The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-28
JUNIORS FAREWELL
TO THE SENIORS
CFrOnm Mondays Daily)


This afternoon at the High School,
the class OF 1908 and all the other
classes as we'll as many visitors, are
being entertained in the High School
auditorium with a set OF surprise ex-
ercises which are entitled the "Ju-
niors' Farewell to the Seniors" The
junior class has been quietly at
work for several weeks on these
farewell stunts and the several num-
bers on the program arc said to have
been developed to a rare degree of
excellence.
Specially printed programs we're
ready for the exercises this after
noon and first part OF the ceremonies
which is labelled "our Tale Of Woe"
includes the following numbers:
Piano solo, 1.-The Palms" Allise Ken.
drick; reading from Shakespeare,
Willie Zillman; chorus by the class,
our Examplars," Several surpris-
ing variations are said to have been
made in. some Of the numbers and
the last named paper includes an
exhaustive and laborlously prepared
treatise on the manners and GUS
toms of the seniors.
The second part of the exercises is
grouped under the head Come Ye
Disconsolate" and sets forth the fol-
lowing attractions: Violin solo, He
rise Kendrck; Tragedy in Song"
Professor" Zillman's BAUD; Fare
well address," Joybell Hatcher, and
closes with The Last Sad Rites"
Tor which the program, gives the
warning poetic injunction, '1f you
have tears, prepare TO get at one"
The program this afternoon has
been prepared by the juniors in the
nope OF enabling the seniors to bear
up under the stacks OF advice, praise
and congratulations which will be
handed them this week in the other
commencement exercises.
Crowds Pack Church.
Every valuable sat in the Meth
odist church was taken before the
baccalaureate services began yester-
day morning and the ushers placed
many chairs in the aisles and back
Of the rows of seats. Even then with
all the big seating capacity of the
church few were turned away. The
center section OF seats in the main
auditorium was set apart by stream
ers OF the '0S class colors for the
graduating class, the faculty of the
High School, and the relatives of
members of the graduating class,
After music by the choir and the
congregation, Rev. Southall, OF the
First Presbyterian church, read the
scripture lesson for the service, and
Rev. Howard of the Christian gave
the invocation and Mr.. j. II. Ander.
son sang solo,
Then Rev. T. L. Dyer, OF the Con-
gregational church, taking for his
text, He that findeth his life shall
lose it," talked to the graduating
class with an application that gave
his words interest to all his hearers
on Success" Success as he distln-
guished it, implies more than popu-
lar achievement and great acquisi-
ton. 1t might justly and often does
include both Of these, but both of
these might be obtained by man
who makes signal and lasting fall
ure of life. On the other hand sue
cess which endures may come in the
utter absence of these, and will come
TO all men and women who do their
work with earnestness, thorough
ness, and honesty. Rev. Dyer illu-
mined his address throughout with
aptly chosen incidents.
Announcement of the further com.
mencement exercises as given out
yesterday include the Glass Day ex-
ercises at the High School Wednes-
day afternoon, seventh grade exer-
cises at the High Schol Wednesday
night, and the graduating exercises