The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-28
OCALA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, May %, 1909
Goddard's Second Mazurka beautiful

Goddard's Second Mazurka beautiful
I1y.
/ The first of the graduates to speak
was Mr.. Walter Liddell of Santos. The
subjeC Il his Grafton was The Build
! ers of the Constitution" and he han-1
died his subject in a very mastery
manner. 1t is a subject of very great
importance to young America and Mr.
Liddells beautifully written and
splendidly delivered Grafton on this
subject met the hearty appoval of his
friends.
! Following Mr.. Liddell came Mr.
Gary Beck of Fellowship, who is an.
other very bright youth and who has
made splendid record this year. His
number was an essay, entitled, "The
Japanese in California" a subject on
which we are all more or less inter
ested, and a subject that has called
| forth many speeches and orations
from our most distinguished states.
men. Mr. Beck has studied this sub
ject very carefully, and his essay con-
tanned many valuable suggestions well
and logically thought out, and put in
such a strong way as to make a very
favorable impression on those who
heard him.
The songs by the high school cho-
rus, assisted by a number of others,
were very pretty, and added just the
right musical touch to the program,
Mrs. D. E. McIver playing the piano
accompaniment.
The Grafton of Mr.. Robert L. An
derson, Jr., the winner of the gold
medal, was especially fine and well
worthy of the applause it brought
! for. The speaker used his fine voice
with excellent effect and made a
splendid impression on the audience,
not only for the way his Grafton was
delivered but for the many splendid
sentiments it contained. His subject,
THE Puritan and the Cavalier" is one
that has always been full of interest
and will never pale, and it lost none
of its force at the hands of Mr.. Ander-
son, who is fine orator, and gradu-
ates not only from his class with first
honors but has made the highest mark
in the entire high school department.
Following Mr.. Anderson was Mr..
Marion Pelot, who acclaimed Phillips
Napoleon, a very famous classic. Mr..
Pelot's grafton, while not an original
one, gave evidence of the close study
he had given it and of his excellent
memory as well. His voice was clear
and distinct, and his friends were
very proud of him and loudly applaud
ed him when he concluded.
George MacKay, a violin pupil of
Miss Conner, and who is one of the
finest of the young viOlinists of the
city, played very beautifully a selec-
ton entitled "Schwabisches Volk-
steid"
The historian of the class was Miss
Adele Bittinger, and she made decid-
ed hit with her many funny desserta-
tons, embracing in rhyme and prose
the fallings and shortcomings of the
different members Of the class. Her
remarks were well worded and
brought forth many hearty laughs
from those she was painting the his
tory of, as well as the audience.
Miss Maggie Lyle of Stanton was
the class poet and delivered a beau
tiful poem, which stamps her as a
poet of the highest order. Miss Lytle
has the distinction of being the small
est member of the class, but in her
standing in her class she is anything
but small, her marks always being
among the highest, and she has now
won for herself additional laurels as
poet.
Mr. Phil Robinson, president of the
class Of 'O9, then delivered the class
prophecy, which was full of humor
and dealt with the future of each
member of the class. His style APP
pealed to all who heard it as ludicrOus
as it was impossible and delightful.
Miss Lucille Moore continued the fun
when she delivered the class will. Her
distribution of the various school
books, trinkets, mementOes, etc, and
she included in the gift many TO the
teachers and pupils of the lower
grades.
The delivery of the class history,
class poem. class prophecy and class
will added the proper amount of spice
and ginger 10 the evenings entertain
ment.
One of the beautiful features of the
evening was the piano solo by Miss
Nellie Gottlieb, Chaminade's lovely
Spinning Wheel"
Prof A. L. L. SuhTie of DeLand,
dean of the normal department of