The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-02
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT,
Exercises of the School Closed and
Diplomas Presented.
MAMIE KATE HENRY VALEDICTORlAN.
The Graduating Class Numbered
Observation-Disclosures of the
Peabody Medals.


Huntsville, Texas, June This was
commencement day proper at the Sam
Houston normal. and the large numbers
in attendance during the day attested the
popularity OF the normal
The exercises began promptly at o:3o a.
M. and the order of exercises was as
follows:
Invocation.
Music-Chorus, Away to the Fields"
JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
Oratton--"The Teachers Inheritance =.
.......,.. ............. 49,. II. NJ Wood
Essay--"And a Little Child Shall Lead
Them" ........ ............ Mabel Chinn
Oration-'The Influence of Environ
ment ........ $500. ...... j. T. Hall
Mnsc-Double quartette, I'm sff,v-
Mead
SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
salutatory--"How One Boy Was Edu-
cateu' .:............ ...... Floy Dawson
oration--"The Still. Small Voice. So.
...... .......... ............ G. s. Clark
Essay--"A Summit, but Peaks Beyond
...... ......... ........ Virgil Giesier
Music-Vocal solo, selected 49,. Mae Angler
Essay--"The Study of Nature in Eng
oratlon-"The Relation of the Citizen
to the State" ........ .... w h. HUE
Music-Chorus, Voices of the Woods"
Essays-"The Voyage of the Good Ship
Education" ........ ...... Kate Grnnan
oration-"l. the Heir of All the Ages
;;;..;;. -. ......-:... A. c. Woods
Music-Chorus, Anchored"
Neutrality-suspicious. Lies Question and
It's Answer Mamie Kate Henry
Muslc-Chorus, Song of the Vikings"
Very few of the papers exceeded ten
minutes, and all were quite interesting.
At 4:30 p. IN the school was again as
sembled for the purpose of delivering the
diplomas and certificates.
Certificates and diplomas were delivered
by Superintendent Pritchett in the absence
OF any of the State officials.
The graduating class for the present
year numbers eighty eight, which with
an enrolment OF only $50. makes splen-
did showing. 1t has only been exceeded
one year, when there were $40 enrolled
The following is a list OF the graduates OF
the present term;
A. First Class-Lucy Adams. Ella An
derson, Mrs Nena Belts. j. n. Bigbee,
Chambers G. S. Clarke, G. w. Cunning.
ham, Nina Davis, Kate Forty. Ida Glib
son. G. G. Green. I. II. Henderson r. X.
o. - Hunnicutt. j. Jennings.
Helen kendrick, Maude Kennedy. Lee
Langford, II. T, Matthews, Ella McKib-
bin Birdie Meachum j. w, Mills j X.
Charles Moffett, Mabel Mussey,
Celia Orr. Annie Pritahett, Julia Rather.
Laura Robinson. Ellen Scarborough, Edna
Smith, J. a. Thompson Mollle Turner,
Kate Vernon Bette Ward.
a, Second Class-E. l.. Ashworth. Jen-
ME Biggs, Bessie Bishop, Virginia Brown,
X. ID. Bryan Mary Clement, Lizzie Coch-
ran w. w. Cromer. Tiny Culpepper, Floy
Dawson. Anna Dryer, Edith Durham. j. F. |
Fischer. BELLE Francis Josie Goshorn.
Kate Grirran, ID. NJ. Henry, Nezzie Kies-
Ter Celina King l.. A. Koenig, +. c.
kloss, Virginia Mills. B. +. Phelps, ona
Randolph, j. r. Reynolds Sam shade
:. l.. Stavinaha, Carrie Stephenson. lola |
rhaXton, Lille Wiebusch. A. C. Wood, Jr |
A, Third Class-May Avis. Lulu
Bourne, Lettie Brown, j. c. Clayton, vir- |
gle Glesler. Alice Green, Alice Gunter. Jen- |
lie Hall, Mamie Henry, w b. Huic, ]. I
>irkiey. $. p. Martin, Sallie NJ McCaus- |
and, j. F. Moore Alice Soape Annie |
Ihomas. Daisy Thorne, Edna Turner, Mat
lie Warren, Maude Westbrook
Tonight the hall was again well filed |
70 witness the closing exercises. After |
opening with song. the winners of the Pea.
'ody medals were announced, and as each |
student stepped forward 10 receive the
49, ''''S "oi' iVuHbS ol applause accOMnd- |
lled The winners We're as follows: All,
Miss Maude Kennedy, stationery: AZ, Miss
'loy Davidson, silver; Az, Miss Kate Hen
y valedlctoran, silver; Bl. Miss Lulie
iooch; BIZ, Miss Rachel Goldenburg: B3, j.
T. Han; ia, X. b Binnon; Rs. Miss Caro-
Inc Waters; BIG, o. p. Hall: BIZ, r. G.
'antermuehl; rs Miss Dora Vaughan; CT,
MISS Aida Patton; CO, Miss Clifford Bagly.
The medals are all bronze. except as
nd h,, h.,
u the Peabody education fund. same being
Inscribed thereon, together with the name
u the receiver and IS. II. N. l. scholar
mp ls9s-a7; Education. debt due from
PRESENT TO future generations" The latter
'as one OF the utterances OF Peabody. On
he back OF each of the medals is me-
lallion Of George Peabody.
The reunion then followed. which was
anticipated in by both atudents and eft
zens. and much grief was apparent over
he enforced separations
pleasing incident connected with last
lights exercises was when Rev. l.. w.
'arron stepped to the platform and pre-
ented the normal on behalf OF Mrs. Net
lie Houston BrInShnrst, the youngest
laughter OF General Houston. one of the
Liberty Bells made at worlds
arr out of the over metal used in casting
he large duplicate original bell. 1t is
nada OF gold and silver. and was given
IRIS bringhurst in honor OF her being a
laughter of tho redcomer of Texas.
superintendent Pritchett accepted the
resent on behalf of the normal The
ell is little beauty. and has a very
stinct tone.
The students are all busy making pre-
arations for departing.
mo bao tomorrow evening, compliment
airy to the visiting young ladies', by the
Dung mems Social club of Huntsville,
roinisss to be grand event
IL. G. Prttchctt Elected.
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