The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-05-06
COMMENCEMENT
GREAT SUCCESS.
Large Audiences Enjoy
Display Of Local Talent.
Thirtieth Annual Closing Exer-
cises Hartford College up
to Standard.

The thirtieth annual commencement
exercises of Hartford college a nd
County High school began last Sun
day when the baccalaureate sermon
was delivered by Rev. Virgil Elgiu, at
the Christian church. The school
marched in a body from the college
building to the church at IL O'Clock
a. m, where seats had been reserved
for the entire school and the sermon
was one of the best ever heard In
Eal tford and contained much food
for the minds of the students which
viii be Of lasting benefit to them.
On Monday. evening at the Opera
House, the children Of the firt,s
second, third and fourth grades, under
Misses Alta Likens and Matte
Moseley furnished an excellent en-
tertainment consisting OF songs, drills.
Rotations and dialogues. The pupils
in these grades gave the highest evil
dence of thorough training and close
personal attention upon the part OF
the teachers during the school year.
On Tuesday evening students in the
fiftR sixth. seventh and eighth grade
under Profs w. r. Hedrick
and A. E. Ellis entertained
in a,manner entirely satisfactory to
the large audience which greeted them
The evening was sepnt with number
of good dialogues and drill by the
girls each of which carried a
Japanese lantern and clown drill
by the boys which were both e.
pecially enjoyed. Profs. Ellis ard
Hedrick have been very successful
witch their pupils and tihsy gave evil
dence of thorough training during
the exercises.
Wednesday evening the girls Of the
ninth grade gave a play enrtttled "The
Rainbo Kimopa." The play consisted
Of two acts and was full of laugha-
BILE and interesting Incidents Follow
ing were the cant OF characters:
Nellie Van Tassel, President of the
Rainbow Kimona" Society, Leila
Glenn Ruth Ashton, the Vice Presi-
dent, Daisy Wedding; Alice Marion,
the Treasurer, Flora Taylor; Isabel
Sutro. the Secretary, Basic Hudson;
Beatrice Courtney, the Glass Poet,
Mary Felix; Olive Mercer President
Of the Basket Ball Team, Alma Riley;
Winifred Turner, Student, Ccrknns
Woodward; Edith Jones, the New
Senior, Catherine Pendleton, Rose
jackson, Miss Panlope's Impish little
Maid. Mildred Elgin. ALI of
the girls did well, and the char
of various parts was very
well done
Thursday evening the boys and girl
of the tenth and eleventh grades
gave a play in three acts eDtltled
the Professor" This was also well
presented and enjoyed by a large audi
ence. Cast of characters: Professor
John Grindem. Principal of Ration
High School, man who does the
work of ten, Rhea Hatcher; Mrs.
Martha Morton Grindem, his wife,
who knows very little about the school
really. Alice Taylor; Mrs. William
Morton, his mother-in-law. who has
never visited Dear John" before.
Beatrice Haynes; Professor Markham
Wright, his assistant who Ia scholar
~ and absent-minded, Henry GLENN
Galliger Gurdy, blacksheep, Estill
Margaret Woodward. other
wise Babe a Freshman, Leila Magyar;
Mr.. Frank Sawyer, president Of the
graduating class, Devert Moseley;
Bessie iEappan, GLASS historian, Myrtle
Williams; Miss Millicent Cameron.
from Philadelphia. favorte pupil,
Annie Allen Efgin; Miss Sophia Spald
Ing. teacher of Execution. Hattie Clam;
J. p. Thompson, ESQ.,, president of
the Board OF Education. Herbert
Felix; Mary. the maid, Beatrice
Name Hensel. leading lady |
IN "she Stops to Conquer" Bessie
" Taylor. Carpenters. Messengers,
FLORISTS and Attendants.
Tonight the graduating exercises
will take place and win be free to all. |
The following program VIII be car
ried out: ~
March, Hollaender, Invocation, Rev. ]