Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-05-09
PLANS FOR
COMMENCEMENT
Faculty Of RitzviIIe High School
Are Arranging Big Pro.
gram for Final Week.

The outline for commencement exer.
cises at the high school that was laid
down some time ago is gradually being
filled out and promises to give the town
real treat. The exercises will be
opened by the baccalaureate sermon on
Sunday, May 20, at 8 p. m. Rev. w. J..
Hindley Of Spokane has been secured
for the occasion, and, as those who heard
him on his last visit to Ritzvllle can at.
test, his part will be rare treat. The
singing on this occasion will be done BY
the pupils OF the high school, assisted by
the faculty, The exercises will be in the
nature of "union services" for the
churches, so all may be present.
Monday evening will be given up to
the junior class. who will put on two
plays. One in German. under the direc
ton of Miss Siemens. will be short pre-.
liminary to the other, which deserves
special mention as being an original
dramatizatlon of"Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch" This book, which has
been described as "the funniest philoso-
ply ever written" loses not one whit of
its fun or its wisdom in the dramatiza-
ton. 1t is simply side splitter from
curtain to curtain. The junior class is to
be congratulated on its happy selection
of this story, and much more on the skill
with which the story is translated into a
play. This should be one of the best
things class here has ever attempted
Tuesday evening will be vacant, but
on Wednesday evening the senior class
will give a comedy. "The Merchant of
Venice Up to Date by Shakespeare.
slightly revised and brought up to date
by-better not tell who is directly re-
sponsible for it. There is fun, pathos
and more or less wisdom mixed up in
play that has been pronounced one of the
best for, high school purposes that has
ever been written. The role assigned
each pupil is in keeping with his ability,
and promises to be worked up in the
best of shape for the occasion. Instead
of being merchant, Tom Adams, who
has the title part, is the football captain
of the high school team in Venice, and
the "drives" at football as a game are
enough to show everybody its fine points.
Every member of the class has part
in the play and each is showing up in
preparation as if he were "profesh."
Like the junior play, this promises to be
a complete success, and should be heard
TO be appreciated.
On Thursday the commencement exer-
cises will be given. For this occasion S.
B, L. Penrose, president of Whitman
College. has been secured to deliver the
address to the class, which will be IN ad-
dition to musical and literary program
given by some of the best local talent.
The male quartet. consisting OF Messrs.
Taylor. Sapp. Pettijohn and Graham.
will sing; the high school chorus will also
take part. and two of the class will de-
liver addresses.
All of the exercises will be held in the
wheat warehouse of the Seattle Grain
Company, located two blocks southwest
q the depot and one block southeast OF
the Congregational church. This build.
ing has been fitted up with the scenery
from the old opera house, has been wired
with electric lights and renovated ingen-
eral, so it will be in first.class shape to
accommodate as large crowd as cares
to be there on any occasion. The pu-
pills Of the school assisted by the teach.
ers are doing all they Can to get things
in shape with as little interference with
school work as is possible. We are es-
pecially fortunate in having President
Penrose with us ON this occasion. His
worth as an orator has been recognized
all over this part Of the state as well as
all over the eastern states.