The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-05-07

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perfect platform, speaker, for he hal
presence. voice, versatility of treat
ment and grace of gesture that only
the masters of oratory possess.
--GCommercial Tribune, Cincinnati, o
| Some of the best musical talent Of
Hartford will render delightful music
on this occasion, as well as on one
or two other evenings during com
mencement week.
After the lecture, the diplomas will
be awarded TO the graduates and the
handsome unabridged dictionary Of
fered by James H. Williams, drug
gist, will be presented to the stu
dent OF the high school who has
made The highest yearly average.
ADMISSION FEE.
We are indeed glad to announce to
all the paaons of the school, and es-
pecially to those who are so kindly
aiding in the preparation of their chill
dren for appearance on the stage, that
there will be one or two, evenings
performances absolutely free to every
body. A very reasonable admission
fee will be charged on each of the
other evenings, but we do not think
a single patron will object when the
following reasons for charging an ad-
mission fee are understood: ~ The
total cost of books containing the ma
terial selected for the various pro-
grams, of stage and ourtaiAs, Of gold
medal for declamatory contest, of
moving piano and other labor and Of
the distinguished speaker, will cost,
according to a carefully made esti-
mate more than Sl2O; (:) a detailed
financial report will be made and ev-
cry dollar of the net proceeds will be
turned over to the Board of Education
to be expended, wisely and intelligent
ly il is hoped, for books to supple
ment the regular schoolroom work
of the children. This will be great
saving to parents who would other
wise be expected to buy for their chill
dren number of books each year;
'(Sl carefully and tntelligently Sc
lected working library is the most ur-
gent need OF, the college. Such a Ii
brary .intelligently used by teachers
isea. potent factor in cultiyating cor
rect habits of reading, developing a
taste for the purest and best litera-
ture, and giving to children a wider
range OF knowledge. The few books
found in the library five years ago
are all there, but they are of little
or no value in the regular work.
About twenty supplementary sets Of
% books each have been placed in the
school, but these form a mere nucleus
of library; ca the books which
boy reads should be as carefully
chosen as the companions with
whom he associates, l have a num-
Der Of papers and books taken from
pupils at SCuOOl, WulCu are pOoillfSy
or at least have no mer-
It. A number OF pupils are not stu
dents, neither are they ever likely to
become such, because they have &C
luired habit of superficial reading
merely for amusement and pleasure,
therefore, they can not be induced
10 get down to study. This could and
would have been averted IL we'll Sc
ected library had been at hand, so
and parents could have d.
'ected their reading; (5) 1t was my
understanding with the Board Of Ed
ication at the time our last annual
catalogue was prepared, that a series
v entertainments would be given at
he close of this year for the pur-
nose of raising library fund. 1t
vas thought best to have the enter
ailments at the end Of the year and
hus avoid interfering as much as
Iossible with the regular school work.
there is always loss to the school
york in getting up entertainments,
nd especially is this true in the first
light grades, where the attention Of