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Mercer County, Pennsylvania

 

 
 
  Excerpts from the Advance Argus, Greenville, Mercer County, PA, May 5, 1898, page 5 High School Commencement
  
Following is the program for the high school commencement in the opera house, Friday evening.
  Invocation . . . . . Rev. Dr. Wakefield
  Commencement March . . . . .Class
  Salutatory—“Horny Hands of Toil,”. . . .Anna Forster
  Oration—Rosa Bonheur. . . . Ella Barrett
  Oration—The Island Republic. . . George Stage
  Piano Solo—On Blooming Meadows . . .Eva Magoris
  Oration—Fallen on Evil Times. . .   Susan Beatty
  Oration—Making the World . . . . Seymour Dilley
  Oration—Our Nearest Neighbor . . . . Lottie Calien
  Mandolin and Guitar Duet, Niagara Two Step . .
                                     Messrs. Dorwart and Wagner
  Oration—Russia in America. . . .   Lucy Williams
                Oration— “The Iron Prince,". . . . Albert Schadle
  Oration—A Life Well Spent . . . . Mary Alan
  Piano Solo—La Baladua . . . . Ella Barrett
  Oration—Spain's Palmy Days. . . . Nora Bresnan
  Oration—The Mikado . . . . . .    Edward Mertz
  Oration— An Essential Equipment. . . Marie Dickey
  Piano Duet—Heather Bells. Anna Forster, and Kate Templeton
  Oration—“The Grand Old Man,”. . . . Rush Beatty
  Oration— Deaf, Dumb and Blind . . .Kate Templeton
  Oration—The Khedive . . . . . Florence Titzel
  Trio— Hark O’er the Waters. . . .Misses Barrett, Forster, Ternpleton
  Oration—Greenville . . . . . Mayne McKinley
  Oration—Our Wizard . . .Thomas Rowley
  Valedictory—In Halcyon Days . . . . Eva Magoris
  Medley—Mandolin and Guitar . . .Messrs. Dorwart and Wagner
  Presentation of Diplomas . . . . .   Mr. C. R. Beatty
  Medley . . . . . . . Class

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