Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
A SUCCESS.
The Closing Exercises of the
Public Schools.
BETTER THAN EVER, THE UNIyRR-
SAL VERDICT.
exhibition and Commencement Exer.
cises.-A Brief Account OF the
Exercises.

Mexico may well be proud of her
public schools which have a reputa-
ton not confined ever by our state
lines, and the reputation is well de-
served. Superintendent Mcmillan is
a man who thoroughly knows his bus
mess and knowing it attends to it,
devoting his entire time and energy
to perfecting his work. With a fine
corps of assistants he gives us a school
u%nrivalled for its usefulness, and the
scholars graduating there every year
are ready to take their places in the
battle of life knowing they are skilled
in the manual of arms and their
training soon becomes manifest in
their life work.
UNION LITERARY SOCIETY.
Last Thursday night the Union
Literary Society of the public school
gave a fine exhibition to an ~apprecia-
tive audience for the benefit Of the
public school library. This library
is becoming one of the best in the
state and is doing incalculable good
in the school, as is this society,
which is a fine school for our young
boys and girls to learn to speak, COM
pare and recite in, and too much
credit cannot be given to those who
take such a live interest in it's pros
perity. The following programme
was faultlessiy rendered:
Anthen-Mozart, Glorious is Thy
Name.
Declamation-In the Canyon, by
Walter Ryerson.
Recitation-Briar Rose, by Miss
Lizzie White.
Essay-Roses and Potatoes, by
Miss Efie Bridges.
Chorus-The Banner of the Free,
Richards.
Declamation-The Bewitched Clock,
by Simon Phillip.
Observation-Disclosures Night at the
Quarters, by Miss Lena Woodlan.
Essay-My Grandmother Carrot,
Miss Hattie Whisner.
Piano Solo-Last Rose of Summer,
Smith, Miss Georgia Guthrie.
Reeitation-Flash, by Miss Sallie
Roden.
Presentation of Speakers Medal to
Miss Lena Woodlan by Miss Iva
Stewart.
observation-disclosures O'Brien, by
Homer Cook.
Cantata-We Hail Thee, Spring.
Comparisons could hardly be made
as all did well-exeeedingly we'll
surprising even their most ardent adj
mirers.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The annual exercises of the public
school are always greeted with good
audiences. Mexico is q city thai
takes great interest in the schools
and the patrons show it by Wis
r iting the schools and attending al
r public exercises. The audienc,
which greeted the graduates Frida.
E night was peculiarly lattering. TIL
/ house was crowded from top to bot
tom and even standing room was hare
to get, especially for those like Bo]
White, who wants more room whel
he stands than when he sits. Th
, graduates were Miss Ella Stevenson
Miss Mamie Whisner, Miss Lid
Herman, Miss Georgia Guthrie an
Mr.. G. W. Brashear.
They all showed good taste i
their selections and read SO all coul
hear except where some young ladie
in the back part of the house kept a
much fuss as if they were at te
party or a talking match.
y After q song Rev. w. S. Trimbl
opened the exercises with prayer
The programme was as follows:
ell Miss Mamie Whisner, salutator
% and essay, "The Hidden Statue"
MISS Ida Herman, essay, "1hos
Whom the World Call Weak"
Chorus, Meyerbeer, "List to tn
q Trumpet's Thrilling Sound"
Mr.. G.. w. Brashear, Grafton, Gag
tation a Means of Reform"
" Miss Georgia Guthrie, essay
l. "Peace Hath Her Victories no Les
Renowned Than War"
Miss Bena Kelly then gave a pei
sonal sketch of the members of th
u class which was well received.
Miss Ella Stevenson, essay and va
a edictory, "Sunset Takes its Charat
tel. from the Day"
Rev. J.. G. Armstrong, in his pt
culiarly pleasant but impressive mai
j, ner, then presented the members {
the class with their diplomas.
G.. w. Brashear, in behalf {
u the class, presented S~uperintendel
Mcmillan with an elegant History
England, the Professor replying in
of neat and feeling manner.
be After the singing of the class sor
K. the audience adjourned more tbs
W. ever impressed with the fact tn
Mexico's schools are the very hes
y. and that every graduating class go'
: to make the fact more and more a.
parent.
is Our Young Lady Teachers.
The fact that Dur public schoo
have met with such eminent and d