Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-22
COMMENCEMENT
WEEK EXERCISES
Interest Parents and Children
Old and Young
''t't"'"''0" Of DIPLOMAS
And Program BY Senior High School
Class At Grand Opera House VIII
Close 1.-THE DoIngs'

And Program BY Senior High School
Class at Grand Opera House VIII
Close 'The Doings"
The exercises pertaining to commence
msnt week In he public schools COM
menesd on Sunday with the annual school
sermon TO the pupils and patrons OF the
schools. This year tho school board in
vted minister Of the local churches to
deliver the discourse instead OF bringing
q speaker from u distance. Rev. W. J..
Davenport took for his theme the sup
erla,ive value Of wisdom as communi-
Gated by Solomon. and wove about It an
Interesting homilv on the importance and
value Of tho common school. He made
comparison OF the educational limitations
Of tho common people in medieval times
and under monarehieai institutions with
modern days and republican forms OF
government and emphasized the need OF
popular education In countries where all
the people had voice in the making Of
laws and tho maintenance OF social order.
For the moral and religious incentive. in
his discourse no quoted tho scripture:
Whatsoever Ho saith unto You. do H."
and with reiterated emphasis for each
phase Of duty and OF coed eitEzsnahip.
made foreeiul and glowing conclusion.
a large choir. made up from tho several
church ehoirs o. tho town. rendered some
exceptionally good music for tho occasion.
and wall filed church listened a,,snt-
lively to tho days exercises
A we'll alled house greeted the pre-
sen,a,iea Of tho high school class play
The Professor" At tho opera house on
Tuesday evening. Tho play deal, with
tho trials o. Commencement week. and
was eapably handled by tho following
cast:
pfuf. john 6rindctn. . basy man -ho
dur. tho -ask Of ten. ,'sry Pollock
Mr.. Martha Morton 6sinti-as. his -if-.
~ha kna-s refJ little atau' tho
ss-h6.s,, really ,..-.......... ChsTIiHe Cover
Mr.. wIIliau, Mnstna. his uso'hcf-in-lar
-ho has never visited psar John h-'
t.tp tp.-..---..--.,-r----. Algla uirsrisun
rrof. Wsrshssa Wright. bis assistant.
scholarly and absent 'tsiius'sti7 T. ScsuiAsi
aaIlisUf UuEsiy. q black sh.Vp .s-s Has tsaisuis
NafEafvt MopiuaE,i freshman suriaEia Hall
IFAuk SaSfut. rfvsli~nt " rlasss N0fl s''fhs
iirssir IarpinE. ris.s hisinrian E's v"1in
niss TamtTaH. faynEiiu papIl thasiiur twteF
Natas iiessrii. y juus"f ssa.a-aa.s slsFu= hc''c"
Miss sfssidirs. TEACHER vE rlo'.ait,'ua
....----.---....-... .ss.sa. N,itta Caldwell
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ciuraih'u ssssHHa9ausaza o, y ~ Hs'lt
MaTt. the maid i....s..Esssrrf..l l!pl ~ kiitSs9s
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taFp-EtcF ...s4.sss .ssss44r4ssa Is'1s hnl~ftsin
For amateur performers the y5Ghz P03'
pic acquitted themselves very etsdiasly
ard the audience was highly pleased
with the proficiency shown. They were
also given an Intellectual tfsas outside o;
tho play. as Miss Est;ha Green delivered
the recitation that should have received
a p,iss a, the rsesn, rhetorical eoatsss al
Trinidad. and Neil Combs repeated hts
second prize ers;ioa on Margins" Ard
a musical treat that elected high praise
was tie splendid work Of the orchestra
directed sy Hiss Carolyn North.
The primary classes Q! the Washington
school By invitation Of ldrs. D. D. Wiley.
held their annual penis on the lawn Of
the beautiful Wiley homs jus; south Of
the school on Wednesday aitsinooa last
and haa a jSlly time. All the youngsters
bfoush, ample lunches and these were
supplemented By the hostess aHd teach
ers. making the supply marc than safti-
eient for even The picnic aFPsiiiss Of The
crowd. Then they had games and jsiiy
time in general. despite little duss in
the air a, luncheon hour.
Pfefi,ins by the espsisnss Of former
years. when attempts were made TO have
every graduate from the High School
Preparatory Department upon tho grad
us,io1 prosram. Mrs. Forbes this year
evolved very satisfactory plan 70 re-
dues the exercises within reasonable
length. Several weeks ago she had the
eish, grade pupils themselves choose by
popular vote who should take part IN the
program. with the exception Of the two
hiahss, ranking members Of TIE class.
who we're allotted the honor Of delivering
the salu,a,oty and valsdie;ory.
The Eighth Grade graduation program.
substantially as published last week. was
presented 10 a large and app eGlatiyo
audisnss in the me,hooiss church las,
evening. Every number showed careful
preparation and ~as delivered in most
ptsise~ ot,hy manner. eleiting applause
frem every hearer.
This afternoon the Liberty class goes
10 the Lafayette buileing to cheer with
their presence The classmates who there
receive tie honors that came 10 them
last evening.
And lastly. tonight at the Grand Opera
house will oosur The most interesting