The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-06-07

BEAUTIFUL.
The Commencement exercises Of
Pearl High School took place Thurs
day evening at Ryman Auditorium. A
vast audience filled the immense
building long before the time to be-
gin the exercises. The lower auditori-
um and the gallery presented mag
nificent picture, filled mostly with
ladies arrayed in lovely costume,
beautiful and vari-colored headgear.
All had come to do honor to the oc-
casion-to manifest their appreciation
for the faithful services of the instruc-
tors and to indicate to the young men
and women who were about to enter
upon the active duties of life their in
terest in their future. No class from
the High School ever had more in
spring occasion and a more repre-
sentative gathering to grace it's finish
| ing exercises and to usher it into the
affairs of the world The people were
there to bless and encourage the
young people in their last efforts as
High School pupils and wish and bid
them Godspeed through the coming
years as towers of strength in uplift-
ing and blessing their people by their
own noble lives well lived.
If we may rightly judge from the
manner the class acquitted itself, then
an auspicious and successful future
pregnant with achievements loom up
before it. All on the program ac-
quilted themselves creditably, and the
great audience applauded them to the
echo. Those young people who bade
| farewell to school life Thursday even
ing can never forget the hearty and
sincere reception accorded them by
one of the most enthusiastic gather
ing of people that ever assembled in
the great building. The inspiration of
the occasion, it is hoped, will go with
all through life, and if their feet
should ever falter in the path of duty
before some seeming insurmountable
obstacle, the memory of the hopeful
confidence of the people in them az
shown on their Commencement even
ing will serve to strengthen and renew
their faith in themselves to surmount
opposing difficulties.
The primary purpose of public exer-
cises at the closing of school life is to
leave a lasting impression upon the
minds of the graduating class.
So the graduating class of Pearl
High School for the year 1907, re-
ceived a flattering compliment that
| hof Of Oth
Young men and young women, the peo-
pie who witnessed your splendid start
in life, expect much of you in the COM
ing years and if you fail their con-
demnation will be more bitter than
was their benediction sweet.
The program which was rendered so
splendidly was as follows:
1. Opening Chorus - Greeting to
Spring" ...........,... Strauss
g. Salutatory Address - The Two
Washington 49,. .Chas. A. Greer
8. Music-'Laughing Cas-. GeibeI
4. Fancy Drill-Miss L. A. Bright,
Director, in Sixteen High
School Girls.
5. Music-"The Fairy Revel," from
Comic Opera pirate of Penzance'
G. Valedictory Address
Night brings out the stars
......... Everil M. Frazier
l Z. Music-"Ring the Lily Bells...
A .............. Ladies Voices
8. Presentation of Diplomas by
G President of Board of Education
\ g. Closing Chorus-"March of the
n Guard" ............... Geibe
f The following pupils received di
e plomas after passing successfully tn
@ final examinations VIM. B. Davis
o Mansfield J. Dean, Chas. A. Grier
Crawford c. Harwell, Percy w. Me-
Il son, Avery ~ Peyton, Ira B. Scott
g Willie T. Cockrill, Mabel E. Scott, Wi
r lie l.. Foster, Hettie T. Fowler, Everi
5 M. Frazier, Martha B, King, Hattie R
g Mullen, Nine e. Murrell Blanche 2
2 Perkins, Annie L. Robertson.
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