The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-05-05
NEXT WEEK SEES
COMMENCEMENT
At Our Big School, Hart
ford College.
INTERESTING PROGRAM GIVEN
Which Affords Best Series of
Entertainments for a
Number of Years.

treat preparations are DelHS HlduS
for the delightful entertainments
near at hand. The training of pupils
viii De carried or almost day and
night until they make their last
appearance on the beautiful stage
which has just been erected in
Eonrt Hall. Patrons seem to be as
enthusiastic as teachers and pupils,
and are doing their part TO add to
the attractiveness of the appearance
Of their children on the stage.
ENTERTAINMENT BY THE FIRST
FOUR GRADES.
Miss Matte Moseley and Mrs. Julia
Wedding have planned an elaborate
program for the children of their
grades, which will be presented Mon
sday night The program consists of
dialogues, recitations, fan and UNI
brella drills, vocal solos, duets, and
choruses. and instrumental solos and
d, cts. About 80 children will appear
in this program.
ENTERTAINMENT BY FIFTH TO
EIGHTH GRADES.
A choice program has been arranged
by Mr. Everett Ellis and Miss Mayme
Shown for the children OF the fifth,
sixth, seventh ard eighth grades.
This program will be presented Pues-
day evening by the teachers and
about sixty children. Among the at
tractive features are, recitations, dia-
logues, motion songs, drills, tableauX,
pantomimes, vocal and instrumental
music.
DECLAMATORY CONTEST.
Nine young men and women have
chosen to enter the list to battle
for the gold medal which is to be
awarded to the most skillful declaim-
er. The contestants are: Misses Hat
tie Glenn, Myrtle Williams, Ula Dunn,
Bertha Leach, Ruth Riley, Ethel
Raines and Messrs. Levi Coleman, Ell
mer Allen and Otis Wallace This
contest will come off Wednesday ev-
ening. and will be spirited and highly
entertaining The selections to be
rendered are all high classed and up
to-date productions. The program will
be interspersed with excellent vocal
and instrumental music.
DRAMA.
A departure from the old custom
of having the graduates deliver writ
ten productions, will be made this
wear. and instead of the time-honor-
ed. platitudinous graduating theses, a
humorous drama, entitled "Mr. Bob"
will be put on by the graduates, as
sisted by two or three other students.
/, The plot, complications and unexpect-
ed situations are intensely interesting
and amusing. While the time requir-
ed for the play is about two hours,
Il seems but a brief time to an au-
dience. which Is kept In one contin-
ual uproar of laughter.
There will be excellent music be-
tween acts to delight ana rest the au-
dience.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The graduates will make their last
appearance and receive their diplo-
mas on Friday evening. A unique pro-
gram has been arranged for the occas-
ION. spillman Riggs. of Chicago, a
humorist and character delineator'
has been engaged to deliver his most
popular lecture on Musical Fits and
Misfits." We give here just few Of
the many strong endorsements he
has received from all parts OF the
country:
"Mr. Riggs is absolutely unique as
lecturer and cannot be compared
with any man now on the platform.
During his fifteen years of platform
work he has never failed to- give en-
tire satisfaction, and We book him on