Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-05-03
COMMENCEMENT
Exercises Of Medicine Lodge Public
Schools, Monday and Tuesday
Evenings, April 24.25.


House last Monday and Tuesday
evenings. The heavy rain Monday
afternoon and night bade fair to
demoralize the program but the
boys and girls were all on hands
in due time and a crowded house
greeted the youthful entertainers.
The instrumental music was fur
nished by the Medicine Lodge or
chestra composed of j. c. Walstad,
c. c. Painter and Miss Mary Wal
stad and was highly enjoyed by
all present.
The first number by the pupils
was Tennyson's Bugle Song by
nine girls from Miss Likes room.
Their voices appeared to be we'll
trained and their conception of
this noted English classic was pre-
sented in a creditable manner.
Twenty little tots in white
nightcaps and gowns, carrying
dolls and candles throughout their
marches and songs until all fell
asleep upon the stage pleased the
audience immensely and showed
careful training on the part of Mrs.
Hahn, their teacher.
Miss Alma Palmer recited the
Burning of Chicago" in master
ly manner. Her Interpretation
was excellent and her stage pres
ence we'll nigh faultless. Miss
Woodward, her teacher, is to be
congratulated on the perfection of
her pupil.
Miss Thomas nine little sailor
laddies in costume presented the
"Loss of the Ship" in true heroic
style.
The pantomime of the "Star
-Spangled Banner by seven high
school girls dressed in white and
wearing flags draped from the
shoulder was not only patriotic but
quite artistic.
"Home Sweet Home" in tableau
by pupils of Miss Woodward's s
room was we'll received.
The Tambourine Drill by the
pupils of the 9Th, 9th and 10th
grades, in Delsarte posing, present
ed a~lovely scene and was highly
appreciated by the audience.
The comic drill and Quartet by
the Cav brothers; jeff Wilson,
Uel Major, Guilford Davis and
Lawrence Stevens, was a rolick-
some take-of on the girls drill and
created plenty of fun for all.
Jesus Lover of my Soul, in pan
tomime, by nine little girls in cos
tune was most pleasing and show
ed careful training by Miss Kerno-
han, their teacher. The Good
Night chorus by the high school
was most fitting close to the
evenings exercises.
COMMENCEMENT.
The graduating exercises follow
ed on Tuesday evening. The class
was composed of seven boys and
four girls:
Pearl Edith Trotter, Henry Ar
thur Rankin, Rachel Ann Nixon,
Alma Estelle Shell, Frank Blanton
Lindley, George Elliot Osborne,
Herschel Alexander jarrett, Law
renee Wood Stevens, Samuel Wes-
ley Lowery, Guilford Cooper Davis
and Mary Louise Slane.
On account of the size of the
class and the length of the pro-
gram, only four representatives of
the. class spoke.
Miss Edith Trotter having re-
ceiyed second honors of the class,
was the salutatorian, and Miss Al
ma Shell having received first hon.
ors, was the valedictorian. The
subject of Miss Trotter's Grafton
was, Pyramids not all Egyptian, .
which she handled in a very able
! manner, showing rare understand
ing of the historic men and women
who achieved fame in the different
ages of the world.
Where there's a VIII there's a
Way was the subject of Miss AL
ma Shells oration. She had a
clear conception of her subject and
brought out the salient phases in a
pure convincing style.
Henry Rankin's Characterization
of the members of the class was
filled with many peculiarities of his
classmates and evoked much merri-
ment. The class prophecy by Miss
Rachel Nixon, made many happy
hits which the audience greatly
enjoyed.
The music for the evening was
most enjoyable and was furnished
Iby our well known musicians:
Mesdames G. w. Shaw, Samuel
Griffin, d. w. Major, w. r. For