Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-15
BIG PROGRAM TO MARK
CLOSE OF THE SCHOOL.
Novelty is Promised at
College Here.
Third District School to
Close May 23---Work
of Student Body.

Only one more week, and the 1909
1910 session of the Third District
Agricultural and Mechanical School
will have been made history. The
commencement exercises will open
with the commencement sermon on
the 22nd, and conclude with the grad
uating exercises on the night of the
23rd. The public is earnestly re-
quested and cordially invited by the
management to attend ali the exer-
cises. The commencement sermon
will be preached at Furlow Lawn Bap-
tist church on Sunday morning at
II a. NJ, May 22nd A nee program
is being arranged for this occasion.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev.
L. ]. Reade, an able young minister,
who on anooher occasion made such
a favorable impression upon the peo-
pie Of Americus, who were so fortu-
nate as to have heard him.
A call has been made for a meeting
of the Board of Trustees to meet at
8 a. M, Monday, the 23rd inst. 1t is
likely that they will meet and ad-
journ III the afternoon, SO as not to
conflict with the, program of the clos
ing exercises of the school.
This is the regular annual meeting
of the board, at which teachers a~9
elected for the next ensuing year. We
venture the assertion tha. no board
in the state has so much to feel proud
of.
Real Novelty in Program.
At 1O:30 a. m. Monday, a. program
will be put on the like of which has
never been seen in Georgia, or in the
South. In many particulars it will be
unique, fascinating, attractive and in
spring. Room and seats will not be
wanting for large crowd Any citi-
zen who fails to witness this part of
the program will miss seeing what
will be exhibited at a school closing
that has not yet been seen in any
other Georgia city.
1t is one which will make Americas
the pioneer in an innovation, in a pub
lie demonstrat; ON, that marks new
era in our system of education.
The stage in the auditorium has
been enlarged and now represents a
floor space OF over nine hundred
square feet, and still there is left
in the large auditorium possibly three
times to four times the space to seat
the audience.
On this stage anvils and a forge
and other blacksmith tools have been
placed. At another place on the stage
work benches have been placed. Just
in front of the stage has been placed
tht bench on which emory wheels are
mounted. At another place has been
placed a cream separator and It's
equipment. Next comes oil cook stoves
in division by themselves. Away
from this department has been placed
sewing machines, tables for cutting.
etc. Without going into detail this
suggests the stage arrangement
From 1890 Monday morning till
1l:9O the whole stage program will
be given. All the work will be put
on at the same time and will com
mence and close at the same time.
During this one hour the audience
will watch the crude steel and iron
go to the forge and see everything that
is done till it reaches some finished
article in iron and steel. Many things
In iron are to be made before the au-
dience. They will see made from un-
shaped iron finished plow, bolt, ham
mer. They will see the razor forged
ground and put into han
die.
During the same time young men
will be busy at the work benches and
will finish articles in wood and stain
and paint before the audience. Not
only will be heard the ring of the an
vi and the sound of the hammer, but
the glowing forge and the great
shower of harmless sparks from emory
wheels will add spectacular effect to
the occasion.
Then will come pretty girls with
milking pals. 1t does not now seem
possible to get the COW before the
audience, on account of the auditorium
being on the second floor, yet she
will be on the grounds. In their pret-
ty white uniforms bevy of girls will
handle and separate the milk before
the audience.
Other girls in their cooking cos
tunes will be busy around the stoves
and will cook and serve a meal be-
fore the audience: 1t may be that
some of these girls will have to be
excused from their places at the piano
to don a white apron to assist in the
work where woman is truly queen.
Still one will see other girls at
the sewing machines and cutting and
fitting garments. All the girls have
adopted for their motto: 1--WE are
free and Independent American citi-
zens."
At the conclusion of the work of the
hour, Hon. Walter E. Steed, of Butler,
Ga, who has made an enviable rep
utation as legislator, and who has
often been spoken of for congress from
this district, and who is at prese at
president of the board of trustees, will
at 11:30 deliver the literary address.
His subject will be- THE Boy, the
Citizen and the State"
Tke prize drill of the cadets is