Nevada County picayune., 1886-06-09
TOM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises Thursday and
 Friday.
Graduating Exercises and Entertainment
 Friday Evening

Graduating Exercises and Entertainment
 Friday Evening.
 Prescott feels a just pride in her fine graded, free, Tom Allen Higl, School. In 1881 our magnificent and convenient school building was erected, since which tima no Llace in tho State has had a better school. Under the direct manage ment of a school boar ]. consisting of six of our best citizens. who feel interested in it's welfare, and perform their whole duty, its sue. cess IS uot in the least surprising. During the last session 339 pnpils were enrolled. and the average at. tehdansc was 2T5, about twenty of these were iton-rcsidents and were boarders here.
 The closing exercises began Thursday morning in the examina: ton of tht pri:ilary classes, wl,ici, took up the l'ioriing. In the af- tcsnoon, the intermediate classes vert cAamined: Though not pres cit, we learn all of these lower grades stood we'll their exaimina- ton; and tue patrons, present iu large numbers, expressed them selves as highly pleased with tho progress of their children.
 Thursday night the entertain ment of the little folks took place under the commodious shed in tho park. It consisted in recitations, music, dialogues, etc; etc. Sorry we were not here to see and hear them, and hence have tO write from heresar. 4 very large crowd were out, ant all say it was very enjoyable and entertaining. It was under tie supervision of Mrs. Ella McRae. Mrs. l.. k. Hinton and Miss Hattie Owen. and re- dected credit upon the,h, as we'll as the children.
 Friday was devoted to the exami. nation iri tho higlier classes. A large number of Onr citizens, patrons of the school, were in attendance. Wc had the pleasure of being present part of the day. The yonng ladies and gentlemen showed great prof. ciency in all of their studies. Wo were particularly pleased with the adyanccd class in rhetoric. But where all did so we'll, it is unnec. essary 10 particularize.
 GRADUATING EXERCISES. Friday evening" at the parf, the closing exercises culminated in the graduating exercises and en- tertainment of the advanced class. es.
 Judge Geo. r. Smoote delivered ' the annual ovation. Although an ? other Judge U. NJ. Rossl had been ! sclecttd to fill ti,'s position. anu Judge Smoote though having little time in which to prepare himself as his substitute, delivered most ap- : propriate, sensible address. At times ho was quite eloquent. His : theme was education, and he did , not bore his audience, the ora |. ton ha7ing been short as well as
 sweet.
 Next came essays and orations: Misses Ida Moore, subject, "Les , there be Lig't;' Hattie Butcher, [ subject, "Education of the Feel l ings;' Jamie MtCtller, subject, "Nbthing Walks with Aimless , Feet" Jennie IIa,ley, subject, I. sTo Be or not To Be-" Iona De : Bann, subject, "Thc Mission of d Dew Drop;" Masters Pierce Pip kin-"Spi.i. of Liberty since I 1776;r Minor GiIl-"Self-Conf-
 dence;" John Gill-"Oar School q Days" All of these essays and , orations &ete the HtoanctioBs of , the speakers; and were dui'e Sood.' f Tho cssays of Misses Jennie Hat r ley and Ida Moore, and the ora ton of Pierce Pipkin wero espec' l. ially good. , Prof. ,. w. Conger then deliv-' cred T short address to the gradu. : a.ing class, and delivered to eaclt } their diploma. The following are the graduates for 1886: Misses Jennie Hatley, Ida Moore, Jamie McCuller, and Masters Pierce Pip. kin, Minor and John Gill. No horors We're given.
 The graduates deselvc the nice 7 diplomas they have won. <xA.caoao ne fha avHpT,,o IT