The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-05-14
BRILLIANT CLOS.
ing EXERCISES.
Hartford College Pupils Be-
fore Foot Lights.
Entertainments at an End This
Evening When Diplomas
Will be Awarded.

Hartford College has never shown
off to better advantage in the enter
tainments given at the close of the
session than during the present week
Beginning Monday night. the citizens
Of Hartford and the surrounding coua
try have been delightfully."- entertained
at Court Hall by the pupils of this
celebrated institution of learning. Up
on the advice of Prof l.. n. Gray,
a small charge for admission has been
made, with the understanding that tie
amount above actual expenses should
go to a fund to be expended for Ii
brary books. At first there was some
objection to this arrangement as these
entertainments had always been CIV
ell free, but when the matter was
thoroughly understood, all objection
was removed and the people have pat
ronized the entertainments literally
and Loyalty.
On Monday evening the pupils in
the primary room and those of the
third and fourth grades, under Miss
Matte Moseley and Mrs. Julia We'd
ding, teachers, gave a splendid ev-
enings performance to the delight of
all who we're present. The little folks
dill marvellous stunts in their various
roles and showed that they had been
ted, by those who have had them in
charge
Tuesday evening was given over to
the pupils of the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth grades who we're under
the direct supervision of Prof. A. e.
Ellis and Miss Mamie Shown. These
pupils furnished another evening OF
delight to the large audience and gave
evidence of the highest training on
the part of their teachers.
On Wednesday evening the declam-
atory contest was given and was par
ticipated in by the following young
ladies and gentlemen: Miss Bertha
M. Leach, Mr.. Elmer Allen, Miss Ula
Dunn, Miss Ruth Riley, Mr.. Levi Cole
man, Miss Hattie Glenn, Miss Myrtle
Williams, Miss Ethel Raines and Mr..
Otis Wallace Every piece was Civ
en- in mastery way and presented a
very difficult problem for the judges
OF solve. The judges were Prof Run
yon, OF the Beaver Dam Seminary,
Mrs. Rachel Shultz, OF Pleasant Ridge.
and Mrs. Fannie Berry. OF Hartford.
The decision was rendered in favor
of Mr.. Levi Coleman, and the hand
some gold medal was presented to
hin in an appropriate address by
Prof. Runyon, on behalf Of the Hart
ford School Board. The second hon
ors went to Miss Ruth Riley, she hav-
ing received one vote for first place.
On Thursday evening the pupils of
the Collegiate department gave q dra-
ma entitled, "Mr Bob" sEs
CHORUS-Misses Mary and Alice
Keown, Effle Render, Margaret Marks
Messrs. Isaac Foster, R. w. King, e.
A Field and E. G. Schroeder.
DRAMATIC PERsoNE.
Philip Royson-lvo Howard. Rob-
ert Brown, clerk for Benson & Ben
son-Roy Bennett. Jenkins, Miss Re
becca's Butler-McHenry Holbrook.
Rebecca Luke, maiden lady-Miss
Mary Marks Katherine Rogers. her
Jennie Taylor. Marion
Bryant, Katherine's friend-Miss An
ME e. Keown. Patty, Miss Rebecca,s
maid-Miss Nora Wedding e
Instrumental duets by. Misses Mary
and Alice Keown between acts. -
Tonight the graduating exercises
will close the weeks entertainment
The program is as follows: q n
Inyocation7-Rey. Virgil Elgin. ~
Instrumsptal solo-Miss Margaret
MAIL g $50 - :.
Italian Chorus--Misses Margaret
Marks, Effie Render. Mary and Alice
Messrs. Isaac Foster. e. G.
Schroeder. R, w. King andE. A. Field,
Musical Fits and Misfits"
spiliman Riggs.
Male Quartette--Messrs. z. Wayne
Griffin, R. D. Walker. q. 2. Birkhead
and Dr.. J.. R. Plrtle. s-.ss.<
I Awarding of Mayor j. H. Williams
prize dictionary. by c. NJ Barnett 4
I; Instrumental duet-Misses Margaret