The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-17
PLEASANT GROVE CON-
MENCEMENT.

Excellent Exercises Mark the
Close Of a Most Successful
Term.
Reported for The Robesonian.
The concert which was held in
the spacious auditorium of his
toric old Floral College on Friday
night, May Z, marked the clos
ing OF the school at Pleasant
Grove, SO successfully and eff
GENTLY taught by Miss Rebekah
Russell. The exercises consisted
of recitations, dialogues, drills,
solos, quartettes, etc, and was
hugely enjoyed by the immense
throng present. The programme
was admirably carried out
without one single mistake, and
was as follows:
PROGRAMME.
l. Address.
2. Opening Address Nathan
iel Walker.
3. School Days-Solo and Cho-
rus.
4. Little Boy Blue-Recitation
Mary Lois McRae.
5. Double Trouble-Recitation
Sarah and Margaret Walker.
6. Simple March-Small Chill
dren.
7. Solo-O. G. Russell.
8. School Ma'ams Courting-
Recitation-Lizzie Mclean.
9. Unjust Suspicion Maggie,
Mary Band Lizzie Mclean, Leila
Jones.
10. Smarty-Carleton McEach-
in and Mary Jones.
II. Who made the Speech-Rec-
itation-Myrtle Jones.
IL. Hoop Misses Russell,
Mclean, Belts, Jones, McEach-
in, Graham.
13. Swanee River-School.
IA. Train to Mauro-Hester and
Lizzie Mclean and Cleaton
Jones.
Is. Starlight --Quartette- Misses
Belts and Russell, Messrs. Walk
er and Mckay.
16. Specially Jim-Recitation-
Mary Jones.
II. Beauty and the Beast-Play
in vi. Acts.
CHARACTERS.
Banquerupt, a retired merchant
Arnold Mckay.
Selim, Conrad-his sons-Hester
and Ralph Purcell.
! Helena, Marietta, Beauty-his
three daughters Julia
Belts, Emma Graham, O.
Russell.
PrinceVirtuons, the Beast-Doug.
las Purcell.
! Golden Wings, fairy--Edna
Mclean.
: 18. Good Night Ladies--School
All the pupils acquitted them
9 selves exceptionally we'll, which
! reflected great credit on them
. selves and their efficient ant
painstaking teacher. Where al
q did so we'll it would be an injus
q tice to particularize, yet we fee
y that we must mention a solo b,
Miss Olivia G. Russell and ;
:. quartette by Misses Julia Bett
: ard Olivia G.Russell and Messrs
:. D. V. Walker and George H. Nc
~ Kay, which were most highl,
complimented.
y Perfect order prevaile
), throughout the entire evening
;. which showed that the large au
q dience present was made up O
y our best people. The instru
mental music was furnished b,
the remaining faithful member
:. of the Advance String Orchestr;
of former years s-Murdock Alex
:" ander, 1st violin; D. A. Walker
. End violin; Henry Mclean, guitar
h D. V. Walker, violincello; Mis-
- Rebekah Russell, pianist. TIL
= music was simply grand and re
ceived encore after encore fror
the delighted audience, man
- thinking it was a band from som
:, - large city furnishing the music
: Miss Rebekah Russell is
i graduate of the Southern Presby
= terian College and Conservator
: of Music at Red Springs and is a
- :, accomplished, efficient and mos
!! able teacher. The term jus
!. closed was one Of the most SUI
= cessful in the history of tn
r school, which speaks volumns fo
- her as an instructor. She hs
y won a warm place in the heart
and minds of her pupils and p;
:. irons and all wish and hope tn;
: she may see fit to accept the tt
u Il torship of this school next tern
~ ~, R. O. Beson.
at Maxton, N. c., R. F. D. No.
0. May IL, 1909.