The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-05-22
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The West Side School lHoldi the
Opera House Until a Late Hour

tue NJ est oiAN NANttN HNH'"t "e'
had on Friday night at Ghio's |
opera house.
Long before the hour Of begin
ming the opera house was filled,
there being hardly a vacant seat to !
be found.
The opera house boxes had been
reserved for the teachers, some
fourteen in number, and we are
happy to say that they presented a
happy, smiling bouquet of intel
lectual beauty.
The stage had received much at
tention at the decorators hand
aud it was turned into a drawing
room and tit place to seat those
young graduates who were to be-
gn life in a new sphere.
Prof Faulkner, the superinten'
dent, acted as the master OF cere-
monies and ON the stage by him
was Mayor W. C. Hardin, who is
president Of the school board by
yirture of his office, and Hon. w.
7. Hudgins, who had been chosen
to deliver the address at the close
close and to present the diplomas.
John Allen Richardson opened
the entertainment by playing a
march at which signal the gradual
ing class, eight in number, marched
in and were seated in a double semi
circle.
Rev. ]. NJ. Clark was present and
delivered an impressive invocation.
Mr., Faulkner announced that the
program was a good one and he
hoped there would be no recalls, as
those who were on the programe
would not respond.
Mr.. Bates Thomas, who had been
chosen as the salutatorian, ad-
vanced to the front of the stage
and treated his subject, Advance
ment of Civilization, in a credita-
Bile manner. He received many
boquets at the close.
Miss Lillian Hillman read an es-
say, Wen Shine in More Substan-
tial Honor" and she reflected great
credit upon her teacher in the
smooth way she presented her part
She, too, had many wreatheS
of flowers cast at her feet.
Mr.. Arnold Bresewitch delivered
an esspy. the subject The Auto
graph on the Soul" He did wei
and received merited applause ant
flowers.
Miss Mary Haldeman, chose as
subject "Quo Vadunt,H and she car
ried the audience with he from the
opening until the closing sentence
The magnificent flower offerings
she received attested the apprecia-
tion of her efforts.
Mrs. George West, one of the
sweetest song birds of the south,
thrilled the audience with a vocaL
solo, Gould II" Mrs. West receiv-
ed storm of applause at the close.
Mr.. James Tower delivered an
oration, philosophy and Religion, .
and it was pleasing contribution
to the evenings entertainment.
Mr.. Joe Covington followed Mr.,
Towery with an Grafton, ga Ma
tons Honor" and he treated the
subject in a historic manner, COM
mencing with the wrongs Great
Britain had heaped upon this ma
tion and carried US through the
battles our forefathers fought for
national honor with much telling
effect. He brought us down to the
present. day and recited the great
victory we have just won in Manila
Bay, fighting for our national
honor.
Music by the Misses HYnson fol-
lowed this. when the treat of the
evening way given us by Miss May
Barnes, in her Class Poem. Miss
Barnes has a charming delivery
and her lines were plainly read with
the proper intonation given. She
was the recipient of many flowers.
Miss Josie Roche delivered the
valedlctory, and it was a splendidly
PREPARED one, the subject being
Curiosity" She showed that
most of our useful inventions
sprung from curiosity, and that
has it not been for this we would
not be using his many electrical
contrivances or the telegraph wires
conceived by Morse in his curiosity
of experimenting.
Professor Faulkner read a paper
on Complete Education. 1t was
well received,
Hon. W. T. Hudgins then deliv-
cred the diplomas in fitting
speech.
The entertainment WAS closed hy