Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-24
CEDAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL.
Its Closing Exercises Were Held Last
Week. Largely Attended, OF Excel
lent Quality, and Greatly
Enjoyed.

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Enjoyed.
The closing exercises of Cedar Blut
High School for the scholastic year just
ended were held in the masonic building
at that town on last Thursday and Friday
1t was our pleasure to be present at two
of the exercises, that of Thursday night
and Friday morning. They were OF such
a character as to show most conclusively
that Prof. P. X. Allen, who has been
principal of the school for the past two
years has been doing excellent work, and
that he had been admirably aided by
his assistants Misses Lou Kiser and Mat
tie Peery, and by Miss Mary Williams
who had been in charge of the music de-
partment.
The program for Thursday night con-
sisted of musical selections, solos, Duets
and trios on the piano-recita.ions, drills
and pantomime. The young ladies' and
little girls who assisted, with the music all
did well, even the beginners. Among
them we remember Misses Mamie and
Louise Higginbotbam, Misses Cubine'
Baylor, Hankins, Scott, Laird, Maud Gil
lespie. The recitations Of masters Reuel
Jay Hurt and Grant White and Miss
Jerusha Lester were each of comic char
acter and we're heartily enjoyed by the
audience. The Doll Drill, by eight little
girls, and Burlesque Drill, by eight little
boys, were well executed and very amus'
ing. ga Romance of the Ganges," acted
by seven young ladies, was we'll done;
and the evenings entertainment closed
with beautiful drill, "Red, White and
Blue" executed by nine young ladies.
Friday morning, beginning at 1880
O'Clock. another entertainment was given.
Miss Williams music pupils again rendered
several numbers most creditably. The
PLAYERS were about the same as those at
the previous entertainment, except Misses
Stinson, Lester and Mcclure. The Young
ladies all acquitted themselves well. There
was a class recitation, "Home Sweet
Home" by nine young ladies. 1t was
poem, descriptive of scenes that occurred
one night when the Federal and Conieder'
ate armies We're confronting each other on
the Rappahannock. The poem is very
graphic and beautiful and the young ladies'
entered well into the sentiment. Chap
man Wingo delivered humorous address
which caused much laughter. The most
interesting feature of the entertainment
was an Essay contest, in which the con-
testants were Misses Mamie Higgin-
bothsm, Nellie Harlow, and Bessie V.
Peery. Their subjects were: "Air Castles,
Little BY Little" and 1.-THE Best Thing
Under the Sum-" respectively. All the
essays were good, well read and bore the
impress of originality. The committee re-
garded the contest as very close one,
but awarded the prize to Miss Mamie
Higginbotham. At the close of the exer-
cises Friday morning Rev. P. J. Lockhart,
President of the Board of Trustees, was
called upon and made an excellent, I'M
promptu address, in which be manifested
great zeal for the cause of education, and
replete with sound advice to the pupils
and patrons of the school. He related the
history of the school, told of the largG
amount of good it had accomplished, and
was specially complimentary of Prof
Allen, highly commencing his work dur
ing the past two years.
Friday night the last entertainment wal
given before large and appreciative audi
ence. This, the concluding exercise, con
sisted of music, recitation by Miss Bessie
V. Peery, an address by Rev. is. French
awarding of medals &c. The recitation o
Miss Peery was highly praised, rejecting
credit on herself and the school. Rev
French chose for his subject: "Americal
Literature. and it was pronounced yer.
6ne,in every particular.
The medals we're then awarded. Th
first medal, the one of highest homer, wa
awarded to Miss Bessie V. Peery 70
scholarship. She was absent from schoo
only one and half days during the year
tardy only twice. Her average clas
grade was more than 81 pei cent. ant
average examination grade of eigh
branches was about 81 per cent.
Miss Carrie Mcclure received the med
al for best work in music. 1t was award
ed by Rev. j. S. French. Miss Nanni
Higginbotham received the medal on Es
s&y, which was awarded by Rev. ]. (
. Wool.
Prof. Allen is an enthusiastic and sue
cessful educator; and his patrons ar
more than satisfied with the work he hs
been dong.