The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-05-06
THE HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES TWO

CuluNrd hN the p"opl" "i 'his r"lnhuu
ity took place mi. week.. 'hc exercise,
hrirp rout iuucd ai intervals since lo.
FRIDAY r,,nlug 70 stat, thar the or
rn-,ou hn, been one ut great moment u"
the pupils, teachers. parent. aud iilruds
of our city ~,hunls would hu putting ii
mildly. IN truth u great deal of hon
cst enthusiasm aud 'l.turtiuu has
been expressed hy nIl ~ 10" splendid
proprc,, along all lines made iu out
schools during the past year e, demon
sirutcd IN the exercises held this week
hv the different department. of ne" high
school
The townspcoplr showed their inter
rsi hv attending the rNrrrI~"s iu latg"
numhcI, aud h., th",r words "t rra,-'
aud rummrudu,iu for the good pr"
grams rendered Thi, commencement
hn. indeed been nu urrH~luu ui which
the community may we'll hc proud aud
for the first commencement Of ia" liigh
School every detail has been carried "ui
with rcmarkahl" success.
The regular rNrrrI-c- of the week
were iunugutnied on last Friday even
inp with the Commercial Department
contest in whirh two medals for g"n"r
al proficiency aud speed w"r" 'r"rhl".
The evening program was opened
with nu orchestral selection whirh Wa
a
~ at the orchestra continuing with un.
ahntcd rrthusinsm throughout the "u
tire commencement. Superintendent Ito.
frr followed this with au appropriate
aud interesting opening address and an
nuunccmrui~ at the week. programs
Prof Henderson uf the commercial De"
pnrtmrnt then gave an instructive talk
on ,trnourarhy. showing his methods
nnd HI line of work.
Then the feature of III" evening, n
which unusual iutrrc~, has been displaH
Ell. Was introduced aud consisted Hi
two contest, tor p"u" CT o.
proficiency lu typrwrl'ug aud ~prria
speed test, ~ dictutiou aud ,rnu,'rir
tinu.
In 'hr general tyrrwrlriug r"nt"~
m exceedingly ynIuahl" aud handsome
ynId medal hu, been offered for th'
hest work hv the Remington Type
writer COMPANY SIX pupils from th'
commercial department had been r."
contest They were \lr" Chapman
Rn," Simpson, Noro Wagpourr Ntrgl
Cuwari, John prinF, Charles parker
Seated "u the stage ~ their iNp"wu
ers the fifteen mluut" test which r"u
sisted oi copying matter with whlrt ih"
were uuacquuiutcd, was had" hN the,
pupils in 'ull view ui the sprrin'or'
The method cnpl"y"d was IA" T"ur
system. "hliud keys being used III
two beading contestants wudc clos
Iarc, Mice Chapman copying Gin word
with hut - error, while Rose Simrs"
wrote GlU words, making - error
Alice Chapman va, therefor" dcrlai"
the Ninurr of the Remington gold mc,
nl The Judges Of mi. contest a, 81"
~ ot the speed contest were Rev. G",
Il. NHrucy aud MIR Royal \, l'rcn' lc
IN the special speed ron,"s, ion dl'
teton aud transcription silver med.
had been offered hy Prot. Henderson
who had charge Of the commercial IT.
parrmrut The pupils 'almg part
this contest were Rose simpson, Ah,
Chapman, Virgil Cowarl, John Prin
oliver puctt and rhns. Parker. \ III
tutrd letter, transcribed directly un II
resulted in Miss Rose simpson makr
the highest score which entitled her
the silver medal
These test, showed rouomsrvrly n
splendid progress mad" hy the pupils
the Commercial Department, aud as
new work in our school, il proving
untold benefit to our schools aud O.
community To Prof Henderson mn
credit j. due for his good work nlo
these lines,
The Baccnlnuroatc services were he
on sunday nt eleven u. N. H. the Cent
street Methodist church, Rev i,
llrdgpcth, delivering the annual '"rm
aud m interesting muSical program
ing rendered 10y the pupils ot the q
club The linccnnurcntr sermon I
lows
DANIEL THE DETERMINED
Baccalaureate Sermon preached to
Glass OF 1911, Tucumcari High
School, at the Center st.
Methodist Church, Sun.
day, April 80, 1911
:" But Daniel purp"Sed IN his he
that he would not dciilc himself
panicl, l'S,
Man is the mol lest study of NJ
Iod has made him the chief object
His divine compassion aud c0nc'
The greatest scientists have been III
who have studied the problems the n
nearly affect mankind. The most ski
artists have been those who could
portray the face and form divine,