The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-01
DALLAS ACADEMY
LARGE AUDIENCE WITNESSES THE
CLOSING EXERCISES.
Selma Boys and Girls Awarded Medals
For Proficiency mt Schooi-Mr.
Mallory Delivers Diplomas
To Graduates

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Selma, May 31-tSpecial) 1.-The clos
ing exercises of the Dallas Academy
took place tonight at the Academy OF
Music. The three floors OF that great
place were crowded to their capacity.
Upon the stage, behind great banks
of flowers and palms, were tier after
tier of the school children while Sit
ting close to the foot lights was the
class OF thirteen gradua.e3.
The curtain rose, on .he lovely scene
few minutes after O'Clock. After
prayer and song by the school. Hon
l.. E. Jeffries introduced DIR. George
Z. Miller, of Knoxville, Tenn. VINO de-
liveredS the commencement address.
This address was most Impressive and
eloquent, and the orator received the
rapt attention OF the large audience.
At the conclusion ~ this address. and
after song. Mr.. Jeffri IS delivered the
Baker medals to those who hal won
them Mr.. Jeffries explatnel that these
medals had been awarded for latin
scholarship for the pas. seventeen
years In the four high grades Of the
Academy; that those medals had been
hotly contested for during TIL, rast
session. and thatSthe Beard Of Trus-
| tees had decided - make hone rs BILE
mention of the next to highegt aver
ages next to the winner of the tro-
ply.
In tbe high school senior class the
| medal was won by MISC Helen Hull. On
Liepold was secoai, and Miss Anna
Anderson. third, IN the standing. In
| the junior class nign school the medal
was won by Miss Flossie Leva with an
| average OF 96.195. Miss Emma Jones
was second. Miss Evelyn Craig, third.
and Miss Leila Lamar. fourth. In the
| second year high school grade the
| medal was won by Miss Lucille DuBose,
with an average of % 1913 Miss Kate
eagle was second. Miss Mary Parrish,
third. and David Mcdowell, fourth. In
the first grade high school the medal
was won by Miss Jessie Bayne, with
| m average of 90.096, with Miss Annie
Walker, second. Miss Rose Tarver.
third, and Eugene Elebash. fourth. In
the eighth grade, Miss Josephine JEFF
fries won the medal with an average of
1900. Miss Gladdis Holylnan. second,
Miss Nary Pruett, third. AMI Willie
Mcdowell, fourth. !
Each year the Board of Trustees
| awards latin scholarships for the sew
anth and eighth grades. and the first
year in the high school. The first OF
these scholarships of the past session
was won by Miss Lila Mccullough, on
an average ofs94 .162.
Cloe competitors for this scholarship
in her grade were Misses Dorrette
coleman, Ellie rate ana Josephine JaI-
fries.
The second latin scholarship for tho
second, third and fourth high school
grades was won by Miss fiossie Leva,
by an average of s6. s92. Miss Leva
was the winner of the medal in the
junior class high school.
To the boys of the high school there
ia awarded the Lucy Nelson medal for
debating. These debates take place
several weeks before the closing of
the school and the committee makes
Its report of the winner. Col. w. R.
Nelson tonight delivered this medal to
Eugene Elebash, and made honorable
mention of Miner Eskew and william
Grayson. The subject of Eugene Ele-
bash's debate was Government Own
ership of Railroads" He delivered his
speech tonight and at its conclusion
| received prolonged applause
Hon. H. s. d. Mallory delivered the
| diplomas to the graduating class OF
thirteen. This class was composed Of
| the following young women: Misses
| Lois Allen. Anna Anderson, Ella Eagle.
! clytie Grimes, Helen Hull. Jeanette
LEOPOLD, Byrd Moore, Lula Nicholson,
Belzora Parrish. Euia Grey Russell,
Kate Young and Ernestine Smith.
With the singing of a song, the grad
uating exercises came to close and
the scholastic year Of the Dallas Acad-
envy ended.