The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-03
CLOSING EXERCISES.

Annual Commencement of Donaldson
Wills, EutchtoWn and Oak Grove
High Schools and st. Wncent's
Institute Eighteen Graduates
| Awarded Diplomas.
The graduating exercises of tn
| Ghree approved high schools located
at Cak Grove, Dutchtown and Donald
sonville marked the close of one O
the most successful school session
in the history of the educat:ona:
progress of Ascension parish.
DoNAL soNViLLE.
The commencement exercises o.
the Dona;dsonville high school began
with the annual banquet OF tho
Alumni Association ON Thursday eve
ming, Mays25, which proved an eXcel
t:onally successful and enjoyable fune
tom The feast was served in tht
spacious basement of the high schoc
building, which had bee most at
GaJtively decorated for the occasion
with the intertwined colors of tn.
,llumnl Association and the gradual
ing class of 1911, and a profusiOn 0.
cut flowers, MOSES and evergTeens
The menu comprised a number c
tempting dishes faultlessly prepared
and perfectly served, and after ful
justice had been done to the man.
good things provided for the gratifi
cation OF the timer man, an equalls
.1etaible and interesting feast O
reason and flow of SOUL was Ell
joyed. Prof. j. H. Dupuy, the ca
pable and popular principal of tht
high school, osficiated as toastmas
ter, and the sentiments proposed ant
hose who responded to them Wers
as follows: "Our High School,
5rpt. J. L. Rusca; s@The Future,
Nita Sims; 1.-THE Business Man,
Mayer Charles Maurin; "The Fac
1ity," Miss Marie Hemke; "Remin
sciences of Days Gone By" Hon.
I. SINS; "The Fraternalism of tn
Alumni" Miss Ro.a Gauthreaux
Absent Friends" Miss May Brad.
lord; ."The Glory of the South Mis-
1stelle LYMAN; School Days. Mis-
Snez Greenwood; Music" Miss So
lhia Mielke; "The Alumni Hudson
Iunley.
On Friday evening, May 26, EN-
lymicn," a thre-act comedy founded
IN a legend in Greek mythology, wa:
presented in the high school audi
,orium by the pupils of the higl
school grades, and it may truthfully
>e said without the usual kindly ex
1ggeration that no more finished O
Vell-acted performance has ever beef
tagged by a class of school students
IN this community. The play wa
iyen an unusually complete pro
luction as to costuming, and
ach of the thirty members of the
asst delineated his or her respective
ole in a manner that was indeed
lutte remarkable fer such inexperi
snced and youthful performers. Be
sWeen the acts the high school glee
hub rendered Kentucky Babe ana
N exquisite little lullaby, both OF
which selections were heartily ap
9lauded. The audience, while no
rs large as had been anticipated O.
Is the merits of the entertainment
deserved, was representative and ap
,reciative.
The third feature of the commence
nent week program was the recep
ion rendered the graduating class b.
he Juniors at the high school build
.lg on Saturday night, May 81, which
proved thoroughly delightful am
enjoyable affair. AS the guests ar
lived they We're escorted to tbs
orridcr en- the right Of the audi
orium, where dancing was INDUCED
n for upwards of an hour, light re-
.reshments being served in abundance
throughout this period. The merr,
shrong then entered the auditorium
where an interesting little comedy.
"A Corner Lot Chorus, was present
ed by members of the Junior class
At the conclusion of the performance
the players and aud enee repaired tc
he large corridor on the main floo
If the building, where tempting
upper was enjoyed. Miss Nancy
'roffitt, president Of the junior class,
delivered a cordial address of wei.
acmo tc the graduates and the othei
suests present, which was responded
TO On behalf Of the seniors by Miss
Mia Sims. A communication from
5upt. J. Il. Rusca was read, and brief
5alks We're made by Principal Dupuy,
DIR. st. Elmo Rusca, Earl Binnings, J.
R. Stevens, Miss Estelle Hyman and
each member of the graduating class.
The baccalaureate sermon was de-
;iyered Sunday night by Miss Sophie