Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-21
COMMENCEMENT TODAY.
High School Diplomas Confer
red this Evening.

The twentieth annual commence
ment OF the Morgantown High
School will be the leading attraction
/. in the city this evening 1t will be
held at the University in Commence
ment hall at o clock p. m. Follow
ing is the program which will be
rendered, entirely by the pupils Of
tile school:
Music.
Invocation
Music.
Anna Belle Darling lcorclasts.
Odell S Tenant
The Dignity OF Labor.
Music.
Della May Hess
Blossoms and Fruits.
Lloyd p. Sel5y
Our National Defense.
Kathryn Dale Smith
The Parting of the Way.
Music.
Linnie Vance My Enemy.
Mary Elizabeth Sturgss Tomorrow,
Music
Presentation of Diplomas.
All the musical numbers will be
rendered by pupils from the public
schools
No official part in the program
will be taken by the school board
and the diplomas will be presented
to the graduates by Superintendent
Gallup at the request Of DR.. L, S.
Brock, president OF the board. No
presentation speech will be made
and the affair will be as informal as
possible in all but the part taken by
the pupils. The graduates who will
receive diplomas are, Anna Belle
Darling, Della May Hess, Lloyd B.
Selby, Kathryn Dale Smith, Mary
Elizabeth Sturgiss, Odell S Tenant
and Linnie Vance.
All the parents and friends of the
school are INVITED to attend.
Tomorrow, Friday, will be the
last day of school for this year. The
morning will be devoted to the
regular work. It will be little
difficult for the children to come
back to work after the commence
ment exercises, and resume the
regular order of recitations for a
half day. But the reception to be
given in the afternoon will compen
safe for all the tasks of the morn
ing.
From two o'clock to half past
three in the afternoon, a reception
will be rendered to the parents and
patrons of the school and others who
may desire to attend Each teacher
will receive visitors in her own
room.
Some of those with the higher
grade pupils have prepared interest
ing and varied programs. These
will have special significance in
the different rooms
Miss Finnieum will have a series
.3f recitations in her room. Her
pupils have been well trained for
&his closing reception Some re-
markable specimens of map drawing
oy her students are displayed on the
walls of the room, where the parents
of the children can see what they
have been doing.
Miss Brand will have a number
of recitations and songs by her
pupils and will celebrate bird day.
The Carey sisters are the authors to
be quoted.
Miss Hogue, who has what is
termed the French room, the pic
lures Of French history, will devote
che afternoon largely to study of
birds, Some nests and specimens
and pictures will be shown in con
nection with the talk On the habits
and history of birds.
Miss Curry has the German room,
most Of her pictures being taken
from German subjects. She will!
celebrate Mothers Day and Bird
Day. Mothers are specially invited.
Miss Holding will have May Day
celebration with numerous flowers
and May Day court.
Miss Kunkle, who has the Long
fellow room, will celebrate in honor
of the beloved poet Many pictures
illustrative OF Longfellows work
adorn the wallis of her room A
Miles Standish courtship will be
one of the attractions played by the
pupils.
Patriotic exercises will be the
feature in Miss Simpsons room.
The national colors will be display
ed.
Miss Trippett, Miss Taylor and
Miss Wolfe have the smaller chill
dren who will be just as entertain
ing as any Of the others, though less
formal A cordial reception will BE-
given to al the visitors to all the
rooms.
Friday evening viii close thu
public school exercises for the pres
ent year
5000 MINERS.