Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-02
TOTS GRADUATION
interesting Exercises Held by
Children at the Kemble
School This Morning.
THEY DO THEMSELVES PROUD
Master James Bruner, the Faledic-
torian, Tells Of "a Fellows
Mother"

AT the Kemble school, Fifth avenue
and Nineteenth street, this morning
the members of the baby room, of
which Miss AIDA f. Muse is teacher,
held their annual graduating eXer-
cises from 10 to 1880 o'clock. The eX-
ercises consisted of a program follow
ed by a play entitled Daisy Play
and a class song.
The room was neatly decorated in
oak leaves. apple blossoms, ferns and
southern flowers. In the front OF the
room where the tots stood. when play
ing, there was a screen of cloth with
a background representative of daisies
which were affixed in the cloth con-
structed so as to make it appear that
the center of each daisy, made of
cloth opened inward like a window.
Through the apertures the children
thrust their faces when performing
their parts. The blackboards were
emblazoned with various pictures and
notices, the class motto, Great Oaks
From Little Acorns Grow" being
written in large letters on the middle
blackboard in the rear end of the
room.
The rendition of the exercises by
the little ones was surprisingly well
done. Their manner of acquitting
themselves did them proud and would
be a credit to those who are older
than they. Their graces of information,
the style, both clear and expressive,
showed that they had been under able
Cd
commencement Day" an original
production, was rendered as a fitting
close.
Especial attention is due Naledic
torian James Bruner, who took for
his subject "A Fellows Mother" The
boy did admirably well. speaking dis
tinctly and gaining the strictest at
tention of his auditors. Master James
showed that he knows how to appreci-
ate his best friend. his mother, and
from the subject matter of his speech
it is known that he expects to become
a son of whom his mother may well
he proud.
Tomorrow little Miss Louise Fivey,
a member of the class, will entertain
her classmates at a picnic at her home
at Rock Island arsenal. The program,
play and class song follow:
Order OF the Exercises.
Song. GIVE, Said the Little Stream"
school.
''Hiawatha." school.
Speech. Charlie Knox.
Rover in Church." school.
Song. "Springtime." school.
Queer Little Homes" school.
Welcome. James Bruner and Helen
Pollard.
I'm a Little Boy" Harry Frank.
Speech. Ray Kcll.
Recitation. junior class.
What / Should Like to Do" Ruth
johnson. Harry Clarke, Dillon Sperry,
Ray Gilman, Harold Wyatt, Gather
inc Bamey.
Song, Bob White"
Hickory Tree" three boys.
I'm Little and Spunlly," Naomi
Camp.
Speech. Howard Ramser.
Little Grasshopper." Perry Purdue
Song. Little Mouse" school.
Little Dreamer" Archer R4lecker.
My Best Friend" Ellen Thompson
and Celeste ComegyS.
Little Boy" Edward Lamp.
Speech. Hes Gansert.
Kisses" Eva Harris.
Little Jack Horner," John HON
bledal.
Two Little Clouds" junior class.
Recitation. school.
Making a Cake" Florence Tile
meyer.
New Toy" Herman Hess.
'HOuSemaid." Louise FiveY.
Speech. Bruce Edwards.
Little LaSsic." Margaret Anderson.
Little Mother" Cecilia Ncgele.
Guess What's In My Pocket" Hell
err Pollard.
German song. Clara Lange.
Greetings, Zelina Comegys and Mar
garet Myers.
| Naledictcry. James Bruner.
Speech. Clara LANCE.
! CalisthCnics.
| The Daisy Play.
Grandma Daisy Margaret Myers
Mamma Daisy ...... .Zelma Comegys
| Papa Daisy ............ Herman Hess
| Twin Daisies -.......---... Flor
Cnce Ullemeyer, Ellen Thompson
| Boy Daisy ............ Bruce Edwards
| Baby Daisy ..-.... Helen Pollard