The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-05-11
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTEST.
Pupils Of Five Divisions Of the Public
School Give Deelamatory Con-
tests on the Closing Night
Of the School.

The contest of pupils in declama
ton took place on Monday evening
that day having ended the school
year. The admission fee of 10 cents
couldn't keep the people from turn
ing out en- masse and attending these
interesting exercises. Old Academy
Hall was literally rammed, damned
and crammed with people and stand
ing room was at premium in 10
minutes after the ringing of the bell.
Seats had been reserved in front for
the scholars, and, after the crowd
had become reasonably settled and
calm, they marched up the aisle,
first the smaller ones and graduating
up to the larger ones.
The first performance was an open
ing hymn, after which prayer was
offered by the Rev. Buchanan, and a
greeting song was sung by pupils of
Division A.
The first class of contestants were
those of Division ID, which is taught
by Misses Ella and Matte Campbell,
the prize being So The contestants
and subjects were:
Oracle Hogue.... ...-'' he Pig and Hen.
Dorsey hen l m Man
Daisy Fleming ............. AN Egg. Chicken.
Harry Finnell..,.......,... What the Frogs Sing.
Stella The Robins Nest.
The little folks in this class all
did exceedingly well, and being so
young showed remarkable powers
for saying speeches correctly, the re-
suit of good drilling. The prize was
awarded to Little Oracle Hogue.
This was followed by song by Di-
vision d.
Pupils from Division c. taught by
Miss Lulu Pickenpaugh, were the
next class of contestants. This
prize was also 50, and participated
in as follows;
Daisy Wood "a Little Girls View Of Hotel Ifs. d
Clarence Hero.
Luta and Dash.
kdna Telegram.
The prize was awarded to Miss
Daisy Wood. Each of these per.
formers was applauded to the echo
Divisions C and b then rendered a
beautiful song.
The next class of contestants was
that of Division B, taught by Miss
Laura Shisler, for a prize of SO, as
follows:
Lucy Wood ........ ''An Inventors Wife.
Ada Wade............."A Legend Of the Northland.
Alice Cobun.. Flying Jims Last Leap.
Guy Am Guilty
This prize was given to Master
Guy Brown. The pupils of the high
school rendered a pleasing song after
this class.
Pupils of Division A, Miss SADIE
Coyle, were the contestants for the
prize of 81, and the participants and
subjects were:
Bertha MeVicker... "The Ride of Jennie McNeal.'
viii Hayes........ lllustrous Model of Character.
Bert Lawhead... ."The Bondage Of Drink
Mary Evans kentucky Belle
Miss Mary Evans was awarded
this prize. The Masters and Misses
all exhibited an unusual culture and
ability in the art of public declaim-
ing, giving evidence of careful and
scientific training in that branch
This was followed. by the most anus
ing feature of the entertainment, be
ing a song entitled Five Kittens, p"
by that many little boys and girls
costumed in a ludicrous manner to
represent kittens. Their part
brought down the house.
The next class of contestants was
from pupils Of the higl school, whose
performances were admired by all
present. These young ladies are
surely nearing the perfection mark
in the art declamatory. There were
three numbers as follows:
Bessie Murphey.." Selection from Enoeh Arden. .
Tida Bailey .........-" The Tenement House Fire"
Linne Uncle Reuben.
The prize $50 was awarded to
Miss Linnie Allender. Misses Jessie
Dent, Louise Finnell, Nellie Hoffman
and Gay Lawhead then rendered a
very pleasing quartet, after which
come the reading of the prize essay
by Miss Myrtle Protzman, the sub
ject of which was "Life's Warfare. !"
Miss Protzman gave evidence of a
literary talent in this production far
above the average of sweet girl grad
yates, and displayed mental cul-
ture and intellectual refinement of a
degree which is truly admirable and
suggestive of a development into
greatness. If the years to come are
spent as studiously as those past we
may expect to hear commendatory
reports of Miss Protzman as liter
atuer.
The boys of Divisions c and B
then sang a temperance song, the
prizes were awarded, another song,
and the entertainment closed. The
judges were DR.. White, Mrs Prof.
Whitehill and w. J. Eddy.
This school year has closed and
has been productive of much good
work by the teachers. The school
was as large as in any former year
and the interest the scholars have
taken in the school was never great
er. The year has been successful
one at the Morgantown public school.
SWEET GIRL GRADUATES RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS.
On Tuesday evening the CON-
mencement exercises proper took
place. The NJ. E. Church had been
secured for this purpose and in a
very short while after the ringing of
the bell that edifice was crowded
with an eager and interested audi
ence to hear and see the young la
dies who that night would sever
their connection with the school by
the completion of its course The
pulpit was arranged in a complete
floral bower and seated behind the
foliage were the graduates. Each
Of these young ladies was attired in
a becoming costume of white, with
boutonniers of varied hues and va
rieties. The sight filled the heart
of every attendant with admiration.
Mestrezat's orchestra furnished
splendid music for the occasion.
The names of the graduates are
Miss Myrtle Hayes, Miss Bessie Mar
stella, Miss Ida E. Hackney, Miss
Ella Wood, Miss Otella V. Price,
Miss Sallie Lawhead and Miss Jes-
sic ReaY. The following is the