The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-11
THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
Graduating Glass Exercises an I'm
portant Event.


Following the program on Wednes
day night the graduating class appeare,
at Reynolds Opera House Thursda,
night before very large audience, pa
irons and friends, who came to witnes
the work accomplished by this schoo
and the contests of the classes.
The exercises were opened will
prayer by Rev. Hudgins. Prof. Mathi
then addressed the audience in behal
of the school and its work, mentionin.
the fact that about eighty-fve per cent
of the boys from Obion County in uni
versity work come from the Union Cit,
Training School. He also stated tha
the boys of the class had stood the Van
derbilt examination and passed, and tha
one would go to Vanderbilt and one t.
Cornell.
Several very delightful musical Sc
lections were rendered by Mr.. OWnby'
class, beginning with The SworC
Bearers March" by Miss Lorine Nor
gan; Serpentine Tauz," duet, was
given by Misses Minnie and Nellie
Dietzel. Miss Buwus, one of the popu
lar music students, played "Qui Viye, =
Miss Genevieve Mailing The Las
Hope" Miss Mary Lou Driskill, with
violin selection from II Trovatore, and
obligato by Miss Cora Palmer, con.
tributed highly interesting number
Miss Stella Williams was next with
Hoffman's Theme and Variation, q
very good number also. Spring
Flowers" was the work of Miss Lola
Mae Aydelotte. Grand Polka de Con
cert" was rendered by Miss Rebecca
McKinnis, a number which greatly
pleased the audience. Miss McKinnis
is one of Mr.. Ownby's advanced pupils,
and she plays with considerable COM
mand of skill and expression. Miss
Cora Palmer is another pupil in the
music department who deserves special
praise for execution in the selection, La
Regatta Veneziana. The last of the
music was song, a composition by
Mr.. Ownby entitled MY Hope. Miss
Katharine Morris sang this with a great
deal of vocal skill Indeed she sings
with well modulated voice, and controls
her shading artistically. Some well
disciplined hand has had part IN her
training. An encore was demanded and
the young lady responded gracefully.
AS to Mr. Ownby's composition it is a
vocal gem of the better class, altogether
delightful in theme and sentiment.
The class essays were delivered begin
ming with a paper by Miss Mary Lou
DriskilI, entitled the Educated Wo-
man," followed in order by Miss
McKinnis, "Ambition;" Miss Holt,
"The Ordinary Woman;" Miss Corum,
The Night Brings Out the Stars" Miss
Palmer, TRUE Education" These
were the subjects in part one, and they
were indeed, everyone one of them, of
great value for their literary excellence
and medium of entertainment for the
large audience. The compositions
we're also read with uniform degree of
merit in the various points required for
good speaking. In our report we had
to make some extracts from
each of the papers, but for the sake of
them altogether, we are
them in the paper in full
text in two insta m t S, one
this week and enc to appear next week.
In part two, the three young men
concluded the exercises with three fine
speeches, accredited as extraordinary eff
orts in composition and delivery by
unanimous consent, The first was
Master Spirits" by Ira Park, and the
7oung man, although not winning the,
medal, surprised the audience, espec-
ally those who know him personally,
With the master spirit in which the sub
ect was presented. Whatever quota of
,oints the young man was entitled to
n posture and expression the judges
ould not question his right to the high
st standard of delivery. He spoke
With conviction compelling attention,
,ot with studied effort at oratory or
Iramatic effect, but with freedom and
ase and naturalness that suggests the