The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-05-30
CLOSING EXERCISES
MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL

! MARlEIlA Huh SLhUUL'
The Marietta Public School closed the
term last week by oratorical contest
for the medals offered by Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Sessions for the best Grafton and recita-
tion-one for the boys and one for the
girls. The exercises were held Thurs
day night at the opera house, a large
crowd being present.
| oRATORICAL CONTEST.
The following was the program:
Musician de Ballet-Miss Adalene
Dobbs.
Tonnmy's Prayer-Miss Lucy Gilbert.
The Conquered Banner--Miss Emma
Gardner.
Not Guilty-Mr. Lindley Camp
Music-Hunting Song-Miss Annie
Vest.
The Raven-Miss Sadie Hutchinson.
Jane CONQUEST Nell Motley.
South Carolina and Massachusetts,
Mr.. Otis Kemp.
Music-Valse, Arabesque-Miss jose
phine Dobbs.
The Message of the Dove-Miss Arrie
White
When the Cows Come Home-Miss
Maize Whitfield.
Sunday Fishing-Miss Pearl Robin
son.
Bunker Hill Monument-Mr. Ozro
Wardlaw.
Straightforward of the Woods-High
School.
Song - Herdsman's Home - Third
Class.
The judges we're: Superintendent E.
H. Handy, of the Cuthbert public
schools, Professor L. B. Robson and
Mr.. R.. II. Earle.
MIR. Handy awarded the prizes to
the successful contestants-Mis Arrie
White and Mr.. LindIey Camp.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
On Friday night the graduating exer-
cises were held, the program being as
follows:
Prayer, by DR.. ]. H. Patton.
Music-Morning Star-Marietta Or
chestra.
Song-Joys of Spring-Class.
Salutatory-The High School Gradu-
ate-Doyle P. Butler.
Glass History-Elizabeth A. Rey-
nolds.
Recitation Aux Italiens Maize
Whitfield.
Music-In the Good Old U. S.-Mari.
eta Orchestra.
Speech-Achievements of Century
H. V. Reynolds, Jr.
Recitation-Hill OF Two Lovers
Earle Carter.
Music-The Time, The Place and The
Girl-Marietta Orchestra.
Oration-Ingalls' Eulogy on Ben Hill
-Ozro w. Wardlaw.
Class Prophecy-Sadie B. Gober.
Musician ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Or
chestra.
ValedictoPy-Vida A. Fuller.
Music-Waltz, Ever Thine-Marietts
Orchestrs.
Presentation Of DiplolnHs-C Colonel D
w. Blair.
Music-Medley Waltz, When thu
Whippoorwill Sings-0rchestra.
In the absence Of Colonel D. w. Blair
president Of the Board of Education
Hon. Joseph M. Brown, vice-president
presented the diplomas.
Award Of PFizes-Snperintendent w
T. Dumas.
Farewell Song-Class.
TIE GRADUATES.
Miss Vida Americas Fuller, frs
honor; Doyle Philip Butler, second
honor; Homer Virgil Reynolds, thirt
honor,
Joseph Emerson Brown, Doyle PHILLIP
Butler, Ryburn Glover Clay, Otti
Charles Kemp, Wilbur Granting Moor
Homer Virgil Reynolds, Jr,, Ozro War
reE Wardlaw, Sadie Blackwell Gober
Elizabeth Abigail Reynolds, Pearl Edit
Robinson, Ruby Estelle Bishop, Jenni,
Gwendolin Butler, Earle Carter, Jane
Hayden Christian, Carabel Dunn, Vid,
Americas Fuller, Annie Eliza Gilbert
Mary Nell Motley, Mary Louise Squires
Mary Arrie White and Maize Whitfield
Superintendent Dumas spoke compli
r1entary of the graduating class, ant
they certainly deserved it. The exer
cises were highly creditable to them
each one acquitting themselves in
manner that shows their culture anC
progress.
NO finer or more excellent recitation
was ever rendered in Marietta than b,
Miss Earle Carter. Her conception o
fhn nioOo rpooo nacn n-A