Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-06-09
A Successful Commencement.

The old stone school house at Senaca was
transformed into thing of beauty on the
night OF June End, II being the occasion Of
an exhibition by the scholars of the school.
A platform was erected in front of the door,
tastefully carpeted and surmounted by arches
OF evergreens, from which depended numer.
Gus lanterns The front of the school house
was gay with iestoons of crowfoot and roses
and Hastily draped with flags. The program
was very entertaining one, each scholar
seemed trying to.excel. This school has
labored under many disadvantages during
the past year. Incement weather, the ter
rible condition of the roads during the win
ter and sickness all conspired to keep pupils
from attending, so the successfulness Of this,
her first exhibition, speaks well for the pains.
taking and conscientious young teacher,
Miss Bette M. Padgettt. The children by
their self. possession and perfect Rotations
showed that they had been carefully and
patiently trained The school, consisting
of twenty six scholars, all marched upon
the stage and formed in double semi. circle,
and then the following program was carried
out:
Song, Flag Of the Brave, by the school
recitation, Spring, Jack q. Reading; recta.
ton, Little School Girl, Virgie Gunnell /;
dialogue, United Workmen, Charlie and
viii Linton, Thomas Lechlider, Clinton
Downes and II. Maurice Reading; recita.
ton, The Cornfield, Chas. Lechlder; song,
Mother Songs, Mae Wallace and Bertha
Conneiy; recitation, All Things Beautiful,
Herbert Downes recitation, Suppose, Mol.
lie Linton dialogue, North, South, East
and West, l.. M Reading, j. g. Reading,
George Stevens and Charlie Lechlder reel.
tation, Little Drops Of Water, Nina Wal.
lace; recitation, Saturday Night, Fred M.
Reading: recitation, Pnky Shell, Bertha
Connelly; song, Nobody, Mae Wallace,
Bertha Connolly and Lulie Downes recita-
ton, The College Son, Will Gunnel reel.
I tation, The Difference, Daisy Linton; dia-
! a.ghe, Lady Flora, Mae Wallace, Bertha
and Maud Connolly recitation, Ten Little
/ Chickens, Sam Lcchlder; recitation, The
Captains Daughter, Lulie Downes dia
logue, A Place for Everything, Mae Wal
lace, Bertha Connolly and Campbell Klein.
dienst; recitation, The Last Hymn, Maud
Connellyi song, Columbian Song, by six
scholars; recitation, Little Miss Robin, Jes-
sic Good; recitation, Edde's Treasure, Ii.
Maurice Reading; dialogue, The Days of
the Week, by seven little girls; recitation,
Birds Call, Bessie Violet; recitation, Wish
| was Grown Up, George Stevens; recita.
ton, Nobody's Child, Mae Wallace.
The prizes were then distributed as fol-
lows; For attendance, Campbell Klein.
dienst, 1st prize, a handsome writing desk
Mae Wallace, End prize, autograph album
Charlie Lechlider, Bird prize, book; Jessie
Good, 4th prize, silver thimble; Virgie Gun.
nell, 9Th prize, silver thimble. For spell.
ing, Mae Wallace, lat prize, beautiful gauze
fan ; Will Gunnell, End prize, book; Maud
Connolly, Bird prize, q velvet toilet bot
ties Bertha Connolly, 4th prize, glove box.
After an intermission for refreshments
the parting song, Gently, Gently Signs the
Breeze, was sung by three little girls. Mr.
4. Edgar Padgett acted as master Of cere
monies with his usual grace and urbanity
of manner, and every one len the beautiful
grove In which the school house Is situated
more than pleased with their evenings en-
tertainment A LOCKER ON.