The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-22
OUR TRAINING SCHOOL.
Session Comes TO Close With Bril-
liant Graduating Exercises.

The Union CITY training SCHOOL
rated for the high character of its
work, if not for the extent of its
reputation, constituted the princi.
pal event of interest to the citizens
of Union City last week.
Friday night was the time sci
apart for the graduating exercises,
which took place at Reynolds Opera
House. A very large audience was
present when the curtain went up.
The class took their seats while
the orchestra was playing. Messrs.
Jas. M. Brice and L. S. Parks were
present, having been invited by Mr.,
Moore to make addresses. They
were all seated upon the stage when
Rev. Hudgins opened the exercises
with prayer. Another orchestra
number and len Ellis Jackson
stepped forth and proceeded with
an grafton upon the America of
To-day" Mr.. Jackson h as been
one of the closest students in the
school and much time was given
to the preparation of this speech.
1t was fine effort both in construc-
ton nd delivery. Other young
men in the class spoke as follows:
Robert Latimer on Character, :"
Jake Park on Commerce, an d
Fletcher Akin on THE Road to
Success. The young ladies, the
"Sweet Girl Graduates, all looked
their very best n white frocks.
Miss Beth Mcconnell spoke on
"Success or Failure" Miss Ruth
Talley's paper was Opportunity"
Miss Marietta Latimer, Aim of
Life" Miss Ruth Whitson, THE
Blessing of Discomfort Miss Lady
Bransford, IT he Evolution of a
Hero" and Miss Elsie Tanner,
Hope" There is no room for max
ing distinctions in the report of this
event. 1t was altogether one OF
the greatest oratorical and liter
airy occasions connected with the
schools of this city. AS we stated
on a former occasion Mr. Moore
could not have selected a better !
class if he had the choosing. Spec
ial mention was made of everyone
Of the papers and speeches and |
everyone without single excep-
ton merited the highest encomi-
ums. Every speaker was present
I'd with flowers and the stage was
literally banked with the rarest,
orettiest collections.
Mr.. Brice, having been invited to
present the gold medal, it afforded
him the very pleasant office of
awarding the prize to Ellis Jack
son. This the speaker did in lam
yuage conveying the import of the
event. This was. fol-
owed by speech from Mr.. Parks,
who was commissioned with the
luty of presenting the young gen.
Lheman with gold watch from
Mr.. Jackson's parents. Mr.. Parks
made ON e reminiscent remarks
about his old-time tutor and friend,
Mr.. Moore. He spoke of many dis
men in public life who
lad their first instruction in little
'choolhouse among the groves of
Class in the years gone by. Mr..
Parks was also pupil of this
school, but he was too modest to
his name among the num-
Der.
The average made by Ellis Jack
,on was % 3.5. Mr.. Moore rendered
he young man a scholarship in
Tulane University, New Orleans,
which was offered by that institu-
ion to Mr.. Moore for the ranking
member of his senior class. Mr..
doore's remarks are couched in his
speech.
Mr.. Moore closed with a speech
lfter delivering the diplomas. Both
lis address and the one made by
ellis Jackson appear elsewhere in
he paper.