The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-07
CLOSING EXERCISES CENTRAL SCHOOL.
a 4cat Successful Term Wound Up With
Appsapr!ate EZereises.

a a1esl successful Term Wound Up Wit
appropriate Exercises.
On Friday morning, April IG, W
witnessed the closing exercises of
most successful term OF Central school
under the instruction of Miss Ros;
pafaee.
Miss Pardee is an efficient, up-to
date teacher, as was shown by th,
credible work of the pupils. ThelI
close and prompt action when calleC
upon to respond to some question
showed Careful, patient training.
out Of the thirty-seven pupils en-.
rolled, thifiy-three were present tc
answer 10 roll-call. There were about
seventy persons present in all When
this goodiy number is present at a
country school, who will claim that
interest is lacking there?
The school has made an average at
tendance Of twenty-five, and it would
nave been even better than this had
it not commenced so late that many
Of The larger pupils had to stop to help
with the crops before it closed.
Though penmanship is so often neg
lceicd in our schools, we found it had
received attention there, for it svas
good.
On the wall- were many maps.
% hirh had been drawn by the pupils.
ia these marked great neatness and
eXs% ness.
The floral decorations were very
pretty, and high in the midst of these
hung "a portrait of the noble and illus
tripus George Washington.
After the morning of earnest work
of examinations came the noontime.
when All partook of most excellent
dinner, as only the ladies of Central
know how to prepare.
In the afternoon the following pro-
grammc was rendered, in which the
pupils did credit both to themselv es
and teacher:
"-co''ie At--Fess .................W Waiter Beliah
Speech Dent RIB the Birds" ~ Jessie Myers
Recitation- The Little Angel. . Alice AIixson
spee-i' -"Li,ile Jim ...........NIilton Dunning
Recitation The Western schoolmam'' '.....
...,.,.. .. Estele Arxson
7peech-'I,i.ie Hands SD. ...... ... Charlie Beck
peclamation Engineers Making Love"
Leroy Brutou
Recitation" Pretty Stars" ........ Mary Myers
Dial74nc-- Tie Treaties Eight Little BOYS
Dcc'aaatiou a Que.r Dream" Raleigh Beck
Rec. ion" coau4tte Punished" ..........
-.--.. .-.,.-...-... .-... d.. Minnie Simmons
72ee The Two Squirrels .,. Harvey Button
Fct9g ladies Of the Present" Estelle Mixson
ReeilG:atiou-"rhe Little Girls" ...........
Iyrler Simmons
N'ton 10a,.........-..- ..---. Smaller Pupils |
''Firsg petch III Public ............w WILDER Mixson
Declaration Take later and Wait So.
............. Islvin Bruton
Reclta.ioa-'I Am Little Girl .............
......... .,...-....- ............. Althular Beck
sp-e1h-' Planting Boy ......~ Maxey Adams
Eecif.tioa~"T Throwing Kisses . Maud Benton
Sp@@ei' somebody HAIRY Mixson
Diaiosie ratuing ......... ..... i. ........
Lu'a MiTson. Milton Dunniug,
A'ic- 1iiXsou MaXey Adams.
Maud s-utou, Etviu Bruton
M:Icr StWmons Carl Bruton,
Aiihula Beck.
"A Disc ufae on Flowers ..............Viola Mixson
Narration setting a Hen" ......... Job Mixson
itecitAt.ols--t tPoor-l House Nan" .. Calie Dunn
The CAMP song '.......... ...... .....Iula Mxson
De,iaiasuou-' So Vas ......... . D5ctor Dunn
And next, by request of patrons,
Prot. B. F. Stewart, one of Marion's
most able instructors, addressed the
school. His discourse was on educa-
ton. He urged the children to study
very hard, and not throw away their
lime, for if they did, they would in
after years feel like voicing the poet
when he said:
Backward, turn backward oh time in your
eight
Make me Child again just for tonighsr'
4 PATRON.