasing 1 j.rophocy that tho graduates of the 1 grammar schools would be found four yearn henco receiving diplomas from thr high fchool. Willrred Do Vlemlng of the Fremont Kchool took her place at the piano and rendered the "Dance of the Demon" Ith unumial Bklll and finish. With Credit to All. Emc-rson school waH represented 'by H'nuna Korn. whoso recitation from mM Longfellow. "The Legend Beautiful," a cMfllcult .selection, reflected credit on hrrwlf and her teachers. Kathleen Fttzpatrlck. the sweet mM Finger of the Franklin school, did ex-1 ex-1 crcdlngly well with her vocal nolo, ' Sing JMe to Sleep." j The entire class from the Hamilton mm i hool took part In the musical reclta-mmm reclta-mmm tlon, "Tho Lot Hymn," which was a "try pretty eound effect. 1 It is presumed that the Lowell school rrlected one of iti prettiest glrlv an well an its lest violinist to maintain 1 its credit before the houre. At any rate 1 IMarJorle Brooks lv hm sweet as a girl graduate could possibly, and thorough mlsLrcsii of the Inatrurnent with a noul. Her selection watt from "Cavatlna." Twelve girls from the Jackson school 1 d'd a complicated drill under changing j -loced lights, with charming effect, md the entire graduating class made tl.e Theater ring with the popular "Anll Chorus" from Verdi. Mr. Goshen Speaks. llrv. Goshen was called upon for an aVrt, and, though he spoke, as h raid. "About a minute,." his few wordy tout hod a throbbing cord in the bosoms of his grown heorern, and, it is to be hoped, made an Impress on the unfold-1 unfold-1 g minds of hl5 smaller audltor.t. ' Boya and girls," he eald, "I llko to nl ou bo and girl, and I want you to stay boys und girls Just aa long as ran." I rgently he preso-nl upon the cMldrc-n tho nccevslty for continuing tl r lr studies In the higher schools In trdrr thot they might bo ndequatolv J 1 rc i ami to grnppla with tho greatest jrobhm that humanity has ever been tilled upon to ralvc a problem that jj ut b solved within the next fifty rars, the reconciliation of capital and Mbert Carrlngtoa gave the piano o1o. I'aiiiouetta." In behalf of the class fTm the Union school. Washington r. hool wap rprc?nted by Minnie Brim, a bright little girl with a fine voire, j vI-.ia original oration, Tbo Amorlcait t'irnt." Ava full of well turned yen-tcr yen-tcr et' and rhetorical blowoins. Wero Called Back. Th young folks of tho Webster j nrlool have Wn training for many da for the chorus, "Lift Thine Kyes." from Klijah. The entire graduating inns took part and the work was fo well done that the audience positively Insisted upon an encore. Thf summer graduates gve irhat Tias entitled an "lSnncniblo Becltatlon." Thry hnd prepared n class poem, which they recited In concert and recited so well that not a word was lost to the Jolin solo from Schumann's "Trau-mer." "Trau-mer." rendrwl by Frank Williams of t' r Wasatch school, delighted the llst-rnrrs. llst-rnrrs. They wanted, something more from the some artist, but the pleasure denied. Tho disappointment was forgatton when tho class from the Lln coin school cave a recitation Interspersed Inter-spersed with the singing of the "Rock of Ages." By way of novelty the Oqulrrh school introduced twelve girls In classic costumes, cos-tumes, who presented some graceful pantomimes In front of a dark screen and under the colored lights. The subjects sub-jects were , "Mirth." "Gossip," "Fear" and "Anger." "Pouting and Teasing." "Be Still" and "Abide with Me" In tableaux mouvnnt and poss plastlque. By careful practice the girls had become be-come so proficient that they moved practically as one figure. All Sang1 "America' The elas from the Grant school was prepared with a musical recitation entitled. en-titled. "The I5ve Before Decoration Day," introducing the aJr "America" a line at a time. At the close the audience arose en mas&e and joined the myriad of children chil-dren In the words of the grand anthem which had just been sung piecemeal. The master of ceremonies waa City Superintendent D. H. Chrlstensen, who is deserving of unstinted praise for the manner in which the combination of the various schools In a united programme pro-gramme was arranged. The musical features of tho exercise were under the dlrtwt tupervlslon of Musical Director William A. WetzHL And just to think that In another year these mild-mannered little Innocents Inno-cents will be playing football and practicing prac-ticing on college yells! But such I Ufe! |