El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-24
The Closing of the Schools.

tages for the benefit of the children.
Mr.. Putnam referred the HERALD
reporter to Mr.. Roach principal of the
high school, in regard to the program
for their closing exercises. Mr.. Roach
said: son Friday morning the young
people will begin the decoration of the
opera house with flowers and the col
ors, red !, W bite and blue, of the gradual
ing class. The colors have been very
we'll selected for they remind US OF our
flag in the present time of war, when
patriotism is instilled in the hearts of
all Americas young people" The
graduating class this year will number
seven. as follows: Mabel Maria Falvey,
Allene Blacker, Mary Ellen O'Keetfe.
Sarah Annie Edwards, James Frank
in Hagan, Gertrude Stansfie Id JHlg-
gins. Solomon Wolf.
The graduating class have neat IN
vitatiOn, which will be used principal
ly to send to their friends away from
the city. Some few will be used at
home, but a general invitation is here
extended to the public.
From the popularity of the present
class it is safe to predict that there will
be large attendance at the closing
exercises.
On the Monday night following the
commencement the young men OF the
city will give at the county court house
an informal dance in honor OF the
young ladies of the graduating class.
The invitations are being sent out to-
day by the committee that have the
affair in charge.
The following program has been ar
ranged by the class of '98, and will be
rendered at the opera house next Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock:
PROGRAM.
UNCOMFORTABLE J. T. FRENCH.
a. 1.-THE New Hail Colum bia"
Chorus Chad wick
! b. "Revel of the Leaves
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High School.
and Essay
Life Should be Unique"
Mabel Maria Falvey.
'' Xilere Biacker.
Song". Smith
Grace Allen and Alice Lee Shelton:
Essay. 1.-THE Supreme Aim"
Mary Ellen O'Keeffe.
Recitation
Music on the Rappahannock"
Sarah Annie Edwards.
Quartette- ......... "The o. P. r. A."
Alice Marvin. Rosamond Windsor,
Jd"e6 T. E1neTSOu, w llllbm
Mari.
Grafton. unknown Heroes"
James Franklin Hagan.
Gertrude Stansfield Higgins.
Girls Chorus-Serenade" .Trotere |
and Grafton
."Under the American Flag"
Solomon Wolff.
High School Qusrtette
ia. Old Song.
b. "One Spring Morning
Alice Lee Shelton, Grace Allen, Mar
garet Martin, Alice Marvin.
ADDRESS TO GRADUATES.
HON. J. M. CARLISLE.
High School Glee Club-"Tbe Red
a. "The Land of Song"
Chorus b. "Fairy-land Walt" v..,is
}c. "Patriotic Medley; N'
High School.
BENEDICTION.
On Friday morning, In the assembly
hall of the high school, the Franklin
school will have its closing exercises,
at 10 O'Clock. Miss Sex
ton, who is the principal of the Frank
lin school, was called on for infOrma-
ton in regard to the closing program,
and was asked if there would
be any decorating done for
the entertainment. Miss Sexton
said: "We will have the hall
very prettily decorated with flowers
and United States flags, the latter to
show the patriotism that exists in the
hearts of the children. The parents
of the scholars and the public general
ly are cordially invited to attend the
exercises" The following we'll selected
will be given:
I. Song.-''Baby Wants the Moon.".
2. Recitation.-"I Wish 1 Was
3. Recitation.-"Ma of the
Flowers. Beatrice Huttanus.
4. Sopg.-"This Little Pig Went to
Market -. Grades III and ".
5. Recitation.-"I'm Going to Be q
Wise Man." -. james Donnelly.
6. Duet 'Horss Fugaces.". .Anto-
MO T-iolo and Robert Summers.
:. Recitation.-"The Organ Builder"
Observation-Disclosures. Bertha Wolff.
8. Song.-''Summer Tide. Grade V.
9. Recitation.-'.Tne Spider and the
Fly. Helen Newell and Roy
10. Song-"Happy Birds. Grade II.
IL. Hearts Charity.
Fred Flint.
II. Song.-"Nieht Wind" Howard
Coffin, BERTHE Booth and Alfred
Scanton.
ID. Recitation. BY Girls of Grade V.
IA. ''Pantomime Gossip"Grades & II
Is. Song-'Hear me say my A. B.
C.'s. Roy Hagan.
16. Recitation-''TheL Little Romp"
Lena Meiser.
II. Song-"Holy, holy. holy. Boys
Grades /, IL, III, w and v.
Is. r citation-''The RIDE of Paul
Vernarez". .Kittie Duck
10. Song-''When Grandma was a Lit
tie Girl. .... Bertha Wolf, Jessie
Mitchell and Nelly Shrout.
20. Recitation-"BOys Conclusion.
Clark Ri-haherger.
q. Song-''Daisies" ..Girls-Grade l
%. Recitation-"JOhnny's Pocket. .
Park Look.
%. Soug-''Dove Song". Glen and
Waite Bell.
"a. RecitatiOn-"Dolly's Wedding". .
Addie Feathers.
%. Recitation-''Actor Story
Robert Summers.
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