The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-06-01
GRADUATING EXERCISES
AT OPERA HOUSE,
A Brilliant Finale. of a
Successful Term of City
High School.

1 AhC NOlAS AAhSh ONAACO
closed its term last Friday evening
with graduating exercises at the opers
house, vast audience being present
to witness this very brilliant finale to 8
successful term.
The stage decorations were white and
green, the class colCrs. Arched over
the front of the stage in large white
flowers with green background was the
class mO@o: Launched, but not an
chored," while further back were the
letters, Glass 1905"
When the curtain assembled it was q
beautiful sight presented Of lovely girls,
in their dresses of white. and manly
young men, who were seated in a circle
ready to receive their diplomas of
grad uation.
DR.. w. .. Lovejoy opened the exer-
cises with prayer, and then the follow
ing program was carried out:
PROGRAM
Music. ...........T The Village Tavern
Marietta Orchestra.
Glass Song-"Greeting" .... Glass
Salutatory .... Miss Julia Schilling
Second Honor.
Glass History 49,. Miss Irma Lou Neal
Grafton 49, The Preservation OF Our
Forests
Mr.. Albert Thornton.
Music. ............L Loves Devotion
Marietta Orchestra.
Glass Prophecy .....",.........
.....,. Miss Clyde Loyinggood
Glass Poem. ..... Miss Allene Fields
Recitation ..................
...,.. Music on the Rappahannock,
Miss Regina Rambo.
Music ....!.............. Dixie Girl
Marietta Orchestra,
ValedictOry .., Miss Annie Waddell
First Honor.
Music. .............Ds Dance to the Moon
Marietta Orchestra.
Presentation of Diplomas ... -.
......... Col. ID. w. Blair
President of the Board of Education.
Award of Prizes ,Supt w. T. Dumas
Song of Parting........... ......,. Glass
1t is worth while to say that the pro-
gram was one of the best that has ever
been rendered at the close of any term
of the Marietta Public School during
its eleven years of existence. We are
sure that the essays were in keeping
with the high and intellectual reputa-
tion that this High School has success
fully maintained, and if anything, the
standard was raised higher in the esti-
mation of the public by the brilliant
work done by these graduates. There
was not an inferior paper among them,
and we are sure this need of praise
will he considered deserved by criti-
cal audience who heard them, for they
all acquitted themselves with credit
and honor.
Col. D. w. Blair, the president of
the Board of Education, made a splen-
did and most excellent address to the
class on Duty" afterwards presenting
the diplomas to the following "a
graduates
ROLL OF GRADUATES.
Miss Ora Chandler, Miss Regina
Rambo, Miss Ella Edwards, Miss Julia
Schilling, Miss Corrie Frey, Miss An
ME Waddell, Miss 4llene Fields, Miss
Nina Gignilliat, Moss Marguerite How.
land Miss Clyde Lovinggood, Miss Clyde
Malone, Miss Marie Massey, Miss Clara
Nell, Miss Irma Lou Neal, Miss Ollie
Mae Morgan, Mr.. Leslie Blair, Mr..
Clarence Billiard, Mr.. Henry Cohen,
MIR. Harry Dumas, Mr.. Mayes Frey.
Mr.. Clarence Moor, Mr.. Norman Pratt,
Mr.. Stanley Welsh, Mr.. Albert Thorn
ton.
Col. Blair also spoke of the record
that the school had made, that it start
ed in debt, but now there is money
in the school treasury to pay,ever debt,
but that the high rank that the school
had attained in the state and the con-
tinued growth of the town had in.
creased the attendance of the school,
until the capacity to accommodate
pupils had reached its limit, and it was
up to the people of Marietta to be will
ing to incur a bonded Indebtedness of
six or seven thousand dollars to erect
another building. This he was sure
the people would be willing to do.
Col. Blair, in his remarks, speaking
of our educational institutions, pointed
to the graduating class as dividend"
that far exceeded all other consider
ations in the money expended in es-
tablishiug and maintaining our public
schools.
Banks of flowers in great profusion
and beauty we're presented to each
member of the class by adrliling
| friends.
PRIZES.