The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-15
The High school commeneem ent.

The commencement exercises Of Paris
High School held Friday night were
very creditable and entertaining and
were attended by an immense crowd.
The invocation was by Ed. j. S.
Sweeney and the benediction by Rev.
DR. E. H. Rutherford. A splendid
chorus was given by about forty chill
dren. Other musical numbers contrib
uted were piano duet by Misses Fannie
johnson and Sara Grinnan, a piano solo
by Miss Anna Lee Talbot, violin solo
by Miss Nellie Mann, selection by a
quartet composed of Misses Lacy
Downey, Pattie Ware Naenie Swear
engen and Mr.. Hord = Mann,
piano solo by Miss Mary
Minter, vocal duet by Fithian Lilies
ton and Ray Clark and a piano solo by
Miss Ora Slaughter.
by Mr. E. H. Martin, of Louisville, and
the diplomas were awarded, in an elo-
quent little speech. by Mr. T. E Ash
brook to the graduates-Mr. Hugh
Clendenin, Mr.. Robert Hunt. Misses
Nellie Mann, Lucy Downey,
Lizzie Ashurst, Mary Minter and Maud
Powers. The valedictory was delivered
by Miss Ashurst, and prizes won during
the session were awarded by Supt. E.
w. Weaver. VINO also awarded the
medals and prizes won by Paris pupils
at the Bluegrass Tournament recently
held at Harrodsburg
The graduation of the High Schools
and will lend great encouragement to
the School which has attained such
high standard under the direction of the
thoroughly efficient and energetic
superintendent, Prof E. w Weaver,
and his capable corps of teachers
Through the courtesy of President
Patterson of the A. & NJ College, GER
tifcates Of admission to that institution
were received for all the graduates, also
a four years scholarship which was
awarded to Robert Hunt; the scholar
ship in Kentucky University was award
ed to Miss Nellie Mann; in Oxford Fe-
male College, secured through the eff
forts of Dr. Jos. Fithian, to Miss Lizzie
Ashurst; in Kentucky Wesleyan College,
to Miss May Borland; in Central Uni
versity to Miss Maud Powers. The
awards TO the other members of the
class must be acted on by the college
boards before the same are announces.
In addition to the numerous Tourna-
ment prizes. the following were award
ed
A gold medal furnished by Mrs. r. B.
Hutchcraft, to Willie Swearingen for ex-
cellence in Music.
The school medal in Arithmetic to
Helen Council.
The school medal in Composition to
Logan Howard.
A Literature medal furnished by Miss
Sallie Richardson to Miss George
Grimes.
A gold medal in Literature offered by
Mrs. Florence Lockhart: to Miss frankie
Marsh
The medal in Penmanship to Miss
Ella Ransom.
Prizes in reading were awarded to
Miss Mary Fithian Hutchcraft az to
Miss Mamie Lovely by Miss Allie Hart.
The graduates of the class of '97 will
enter college except Mr.. Clendenin who
expects to teach year or two, after
which he will study medicine.
Most of the High School teachers will
attend the meeting of the National Edu
catioual Association at Milwaukee.
Miss Richardson will spend the great
er part of her vacation at professional
school, as will also Miss Hart.
Mr. Weaver leaves this morning for
| Cincinnati where he will work in the
library for week or two IN revising
the course of study and collecting ma
terial for new illustrated lecture. On
June 81 he will give a demonstration
before the Kentucky Educational Asso-
citation in teaching Geography; after
which he will also go to Milwaukee.
spending on his return few weeks i'll
the professional schools of Chicago.