The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-05-19
The CLOSING
EXERCISES
OF Hartford College Take
Place This Evening.
Commencement Week Successful
and Attracted Overflow
Audiences.

The Thirty FIRST Annual commence
3 msnt of Hartford College began Sun
day morning with the baccalaureate
sermon, which was delivered by DR..
A. N. Couch, of Greensboro, at the
First Baptist Church. His contrast
of wisdom and folly, the everlasting
competition of the two, and of sin
AID righteousness We're clearly defin-
cd The entire Discourse was "a rare
treat to the students and the citizens
Of Hartford.
The senior class marched from the
court house to the church where sps-
ctal seats had bsen reserved for them
and an overflow audience of friends
and relatives greeted the 1911 gradu-
ates of Hartford College.
Special music had been arranged for
the occasion and a selected choir
rendered two beautiful anthems. Miss
Sue Wright sang sweet solo, ac-
companied by Miss Render as organist
and Mr.. Schroeder as violinlst.
The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth,
4 grades, under direction of Prof. w.
r.. Hedrlck and Prof. A. e. Ellis en-
tertained Monday and Tuesday even
ing at the opera house with interest
ing plays, songs etc. The exercises
= were entertaining and a packed house
greeted them both evenings. On Tu-
esday evening Judge w. H. Barnes
presented a gold medal to little Miss
Gertrude Muliendore, fof having the
best average of any pupil in the
Primary department.
Wednesday evening the Declamator
contest was held, with the following
program.
''Ths Governors Last Levee"--
Sara Beaumont Ksnnedy-Effie Duke
THE Black Horse and His Rider
George Lippard-Corinne Woodward
Instrumental Solo. "The Battle Of
Bannookburn" Grace Aguiar-Her-
bert Felix. Commencement
Winter Kellogg-Baatrioe Haynes.
Piano Solo. "A Study in Diaiect"-
Marietta Holey-Bslle Bergman.
"Ths Soul of the lin"-Margaret
Merrili-Ozona Moseley. Vocal Solo.
Scene from Last Days of Pompei"
arranged by Margaret Morton
Rhea Hatcher. "The Queens Robe"
-opie Read-Argent Shultz. Duet. In
sbrfmental Solo. Cavalier Rusticana
Piano and Violin.
The contest for the god media was
spirited and draw a crowd house.
The work of each contestant for the
medal was hard, but each was mas
ter of the situation, and the delivery
and Interpretation of the selections
were splendid, and all deserve much
credit and praise for their splendid
destinations. The judges We're Mrs
]. B. Wilson, Of Hartford; Prof. |.
s. Mason OF Fordsville. and Hon. +.
p. Meats, OF Parkesburg. w. Va The
judges had much difficulty In award
Jog the medal out OF 30 many spden-
did efforts. The decision was in Ia
vor OF Miss Beatrice Haynes, and in
a few we'll chose words Hon. III. p.
Taylor presented the medal.
Hon. w. II. Barnes presented the
gold medal to Miss Mary Elizabeth
Felix for having attained the highest
average of any student in the High
School Department. her average be-
ing 81 2-5 per cent Miss Iris Ell
hot made second best having an aver
age OF So IL per cent, and Miss Mil
dred Elgin was third with &c s-2e
per cent.
Last evening the students of the
High School Department rendered two
excellent plays as follows:
1.-THE Courtship CT Miles Standish."
Cast of Characters: Miles Stand
= ish. the Captain of Plymouth Shelby
Stevens. John Alden Standish's Sec
retary-Harry Glenn. Priscilla, a
Puritan Maiden--MaIy Felix. Indian
-Rhea Hatcher. Msssenger-'Iier-
y bert Felix. Eldsr-Devert Moseley.
Place, Plymouth; time, 1920.
THE GIRLS OF 1776."
Cast OF Characters Madam Ey-
elyn Mayfields. wife OF Colonel May
fields of We British Army-Mlstress
Eddyth Duke. Amanda. Helen, her
Mattress Bessie Hudson. Barbara