Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-28
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
High School Glass Day Exercises
Wednesday Evening.

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the interesting programme last even
ing to the usual conventional one o
reading essays and delivering orations
If boy or girl can pass the examina
tion all 0. X. why should he or she b.
compelled to get himself in such ;
frenzy Of excitement and worry anc
tire his hearers with long harangu,
of a graduating essay and grafton
Surely the amount Of knowledge
learned at school must MT be measur
ed by the oratorical ability to delivel
few lengthy and dry remarks
The programme opened Will
National Airs" played by the Glass
Band.
The President of the class, Clyd,
Ellis, made very good opening ad
dress, and presided In most dignitieC
and presidential manner over the
exercises.
The class song, 1.-THE jolly Seniors,
"ao sung WIN WIN dtlu Renulut
college spirit. The words were ar
ranged by Miss Shea.
Miss Edyth Etherldge was the
talented poetess who read "The Glass
Poem"
The orator OF the evening was Mr.,
ltt Turley. He delivered his orationi
"The Perpetuity OF Government .
well.
The Glass Will was read by Miss
May Ofutt, 1t was indeed most
Official looking document. These
seniors are a most generous lot and
bequeathed all their yaluables &c
their friends. | believe the juniors
held sway IN tneir ailectlons, Tor they
came In for the largest share.
The CLASS Band gave the favorite
selections In nightly creditable
manner. There was a loud burst OF
applause as the inspiring strains OF
Dixie was waited out upon the crowd.
Miss Eva Tuttle, who had been
visited by "Sibyl," +" was possessed with
the future OF each one, and In a most
entertaining way, lifted the vale of
mystery and gave them a peep into
the uncertain future.
How Mr.. Jeter Crews ever in the
world managed to masticate all those
basicillacanthomaterical words, will
forever remain a problem. lie talked
them OIL as glibly as A. b. G. This was
a paraphase In the famous grafton,
"Slnk or SWIM"
The instrumental quartette was
really beautiful. This class certainly
is talented.
One OF the most interesting numbers
was the presentation of the Souvenir
Spoon to the Juniors by Miss Frances
Mason. Her speech was excellent and
SO we'll delivered, too. She, as the
mouth-piece OF the Glass of '03, gave
some excellent advice to the Glass of
'o4. Mr.. William GrosS, with the
proper dignity OF a younger class,
didn't altogether relish the good
ADVICE" or the insinuatlons that they
must be FED with a spoon. He was
with his response.
Mr.. Cecil Cohoon's cornet solo was
so much enjoyed that the audience
would not be content till he responded
TO the hearty applause,
Miss Floyd Blattner, talented girl,
gave "Kitty Clive,' a most interest
Ing reading. She has splendid voice,
stage presence, east and grace
1f GESTURES. She also possessed the
most necessary requisite Of a success
Iul reader, and that is magnetism.
The second part of the programme
opened with a drill by eight Of the
senior girls. They wore white robes,
hair flowing, carried bow and culver,
ind wore the band Of feathers in the
lair. The drill was quite pretty, the
jableaux with the calcium light effect
being especially so.
The farce, "a Shakespearean Con-
erence," was good. Cecil Cohoon, as
Shylock, was fine.
Minor Bolts, as Romeo, was attrac-
i've no wonder moor little Jpliat NOS
gallons and kent her ewes constantly
m her fickle lover
Macbeth was we'll nlaved nv Waller
Burns.
Clyde Ellis was the sedate and
Melancholy Hamlet.
Miss Cecile Weimer was admirably
.dapted to play the role of the fascinat-
ng and beautiful CLEOPATRA. She was
indeed a queen.
Miss Ruby Ritchie was an ideal |
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