El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-21
SEVENTEEN BOYS
AND GIRLS is
GRADUATES
Splendid Program Attends
High School Com
mencement.

The Ell Paso theater was packed on
three floors Friday night to witness
the closing exercises of the High school
class of 1910. There were seventeen
graduates. These. with the other mem
bers of the High school, occupied the
stage. President H A Carpenter, su-
perintendent Norman r. Crozier and
Rev. c. L. OVerstreet also had seats on
the stage.
The program did not drag and there
we're no speeches by politicians or mem
OerS of the school board. President Car
penter presented the diplomas, after but
a few words Of encouragement to the
pupils just going out into the world
from their studies and, aside from this,
the entire program was a pupils pro-
gram, and was most enjoyable.
The High school chorus Of mixed
voices was well trained and the songs
were well rendered.
The reward which school director
receives" said Mr.. Carpenter, "is evil
denced by this work Of the school chill
dren- Speaking for the present board,
l can say that We feel justly proud of
the results obtained during the past
year, and intend to have our schools
equal to any in the country, and our
high school affiliated with the best col
ieges in the country"
Umbrella Drill.
An innovation that made hit was
he umbrella drill with a catchy song.
Eleven High school girls, all dressed in
white and carrying varicoIored parasoIs
danced about the stage and gave a drill
hat was very clever. Those who par
Licipated in this event were Misses Ma
rlan Bowden. Velma Chenoweth, Mary
Lewis, Lauramaude Fink, Margaret
Kiinnon, Jenevie Anderson, Grace FIeck,
Mary Robertson, Cathern Cox, Margaret
Reeves and Mayme Clark
Boys Sing Well.
An even dozen High school boys.
dressed in blue coats and white duck
trousers, with black ties on. which were
embroidered with e. P H S" did 2
dance that was clever when they sang
Captain Kidd The boys were Leon Ro-
ran, Arthur Hawkinson. Valentine
Henry, Nelson Rice, Adkins Bowden.
Robert Mullin, Paul Nafe, Parker Dud-
ley, Vernon Lyman, Frank Lyons Henry
81ume, Alex Wallis.
over the Teacups,'' bit of gossip in
which Misses Louise SanburSf Mona
Frank and Ruth Critchett participated.
made the real hit, and well It should,
for there were many witty sayings,
among which was one by Miss Frank.
IN which she declared her mother be-
lieved that the eleventh commandment
was, Thou shalt not put cosmetics upon
thy face nor false hair upon thu head"
The Glass HOnOrs.
David Mulcahy, the class orator, chose
for his subject, The Land of Mekebe-
lieve,' and said that Only in that world
do we find the real pleasure of life
which the materialists are endeavoring
to Destroy
Miss Kate Krause delivered the class
poem in manner which brought an
plause- Miss Violet Aitken was the va
ledictorian and acquitted herself unusu-
ally well. Louis Blume was the saluta-
torian- Ignatius Berrien gave the class
prophecy.
Interspersed among the numbers were
choruses by the high school students
grouped about the stage on raised
platforms, there being ISZ students on
the stage which comfortably filled
every available foot OF space Mrs. Leila
Moore and Miss Josie Mari directed the
singing, while Miss Pauline Sprinz and
Mrs w r Brown presided at the pi-
amos.
Miss Pauline SPRINGS rendition of