Ilion High School - Class of 1889

Ilion Citizen - June 14, 1889

Commencement Exercises

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Commencement Exercises

Following is the program of exercises of the graduating class at the opera house Thursday evening of next week:

INVOCATION

GREETING SONG
Class

SALUTATORY, "Kinetic and Potential Energy."
William H. Loomis.

ESSAY, "The Utility of the Beauty of Flowers."
Lola E. Briggs.

ORATION, "In and Out of School."
Mattie M. Green.

Tableau-- "Call day Picnic."

ORATION, "The Voice of Society."
Frank M. Golden.

ESSAY, "Shams."
Florence A. Myers.

Trio, "Like the Lark."
Charles I. Rasbach, Ada C. Cox, Inez E. Baker.

ORATION, "Common Sense."
Kittle D. Steele

ESSAY, "Cercica."
Gertrude A. VanNamee.

TABLEAUX - "The Knotty Quesiton, "First-class Calamity."

INSTRUMENTAL DUET, "Sunny "South."
Harry E. Van Alstyne, E. Belle Jennings.

ESSAY, "Solitude."
Kate M. Barse.

ESSAY, "Portia."
Elizabeth M. Ringwood.

ORATION, "John Bright,"
Charles I. Rasbach.

CLASS HISTORY
E. Belle Jennings.

CLASS PROPHECY, "The Tales of an old Note Book"
Ada L. Cox.

TABLEAU - Class of 89 in 1906.

ORATION, "Wisdom better than Wealth,"
Harry E. Van Alstyne.

CLASS POEM
Inez E. Baker.

ORATION, "The Advice of Robinson Crudose's Father," with Valedictory,
Libbie Lewis.

PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS.

SONG, "Farewell,"
J. Concono

Benediction