The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1909-05-14
THE HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Very Interesting Programme at
the Closing Exercises

the Ttusville high school were held
in the opera house last Friday night
with the result that the room was
packed to the limit, not even stand
ing room was to be had.
Taken as a whole the entertain
ment was a decided success, reflect
ing great credit upon the faculty and
the pupils also, and was most thor
oughly appreciated by the audience.
After the opening song came the
Dolly Show" by the primary de-
partment pupils. This interesting
little dialogue was cutely rendered
by the little misses, who manifested
a great deal Of composure and ear
nestness in their struggle for the
prize.
The singing in costume Little
People from Japan" with japanese
evolutions, and manipulations of fan
and parasol, by the pupils in Miss
Gladwin's department, was very fine
and catchy. This featurewas round
ly applauded, but the little folks
could not be persuaded to come be-
fore the footlights the second time.
Asplendid salutatory was delivered
by Miss Violet Windham, of the
graduating grammar class, followed
by most interesting Glass Prophe-
cy," read by Miss Maude Collins,
in which there were several original
local hits; and then Miss Loretta Hall
delivered a fine valedictory for the
class in a most creditable manner.
These young ladies' deserve special
mention for the excellence of their
productions and the fine manner in
which they were given.
County Superintendent j. r. Walk
er presented the diplomas, preceding
the same with a short address touch
ing upon educational lines and the
excellence of our Florida schools and
giving a few words of kindly advice
to the graduates.
Diplomas were then presented to
the following pupils who have COM
pleted the grammar course as pre-
scribed by the county school board:
Violet Windham, Loretta Hall,
Maude Collins, Leah Lesley, Bertha
Froscher, Edwin Miller and Leroy
Bethea.
Interspersed in the programme
Miss Saidee Duren sang 'The Maid
and the Rose" and 1.-The Open Sc
cret," two pretty soprano solos, in a
charming manner. She has a sweet
voice under perfect control. The
closing song, Go, Lovely Rose"
was sung by Miss Merle Scobie. Miss
Scobie has a rich and powerful So
prano and did herself great credit.
Both Miss Duren and Miss Scobie are
pupils of Miss M. Klebs.
The last on the programme, but
not the least by any means, was the
beautiful cantata entitled 1.-The Flow
er Queen" participated in by the fol-
lowing pupils and personifcations:
Recluse, Helen Wilson; rose, Merle
Scobie; sunfiower, Leah Lesley; cro-
Gus, Maude Collins; dahlia, Beatrice
Morgan; heliotrope, Willard Hall;
mignonette, Mary Halle; lily, Saidce
Duren; japonica, Miss Teeter; violet,
Violet Windham; hollyhock, Marion
Gruber; nightingale, Ryals Wager on
cornet; poppies, Marguerite Nor
wood, Leona Kline, Verna Monroe,
Louise Curtis, Maude Renaker.
The flowers meet in d secluded dell
in the forest, to choose their queen.
The recluse, discontinued with the
world, seeks in the same place, re-
tirement from its cares and disap-
pointments. The flowers tell of love
and duty; and the recluse, learning
that to fill well the station allotted
by Providence, is TO be happy, re-
solves to return again to usefulness
and contentment among her associ-
ates.
The cantata, although gotten up
in less than three weeks, gave evil
dence of much thorough training on
the part of Miss Waldron, the direc-
tor and pianist, and Miss Miller. The