The age-herald., 1901-05-26
GIRL GRADUATES
 FILL OPERA HOUSE Meridian, MiSSY Gives Diplomas
 to Twenty of Them SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS Mississippi State Sunday School Con vention Meets in Meridian On June 11-city Officials To Be
 Tried for Murder.
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS

AeTlulail, AliSS.b NIty AO.-NopcSihlsj hS Grand Opera house never presented a more brilliant scene than last night when twenty of Meridians sweet girl graduates and two of her young men received diplo- mas as fitting rewards for their diligence and faithfulness of ten long years of study.
 It was Meridian's public school night, the occasion being the graduation ex- ercises of the Whitfield High School.
 The opera house had been appropriately decorated for the event with yellow and white, the high school colors, and many pretty effects in floral designs were in sight. One particularly attractive design and in full view of the entire audience was placed near the ceiling over the cen ter of the stage. It bore the class motto: Wisdom is Power.'
 All of the boxes were handsomely decor ated with streamers of yellow and white various schools.
 When the curtain arose, the brilliant scene revealed was one long to be re- membered, there being on the stage be- sides the graduating class of 1901, the en- tire ninth grade of Whitfield school and many prominent citizens, including the school trustees. Not a vacant seat could be seen in the lower floor of the opera house and the galleries were comfortably filled.
 The programme was rendered without a flaw, the feature address being made by Rev. Dr. W. B. Murrah, the distin- guished president of Milsaps College. who chose as his subject, Some Signs of Our Times"
 Prof. J. c. Fant was taken suddenly i'll in the afternoon, and 1t was thought at one time that he would not be able to be present last night. Dr. M. V. B. Miller attended him all during the after noon and allowed him to go out last night, being near in the event anything serious should happen.
 The programme follows:
 Invocation-Rev. J. M. Weems.
 -Mozart-High school chorus.
 Salutatory Address-Miss Josephine Williams; subject: Influence, Known and Unknown"
 Oration-William N. Ethridge-Subject, ''Determination."
 Softly Fall the Shades of Evening" Hatton, high school chorus.
 Essay-Miss Byrdie Barr, subject 'Dio- genes and His Lantern.
 Valedictory address-Miss Zula Rubush, subject. ''The Modern Search for the Golden Fleece.
 Dear on (serenade), MasFarren-High school chorus
 Annual Address-Dr W. B. Murrah.
 County Fair (waltz song), F. Abt-high school chorus.
 Conferring of diplomas -Superintenden J. s. F'ant.
 Benedictfon-Rev. J. M. Weems.
 Next week promises to mark an impor- tant epoch in history of the city's leading educational institution, the East Missis- sippi Female College The following pro- gramme has been announced for the event:
 Physical Culture, May 27, p. m.
 Physical Culture Monday, May 27.
 Second Mazurka (Godard), Miss Josie Lindrose.
 The Honor of the Woods, (Murray)- Miss Mabel Ellis.
 (a) The Triumph of Truth" Misses Emma Dement, and Sadie Rothenberg.
 (b) "No Kiss"-Misses Lillian Lawson and Julia Threefoot; Miss Isla May Law son (Reader.)
 Air de Louis Xv-Misses Hazel speer and Josie Lindrose.
  son)-Members of the graduating classes. The Deacon Buys a Horse From David Harum Cwestcott), Miss Maggie Clark
 Pantomine, Almost Persuaded'- bers of the Senior Class.
 Zobo Patriotic Drill
 Piano Glasses, May 28, 10 a. m. May 2S, 10 a. m
 Sonatina-Misses Brister, Carter, Brown and Stephenson.
 To Spring-Miss Emma Frances Clark. Sleigh Bells-Misses Rothenberg, liar rison.
 If Thou Thy Heart Wall Give-Miss Ellie Stone.
 Golden Shower-Miss Minnie Broadnax. Bucephale-Misses Brown and Anderson. Mazurka--Miss Wick Nance.
 Pas Redouble (ten pianos), by class. Song of the Swallow-Miss Maud Lumb- ley.
 La Gazelle-Mrs. L. Malone.
 Lostillon D'Amour-Misses Lackey and Crisler.
 New spring-Miss Mabel Conrad Negro Dance-Misses Hardee and De- ment.
 Loves Greeting-Miss Fannie Hoskins. Snow Bells (ten pianos), by class.
 Tuesday, 10 a. m., in college parlors, board of trustees. Tuesday Evening, 8 o'ctock--concert. Walse, (20 pianos)-(Raff)
 "Whisperings of Winds, CWollenhaupD Miss Clara Niolon-
 Summers Come (Nichol) l)-Vocal chorus.
 La Filleuse (Raff)-Miss Effie Harrison. Tanhauser fWagner)-Misses Lindrose, Harrison, Robertson and Mayer.
 Walse de Concert (Wieniawsk1)-Miss Mamie Robertson.
 Barber of Seville-Double quartette, (RossinD, Misses Lindrose, Robertson, II I2iddali ind