Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-05-31
Graded School Commencement.


A large audience gathered to wit
ness the commencement exercises at
the Shepherdstown Graded School last
Friday. Very favorable comments
were made by those who visited the
rooms and observed the work placed
on the blackboards by the children of
different grades.
There were eight school diplomas
awarded, and all who attempted the
county examination given by Super
intendent Engle received diploma.
The programme was as follows ::
Lords Prayer. sung by the class (;
salutatory, Annie Miller; recitation,
Nellie Staley; essay, Life is what
you make ii" Lena Myers; duet,
"Fawn.footed Mamie" John Fairall
and Mittie Humrickhouse recitation,
"Artemus Ward at the Tomb ofShakes-
peare," Charles Waldeck; essay, 1.-The
Mission of the Dewdrop," Ruth Byer-
ly; recitation, The Sentinel of the
Ages" Anna Hause; Love Song of
the Birds" school choii.
Prizes for each grade in penman-
ship were awarded to William Jack
son, Virginia Frazier, Grace Hill, Hell
en- Butler, Ruth Knott, Irene Entler,
Emma Thompson and Eugenia Pierce.
They were presented by Rev. 81. l.
Stephens in a very happy manner.
The reading of promotions was then
read as given below. Prof. ]. G.
Knutti in bestowing thediplomas made
a timely and impressive address, which
was appreciated greatly by the school
a nd by the visitors. The valedictory
was rendered by Carroll Billmyer. A
handsome bunch Of carnations was
presented to Prof. Byerly on behalf
of the class by Anna Hause. The
Summer Rain" rendered by the school
choir was the closing number.
The graduates were Annie Louise
Miller, Richard Barnes Hodges, Car
rol Davis Billmyer, Ruth EIlyson By
erly, Nellie Ropp Staley, Susie Lena
Myers, Anna Louise Hause, Charles
David Waldeck, Henry Baylor Rein
hart, Edmund Lee Licklider.
The following is the list Of promo
tions in the several grades:
From Grade to Grade S-Elizabeth
Banks, Rachel Snyder, Nellie Spedden,
SANTANA Lickllder, Ella Marshall, Mar
gle Merchant. Octavia Hill, Octavia
Tiriplett, Ruth Taylor, Goldie Rowe,
Susie Tenant, Stuart Criswell, Clifton
Entler, William Rightstine, John Fair.
all.
From Room to Room Edith Gard
liner, Willie Boone, Bernice Fairall,
Grace Hill, Dorothy Jackson, Vesta
Kretzer, Ruth Licklider, Helen Myers,
Lorania Myers, Almira Merchent, EN-
ma Marshall, Nellie Miller, Mildred
randall, Gay Unger, Edgar Athey,
otaunton Cady, William Crowl, Camp
bell Fairall. Clarence Myers, Roy Staley,
Hammond Staley, Julian Spedden,
Henry Shepherd, Edgar Rouzee.
From Room > to Room G-Dallas AR.
thur, Mary Byerly, Ora Swain, Mary
Stanley, Dora Swain, Evlyn Billmyer,
Anna Humrick house, Helen Butler,
Maud Mcdonald, Mittie Humrickhouse,
Mae Bell Little, Arthur Petrie, Russell
Sanbower, Daniel Shipley, Elias Kid
wiler, Douglas Frazier, William Miller,
Jonn Entler, Raleigh Shaffer, Palmer
Cady, Raymond Miller.
From Room to Room Bertha Bak-
er, Mary Butts, Eleanor Carpenter,
Murrel Knight Ida Merchent, Ruth
Knott, Josie Show, Kathrine Wysong,
Vaughn Bowly, Winifred Daily, Daniel
Folk. John Jones, Everett kretZer, Har-
ry Kretzer, William Shaw.
From Room 3 TO Room marion
Billmyer, Elizabeth Boswell, Mabel Cof-
finbarger, Eleanor Crowl, Helen Domer,
Irene Entler, Nellie Magaha, Leona
Shaw, Alice Show, Charles Byers, Will
liam Cookus, Milton Fairall, William
Grubbs, Guy Grubbs. Karle Hill, John
Kidwiler, Charles Kidwiler, George Ka-
node, Wardell Mcdonald, Clayton Myers.
VIM. Schell. VIM. Weber, David Folk.
From Room , to Room 3-Annie Boone,
Maud CLANCY, Sallie Hill, Elsie Little,
Lillian Maleester, Mabel Reinhart, Sal
lie Swope, Mary Shipley, Lillian San
bower, Minnie Swain, Lucille Triplett,
Emma Thompson, Linda Stephens,
Robert Banks, Howard Koontz, Edmund
Myers, Charles Rogers, Creighton Tabb,
Olive Athey, Almira Byers, Leila Car
penter, Grace Garrison, Elizabeth Ma.
Ieester, Alice Needy, Eugenia Pierce,
Mary Reinhart, Minnie Rowe, Charlotte
Shelley, Louise VanMeter, Margaret
Unger, Charles Kretzer, Charles Lemen,
Willard Pierce, Jerry Phillips Thomas