Ann Arbor High School

The 38tb gradnating cïass of the Ann Arbor High School reoeived their hard earned diplomas last Friday in the presence of a orowded audience. The hall wasfdecorated very siiuply bot effectiveiy. The stage alcove and arch were draped in the '98 class colore, Black and Gold, and tbe olass motto in Hebrew cbaiacters - "Wisdom better than Rabies, " surmounted tbe wboie. Potted plants and festoons of green gave the stage a very pretty appearance. The body of the hall was as usnal given np to festoons of the „high school colors - corn aDd maroon. The gallery rail bore the motto adopted by the junior class, written in Assyriaa obaracters. The drapery here was in white and gold, the junior oolors. Bev. J. Mills Gelston began tbe exercises with prayer. The high school orchestra fornisbed. excellent mnsio. Principal Pattengill presented the diplomas and presided over the exeroises. The orations and essays were admirably written and indicated that the cJass was a good one in ability. The subjectg and speakers were as f ollows : Problems of Great Cities, Fleda J. Andersou, of Midland ; Tbe Price of Success, Guy Bates, of Nettle Lake, Ohio; An Anglo-American Alliance, Allen M. Broomhall, of Ann Arbor; Yesterday, Today aud Tomorrow, M. Ethel Bancroft, of Ann Arbor; Hoodwinked, Henry J. Brown, of Adü Arbor ; A Sample of Frenoh Justice, Markham Cheever, of Ann Arbor; The Romance of the Sea, Lucile V. Matchert, of Ann Arbor; How Oregon was Saved, Willis j. Gelston, of Ann Arbor; Poetry and ETistory, Lucile C. Stone, óf Ann Ar)or; Individual Responsibility, Philip L. Schenk, of Ann Arbor.