Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1896-04-19
CARTWRIGHT DISTRICT
Close of the Term of
School.
An Event oof Unusual Local
importance.
News Notes from One Of the Old
est Sections in the
l Valley.

CARTWRIGHT, Ariz., April IT,
Especial Correspondence pf The Re
publican.)- .)-On Friday, April II, the
school celebrated the closing of a most
successful school year under the TUTOR
ship of Professor J. M. Wollam. The
occasion was am all day event, Begin
ming in THE morning with am as
sembling of Those concerned and inter
ested, followed by a picnic dinner, TO
which all did ample Justice. In the
afternoon egg races, jumping races.
running races, and other aIthletic
sports we're indulged i'm by the pupias,
followed in tlhe evening by "a closing
literary exhibition. Professor VOL
lam closed the evenings programme
by a congratulatory speech, in which
he spoke of the industry and aptitude
of the scholars, the uniform harmony
that prevailed during THE months of
THE session and THE prospects for the
future welfare of the school. Few
country districts have prospered more
during recent years than Cartwright.
During the past year two teachers have
been employed; and a new school
house lis considered Ito he a pressing
need by those interested in the future,
as the sessions of one of the grades
have been held i'm a TENT.
Many visitors from me ghboring dis
tridts were present during tIhe day and
evening. Professor Grouse, brother Of
the county superintendent, and teacher
in an adjoining district, WAS present
with a number of his scholars. S. s.
Green and family, Mrs. e. F. Coresius
and Mrs. Lakeland of Phoenix were
visitors during THE day. The pro-
gramme rendered i'm Intervening with
musical selections interspersed, was as
! follows:
! Welcome Carrie MarlaT.
| Recitation, Little Bird" Maggie
Doyle. 4.l
/ Recitation, "a Little 8oy.' Jimmie
Bone s.-.s-
Recitation. Boys Wanted" Oliver
Hinson.
Recitation. Home Keeping" Amy
Coleman.
! Dialogue, Choice of Trades" by
ten boys.
Recitation, "Dolly's Dress" Maggie
Haggard.
Recitation, Help one Another"
Jesse Cook
| Recitation, "I Hale 10 See an Id.e
Ounce" Fred Hoover
Recitation, 'E4arry's Mistake" Ray
Doyle
| Dialogue, Record of tine Hours" by
eleven girls and one boy.
P,aoitiat tiop UEInT-,iuo-c pNr1a
| Recitation, ''Bloomer Dresses" Jas.
Cook.
Recitation, Farmer N.ck's Scare
crow" Gladys Coy.
Dialogue, Our Flag" by two girls
and one boy.
Recitation, Lovers VIII Go Wis
itidl'," Edna Mars.
| Recitation, Tive Little Maidens,''
George Haggard.
! Recitation, Our CnuuFTy," Cora
Strawyer.
Recitation, "The Bachelors Growl,''
Moses Haggard.
Recitation, Achievement Through
Effort Wilda Cartwright.
| Dialogue, Our Country's We3EtHlh,' -
by six youngladies.
Recitation, Richard and Robert, D
Bessie Brockman.
| Recitation, "a Woqld-ba Man."
Charley Eldred.
Recitation, ''Our To-be State, Ari-
zona," Rhoda Haggard.
Dialogue, "a Practical Joke" by
three young men.
Music, "Last Might Mrs. Farris.
Recitation, "A Boys Pocket" Sam
Bone.
Recitation, "A Hundred Years to
Come" Mamie Cook.
Dialogue, "City or Counjtry?" by '1wo
girls.
Recitation, THE Builders Mira
Stacy.
| Dialogue, Babies i'm the Wood" dn
three scenes) by Mabel Hoover, Ralph
Root, Lou MarLar, Alfred Coy, Foster
Hinson, john Trowbridge, John Straw
/ ver and others.
Recitation, Reply ITO al Womans
Question" George TroWbr6ge.
Recitation, My Country Home"
Cora Wollam.
Music, "Her Beauty Is AN She Had.'
by Miss Ferris.
Dialogue, "Hab sEhins?" by four
young men.
Recitation, "T(he Contessicn,'' Viii
ber Elvy.
Papers, 'The Worlds Wonder
Della Wilkey, editor; "T1he Cartwright
Twilight Mabel Hoover, editor.
! Address, Professor j. ~ Wollam.
Valedietory, Byrd Greene
Concluding song.
+, Mrs. Reed and Dr. Isabella Reed,
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