The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-05-31

bers, is the largest ever graduated
from the eighth grade. Following
is the program:
2. Song-May Time .,.,................Cla Glass
3. GLASS History .......,..,... Will Walton
4. The Wedding Fee. Bessie LeHardy
5. The Best Way. ...,.,.....Jo Ohm Tilghman
Z. What Was His Greed. 49,. William Reed Reed
8. The Rival Drummers, Edward Haskell
~ l aope seiS Quest i aonlse b 61Sa
II. The Blue and the Gray :. Mary Tucker
r. Slipping Away ........., Donald Barstow
49, The Land of the Afternoon. Virginia
Brannen
IA. The American Flag ....,. Willie Mobley
Is. Song-Fairy Song ............,.......O GLASS
10. Wanted A Minister'S Wife ,....., Ionic
Edmonson
Is. The Future ..........,...,. Mary Bourrel
10. The Dignity of Labor, sydney Brown
20. instrumental Duet. Nellie Fry and
Aline CanoVH
81. Leaving the Homestead .,.... Mildred
Pearce
%. Power of Enthusiasm. ........ Reginald
Hodge
%. The Woman of Mumbles Head ..... Eva
"a. Fnntgan to Fannigan.. Gilbert Hodge
%. Vocal Duet Retta Bond and Tiny
90. 1t Made No Difference .....w oodford
Blackwell
q. Common Duties ....,.,y.. Leona Tenney
% Molly ,..-,..,,. ......,., Augusta Way
80. Aunt Polly's George Washington Min
ME Mobley
81. Music .,.....,........... ......... Orchestra
3. Glass Prophecy. ,a,.;,,,,,; Grizella Merrill
L. X. Tucker
"a. Glass Will....,.,,...... Genevieve Philips
80. song GLASS
The high school class graduated
Friday evening at the Armory, with
honors showered upon them by their
teachers, relatives and friends. This
was the largest class ever graduated
from the high school and consisted
of the following members: Misses
Inez Holden, Essie Wall, Rena
Brown; and Theodore Way, Law
renee X. Tucker and Warner r.
Hamm. Each of the young ladies
contributed papers, and the young
gentlemen, declarations of eXcep-
tional merit, and they were accorded
storms of we'll deserved applause.
The stage was artistica1ly decorat-
ed with evergreens and flowers in
honor of the occasion, and reflected
much credit on those in charge of
The same.
A Putnam High School graduating
class was never greeted by larger
audience, and the floral contribu-
ions were never more lavish than
IN this occasion.
About $3.50 o'clock Prof. Hines,
of the school, announced
he first number on the program, the
invocation, which was delivered by
20 T. p af
,yterian church.
a selection by the school orchestra |
vas next and this was exceedingly |
veil rendered.
The essay of Miss Inez Holden, en-
tiled Gan Uncrowned Queen" was
splendidly prepared paper.
Following came an Grafton by
theodore way, his subject Mans
of Man." being treated
n a nasterful manner.
1.-The Wonderland OF Florida" as
resented in an essay by Miss Essie
Vail, was both interesting and pleas
lg.
Then came an Grafton by Lawrence
!. Tucker, his theme being Luther /
the Plant Wizard" and
MS proved of much interest to all.
Miss Rena Brown had for the SUBJ
sct of her essay 1.-The Power of
hought,' and her paper evidenced
iligent study and careful prepara-
on. II
The subject of Warner T. Hamm's
ration was anglo Saxon Superior
" Mr.. Hamm handled his sub |
ct we'll and proved himself an ora
" of no small ability.
Hon. S. j. Hilburn, chairman of
lie board of public instruction, made
lie presentation of diplomas in his
'ual happy manner.
Mrs. l.. A. Smith and Miss Ida ,
eib rendered vocal solos during the
,ening, which were much enjoyed.
The orchestra finished out the pro-
am with very pleasing selection,
Id thus terminated the graduating
,ercises of the Putnam High school,