The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-08
SCHOOL rs OUT
Interesting Exercises Held During
the Week

/ This week closes the twenty-thirt
year of Superintendent Bass admin
! istration and it has been in point o.
activity and general interest the best
! in the history of our schools
The high school has increased fif
| ty per cent and the number of boys
has more than doubled. The severa
| schools have given series of mosl
excellent entertainments and the
funds raised have been put into Ii
brarics, pianos and gymnasium ap-
paratus. The High School Carol has
been most creditably managed and
has brought to the high school Ii
brary about twenty school exchanges
|. from all over the country, which have
added materially to school interests,
It is pleasant to note while passing
though many of them come from
large cities, few of them surpass IN
merit and no one has equaled the
commencement issue just out.
Athletics have been in most
healthful state and our foot ball and
basket ball teams have more than
held their own with neighboring RI
walls.
It is matter of deep regret to
every high school boy and girl that
Mr.. c. W. Leaphart will not return
next year. He has accepted the pro-
fessorship of Latin in the A. & NJ.
College of Kentucky. Supt. Bass IS
determined, if possible, to get his
equal, if such can be found.
Contributions of school work, es-
pecially drawings, have been asked
for by the agent Of the Argentine Re-
public and will be shipped next week
10 Senor Ernesto Miller, who is col
lecting the best representative work
to be exhibited in his country.
On Wednesday night occurred the
contest for the Nelms & Blum Co.'S
medal for defamation, and the grad
uates play at the opera house. The
contestants were Will Elkas, Edward
Grantley and Fred O'Bannon. Sell
dom have youths acquitted them
selves more creditably The COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. R. b.
Campbell, Van B. Boddie and Ma
than Goldstein awarded the prize to
Fred O'Bannon.
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Venice with very decided Amer,
can football flavor, in truth VIII
Shakespeare could not have resisted
approving, could he have seen how
nicely these boys fitted his verbiage
and situations to the great affairs of
the gridiron. The Dramatis Per-
sonae is as follows:
The Duke of Venice. :. Steve Finlay
Antonio, Senior :. Captain of
High School football team. -.
... $500. Patton Hebron
Brassanio, his friend and suitor to
Portia =. :. ). Aubrey O'Bannon
Bassanio, another friend. Leo Sack
Shylock, wealthy gambler. $3.50.
49,. -. -. ....... John Moore
Tubal, his friend, and captain of
the Belmont Football team.
-. -. Will Elkas
Launcelot Gobo, servant to Shy
lock. -. 49,. .... Fred O'Bannon
The Professor, an ex-ray photo
grapher.. ..... Miss NJ Parker
Policeman. Frank Winfield
Portia, rich heiress. Miss S. Ryals
Nerissa, her friend. Miss A. Thomas
Jessica, Shylocks Ward. ......
-. -. Miss Fannie McClain
Miss Abbie s. Threedice, a teacher
Miss Josie Rousseau
Polly, Portals Maid)
Antonio's mother ............
S. Miss Millie Romansky
Mrs. Gabbo,s mother@...-s-s.-.s.-
Miss Louise Haxton
Football Players ,...........
:. -. The Boys from Old Archer
Time-keepers, umpires and rooters
There was not a dull feature in the
entire play and it was source of
surprise to the audiences to see the
above school boys and girls
playing parts with the savoir-faire of
old stagers. The plot gathers about |
these two facts: First Porto, the
heiress of a kindred doctor is forced
by will sto marry if at all in accord
ancc with the lottery scheme Bas-
sanio, her choice, selects the casket |
and Of Latin he knows less than the |
proverbial hog. Second, Antonio and
Gratiano. his football friends, under
take to get from Shylock a pony
on which he may ride safely through |
to bond to be forfeited ON the
great Thanksgiving Day, to give
pound Of his hair, if the pony is not
returned.
The love making scene between
Portia and Mcrissa. Bassanio and /
Gratiano is ! finished product Shy
ock and his faithless Grobbo were
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