The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-13
Caledonia Department.

One of the most successful sessions
in the history of the Caledonia high
school was brought TO a close on last
Friday and Friday night. 1t was
brilliant affair. At an early hour Fri
day morning the crowd began to as
semble at the school building. The
morning was spent in ball games, the
Montevallo team playing Salem, the
score resulting in seven TO five in
favor the former. At noon dinner
was announced, and it is needless to
say that it was enjoyed by one and
all. At two o'clock the house was
called to order by Prof. J. d. Thixton.
and music was rendered by Prof. Tay-
lor, followed by very eloquent and
appropriate speech by Rev. c. NJ.
Zwingie, of Columbus, who is a dis
tinguished young minister, a ripe
scholar, a profound thinker, and a
forceful speaker. He is a man in
every way qualified TO deliver an ad-
dress at the close of a school. Bro.
Zwingle impressed on his hearers
the fact that the people lived their
finest and best every day were the
people who counted for something in
this world. He took occasion to re-
mind them of the great possibilities
of this State and the great strides she
was making educationally and at last
receive a crown and a home beyond
the river. Music was then rendered
by Prof Taylor, after which the large
crowd assembled at the ball grounds
to witness the contest between Ham
ilton and Salem baseball teams. It
was a close and very interesting con-
test, ending in score of fourteen to
thirteen in favor of Salem. The au-
dience that gathered Friday night to
witness the entertainment filled every
available seat, and the attractive pro-
gram arranged for the occasion was
carried out in a manner that reflected
the utmost credit on all who took
part in it.
At night an audience Of one thou
sand people assembled to witness the
closing exercises. After the opening
prayer by Rev. J. D. Thixton, Miss
Alice Stanley, Fred DarneH and Or
zie Lawrence presented a laughable
pantomime and monologue entitled,
"The Dumb Twins Then for two
hours the audience enjoyed a rare
treat in the five act play, The Glug
Family" by Mrs. Lena Ussery and
thirty pupils. This is a school play,
trials of the average teacher, and the
trouble and annoyance that one thick
skinned, thick headed family may
cause. Some of the scenes were SO
ridiculous as to keep the audience
roaring with laughter, but through If
all there was a valuable lesson very
forcibly impressed. Each one did his
part well-night perfectly. The re-
markable part of it was that the pu-
pills had been at work on it only two
weeks and had rehearsed only once
AS a part of the play seven young
ladies contested for the Lawrence
medal, offered each year by Maj. o.
M. Lawrence of Columbus. The
judges, Miss Florence Molloy of the
I. l. and c. faculty, Mrs. Wood of
Columbus, and Miss Cornelia Molloy
of the Meridian high school faculty,
awarded the Lawrence medal to Miss
Lula Stanley, who rendered "a Lect-
ure by One of the Sex" And Prof
Thixton's medal for second place was
awarded to Miss Emma Thixton, who
told the story of Robert Gallahue
Todd. There were three others
whose delivery was almost perfect
Ruby Egger, Rock of Ages; Annie
Ussery, "Griggsby's Station" and
Miss Matte Stanley, Marguerite. ;"
The winner of the Lawrence medal
had never recited before in public.
The decision of the judges meets
with hearty approval, as it was neces-
sarily difficult on account of the close