The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-06-18

CLOSING EXERCISES
OF Gilmer High School and Vance Sem.
mary Friday Night.

SIOS9llNO EACNSkSES
OF GiImer High School and Vance Sem
mary Friday Night.
Contributed.
On last Friday evening, in Burwell
Hall, before a highly cultured and ap-
preciative audience, the closing exer-
cises Of these most excellent schools
ELECTED round after round Of applause
from house 50 crowded as to show a
public interest most aatteriug to the
management of the school and indica.
tive of the high-standing as educators
sistants Miss Cotton and Mrs. Gilmer
have attained in this community.
The programme was rendered
throughout in a manner which showed
careful and thorough training on the
part of the teachers, and capacity on
the part of the students which could
only result from continued good discip-
line and regular application.
1t would require too much space to
give each one his or her full due Of
praise and encouragement. Suffice it
to say that each and all acquitted them
selves most creditably.
The recitations and orations were
excellent, the choruses and solos were
good and well-rendered. the patriotic
celebration both interesting and in
structive, and the farce-comedy with
which the entertainment closed dis
played to great advantage the histri-
onic ability of the youthful actors, and
threw the audience into paroxysms of
laughter.
Miss Fannie Burton presiding at the
piano added greatly to the pleasure Of
the occasion.
The Gilmer Schools have grown
steadily in popularity among our peo-
pie as their high standards are brought
more and more fully to the public no.
tice and we feel safe IN saying that it
would be hard to find anywhere three
teachers more thoroughly competent
and enthusiastically earnest and palms.
taking in their work than are Prof.
Gilmer and his wife, and Miss Cotton,
who is at the head of the young ladies'
department. We may add that both
are admired and loved by their pupils
in school and out.
These schools will be under the same
management for another year, and
will resume their duties the 3lst of
August.
Their many friends will give Mr..
and Mrs. Gilmer and Miss Cotton a
warm welcome on their return from
the summers vacation.
PROGRAMME.
CHORUS. Greeting Glee.-School.
RECITATION. The Christening. Miss
Amy Butler.
RECITATION. Jimmy Browns Prompt
Obedience, Robert Mcmillan.
RECITATION, 1.-THE Legend of Bregenz."
Miss Nora Clements.
RECITATION, Jimmy Browns Steam
Chair. Ben Powell.
GRAFTON. 1.-The New South, Jessie
Kelly.
Solo AND CHORUS, Come to the South
CELEBRATION, "Our Country. ':-Rebeo-
ca Butler. Mollie Bobbitt, Mary feathers.
Fannie Watkins, Willie Stark. Amy But
Ter. Lizzie Harre1l. Lottie Barnes. Mary
Belle Gary, Belle Bullock. Lizzie Powell.
Leona Currin, Florence Cnrrin. Calvin
Linthicum, Richard Gary, Frank Robards.
Hight. Charlie Warwick. Sam Watkins.
Aston Cheek, Hugh Davis. D. 7: Cooper.
Song. THE Summer Man. Phifer.
PLAY. IA Perplexing Situation" Mr..
Middleton. the father of the family. prom !.
ises to give his wife. two daughters. and
niece, seventy.fve dollars apiece If they
will keep from speaking from morning
until the clock strikes six. The servants,
neighbors, eldest daughters lover. and
Uncle Ep who arrives from the country
being ignorant of this agreement. cause
more than one perplexing situa ton to
arise
CAST OF CRARACTERs-ACTI l.
MRS. M1DDLETON-Miss Mamie Dean.
Lucy FAIR. (Mrs. Middleton's nieoe,)-
Ethel Dorsey.
JESSIE MIDDLETON. eldest daughter)-
Miss Bessie Kerner.
SUE MIDDLEToN,-Miss Sudie Watkins
Mr.. MIDDLETON,-Henr Powell.
Tom MIDDLETON Claude Judd.
ALEXANDER WILSON, (Jessie's lover,)-
Thad Cheatham.
MARY, (servant girl, miss Lucy Bull
lock.
FR1rs. oman of all work. )-Hamilton
Thomas.
ACTII.
UNCE EP-Ed Phifer.
MISS MAUD Ga neighbOr) Miss COrnelta
Curtin.
MRS. Nos1E. "a neighbor, Miss Lizzie
Powell.
DIR. REYNOLDS. (health officer ,)-Char-
lie Satterwhite.
arc young man VINO Is an Il Zi,1 Fl L a. ,
sowing wild oats is the very one who
would scorn 10 be farmer.
There is class Of joiners who are
not at all affected in their business by
labor strikes. 1t is the minister we
refer to.
Orange has man who is so lazy
that his friends say that it is impossible
to cut him to the quick, since he hasn't
got any.
In this world of almost universasial
failure it is pleasant to note that the
man who sets out to make a fool of
himself generally succeeds.
Honesty, in these times is regarded
much in the same light as an article
If merchandise, its value is determined
BY the extent to which it will pay.
Mothers will find Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy especially valuable for Group and
whoopingcough. 1t will give prompt re-
ief and is safe and pleasant. We have
sold it for several years and it has never
allied to give the most perfect satisfaction.
C. ". Richards, Duquesne, Pa. Sold
~ NJ. Dorsey, druggist.
An Iowa saloon keeper has applied
Tor an injunction against the proposed
ovllding of church near his shop on
he ground that it may injure his bus
ness. According to the law in that
State a saloon cannot be located within
,oo feet If 1, cburch' opI +h;c ,a,d,r