The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-01
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
San Angelo High School Closes
Very Successful Term. Twenty
six Graduates.

OF the san Angelo High school,
were begun Monday night with a
debate at the opera house by
members of the high school. The
enterprising firm of March Bros
three wears ago offered to give a
gold medal at the close of school
each year, for three years, to the
best debator in the San Angelo
High School. DR.. March stated
to the audience Monday night
that March Bros. had decided to
continue giving this medal each
year.
The question decided on for
debate Monday night was Re
solved, that the mind gains more
knowledge by reading than by
observation" 1t was indeed a
good subject and the six debaters
thoroughly sifted the question.
The first debator was Miss
Mabel Grow, on the affirmative.
Her debate was well delivered and
shoHd great deal of study on
thSart of the DICTATOR. Miss
Marsh Flanagan, negative, was
the second DICTATOR and scored
some points. The third DICTATOR
was Frank Findlater, affirmative,
who showed how advertising, for
example, was strong argument
on the side OF the affirmative.
Miss Mamie Caldwell was the
fourth DICTATOR, on the negative
side, and had debate that won
many points for her side, and
was given with a splendid deliv-
cry. Carroll Lewis, the class
president, was fifth debator on
i the program and took the part of
the affirmative. lie captured the
audience right away by giving his
argument off hand. His words
were we'll chosen and he scored
some points. Arnold Siler was
the sixth debator and on the
negative side. His paper was
strong and he gained some points
after finishing his paper, in re-
plying to his opponents.
The judges of the debate were
Mrs. Geo. Abbott, Mayor G. II,
Powell and Mr.. Atlas Jones. The
Judges were told beforehand that
the medal was to go to the best
debator, (not side) counting
points scored, delivery and Eng
lish.
March Bros gold medal was
awarded to Miss Mamie Caldwell
on the negative side. The audi
ence cheered the announcement.
The Judges stated that the next
best debator in their estimation
was that of Miss Mabel Grow, and
the best paper was prepared by
Arnold Siler.
Tuesday night, the date set for
the exercises, the program was as
follows:
Class song-"The Yellow and
the White" written by Miss
Elizabeth Smith.
Invocation-Rev. A. l.. Barr.
Salutatorian-M ISIS II e e n
Millspaugh.
Class Historian-Miss Olga NJ.
Susan.
Class Prophet-Miss Sara Cum
ningham.
Address-Mr. A. Jones.
Song-"The Tale of the Senior
Class" written by Miss Eliza
beth Smith.
Giftorian-Miss Courtney Y,
Baker.
Presentation of diplomas and
scholarships,
Presentation of the Key of
knowledge to the 1906 class by
Miss Gillian MADISON; Miss Willie
Meers representing the Juniors
observation-disclosures V.
Payne.
Song.
There were twenty-six young
people to graduate; the larg-
est class that has ever graduated
from the San Angelo High School,
The young ladies and gentlemen
were all Hastily attired and to-
gether with the flowers they re.
ceived, made a beautiful picture
to behold.
Beginning with the first song,
the exercises made one of the
best entertainments ever given in
the opera house by San Angelo
people,
In the awarding of the State
University scholarship, Prof,
Abbott stated that Misses Edit