Arizona republican., 1910-05-28
.C|TY SCHOOL
 CLOSES TERM An Excellent Program Thurs day Evening. COMMENCEMENT LAST NIGHT Despite a Number of Ex-
 pensive Improvements
 That Have Been Made, the District Is in Splendid
 Financial Shape.
COMMENCEMENT LAST NIGHT

The entertainment given Thursday evening at the public school grounds by the pupils of the lower grades of the school was one of the best prepar- ed. most entertaining and withal. most satisfactory of the kind that has ever been presented at the school. The at tendance was record breaking. Citizens commenced arriving on the grounds by dark in order to secure choice seats and by the time the first number of the program was put on. every seat had been taken and large crowds stood up.
 The program did not consist of many numbers but each number was of some length and well prepared. The whole constituted an excellent even ing's entertainment and one which re- fleets much credit upon those under whose direction it vas prepared
 The first number was a drill April Fool" by pupils of the ith and 5th grades. This was followed by Mother Goose's Goslings'' in which was de- picted all the old mother goose rhymes each character being represented true to life by pupils of the first and third grades. even to Tom. Tom. the Piper's Son and his pig. The next was solo ~by Miss Maggie Stewart Just Like Grandma" It was made more cf- fective by the appropriate costume worn by the little girl.
 Tn Time of Roses.' followed by the pupils of the End, 4th. 5th and 6th ,,r.,Ice and prorrau, rrnNiIaI hN- the children concluded with Tn Va cation" by the pupils of the 1th grade.
 The last number on the program was the presentation of the rolls of honor by Sup. B II Scudder. Each pupil of the school who during the entire year had not been absent ar tardy was awakened with q certificate to that effect There were altogether fifty-six such children who had not missed day during the term and who fifty who had been tardy. They are:
 First grade-Howard Clark. Gladys Mullen.
 Second grade-Chester WiCkliffe, Hazel Curry. James Goodwin. George Morrow. Mary osborn. Deborah Ad ans.
 Third grade-Carl Baur. Robert Carr. Willie Clark. Thelms Dennis. Carmela Gamboa. Eldon Harris. Ben jamin Hermann. Lucille knepper. Thelma Mullen. Josephine Morrow, John w. O'Connor. Marguerite Painter.
 Fourth grade-Wilma Adams. Lewis Adams. Ctris Celaya. Nelma Dimes. Joe Dimes Marguerite Mouer. Ernest Paf- ford. Mel White.
 Fifth srade-Gustie Bauer. Marion Cook. Harry Stewart. Adah Turner, Cecile Rowand.
 Sixth grade-Lenore Gibson. Davis Turner. Aleph Murchison. James Painter. Isabel Estrada. Lloyd Steven son. Gleason Hensel. Edna Carr. Clyde Sanduz. Jim Morrow. Winnie Clark
 Seventh grade-Rhoda Strong. Erina Hodnett. Leo Buck. Angelita Estrada, Gladys Murchison. Edward Bertelson.
 Hazel Sandoz. Evelyn Kettle.
 Eighth grade-Earl Miller. Laura Jensen. Arnold Hermann. Winnie Wickliffe
 In his remarks before presenting the rolls of honor. Superintendent Scudder took occasion to call the at tention of the public to the excellent financial condition of the school dis trict It will he remembered that some time ago the board disposed of the property north of the school building for S3O00: sS3i of this sum vas re- invested in 13 acres east and south of the main building and the balance. together with a little more was ex- pended on sanitary toilet and wash rooms at an expense of about $500. those expenditures, the school years debts are all paid and by the first of July there will re- main a balance of S639.