The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30

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 The auditorium of the Girls High School on Lawrence Street was packed to overfiowing yesterday morning at II o'clock by friends who came in res- ponse to an invitation to witness the Class Day Exercises of the Graduat- ing Class of 1901.
 At an early hour the young girls, Misses Mary Knowles and Lizzie An drews. who acted as ushers for the oc- casion displayed a Standing Room Only card to the stream of visitors who passed into the hall notwithstand- ing, willing to stand rather than be deprived of the pleasure of enjoying the sweet girl graduate" exercises.
 From the entrance of the hall up the entire stairway masses of greens form ed an avenue. The windows were banked with the rich foliage of the magnolia, and here and there along the way. stands of sweet flowers ad- ded beauty and fragrance. The audi torium was hung in festoons of pink and green. The stage was framed in masses of potted palms, ferns and other growing greens. Back of all this sat the thirty-one bright young women who compose the graduating class of 1901. A line of youth, beauty. and grace they formed all gowned in white organdie and lace. and each carrying an arm cluster of pink carnations.
 The program for the morning con- attendance. Rev. Neal L. Anderson in a clever and appropriate speech on the subject of the virtue of punctuali- ty delivered to Miss Ellen Rives a copy of Oliver Wendle Holmess "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" Miss .Rives has made the remarkable record of not being late but seven times in twelve years, and not one time in five years. He delivered a copy of "The Queen Angep' to Miss Daisy Hughs for an equally good record.
 Mir. Ande told the young women that they need not expect the same re- ward of punctuality on the part ot oth. CTS with whom they came in contact in after life that they had met with ir their school life: that they would be kept waiting for some one else who would not be on time. He reminded the young women that though mot failure, but low aim is crime" success Is still better than failure, and con- graduated them on having attained the goal for which they had striven.
 The program observed in class day exercises for 1901 was as follows: Unison Song-A Winter Lullaby. De
 Koven ............ Graduating Class Class History and Prophecy ......"
 ............. Miss Gertrude McRae Piano Solo. Valse. Chopin ..........
 ............M Miss Lou Ella Cromwell Essay-Some Famous Heroines....
 .................M Miss Fannie Haynie Two-part song-The Happy Miller
 Veazie By the Glass Essay-National Humor. .............
 ............M Miss Joscelyn Ockendor Vocal Solo-Nymphs and Fauns...
 ....................M Miss Mamie Bel Essay-Music Gems ................
 ...................... Miss Kate Ely Piano Solo-Butterfiy Grieg, valse. I'm
 si sts, ..
 ....................Mi Miss Sadie Jacob Pantomime-The Lady Clare. Alfred
 Tennyson. By the Glass
 Awarding of prizes for attendance. Unison Song-"Tell Me, Where is Fancy
 Bred" De Koven.. By the Gas, Valedictory..... Miss Eleanor Offutt Unison Song-Waltz Idyl. Weinzierl
 In the pantomime, Tennyson's "Ths Lady Clare" the poem was beautifully recited by Miss Joscelyn Ockenden while the rest of the class followed with wonderful grace and precision in pan. tomime.
 In the unison song, Waltz Idyl, the principal part was well rendered by Miss Lucille Allen.
 The young women will be graduated by the High School today.