The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-09
ORIGINAL PLAY BY MRS. MILLER
PRESENTED BY PUPILS TO
LARGE AUDIENCE.
Manual Training Department Makes
interesting Exhibit-Graduation
Exercises at Opera
House Tonight.


Science exhibits which were extensive
and excellent.
The honors were presented By
Principal ] F. Midkiff, The Senior
class presented the Cairo High school
as their memorial gift three replicas
of the friezes of the Panthenon at
Athens, the originals being in the
British museum at London.
In the evening the class play, a col
lege story The Cloverdale Clubs"
was presented to an interested audi
ence of at least 500 persons. The play
treats of the school life of college
girl and was an original production,
outlined and written for the occasion
by Mrs. Laura A. Miller, supervisor of
music. Both the play and the per-
Torrance were highly spoken of by
those who attended
The rostrum of the Assembly Room
was converted into a stage: special
scenery had been prepared and foot
lights installed.
The first scene of the play was a
pastoral scene. natural grass, trees,
etc, being employed
The second scene depicted col
lege girls room in furnishings and
decorated by pennants and other
trophies. The songs interspersed
throughout the play were written by
Mrs. Miller. The cast was as follows:
Simon Banks, the Cloverdale mil
ler-Will Neff.
Jim Banks, miller's nephew, just
from ollege-Leonard Cox.
Mike o the mill, wild Irishman--
Michael Calvin.
Professor Ray, b. A., Phi. D.
Dwight Ohrum.
Miss Mehitable Banks, millers sis
ter-Rosalind Roberts.
Mary Banks. Jim's sister-Laura
Clendenen.
Miss Prim. chaperon-Alice Hast
ings.
Silvia Calypso Cleopatra Cressida
Ray, daughter of professor Gladys
Baird.
Celeste. timid French maid-Co-
rine Walker.
Faith Mason, friend of Mary-Eliz-
abeth Lewis
The Stray Widow-Phyllis Smith,
Sibyi Gaylord, Lila Rogers; Sue
Morris. Louise Berry; Sidney Dale,
Pearle Youngs; Pretty Peggy, Mar
garet Strong
College Boys.
Beetle Gaylord, brother to Sihyl--
Tennyson Goldsmith.
Doc Dale, brother to Sidney-Ed
ward Hill.
Notes Morris, brother to Sue John
llofheinz.
Burr Bush, slang fend-Russell
Reed.
Artie Phellow-Arthur Schoembs.
Pete Certain-Howard Pennebaker.
Virgil Linquist-Chester White.
College Girls.
The Mascot-Anna Burke.
Polly-Ruth yesterday.
Serena Pruden Malone.
Martba-Eunice Hawkins.
Constance-Elzabeth Thompsn.
Florenee-Anna Perez.
Lulu-Earl Terry
General Notes.
The parts were all exceedingly we'll
given by the pupils, showing talent
and good training; and there was r.--1cil,
applause from the large audience.
When the performance had been
concluded the Glass Prophecy was
read and illustrated-the time, five
years hence. AS Russell Reed read
the forecast each subject named step.
ped to vantage point and assuming
the attitude of the character given a
spot light was thrown upon him or
her.
Graduation Exercises.
Tonight the thirty-fourth annual
commencement of the Cairo High
School will be held at the opera house.
Fhe program will be given promptly
at s o'clock as follows:
Professional. Pilgrims Chorus
annhauserW Wagner.
lnvocation-Rev A. s. Buchanan.
Chorus, The Mller's Wooing Tan,
ing.
Salutatory-P Smith
Orchestra-Valse, from Faust.
neutrality-suspicious. Berry.
Introduction of Speaker-T. G..
Clendenen.
Address-Dr. William Chandler Bag
'ey, University of Illinois.
Chorus-Song of the Vikings-Tan.
ing
Presentation of Glass Honors-J. |
Earl Midkiff, Principal C. II. S.
Presentation of Diplomas--H. RI
Halliday, Pres Board of Education.
Benediction-Rev ]. G, Dee.