Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '97 After Striving to Reach the Much
 Coveted Goal RECEIVE THEIR REWARDS
Most Enjoyable Was the Closing Exercises of the Graduates at 0'Bren's-Ihemes
 Which We're Gems of Thought.

to dome last night by the friends of the public schools to witness the closing ex- 7 ereises of the high school
 As the curtain rose at SIS o'clock scene of beauty was shown on the stage. The sweet girl graduates in their woman ly loveliness occupied the foremost posi- tions. Then came the young men of the class of '97.
 Besides these, there were seated on the Stage Mayor Evans, Aldermen Graham, McCartin, Rainbow and Hentschell. MT. c M. J. Gregg, MT. Samuel Ullman. pr. L. s. Handley, Judge J. J. Banks, Supt, J. H. Phillips, the teachers of the high school and Prof. J. B. Cunningham, of Paul Hayne school and Prof. F. M. Roof, of the Henley school, Miss McNabb, teacher of the training class. and Mrs. z J. J.Banks.
 Across the stage, in the beautiful col ors of the class, was the inscription BIT mingham High School, '@'
 Prof. A. c. Moore, of the high school. introduced Dr. l.. s. Handley, who in- voked the blessings of God upon the class, the educational institutions and the edu- cators. The prayer was delivered in an earnest and impressive manner. / The salutatory was delivered by Misses Margaret Kelly and Sara Owen Neill, as their scholarship records were equal MT. Carl Alexander Fox was also tied with InpSe young laQlcS dHu ueilNefGQ IiiS fe~i- edictory.
 The young ladies delivering the salu- tat tory vied with each other in their win Asomness. The delivery of both was well near perfect and elicited round after round of applause.
 Invocation-Dr. l.. s. Handley.
 The programme in full follows:
 Music-"Song of Greeting" graduat- ing class.
 alutatory-Margaret Kelley, Sara Owen Neill. s,7i. Two sketches"-Neva Estelle Barnes.
 2. "A Chapter of Accidents" ~ ~Hughie Livingstone Duffee.
 3. William Wallace"-Laura Louise Enslen.
 4. Supposed Address on Laying Corner Stone of Library''-Harry Young Hall, Jr.
 5. Child Study: Record of Looker-On in Child Land"-Lena Sophia Jackson. ~ G. Sleepy Hollow''-Mary Neoma Ken ney.
 '. Supposed Address on the Opening of the Nashville Exposition"-Victor So- sJbel Loventhal s. "A Street Scene in Rome"-Mary Blanche Muslin.
 g. "Volumnia"-Marie Cecilia Nolan.
 10. "Coriolanus: A Myth''-Annie Puck cit.
 Il. Sense Perception: Sound, Touch, Sight, Smell and Taste"-Cemmie Adele Reynolds.
 Music-"Andalusian Festival" Bolero, Graduating Class.
 12. christopher Columbus" - Alice Belle Robinson.
 13 "Sunshine'-Bessie Clay Shannon"
 IA. '"The Marches"-Wilma Geraldine Shelton.
 IS. "scenes From the Aeneid' Marie Solomon.
 16 Glass H:story"--Lucy Elizabeth Sparks.
 17. "Evangeline and Priscilla"--Janie ~VanHoose 0l 1s "Coriolanus: A Character Sketch" a-Annabel Williamson.
 19. Experiences of Poet Bertha Schoen.
 Valedictory-Carl Alexander Fox.
 Music-Vocal Solo-"For All Eternity" Miss Aileen Gotten.
 Annual address and presentation of diplomas Hon. J. J. Banks
 Class Song-"Farewel, Farewell'- Graduating Glass.
 Benedction.
 Excused from reading.
 The following were the fortunate win nerS:
 GLASS HONORS.
 Valedictory and Salutatory--Carl Alex ander Fox, Margaret Kelley, Sarah Owen Neill all equal in scholarship. ENGLISH HONORS. , S First, Sarah Owen Neill second Carl Alexander Fox and Margaret Kelley. 1 LATIN HONORS. 2. First, Carl Alexander Fox; second, '9cemmie Adele Reynolds. | - MATHEMATJC HONORS. First, Carl Alexander Fox; second Mar garet Kelley. GERMAN HONORS. 2 '7 First. Margaret Kelley; second Bertha Sc41oen.
 The following Is the graduating class of '97. with it's motto, ''Quid FacSn- dump: : President Carl Alexander Fox; vice. president, Sara Owen Neill; secretary and treasurer, Lena Sophia Jackson; historian, Lucy Elizabeth Sparks; proph- ct, Anniebel Williamson; statistician, Bertha Marie Solomon; poet, Bertha Schoen; Neva Estelle Burnes, Laura Louise Enslen, Margaret Kelley Victor Sobel Loventhal, Marie Cesilia Nolan, Cemmie Adele Reynolds, Bessie Clay Shannon, Hughie Livingstone Duffee, Kenney, Mary Blanche Muslin, Annie Puckett, Alice Belle Robinson. Wilma Geraldine Shelton. Jamie VanHoose.
 Commercial Charlottesville Doyle, lEada Hawkins. Carl Alexander Fox, Harry Young Hal, Jr., Victor Sobel Low enthal, Bertha schoen, Samuel Bissett. The essays were read in clear tones, and the manner of delivery was impress i've of the occasion. Each and every one showed careful forethought in its prepa-
 
 crto untrodden by the sweet girl grad- uate. Chose attention was paid to the readings, and well merited applause greeted each number
 The Glass History" by Miss Lucy Elizabeth Sparks. was sparkling paper of witty and Notwithstanding passages. Several times the fair essayist was in- corrupted in her paper by the demon strations of commendation by her friends in the audience.
 The floral offerings of the friends of the young ladies were very numerous and beautiful in design. All of the young graduates received beautiful tokens in the shape of flowers. Miss Jamie VanHoose in her Evan ..geIne and Priscilla" held the attention Sof every one by her clear sweet voice and artistic delivery of her exceedingly interesting paper. She was perfectly at home in the presence of the immense au- dfenee. and her composure but added to the beauty of her word-painting. Her floral offerings were beautiful in the ex- trerpa and very numerous. Her friends, and they are legion, showed their appre- cf$ffOn and their, aHlDrohation in the