The leader., 1905-05-24
GRADED PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.
a Brilliant Finale to a Successful
Term.

III CJ40es zCAOA OAGAI VI JAAQ
Graded Public School of this city
began on Thursday night with the
annual concert and accompanying
embellishments, which 60, gener-
ally, to make this evening the
most popular of any of our COM
mencements. This may be par
TALLY due to the fact that there
ale more children who participate
in the program. Certain it is,
|howeyer, that the exercises are al
ways exceedingly interesting and
exceedingly excellent, all things
considered. To those aware of
the difficulties to be met and the
obstacles to be overcome in such a
program, the entertainment on
Thursday night was a marvel of
superior attainment for children
so young.
The musical part of the pro-
gram reflected decided credit on
the teachers, Mrs. j. HI. Will
loughby and Miss Belle Bowen,
whose pride and passion for their
beautiful art have gone a long
way toward making them the sue
cesses they are as instructors.
"The Jolly Picnic Party was
the cantata presented by $50 pu-
pills of the primary and music de-
partment, and it seemed to the
writer that there was more light
and shade and artistsic effect
about its rendition than in any
thing of the kind ever seen before
by schooIchildren. It is impossi-
BILE, with the waste basket before
US, and the compressed columns
of The Leader weighing heavily
upon US to mention all that de-
serves to be mentioned; but four
Of the very attractive features that
we're especially noted, were the
Brownies, the Fairies, the In
dian braves and squaws, and
Diana and her Nymphs. We are
sure every participant will gra-
ciously permit us to mention little
''Tot, " represented by Myra Dun
ming. Little Myra and her dolly
and carriage made the hit of the.
evening.
The music pupils who so neatly
''played'' their different parts,
were Mary Skeahan Ward, Lucille
Walker, Lucille Harris, jamie.
Dunning, Missie Ratcliff, Pearl
Harris, Rena Cain, Anna Buckles,
Maebelle Henderson, Lula Sasser,
Corinne Walker, Mary Apple
white, Mamie Smith, Mabel
White, Aileen McNair, Annie
Blue, Maimo Redding.
On Friday morning occurred
the contest in piano music, in
which eight girls participated, as
follows: Mary Parsons, Annie
Blue, Leila Barron, Aileen Nc
Nair, Maude White, Maimo Red
ding, Fannie Cooke, Mamie Hal-
ris, and greatly pleased their in
terested audience. So great was
the excellence of at least three of
the performers, that discriminate
ing critics congratulated them
selves that they were spared the
difficulties confronting .sthe
judges" Mines. Scherck. Green
wood and Bee.
Following the contest was the
meeting of the Alumni Associa-
tion, which was presided over by
Mr.. julius Priebatsch with Mrs.
May Sherman Walker, as secreta-
ry. The program was attractive
and as follows:
Chorus, by Mrs. WiIloughby s
class; Welcome to class Of 1905.
Ralph Ripley; Response, Miss
Myrtis Scott; Vocal Solo, Mary
Bean Byrd; Address, Ferd VI.
Becker; Reading, Mrs. MAY Sher-
man Walker; Piano Solo, Miss
Maude McCalip; Poem, Miss Ru-
by Atwood; Piano Solo, Miss
Jemmie Vardeman.
Mr.. Becker distinguished him
self with his grace and pleasing
delivery, while the subject matter
of his oration on the advance Of
the industrial movement Of the
South and its future, was inspir-
ing, thoughtful and patriotic.
Mr.. Becker being himself 4
product = of our vicinity, there
was especial pride in the hearts Of
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