Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-03
Our Public School.

The closing exercises of the public
school occurred at the school building
in this city last Thursday and Friday,
and at the opera house on Friday night.
To attempt to tell all that was of inter
est which occurred, would fill more OF
our space than we can spare.
On Thursday the room of Miss Reyn-
Odds was consolidated with that of Mrs.
O'Bryan, and the children went
through their part of the exercises with
much credit to themselves and with a
great deal of pleasure TO the audience.
The room was crowded almost to suffo-
cation, and the hall was also full OF
patrons and friends who could not get
into the room, and others were coming
and going all the time because theycould
not get in. More interest was shown
in the matter this year than was ever
before manifested, and this fact was
very gratifying to teachers and pupils,
and especially so to the school board.
On Friday the room Of Miss Law
renee was consolidated with that OF
Prof. Beeson, and again crowds throng-
ed the school building all day, The ex-
ercises were unusually interesting, and
the pupils showed great advancement.
1t had been arranged that flag-ralslng
should occur at 4 O'Clock in the after
noon, but other duties postponed the
matter till nearly six O'Clock. A SPLEEN
did flag-pOle, ninety feet high, had been
raised lii the southeast corner Of the
school yard, and a beautiful flag, TWEEN
ty-fve feet long, had been made for
the occasion. Prof. Beeson made the
presentation speech, which was re-
piled to by Judge Edwards. Both
speeches were highly complimented.
Our band was on hand and played
several patriotic airs. and then the flag
was hauled up to the masthead by the
senior class of 1891, amid enthusiastic
cheers from the crowd. After more
music by the band 1t was proposed to
give three cheers for Mrs. North, who
had taken so much interest in securing
the flag and pole, and the cheers were
given with will.
On Friday night at the opera house.
the eliminating event took place. 1t
consisted of the commencement eXer-
cises. when three of our most popular
young ladies, and one young gentleman
delivered their essays, and were for
mally presented with diplomas. Fol
lowing is the program:
Piano Duet Might Blooming Cereus,''-
................. Scheuermann,
Duet. ~. The Wind and the Harp -Campana,
Misses Lena O'Bryan and Lottie + Hitchcock;
Salutatory -. Fortune Favors the Brave,
Miss Angie Lowry.
! Essay 1.-The Child of Hundred Years.
Miss Theda North,
Duet ..... ''See the Pale MOon,"-Campana,
Misses Lucy NJ. Hahn and Carrie Carmleh fs L
Miss Lora B. Specie.
Solo, selected ........ Mr.. L. j. Clark.
| Valedictory. ..............."C Coming Crises.
John Phillips.
PSsng of r Rouse
Duet - %The Adeu, -Ncolai
Miss Lucy NJ. Hahn and Mrs. A. L. Noble.
We have not room to speak Of each
performance as its merits deserves, so
we will bunch the music and say it Was
all excellent, and those who know the
performers will know that it could not
| be otherwise.
| Graduating occurs to most of us but
once in a life time. Some, who are more
fortunate than the average, may COM
plete the course of several schools or
| colleges, and then take professional
courses. We wish all could do so; and
we know that the class of 81 has in it
the material that would reflect credit
upon our county if the members should
now enter any of the large colleges.
The writer of this article has for the
past twenty years attended commence
ment exercises of three or four large
schools each year, and can truthfully
say that he has never heard four sound :
er or more Thoughtful essays. We have
taken the pains to inquire as to the pos
Slbility of their being original, and are
assured by Prof. Beeson that such is the
absolute fact. He suggested some re-
arrangements but assures US that the
thoughts were entirely original with
the pupils who delivered them. We
can say that either one of the four pro-
auctions would have been a. credit to
the best minds in our city.
The stage of the opera house was
beautifully decorated with flowers. We
should scarcely have believed that so
many beautiful flowers, and so many
varieties, could have been found in our
city. The graduates also received from
ten to twenty handsome bouquets each.
The opera house was fairly jammed.
every seat being'oceupied, and the gall
Iery also being full. No such interest
was ever shown heretofore. and it viii
lprove of great benefit to the school
hereafter.