The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-04
FOURTEEN GIRLS AND FOUR BOYS
Sweet Gil Graduates Predominate in
the Glass Of 1908.

Fourteen to four-ceunt EN-
fourteen TO four
Fourteen young ladies and four
young men compose the 1908 class
of the Waxahachie High school. This
is the greatest number of graduates
going out from the halls of this edu-
cational institution in any one year.
The members of the class conduct
| ed their commencement exercises in
the auditorium of the High school
building Wednesday evening, and the
| program rendered was exceedingly
entertaining and interesting. The
members of the class who were on
the program acquitted themselves in
a highly creditable manner and won
the well merited appreciation of the
audience.
The relatives and friends of the
class were out in large numbers to
pay homage to the young people. The
! large auditorium was taxed to it's
fullest seating capacity and quite a
number were compelled to stand.
Considering the size of the assemb-
lage splendid order was observed.
Not thing was said or done that
could be in any way construed as a
disturbance.
The members of the class occu-
pied a long row of chairs on the
'front.' OF the stage To the rear of the
class were chairs for the teachers
and in third row were members of
the school board and local ministers.
The Wise Orchestra was on hand
TO entertain the audience with de-
ilghtful music. Several numbers were
rendered before the class exercises
began.
A fervent invocation was offered
by Rev. J. T. Mcclure, pastor of the
Methodist church.
The class then sang in pleasing
manner a catchy little chorus entitl-
ed Summer Fancies ~
The salutatory by Miss Hazel Hol-
land and the valedictory by Ben
Herring were bright little gems
while the class poem by Miss Ethel
Campbell and the class prophecy by
Neil Erwin were filled with witty
little filings at the members of the
class. Quite an interesting feature of
the program was the rendition of a
song in German by the class.
Ben Herring won scholarships in
trinity University, Southwestern
University and the University of
Texas. To Miss Hazel Holland was
awarded scholarships in Southwest
ern University and the University of
Texas. These scholarships were pre-
sented by Prof. E, D. Criddle.
At the conclusion of short adj
dress replete with timely remarks
and wholesome advice by the Rev. ].
| B. Boon, the new pastor of the Main
Street Christian church, the diplo-
mas were presented by that reverend
gentleman
The personnel of the class is as
follows: Addie Lea Smith Amanda
Fearis, Benjamin Oscar Herring,
Bessie Robertson Smith, Beulah Err
win, Blanche Holland, Emma Mae
Rhodus, Ethel Campbell, Francis
Howard McCue, Francis Vernella
Owens, Hazel Holland, James Starley
Campbell, Margaret Edith White,
Mary Wise, Mamie Corinne Trippet,
Neil c. Erwin, V. Henry Brady, vir-
ginia McDuff1e.
AS a preliminary to the exercises
Superintendent Acker addressed a
few remarks to the audience, In
which he thanked the patrons of the
school for the hearty cooperation
they had given the board and facul-
ty during the past year. He said it
afforded him much pleasure to an
nounce that this was the longest
term of the city public school ever
taught, and that all who were in
terested in Its success had worked in
perfect harmony