Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25
KANAB.
GRADUATING EXERCISES
or Kane County Schools Entertain
ment and Banquet - Graduates,

Special Correspondence.
Kanab, Kane Co., April l9,-The
graduating exercises Of the schools of
this county were held here on Satur-
day, the 18th. and were well attended by
representatives Of the other districts
considering the inclemency Of the wea-
ther ana the distance and character Of
the roads 10 be travelled Abouta50 Of
the young people from the L0ngyaley
settlements came over on Friday and
were met In the canyon by large num-
Der of the young people from this place.
At night our visitors and townspeople
were splendldly entertained by the
school cholr's presentation OF the cam
tata Heroes of &C." under the direc-
tion OF Brother II. S. Vance, one Of the
teachers of our district school, The ef-
fort was highly appreciated by all who
attended, and well deserved the praises
1t received
At 10 a. m. Saturday the graduating
exercises proper were carried out In the
social hall, a worthy feature being the
address 10 the graduates by Prot.
briggs Of the Branch Normal. or the
~ graduates a large majority were
from the orderyllle school,
NAMES OF GRADUATES.
Kanab--Josiah Chamberlain.
Glendale'-Leyina Cutler Miss Ram
say.
observation-disclosures Heaton, VIM. Es-
pin, elastic Stolworthy, Wallace
Adair Curtle Heaton, Loren Covlngton,
Minnie Stevens, Junius Heaton, Geneva
Esplln, Samuel Foote, Alice Blackburn,
Hiram Lamb, Phebe Coyington Ira
Adalr, Annie Heaton, Osmer Lamb,
Nellie Hicks, Fred Heaton, Louis Lamb,
Bergetta Adalr, Edith Stevens, Clara
Espiin, Lillian Bowers, Kezla Heaton,
Amelia Heaton, Ida Meeks.
In the afternoon various field sports
were the order, the principal event be-
ing ball game between the school
boys and teachers Of the county on the
one side and the citizens of Kanab on
the other the latter being the vlctors
by an easy score.
In the evening the exquisite little CD.
eretta Cinderella In Flowerland,"
which had been given a week before
by children under 10 years old, was
again presented for the benefit OF the
visitors, As an evidence Of the excel.
lence of the children's effort Il should
be said that the house was packed, a
great portion Of the audience at the for
mer presentation being again in at
tendance. None but the most favorable
comments were heard, and indeed AZ
was certainly one Of the best entertain
ments ever given by any aggregation in
our town and too much cannot be said
In praise of the little ones for their part
and the teachers who trained them.
After the operetta the visitors and To-
cal school people repaired 70 the school
house where an informal reception and
banquet was rendered by the students
OF the High school, After an Informal
handshake the 200 guests were seated al
the lastly prepared tables in the large
room. During the banquet many toasts
were given, some Of them exceedingly
pithy and all OF high order OF enter
tainment, Prof. j. l.. Horne acting as
POSTMASTER.
Though the district schools have
closed for the season our high school
VIII continue in session until the lat
ter part of May.
The health Of the people here is gen.
orally good at present and the abundant
rains with which We have been favored
give promise OF great prosperity for the
farmers and stock and sheepmen.