Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-05-18
CLOSING EXERCISES.
FOURTEEN GRADUATES IN THE
MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AwARDEDDIPLOMAs.
Every Essay and Grafton a Gem and
Highly Appreciated by the Large
Audience Pupils and Teach
ers Congratulated,

mcnt OF the Mexico High School took
place at the Ferris Grand Opera
House Friday night. Unlike most
graduating exercises, those of last
night were pleasing and the interest
of the large audience did not lag.
The stage was beautifully decorated
in the class coIors green and white.
The trimmings OF snowbalIs over
green and white bunting was very
tasty indeed. Spread over the arch
ing In the middle rear OF the stage
hung Old Glory--the same flag which
was given to 90. L one year ago last
night. The graduates were seated in q
semi-circle on the stage, there being
fourteen In all.
Misses Annette Hopkins and Judith
Jones played the piano duette, "The
Return of the Heroes" March NIL
itaire by Engelmann. The young
ladies proved themselves proficient in
music.
Invocation, Rev. A. A. Wallace.
Misses Hinde, Carhart, Grantham
and Shea sang aoonoert waltz;' the
rendition of which was warmly APP
plauded.
Miss Frances Cook, clans Salutato-
rian, read her essay, "The Vision
Splendid" The essay contained ex-
cellent thought and was read in q
becoming manner.
"Each Morn q Thousand Roses
Brings," was the subject OF an essay
BY Miss Margaret Moore. Her matter
wac well prepared.
Charles Francis CLARK in his ora
ton on "History" did himself proud.
The subject was well handled.
Miss Emma Locke sang "Jesus,
Lover of My Soul,n by Macdougal.
The beauty and range Of Miss Locke's
voice is q revelation to her friends;
the effort was heartily applauded.
Mrs. F. A. Morris accompanied Miss
Locke.
"Whispers Of Fancy" was the odd
subject for the pleasing essay of Miss
Annie Lewis.
Miss Kate Atkinson, in her essay,
"The Match of WRATH" greatly
pleased the audience.
"Twillght" was sang by Misses
Hinde, Carhart, Grantham and Shea.
This quartette has the faculty of pro-
ducing music which pleases.
The oration, "The Ideal and Its
Realization" by O. Groome Gamble,
was mastery effort, both in compo-
sition and production.
Miss Susie Larimore Baker, class
vaIedictorian, read her excellent es-
say. Her subject was 'iNothing Walks
With AimIesa Feet.n Miss Baker
shows remarkable literary talent.
''Patterson's Waltz" q vocal solo,
by Mias Carhart, (accompanist, Mrs.
+. r. Jesse) violin obligato, Mrs. J.
r. Jesse, was very pleasing. Miss
Carhart has a well trained voice.
The other graduates and theses,
but who, upon their own request, did
not read their essays nor speak their
orations, were:
"The Golden Age Of English Flo
tion," Thomas Ripley Bruce.
HAfloat Without an Anchor" An
nette Hopkins.
"The Unity of Religion and Lib
erty," Oscar A. Kent.
"What Is Mlnefn Judith Jones.
tour Political Prospects," Fred
W. LleweIlyn.
'eThe Highest Link" George OIii-
ton Whaley.
"Lnck," Charles Hardin Williams.
The medals, which were won dur
ing the term Just closed, were award
ed By Superintendent D. A. Mcmillan,
as follows:
Speakers medal, Union Literary
Society, 1899, George Clifton Wha-
ley.
Speakers medal, Union Literary
Society, 1898, Mics Hazel Karnes.
Union Literary Society medal, 1899,
Homer Houston Haggard.
Orators medal, 1899, Albert Stew
art.
Speakers medal, Excelsior soci-
ETY., 1899, Minerva johnson.
Speakers medal, Excelsior SocI-
ETY., 1899, Lebbeus Pindall.
In tho class were winners of pre-
vious medals, as folloWs:
Speakers medal, Excelsior soci-
ETY., 1896; Speakers medal, Union
Literary Society, 1895, Miss Frances
Cock.
Speakers medal, Excelsior soci-
ETY.. 1898, George Clifton Whaley.
The following are the class honors:
First Glaze honor; Susie Larimors
Baker.
Second class homer: Frances Cook.
SPECIAL MENTION.
Distinctions, s5 per cent. in eight
subjects: Susie Larimore Baker.
In seven subjects: Frances Cook.
In Eve subjects: Annie Lewis.
In three subjects; O. Groome Gam
Bile and Judith Jones.
In two subjects: Oscar A. Kent
and Charles Hardin Williams.
In one subject; Kate Atkinson,
Thomas Ripley Bruce, Annette Hop
kins and Margaret Moore.
Dr.. J. Frank Harrison, Of Benton
City, was here Wednesday.