Highland School Graduates
 

Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 June 1895, page 6

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES IN THE HIGHLAND SCHOOLS

The commencement exercises of the Highland schools occurred last night in the handsome new schoolhouse near Ft Thomas, and were very interesting. Unusual éclat was given to the affair by the presence of the Sixth Infantry Band sent from Ft Thomas by Colonel Cochran, whose son was one of the graduates.

The program as arranged by Superintendent C J Hall was a very interesting one. It was as follows:

Music-Ft Thomas Band
Invocation-Rev W A Cooper
Song-Orpheus Club Quartet Messrs. Joseph Fenley, Green Fenley, E P Fieber, L C Hall
"Nothing Lost" Melville Augustus Cochran Jr.
Solo-Miss Estella Taliaferro
"The Hero of Every Day Life" Mary Elizabeth Kiser
Music
"Nature" Julia Etta McDonald
Address-Howard Henderson DD LLD
Music

Conferring diplomas and presenting premiums-Hon C J Helm
Song-Orpheus Club Quartet

The prizes were awarded as follows;
Enquirer Prize $5 in Gold-Julia E McDonald, high school
Second prize-Ida Brackmyer, primary
Third prize-Monroe Shaw, primary
Fourth prize-Harry Girty, primary
Fifth Prize-Mary Worthington, intermediate

The committee in charge of the prize competition also decided that the following pupils were deserving of honorable mention;

High School-M A Cochran Jr. Mary Kavanaugh, Annie Kavanaugh, Katharine Egbert, Judith Kavanaugh, Mary Lou Shaw, Bertha Hilts, William B Ross
Intermediate-Elva Shaw, Herman Fahlbush, Arthur Wadsworth
Central Primary-Raymond Volge, Katie Shaw, Ludwig Kinne, Ralph Wadsworth, Jeannett Dougherty
Ft Thomas Primary-Maria Girty, Hope Locke, Ethel Maynard, Ira Truesdale, Mary Kinsley, Levade Losey
Inverness Primary-Mabel Porter

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