Mrs. Grundy of Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 190?-1903, 1903-04-23
CLOSING EXERCISES
Monteaglc Public School,

dents OF Monteagle Public School
gave an entertainment closing the
school year. Every number Of the
most excellent program was we'll
given, and at it's end all felt that the
exercises had adequately crowned
the most successful year yet in the
history Of the school. The house
was crowded to its utmost and uns
broken attention was given from the
opening NUMBER carefully studied
recitation by James Young, to the
finale beautiful and elaborate drill
with fans given by sixteen young la
dies dressed in red, white and blue.
Theprogram vas quite too extend
ed to allow Of individual mention,
but YOUR correspondent trusts that
the blue pencil Of the editor will not
be drawn through her effort to give
each student just due when she
chronicles that in humorous recital,
Maud Thomas, Ida Richmond, Lettic
Thomas, Douglas Tucker and Ryan
Turner showed marked ability, while
the ennobling and pathetic in litera-
ture were ably expressed by Emma
Meadow, Mamie Lappin, Rushia
Blackwell, Jas. Young, Robert lap
pin and Lee Smith.
The little people Carrie Custer,
Pauline Mankin, Jim Francis and
Ned Turner by their Rotations,
brought to the memory of us older
folk the pcrplexing problems Of child.
hood most wildly and charmingly.
The play-Old Heads on Young
Shoulders, was clever and witty, and
the Military Drill, given by sixteen
boys under the abe training Of MIR.
Walter Smith, was to many the best
feature ol the evening. Its precision
was fascinating, and the soldierly
bearing OF its participants thrilled
our hearts with thoughts Of future
need and usefulness, The music,
with the exception Of the Mssdow
Song, beautifully rendered. BY six
teen little girls, Sas contributed by
Indies not connected with the school
and added much to the evenings
pleasure. Miss Lizzie fuckers play
lag OF the transcription, Why Is My
Heart So Sad, deserves especial men,
ton.
At the opening Of the school in
September last, medal was promis-
ed to the pupil who should be neither
absent nor tardy during the year and
whose department should be perfect.
At the close Of the year it was found
that three little girls, namely Maggie
Gregory, SalIie Bennett and Irene
Saunders had earned the prize. By
an exped;ent, something alter the
fashion adopted by Portals clever
father, the dilemma was solved and
the medal was drawn by Irene Saun-
ders. just before the close OF the
program the medal-a beautiful gol-
den ornament - was awarded her,
and at the same time it was announc-
ed that an adequate reward was in
store for the other two. At the close
Of the program, Prof. Pa'tin, who for
three years has been Principal Of
Monteagle School, and under whose
management it has reached its pres
ent gratifying position, asked the at
teDuon of the audience to short re-
sumo Of the history Of the schoolyear.
AS beginning he gave the follow
ing eloquent fgures;-
| Enrolment for the year, 1874; ave.
rage attendance, l900-190l, SO; ave-
rage Of attendance for the year,
1874; number taking first examina-
ton, 96; number taken second ex-
animation, rs. Highest average for
the year was made by Pauline Man
KIN Of 93a. The pupils who ranked
| FIRST and who received the Blue Rib
bon we're first grade, Pauline Man
kin, 95; second grade, Lee Smith,
80; fifth grade, Donald Smith, SO;
sixth grade, Luther Parker, 77s;
seventh grade. Ryan Turner, 87!.
Two years, ago Professor Partiu
continued, the school house was re-
seated at cost of $4,000. Of tina,
amount $4,000 has been paid, leav.
ing balance of $4,000. This