The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-04
THE CLASS
OF 1908
High School Seniors Use
Original Ideas In Glass
Day Program
tFiom Thursdays Dally3

Six seniors who have made sue
cesses Of their High school life, a
class OF juniors who are worthy sue
cessors, thlrty-two grammar school
graduates OF the same kind and
teachers, students and friends are
giving Amarillo the most interesting
commencement season the schools
have ever had. Beginning Sunday
with the baccalaureate, continuing
Monday with the surprise exercises
by the juniors for the seniors, and
yesterday with class day exercises in
the afternoon and grammar school
common cement at night, the program
comes 10 It's climax tonight with the
graduation exercises for the High
School at the Methodist church.
A Glimpse OF School Life.
School life as the seniors knew II
was presented In the class day eYer-
cises which were enjoyed by crowd
cd house at the High School audlto-
rum yesterday afternoon. Alliae
Kendrich at the piano opened the
program with Helmund's Tanzeuise.
Then Pearl Reid for the class OF
1908 made a we'll worded address in
presenting the class picture to the
school. Gulon Blanchard, taking for
his text Laugh and the world laughs
with you, growl and you growl
aIone,' gave an entertaining history
OF the progress and achievements OF
the calss OF 1908 in its journey
through the High School. Misses
Mary Weymouth and Laura Pottin-
ger to accompaniment by Miss Wey-
mouth gave a ylolln duet.
Only Texan with the compelling
love for her history that life in the
big state inspires could have made
and delivered the address which Hin
ton Nicely gave under the subject,
"rhe Day OF Days in Texas History"
Starting with statement OF the con-
ditions on the eve OF the battle OF
San Jacinto he pictured the feeling
of the men in Houston's little army
OF Texans on one hand and in the
camp OF Santa Annals host on the
other lie traced the preparation for
the conflict and then followed into
the battle TO fine climax in a stir.
ring picture OF the triumph OF Texas
and the Texans. His Grafton COM
manded the interest OF tho audience
and received the applause II deserved. |
Some Remarkable History.
Miss Evelyn Horsbrugh gave an
excellent piano solo as musical
interlude and then Jennie Lee He'd
rick reflected liyelier side of school
life In a calendar which recorded all
the important events OF the school
year from the winning OF games to
the day when Prof. Fish got his hair
cut. The personal references in her
catalog OF daily events met quick re-
sponses from her hearers and ner
reading was applauded throughout
with plenty OF laughs. Clever by any
test was the playlet put on by Cliff
ton Keeler and Edith Dewitt as the
class prophecy. The scene was the
parlor OF a hotel in the year 1918
whore the two had met for the first
time since commencement. Mr..
Keller told his companion that he
has Just perfected a retrospect ma
chine which would disclose the his.
tory OF any person about whom the
operator wished to learn. The ma.
chine was brought In and after q
introduction the inventor
ground out successive histories Of
seniors from Gulon Blanchard, who
IS playing baseball with the Cleve-
land, Ohio, team, Hinton Nicely, who
has settled down to married life with
one OF the young ladies OF the High
School, Pearl Reid, who has become
a doctor. to Jennie Lee Hedrick, who
is missionary and instructor in bias.
ket ball to y class Of young heather
ladies in the yakiak Islands.
Juniors Confer Special Degrees.
"a good chorus, well sung by the
entire High School. closed the Off
clal program but by special an.
nouncement the audience waited for
an. extra act which had been put on
rs a surprise by the irrepresible jun.
Tors. In this the seniors. arranged
in semi-circle on the stage. awaited
the pleasure OF Conrad Linke who in
the sable cap and gown OF learned
doctor, announced that professors In
the Junior class had conferred de-
grees upon the seniors and prepared
diplomas for them. Then, after the
academic formula, with duly impress
i've ceremonies, he conferred degrees
IN "growlology," "fryology," and 9TH
sr equally intellectual pursuits. and