The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-05-07
SUCCESSFUL Term
SOON TO CLOSE.
Next Week Sees End of
Hartford School.
Series of Entertainments to be in
History Of the Famous
Old College.

treat preparations are being made
for the. delightful entertainments
near at hand. The training of pupils
will be carried or almost day and
night until they make their last
appearance on the beautiful stage
which has just been erected in
Conrt 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 chilaren 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
day night The program consists of
dialogues, recitations, fan and UNI
brella drills, vocal solos, duets, and
choruses, and instrumental solos and
diets. 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 and eighth grades.
This program will be presented Tues
day evening by the teachers and
about sixty children. Among the at
tractive features are, reciWions, dia-
logues, motion sengs, 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 smade this
year, 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-
cd situations are intensely interesting
and amusing. While the time requir-
ed for the play Is about two hours,
1t 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 and rest the au-
dience. o.
GRADUATING EXERCISES. ~el
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-
lon. Spillman Riggs, of Chicago,
humorist and character delineator.
has been engaged to deliver his most
popular lecture on Musical Fits and
,fisfits" We give here just few of
he many strong endorsements he
las received from all parts of the
#
''Mr. Riggs is absolutely unique as
/ lecturer and cannot be fcomparedk
With any man now on the platform.
during his fifteen years OF platform
york he. has never failed to give en-
ire satisfaction, and we book him onj
his positive guarantee."-GAmerican
.yceum Union.
He seemed inexhaustible In his
'ower to please."-[Daily Herald.
Iunsie, Ind.
"Spillman Riggs is wonder In YER
atile power. He is poet, humorist,
lecturer, SO nicely blend
d in one that he seems to excel in
ach.. He is the most
omplete entertainer that has
listed our city, according to the die
um Of his large and appreciative au-