The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
EXERCISES HELD
BY vINITA SCHOOLS
Classical Little Plsylet Based on Greek
Mythology Presented BY Vinita
Grammar School
From Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
Last night az the Auditorium the
first grammar school commencement
ever held IN Vinlta, took place In the
presence Of very large audience Of
appreciative parents and friends The
occasion was the graduation Of a class
Of about twenty-five boys and girls
from the grammar school into the
high school Under the efficient and
thorough training Of their teacher
Miss Enie Quigley, who for the past
three years has been at the head
Of the grammar school. this class pas
sed IN It's entirety the state examina.
tion required for entrance into the
high school Il Is a remarkable re-
cord for the superintendent, for the
teacher aud for the pupils The class
presented AZ the commencement ex.
ercises the classic little playlet,
Pandora. witch Is based on Grecian
Mythology. or course, il was a juy-
emile performance, but was exceeding.
~ well rendered The chief oharact-
erlstic Of the play as given last night
was the intense earnestness and sin.
cerety OF the boys and girls who took
part. There was no foolish gigling,
no Stiffness. Each actor put his whole
strength into his part from the lead.
ing characters down TO attendants
Even little Cupid. sweet and winsome,
had childish dignity all her own
The acting OF all was good, and that
Of the leading parts exceptionally fine
for grammar grade students The
choruses were attractive and sympa-
thetic.
The Winner children and the Chou.
teau boys were heartily applauded and
both deserved ali they got
The address to the class was made
by Mr. dobdy and 1t was good one,
Prof Masterson presented the dlplo.
mas after a very neat little speech Of
appreciation 10 school patrons. After
the presentation Of the diplomas some
person IN the audience called for the
instructor OF the class, and immediate.
~ from all parts OF the building, came
loud and insistent calls for Miss Quig.
ley, and when she appeared from be.
hind the scenes whore she had been
all evening. directing her pupils In the
play, she received a well.deseryed and
splendid ovation from everybody Her
response was beautiful II Is not
fattery, but simple truth TO say that
her little speech was one OF the fin
est and sympathetic Of its kind ever
heard IN Vinita In simple chaste
language she spoke Of the close .asso.
citation between herself and her chill.
dren. of their struggles and victories,
Of the appreciation and cooperation of
the parents and Of the resultant tie
that never could be broken through
the associations were severed Prof
Masterson was iubilant over the royal
success of his first commencement
exercises. especially SO because, as he
said last night he knows now that the
people are with him and his teachers
IN building up a high school second
TO none Ia the state. After two years
OF exceptionally hard work, successful
from every standpoint the Vinita
schools under Mr. Masterson have
come from an unknown quantity to
a very high degree OF exeellency, aud
within the next year will be second TO
none in the whole state OF Oklahoma
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