The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-07
THE SESSION ENDS
CLOSING EXERCISES OF FRANK
LIN ACADEMY TOOK PLACE
LAST TESDAY.-A LIST
OF GRADUATES.
Graduating Exercises Occurred at the
Columbus Theater. and were
Witnessed by Tremendous
Crowd of People.

The closing exercises of Franklin
Academy took place last Tuesday,
having been inaugurated at ten
O'Clock Tuesday morning, at which
time there was an entertainment in
the Academy chapel by students OF
the primary department. The grad
uating exercises took place al the Co
lumbus Theater at $50 o'clock on
Tuesday night, and were witnesses
by an audience which completely
filed the theater, it having been i'm
possible to procure a seat after eight
O'Clock.
When the curtain ascended, there
were seated on the stage Rev. W. A.
Hewitt, who delivered the address,
Prof. S. NJ Nash, county superinten-
dent of education, Messrs. w. \.
Pickett, w. S. Newly, w. @. Gunter
and William Fitzpatrick, members of
the board of public school trustees,
and Prof. Joe Cook, superintendent
of the city schools. The exercises
were opened with the singing of the
chorus, Merry June" by students of
the musical department, this chorus
being followed by a defamation on
American History by Mr.. Birney
lines. Mr.. lines address was well
conceived and clearly expressed, and
he spoke in a loud, clear voice which
could be heard in every part of the
theater He was followed by Mr.. T.
c. Billups, who selected for his sub
ject, Nations and Humanity" and
delivered an address which reflected
much credit upon his ability not only
as a student, but as a speaker. After |
Mr.. Billups' address there came a yo-
cal duet by Misses Lucile 'Brien and |
Ollie May Hudson. Both of these |
young ladies possess very sweet and |
meiodious voices, and they rendered /
Spring Song" in manner which |
gained for them loud and long con |
tinued applause. At the conclusion /
of this song there was a defamation |
by Mr.. Quincy Ayres, who had in the |
Virginia Cadets a most inspiring |
subject. The heart of every true |
Southerner always thrills with pride +
at the mere mention of this grand old /
State, which has given to the world |
so many gifted sons who have helped |
to make the South famous both in
military and civic life. Mr.. Ayres did
full Justice to his subject, his address
having been one of the most interest /
ing features of the evening. The last
student to appear on the program was
I n41iSn nixrb nd hpv rpritaTinn
The Legend of Bregenz," was splen- |;
didly rendered. She possesses dra-
matte talent TO a marked degree, and /,
in her recitation on Tuesday night l.
every important point was properly |;
emphasized and every gesture abso-
lutely correct.
After the students had concluded /
their part of the program, the address
to the graduating class was delivered
by Rev w. A. Hewitt, pastor of the
First Baptist Church. Mr. Hewitt II
stated that he had not had time TO
prepare an address, and that his re-
marks would therefore be of an inn
promptu nature. Although speaking {
extemporaneously, Mr.. Hewitt deliv- :
cred a bright and witty address, {
which was listened to by the large |
audience with the closest attention. +
He spoke in eulogistic terms of +
Franklin Academy and of the splen- :
did work which the institution had ,
accomplished in years gone by, saying |
that some of the noblest men and wo-
men of Columbus had received their
early training within its walls.
After Mr.. Hewitt had finished :
speaking, Prof. Cook made a short
talk, and the certificates of gradua-
tion were delivered by Prof S. NJ
Nash.
Standard certificates were deliv-
cred to the following young ladies
and gentlemen:
Quincy Ayres, Mary Louise Ellis,
Susie Will Gunter, Ollie May Hudson t
Anita Loeb, Effie Lee Mays, Aurelia I
Grace Mccullough, Mary Montague \
Efie LeVerle Redus, Mary v
Laura Shirley, Tillie Webb, Lille I
May Randle, Beverly Randolph sher-
man. Bessie May Pendleton, Horace
S. Davis, Mary tia Sherman, Georgia | +
Young Hopkins, Louise Gilberta r
Leigh, Emily Eleanor Kirksey, Caro- r
lyn Sykes Hamilton, Gladys Lavalia
Lucille O'Brien, Mary
Clayton Sanders, William Melvin
Schwab.
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