The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-15
mon SCHOOL eOMMHScESgNT.
Clazlag Of the Public School and Grad
usiinG Exercises Of High Sehool
Department.

br lNNt-@ tGheot term ~ tEi ne
iDglaa Public School closed last FIJI,
day one of the most successful terms
70 its history nndcr the able principal
ship # Pros &. q. Nations aud Ms
cligieoi cofps Of teachers. Ga Tues
! day evening, Mny 9Th, a literary aud
musical entertainment was given By
the school at the Opera House, and
Iygry available space was Oiled By
Z spectators, who were delighted win
the performance. The pupils &c
I quilted themselves admirably, to the
c.edh Of both themselves and their
, fgIcagEs
Thursday evening the commence
mout exercises Of ,hr high school de-
TaEmeui wcIc held "a; iho Opera
House. aud unusual interest was man
Tested by the public as we'll a by
those more elascly interested 10 The
principal actors IN lb5 exercises
There were seven graduates 10 ibis
2rpaIlmeul---Mi5sgs Edci.a Wood,
Mamie TUCKER, Florence Swink and
Eais Alexander, aud Clifton Miller,
Aanll ilsllor and Alexander Wilson.
The exercises were interpreted by piano
and violin music by Miss Gertrude aud
Fielding Mccormick, and piano dgels
by Misses Edith Halle aud Aamic
Closing
The cssHvr and Grauans Of The grad.
u1lCs were Of a high character, shsg.
log the carciul training Of the youne
ladies aud youths ~ mtlhCd.laI rgss-
oniug, historical aud classical acquire
wonis, and the construction OF "a o.
fol, easy flowing sentences Miss
ESuHjo Tucker was lLc sagia,ori.u
VI The Jis.-, and The subject d lcrI
essby was "Ibu Passing HdGrs"
MiRs EG,1 Alexander TOOK 30! The sub.
cot Of Der essay "Caessr Ia Gagl, "
white Miss Mar E.lu.,4 WoaJ ehs-o
ior bCr ihcmc .Tbe S.. Louis WoIii'sI
Fair Clifton Miller delivered au
OF ton on ''Luthsr al ,hn Dict II
Worms. Mis- Florence SNiuk chose
ior her .Ubjoyl Napoleon b cucOugag
ing martial exclamation, Across tho
Alp' Lie, Italy, aud for h.s 5raliuE
Alexander Wilson took thc practical
subject ol lac ludus..ia. Master"
Aut.a, Halter, Tie yalgd.1turi1n, closed
with an essay un 1.-THE Perfect Nun
Der.
We do not bcliege $50 would pro-
woke ir,iIiousnys, were Sc C. CON.
pare The merits Of tlJ several cssay
aui oslriuus % these bright. inie.l,.
roui youug people, bal VIC would
igrcgu even 10. possibility Of such O.
thing. for each Iid 10 well aud all ac-
quilted lhcmsc.y.- go handsomely aud
c,cd.ub} tbs, 'hn l~.as; need isl
doe them The good Trailing they
have received will help them iu the |
Dr. hor studies they nay undertake ig !
The colleges, universities and calling
of lie, Tor whoever achieves success.
j. q continuous student Ia tie path be !
marks ogl ior himself
unier tho principa!ship oi Troi. !
Nations tls public schools Of Farm |
iur.pu rte advancing rapidly aud vll. |
br made 20 aslioultio with the State
4 uiycfsIry. With Two lus public !
school buliiirs- for the wbi'c chill. |
tmu, ono Ou abe north eide oi luwuI
ana thc other on tie south side, Gael
urUas Of our growing school popuh.
,iuu will be bother accommodated, and |
the iueFrnso iu The uunsber Of teach. /
nrs viIi add iB tho efficiency u ghcsr |
>cl,pols Prof q o. Nation, has
been promoted from pyiauipal 10 -u-
pyriu,cujoat, Tho drs; 10 cuj7y tha,
distinction De the history Of tie public
rau0.s Zoo IamuE'uu Under him
lgf he nest tsrm viii 30 ujuc teacher.
ln the fuu,b eide school, Mis- .fl0rN
Mcfarland, principal, assisted By
Misses Susie Watts. Emma Sackmauu,
Mary Asbury and Mrs. Annie Lloyd
In the north eide school, Prof {. y.
HrClia,ock, principal, assisted by
Misses Myrtle Eaauss, Nellie Halter.
and stella Wood The appointments
asrg made by The Board Of Education
II their meeting last Friday night.