Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-05-24
High School Exercises.
EIGHT GRADUATES BOW BEFORE
A VAST AND CRITICAL Au-
DIENCE AT THE GRAND.
All Aeauit Themselves In a Credit.
able M~anner-The Exercises High
ly Enjoyed-Pr0f. D.A. MeAil-
lan's Address.

The twelfth annual commence
ment of the Mexico High School
was held at the Ferris Grand Opera
House Monday evening, May 21st.
1t was an occasion looked forward
to with great interest; not only by
those who participated in the even
ing's programme, but by their
friends and citizens of Mexico, who
crowded the spacious Opera House
to its full capacity to honor those to
whom honor was due and to express
by their presence the true appre-
citation of such a worthy, noble and
deserving institution as the Mexico
Public Schools. 1t was a delighted
and %appreciative audience, and the
first selection of the interesting pro-
gramme was music by the orchestra,
during which the curtain raised
when the large audience beheld a
beautiful sight, after which the
audience was requested to rise by
Prof. w. J. Majors, while the in
vocation was delivered by Rev. A.
A. Wallace in his usual impressive
manner. Following this was the
double q~uartette by Misses Gapen,
ThreIkeld, Cross and Aydelotte and
Messrs. Harding, Kimball, Dudley
and Treloar, which proved a pleas
ing feature of the entertainment.
The salutatory and Grafton by
Mr.. Gilbert FRASER was highly ap'
preciated.
"On The Threshold" an essay
by Miss Barbara Powell, demanded
the close attention Of the vast audi
ence from the very beginning. Miss
Powell, in her neat and becoming
costume, delivered her essay in s
sincere and eloquent manner, ane
in conclusion she was highly com
plimented with a deafening ap
plause.
Unexpressed, the essay b!
Miss Mabelle Hathaway, proved t.
be another highly appreciated mum
Der. Miss Hathaway, in her inimit
able and lady-like way, won a com
pliment worthy of consideration
which was a hearty encore in con
clusion.
The Grafton, elements of Gu
Nations Greatness" by TEoma
Garter, was very good, and WITH tn
Exception of failing to memoriz
we'll his selection he did himsel
Justice.
Taking into consideration the en-
tire programme by far the mos
thorough and highly appreciated
number was ga Summer Lullaby,
by the Mexico male quartette, con
sisting of Messrs. O.. w. Harding
W. A. Harding, E. Sharp and O
Rouse. The loud and prolonge'
applause compelled these gentle
men to appear and favor the audi
ence with a selection for the secon,
time, and such was the case th
third time. At this instant, Mis-
Mary Northern, in her modest an
graceful manner, so becoming, ap
peared before the footlights an
! favored the audience with her wei
executed selection, an essay "Poeti
cal Heroines." A notable featur
of Miss Northern's essay was tn
brief space it occupied, and W
might say such was the case will
each and every essay and ORATOR
presented for the consideration O
such a large and critical audience
Following Miss Northern was th
essay,"The Morn and Eve of Life,
by Miss Mary Sullivan. Miss Sui
livan is to be congratulated an,
highly complimented in the name
in which she did herself honor il
the presence of SO many friends
the entire audience. She has a soft
sweet and clear voice, and spok'
with a determination that charme,
her hearers.
Little Gertrude Morris, an attrac
tive little brunette, daughter of MI
and Mrs. Sam Morris, and littI
Blanche Walker, a beautiful littl
blonde, were very graceful as 1owe
girls, and deserving of special men
ton for the manner in which the,
discharged their duties.
The following number was a Sc
lection by Prof. Treloar's orchestra
1t elected loud applause.
With the confidence and the dig
nifty Of a John J.. ingalls, that brigh
scholar and intelligent young man
Joe C. Davis, appeared. In hi
eloquent, sincere aud sympatheti
manner, with a clear voice to b
heard in the most distant seat in tn,
roomy building, he held his audi
ence spell-bound, the subject O
his Grafton being MORAL Integrity
We predict a most prosperous flu
ture for MIR. Davis, and as a promi
nent young orator he would b,
found equal to the emergency, no
only on the Fourth of July, but a
any and all times.
ga Rose Once Blossomed Nee
Can Bud Again" was the essa,
delivered in such a perfect mamie
by Miss Claudia McBee, and eacl