The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-06
GRADUATION PROGAM
WAS SPLENDID NOVELTY
OPERA HOUSE WAS TOO SMALL
TO ACCOMMODATE WORLDS
OF FLOWERS AND PRESENTS.

Never before in the history Of Ard
mores public schools has such a
crowd gathered to do honor to tn
young folk of the graduating class,
the largest in the schools existence,
as filled the opera house last night.
the auditorium being packed from
dome to pit, and standing room at a
premium The thirty.two members
of the class acquitted themselves
with credit and were the recipients
of many tokens of appreciation and
friendship. as flowers I'm great masscs
bank d the stage. and presents in.
Vulnerable were given them during
the evening by admiring friends and
relatives.
The first part of the novel program
was play, sylvia" in which each
member of the class had been as
signed part Through very wise
selection. the play was one of the
hugely enjoyable kind. with plenty
Of music, witty dialogues and inter
esting situations The young folks
were thoroughly well trained and
drilled in their parts. and before the
first act was over. scores were heard
to say they had given sl.50 many a
time to see a much inferior pre-
scntation. I'm the dialogue the play
and player folk were extremely good
while in the various musical num-
bers. II Is doubted if there could
have been much Improvement except
In voice power.
The complete staging of the play
Is due to the efforts of Miss Ham
mond teacher in elocution and Miss
Van Wormer. supervisor Of music
il the schools. In both the dialogue
and musical numbers there was that
freedom of action and speech. free
from any straining. that denotes 3
mastery of the situation. due To of
ficient training. The dialogue woulC
have done credit TO some of the
stages best readers. and the mu
sical numbers would have made
some socalled first class opera com
panies ashamed OF themselves
The second part of the program
was devoted to hearing the valedic.
torian Miss Margu6 rite Noble ant
the salutatorians. Misses Eugene nj.
vCuche and Grace Williams. In this
part the members of the class were
each presented with a cartoon. pen
ned by one of their number, show.
. ing what business they would fol.
low" in after life This made great
/ hit with the audience.
The entertainment was so far
ahead of the old. formal stilted
+ commencement exercises. where one
almost went to sleep over some OF
the thesis and dry orations. and
where each member of the class
. appeared as though they were just
/ waiting for an opportunity to crack
from very stiffness. that It was
with regret when the final curtain
went down before the audience a.
II went up in the lives of thirty
two young men and women, that on,
felt like stopping at the box office
on the way from the building and
/ paying dollar each for the seats
occupied
The members of the class are az
follows:
Laura Tucker, Antoinette Co O.
Marguerite Noble. Arnold Mccoy
Jennie B. Dyer. Walter Staples. CLARA
Mansfield. Mamie Gross, Grace John
on, Mort Woods, Lena Rowten, La
cile Bell Ruth HOpson. Dow Walker
Dorothy Dickson, Zelda Hill, Earnest
Johnson, Regina Clark, c. Dickson
Willie Stevens. Myrtle Frame. Mani,
EavNs, Jack London. Rosalic Bow
man. Nell lkard, Effie Gwynn. San
Newman, Viola Kloski, Marjorie win
liams, Roma Moor, Fred Tucker
Helen Baum and Eugene Nivouche
% to 80 per cent off on all millinery