Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-19
AND DRILLS
FEATURES Of
PROGRAM
Most Successful Exercises in
History of Albuquerque Pub
lie Schools at EIkS' Opera
House Last Night,

f|lltS-tlSlt pupilS VI ~ 3D.
| grade were given diplomas, promoting
them to the first year in high school
| work at the close of the promotional
| exercises held in Elks' thcatcr last
night.
The exercises were, in The opinion
Of competent critics, the most sue
cossfuI eyer held by the public schools
in this city and the fitty-eight gram
mar school graduates formed the larg-
est class promoted to the high school
'since the beginning of the schools.
Diplomas were presented to the
graduates by President A, j. Maloy, OF
the board of education.
Before comforting the diplomas Mr..
Maloy delivered a neat speech, in
which he congratulated the graduates
upon the success they had attained in
their studies and urged them to con-
tinue to work hard during their four
years of high school work,
The president said the outlook was
very encouraging for the erection of
a new high school building within the
next year and expressed the hope that
they would soon be Installed in the
new institution. Mr. Maloy was fol
lowed by superintendent w y. Ster-
ling Of the city schools, who made Il
brief address. which contained many
encouraging suggestions. Mr., Sterling
urged the young graduates to make
the most Of their lives. saying that
a. 1000. .ft,ft. ,.,.pfIfIftf .. for
culture of the human being, if only
the proper efforts We're made and that
the more cultured one is the more
power and influence he will have With
his follows,
Mr.. Sterling gave several illustra-
tons to show the graduates that every
step they made in education. culture
and refinement is just one more step
toward the ideai.
Aside from the comforting of the
diplomas and the addresses by Mr..
Maloy ana Mr.. Sterling. the features
Of the evenings program We're the
drills and dances. The May pole dance
extremely pretty, sixteen boys and
sixteen girls participating The boys
were attirod in natty white duck uni
forms and the girls in white dresses.
The dance was artistically and
gracefully rendered.
"Tho Poppy Drill,' made perhaps
the biggest hit Of the evening. Six
teen girls, costumed in poppy colorcd
dresses, with large picture hats, exe-
cutod a pretty pantomime. which
brought down the house.
Miss Franklin was queen of the pop
pies, and took a leading part in the
musical portion Of the drill, carrying
most of the solo work.
The musical accompaniment to the
drin was very catchy and assisted
materially in making the affair the
success it was.
The baseball drill was also one of
the star performances Of the program
The Rustlcrs and The Kings, two base
ball agg%regations. named after two
wen known eighth grade teachers, en-
gagged in an imaginary game Of base
ball on the stage that grew so realistic
at times that the fans in the audience
began to root. The boys executed
clever evolutions usually performed in
a red hot game of the national sport.
and did it so we'll that they were en-
cored and %applaudcd generously. At
the conclusion Of the encore they
tossed cotton balls INTO the audience,
causing Lively scramblcs after the.
souvenirs.
The individual recitations and mum
beers were all clever and entertaining
Leslie briggs. class president, deliv-
erred a speech to the audience, bidding
them e hearty welcome to the exer
ciscs. The address was an original
production and tool we'll With the au-
dicncc. The Clang of the Forge" a
chorus, sung by the tifty-eight gradu-
atcs. was one of the best numbers on
the program. Miss Rachel Boyd and
Earl Portcrficld delivered entertaining
elocutionary selections and were
given generous applause for their off,
forts. 4 piano solo by Miss Alma
Baldridge was well received, aus was
also a clever. and original poem by
Miss Dorothy McMtHin.
\ baritone and trombone duet RE
mcmbrance." by Charles Clarke and
John McQuade. "A Wen rendered. tho
youthful musicians displaying much
ability.
The high school orchestra rendered
two pleasing selections Miss Lillian
Hesseldon. the pianist. played AN &C.
compartment to the drills and chorus
songs charmingly.
The exercises were uniformly sue
ccssful throughout and the large au-
dirncc which WAS in attendance was
wcll pleased. The fifty-cight gradu-
atcs promoted into the high school de-
partmcnt last night win make one
hundred and fifty and possibly more
students who VIII be doing high school
work next year. which will be by far
tho largest high schoo in the history
0f tho schools.
Tonight the high school will ten
der "a reception and Entertainment TO