Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
COMMENCEMENT? AFTERMATH
WEEKS EXERCISES END WEDNESDAY
VENING-DIPLOMAS AWARDED.
Watkins HOme-TaIent Orchestra a Pleasant
Feature Throughout the Week-ExceI.
lent Music Commencement Night.

fedture throughout the Week-EXcels
lent Music Commencement Night
The Week of Commencement Exer-
cises, which opened so auspiciously on
Sunday morning week, when the Rev.
DIR. j. l.. Estlin delivered them prac-
tical Baccalaureate Sermon, has been
the absorbing topic with our town folk
and visitors the past week. The Pub
lie Schools, under the principalship of
Professor Charles Howell LeFevre,
have been making material advance
ment in all departments, and the splen-
did system inaugurated by him of hav-
ing a full Commencement program
each year, has an elevating tone, and
its influence reaches out into every
parents home. 1t is quite fitting that
from year to year the public and the
pupils should be brought into closer
relationship and there is no better op-
portunity than is afforded during the
Commencement season.
The TIMES took pleasure last week
in publishing complete account of
the Baccalaureate Sermon, Glass
Night Exercises and Banquet and the
splendid Alumni Entertainment and
Reception. Following Immediately
after the issue, came the Commence
ment Exercises proper, and it is need
less to say that the Opera House was
crowded to the doors. Every seat was
taken, and many were obliged to oc-
cupy standing room throughout the
evening. Besides the class colors-
white and yellow-there were festoon-
ed of red and blue bunting, the colOrs
of the Smyrna High School. Inter
spersed with these was some simple
floral decorations, and beautiful red
shade banquet lamp, completed the
stage effect The class occupied seats
on the stage, and the becoming effect
of the white gowns worn by the ''sweet
girl graduates, made up a scene that
was pleasant to look upon. The grad
yates were: Miss Margaret Walls, Miss
Mary f. LEI Fevre, Miss Helen Col
Inns, Miss Helen E. Lewis, Miss Beu-
lah +. HAZEL, Miss Bertha J. Price,
Miss Blanch p. HAZEL, Miss Alivan
r. Severson, Miss Emily Daley, Miss
Adah J. Vickers, Miss Lulu Beck,
Messrs. Charles Turner and Harry
Layield.
The music for that evening was fur
nished entirely by Watkins Orchestra
and it made good chit with the aud
ience. Mr.. Watkins gave an agree
able surprise by adding three more
pieces from Middletown) to his or
chestra-a clarinet, trombone, and
bass violin. This with the piano and
violin and two cornets made excellent
music and enlivened the exercises
more than any Commencement ever
given in Smyrna. Every piece they
played received hearty applause from
the appreciative audience.
The program was given in full as
follows:
Invocation. .........R Rev. L. w. Layfield
SalutatOry, Friendship ........
...........M Miss Mary Ellen LeFevre
Thesis, Work While You May. -.
......... Miss Lulu Marshall Beck
....... Miss Adah johnson Vickers
Thesis, Hope" .............H Harry Layfield
Music. ;...;;.:........ Orchestra
- Miss Priscilla Emily DALEY
Thesis 1.-The Insatiate Tooth of Time
.....................C Charles Turner
Thesis, Experience as Teacher,".
........ Miss Alivan Refs Severson
Thesis, know Thyself' :...:...
....... Miss Blanche Perkins Hazel
.........'... Miss Bertha James Price
Thesis, 'Cheerfulness, y :.:...
........ Miss Beulah FAIRIES HAZEL
Music Orchestra
Thesis, ''The Enjoyment of the Beautiful, ;
Miss Helen Elizabeth Lewis
Thesis, Honor, "...... Miss Helen Collins
Music. lc.................... --..... OfcneSUft
Valedictory. Religious Instruction"
....... Miss Margaret Anna Walls
Presentation'of Diplomas. ..........
Prof Charles H. LeFevre, A. NJ
BenedictiOn.
The theses rendered by the gradu
ates we're all excellently done, there
being such a noticeable improvement
over the Glass Night exercises giver
Monday, the audience were wont tC
give all proper appreciation by hearty
applause as each one sat down. The
essays were mostly on ethecal and mora
subjects and covered broad scope
Individually each one seemed at his Of
her best, and it would be hard to picl
out any one strikingIy superior to the
others. Take it all in all the Com
mencement Week of exercises was I
success, and the Graduating Glass of 81
deserve hearty congratulations.
Major Clifton was arraigned before
Magistrate Cooper on Saturday even
ing. charged with carrying concealed
weanons. In making the arrest, 20