Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-06-01
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Sue cessful School Year Closes-Inter-
esting Program Rendered.


Town Graded and High School wer
cid Saturda, and Monday. May ~ and p
the exercises by the pupils in the pri
mary grades being given on tn
former date, and those by the NOR
advanced grades on the latter. Al
of the exercises indicated careful
training and thorough work on th'
part of Prof. Denny, the popular prin
cipal, and his corps of loyal assistants
The year just ended has been sue
Icessful one, in regularity of atten
dance as well as in the thoroughnes
of the work. done.
Saturdays exercises began at 49,
in the morning, and were concluded
at 10, the following program beinG
rendered:
Hymn, "Children's Glorious Friend !
Devotional, by Rev. w. R. Flanna.
gan; Opening Address, Dorcas Col
laday; Recitation, "A First Grader,
Raymond James; Concert Recitation
Looking Ahead J" Certificates &c. t.
No. 2 B Section; Solo, "Rock-a-byt
Birdie" Helen Phillips; Exercises
1--WE Are Four; Recitation, "Grea
Wide World" Mildred Bradley; Ger
tificates &c. to Section; Recitation
"When the Teacher Gets Cross,
Pauline Dick; "Old Time Games,
Class; Certificates to A Section
"Vacation Voices" Class; Recita
ton, Vacation" John Strider; Ger
tificates SC. to Second Grade; Vale
dictory, Nelson Coleman; CLOSING
Song, Vacation Time"
The list of promotions, and dis.
tinctions in the two sections of the
priamry grades are published else
where in this report.
The exercises were opened on Mon.
day at 10 a. M, with devotional exer-
cises by Rev. w. R. Flanagan. Their
followed interesting programs BY
pupils from the intermediate and high
school grades, consisting of songs
recitations, and the reading of essays
The programs
INTERMEDIATE.
Salutatory, John Coleman; A june
Invitation, Mabel Wysong and 3rd
grade; Summer School, 3rd grade
class. Third grade certificates anC
prizes Song, America Concert reel
tation, 4th grade class; Visitors from
Story Land by 4th grade class
Fourth grade certificates and prizes
lRecitation, Who Made The Speech
Edna Ronemus Song, Star Spanglec
Banner; Recitation, The Blue ant
the Gray by Frances Bradley; Dia-
logue, The Peevish Wife Fiftl
Grade certificates and prizes. Reel
tation, Lochinvar, Irene Goladay
Recitation, The Ship of Fate, Johi
Perry.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Reading Jackson Essay, Arthu
Woody; Song, Massa's in the Colc
Cold Ground, School; Recitation, 4
Tale of Hard Times, A. G.. Reamy
Seventh Grade certificates etc. Reel
tation, Speech of Patrick Henry, Gil
bert Perry; Recitation, &c. S. A.
Miss Anna Wysong. Eighth Grad
certificates, ETC. Song, Mush Mush
| School; Recitation, Aunt Tabitha'
Way, Miss Sydney Wynkoop; Grad
uating Essay, Miss Ethel Lands
Song, America; Graduating Essay
Mr. c. w. Moler; Song, Star Span
gled Banner; Song, Hail and Fare
we'll; Benediction, Rev. ]. S. Al
friend.
Miss Isabel H. Moore won tn
Chas. w. Brown medal for the great
est improvement in writing. State
Attorney George D. Moore made tn
presentation address. Special mer
ton was made of the writing OF
Eugene OFT, and Dora Theodor'
Favorable comments were given I'll
writing of Misses Elizabeth Gree
and Gertrude Phillips In the Pr
mary grades, Pauline Dick was con
mended for neatness in writing.
gold medal offered by the Lawso
Bolts Chapter, Daughters of the Cor
federacy was won by Arthur
Woody with an essay On Stonewa
Jackson, the presentation address b'
ing delivered by Rev. A. c. Hopkin
The graduating class of the ye'
had six members: Misses Ethel
Lands, Sarah Gertrude Phillips, Ne
/ tie NJ. Goode. Messrs. c. Wise
Moler, Hosmer Beller, and Arthur
| Woody. Rev. J. S. Alfriend, Re
tor Of Zion Church, in a pleasing az
| dress, presented the diplomas to Il
] graduates. One member of the graz
uating class made what is most lik
ly the most remarkable record ev
= attained by any pupil in the schot
!, He has attended eleven sessions wit
. out being absent or tardy sing
/. day. nor has he in all that time h:
b one demerit scored against him.
A pleasant surprise had been pla
ned for the principal. Mr.. Denny. al
looming at the close Of the exercis
: added much to the pleasure OF
When Dr. Hopkins arose as n
n Denny thought to pronounce t
benediction, he requested all to
:. seated: whereupon handsome sily
II service was brought into the roc
: and DR.. Hopkins in few well chos
: words presented it to Mr.. Denny
a token OF the love, respect and a
preriatio, rf HE a1d ra,rilS0 SfiIl ,