The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-06-06
CLASS DIPLOMAS AWARDED
Graduating Exercises OF High
School held last Night.

The graduating exercises Of the
class of 1908 of the Park High
School held last night at the Park
Auditorium told again the same old
storv-old get ever new-of fresh
young hearts aud minds full Of all
the spirit and hopes of this glad
time, eager for the Iife's battle.
Flowers were as bright and fragrant
aud lavish as they should be on an
occasion such as this.
On account of the exercises being
held at the auditorium the attend
auce was doubtless the largest that
ever witnessed Il class graduate from
the city's public school It was an
appreciative audience as was fully
demonstrated by the hearty applause
with which each number on the pro-
gram was greeted.
Music'was furnished by the Wise
Orchestra which in itself is guar
antee that the people were enter
tained with the very best selections
from classical composers.
The auditorium stage never pre-
sented more attractive appearance.
1t IS furnished with magnificent
scenery and the wood scene set
ting last night made lovely back
ground for the gradu ating class com
| posed of two gallant young men and
eight beautiful young ladies gowned
/ in pure white The faculty and
school board also occupied chairs
on the stage.
/ Rev. O. r. Ssusabaugh, presiding
elder OF the Waxahachie district,
offered the invocation.
/ Before beginning the evenings
program Prof. w. l.. Acker, super
inteudent of the city schools made
/ few timely remarks, in which he
/ thanked the friends and patrons Of
/ the school for the interest they had
manifested in the education of the
boys and girls Of the town and for
their cooperation in making the
school a success. Prof. Acker did
not forget to say few words in
praise for the teachers who had
labored SO faithfully and uutiring
in the school room during the past
year.
/ Miss Ethel Allen appeared as
salutatorian and acquitted herself
in au acceptable manner.
Miss Julia Sims recited very in
lterestingly 9TH. First Settlers
Story"
Miss Lucille Arnold gave q good
rendition Of the vocal solo, THE
Gift"
The congress OF nations proved to
be one of the most interesting feat
ures Of the program. Seven mem
bers of the class gave geographi-
cal and historical description of
some country without designating
it by name. This was left for the
audience TO guess at.
Mr. j. w. Miller sang out on
the Deep and was called back by
the audience.
Miss Mary Pierce's recitation of
the chamber scene from The
IChristian, WAS good.
The class poem was recited by
Miss Irene Gray.
Lynn Laswen appeared on the
program as the class prophet.
Tom Criddle held the honor Of
valedietorlan, but on account Of
being sick his paper was read by
Prof. w. &. Bryant
Hon. T. J. Cole then made a short
and timely address, after which di-
lplomas were awarded To the follow
ing young men and young ladies'
Ethel Allen, John Berwick Ander-
son, Mabel Boyd, Emma McQuat-
ters, Annie Lee Musgrave, Mary
Lena Nall, Una NeSmith, Hattie
May Smith, Irene Gray, Lynn Da-
Wis Lasswell, Thomas Henry Grid
die.
Thus closed the most prosperous
and most successful year Ia the his
tory OF the Waxahaehle public
school. The average daily attend
anee was much larger than any pre-
vious year and despite the crowded
condition of some OF the rooms sat
isfactory progress was made in all
grades.