The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-06-18
GRADED PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The Closing Exercises at Heuck's Opera
House Great Success.

season took place on Wednesday night,
when the debate between representa-
tives of the Athenian and Olympian
literary societies took place. The
mighty question upon which the fate
of nations seemed to depend in the
minds of those concerned, was:
Resolved, That the State should
compel parents to give their children
Common School Education"
Right worthily was the matter taken
in hand by Misses Barnes, Cox and
Love, alternatives for the Athenians,
and Chester Byrne, John Marshall and
Walter Newman, on the negative, for
the Olympians. Chester Byrne es-
pecially distinguished himself as the
leader of the negative side.
Music by the following lovely little
girls was duly appreciated by those
who understand the musical art, as
we'll as the art of teaching: Maude
White. Josie Mai Perkins, Beulah
Ramsey, Fannie Cooke, Mary Apple
white, Maimo Redding, Mai Batchel-
der and Lily Lacey. Miss Jessie
Adams also gave a piano selection,
which was we'll rendered and APP
plauded.
Declarations, the dear old-fashioned
kind, about "The American Flag" and
"Americanism" and more modern ones
concerning Admiral Dewey and the
Navy, were executed admirably by
John Smith, Edwin McCalip, Leopold
Priebatsch and Sherman McNair.
There were recitations by trio
of pretty young rosebuds, Meta
Smith, May Brown and Leila Wat
son. "The Enchanted Wood, by
the primary pupils, was a pretty
piece of child's play; but we are
sure, like succeeding numbers of the
exercises, it was no "child's play" to
train the little ones to so acceptably
fill their different roles.
Thursday night was the red letter
night in the way of entertainment by
the pupils. There was music by Mai
mo Redding, Lily Lacey, Rose Cooke,
Maude White, Olive Boggs, Sarah
Storm, Mary Applewhite, May Belle
Henderson, Ruth Jones, Missile Rat
cliff and Fannie Cooke; but the crown
ing event was "Bibi, A Comedy of
Toys. 1t was so excellently we'll
gotten up and so faithfully executed
that it would bear repetition. It was
a delight to every listener and OBJ
server, of whatever age or temper
ament. Where all did so we'll we can
not particularize, and will console our
selves by complimenting the teachers
who had the little ones and the larger
ones, as we'll, in charge. Miss Atkins,
Miss Cassidy, Miss Burns and others,
for the faculty of the public school
work tremendously and Loyalty for the
honor of the institution deserve IN
stinted praise for the results accom-
plished by their unfiagging efforts for
Thursday nights entertainment. They
may excel it in the future; but, at
present, we think it will take super
natural gifts land patience) to do so.
Friday morning the alumni eel
ebrated their anniversary. Misses Ma
ME Powell, Mary Bean Byrd and
Maggie Mason furnished the musical
numbers, while Misses Susie Cox and
May Sherman gave readings and Abye
Cohn eloquently spoke welcome to
the class of 1902, which found re-
Spouse in the words uttered by Leo
pold Priebatsch. Officers were elected
as follows: President, Abye Cohn;
vice president, Cleo Smith; secretary
and treasurer, Susie Cox.
The regular graduating exercises
took place on Thursday night and
we're witnessed by an audience limited
only by the walls of the beautiful
Opera House. Rev. Geo. T. Chandler
opened the evening with prayer.
There was music by pupils of Miss
Belle Bowen, as follows: A piano solo
by Miss Beulah Ramsey, duet by
Misses Adams and Cox, violin solo by
Miss Love, trio by Misses Ramsey,
Adams and Cooke, grand waltz by
Misses Perkins and Ramsey. A read
ing by Miss Barnes and an essay by
Miss Sasser completed the program by
the pupils.
The principal feature of the evening
was the annual address by Hon. Frank
A. McLain, who came all the way from
Washington City to fulfil his engage
ment with Prof. Scott, made several
months ago. Mr.. McLain's earnest ad-
dress abounded in fine sentiment and
practical suggestions and admonitions
to the young for the attainment of
true success in life. It was eminently
appropriate to the occasion and held
the audience of the distinguished
speaker stedfast listeners throughout
the eloquent discourse.
The graduating class made an
effective scene as they entered, bearing
a long garland of flowers and ever
green's which they cast at their feet as
they took their seats upon the stage.
The girls were exquisitely gowned in
white organizes and the boys looked as
we'll as boys can look in their neat at
tire. The class was composed of Eliza
beth Barnes, Nellie Cox, Jessie Adams,
Myrtle Greer, Nellie Sasser, Ruth
Penn, Lottie Mason, Chester Byrne,
John Marshall, Leopold Priebatsch,
Walter Newman.
DR.. A. F. Watkins was accorded the
pleasure of awarding medals as fol-
lows:
For scholarship for three years past