The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-06-07
The Training School.

The largest and one of the most
brilliant audiences ever assembled
at the opera house gathered there
last Friday night to witness the
exercises of the graduating class
and the presentation Of the medal.
The doorway and the aisles were
all packed after the seats had been
filed. Besides a number of patrons
of the school. the assemblage was
almost entirely made up of pretty
young ladies and misses clad in
their best spring gowns and bon
nets, charming faces beaming with
the pleasure of the hour. Many of
these young people came from near
by villages and hamlets, and the
few men who were not fortunate
enough to act as escorts were forced
to very small space in the rear of
the auditorium.
Mr.. Williams, with fine tact and
discernment, controlled the audi
ence, and everybody present de-
served congratulations upon the
very courteous and respectful atten-
ton given during the evening.
About $50 exercises began. A
veritable garden of flowers had
been sent to the stage for the young
ladies and gentlemen of the class.
These were deposited behind the
flies for the reason there was not
enough room on the stage to exhibit
them After devotions by Ed. T.
A. Reynolds, there was a very
pretty duet by Misses Willie Dris-
kill and Irene Moss. The saluta-
tory was rendered by Miss Lois
Harvey in a round, clear voice,
composition very pleasing and APP
propriate. Miss Bertha Taylor
gave us "Some Old Saws" which
showed study of old authors and
neat adaptation of her theme. 1t
smacked of the days of Josh Bill
lings when that sage penned his
practical maxims. Then A. T.
Williams drew attention to a very
good Democratic speech on the
theme of trusts, under the head of
"The Need OF a Public Conscience.
The piano recital by Miss Lola
Holman, of Dyersburg, was very
pleasing. 1t was followed by "The
Vision OF Sir Launfal," by Miss
Mamie Brevard, composition of
splendid literary merit. c. w.
Miles then held the boards with
bit of ''Class History dealing in
some "reminiscences in very pleas
ing way. Miss Nora Gardeners
"Class Poem" was muse, giving
us taste of the genius OF poesy.
A very pretty selection was given
as a duet by Prof. Ownby and Miss
Irma Everett. This put the audi
ence in a happy mood, and Miss
Minnie Bowen entertained them |
with well constructed humorous
sketch as "Class Prophecy. This
included her classmates and was
done in very happy and amusing
style. The valedictory of Miss
Wilma Cheatham was quite an
Grafton and appealed to the serious
thought of the passing of school
days.
These were all especially fine and
sustained in a high degree the
splendid reputation of the Union
City Training School.
The following contestants on the
honor roll were then called: Misses
Addie Palmer, Hessie Horner, Ma
mic Brevard, of Union City; Misses
Lois Harvey, of Mississippi; Miss
Lola Holman, of Dyersburg; Messrs.
Simmons Tisdale. Tom Taylor and
Miss Matile Jenkins, OF Union City.
Rev. w. D. Jenkins delivered the
medal, praising the entire class, re-
those who were defeated
that it is not always the honor stu
dent who reaps life's richest gifts,
but that in this instance the award
went to very deserving lady, one
Of whom the class was proud and
pleased that she should have won
the distinction gained by applica-
ton and intelligence. This was
Miss Bette Lawson, of Senath,
Mo-, niece of our townsman, An
drew ]. Lawson.