The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-05-26
OUR SCHOOLS
RANKED HIGH
r,osioe Exercises Last Friday
Afternoon and Evening
FINE SHOWING IS MADE
p.,.;deot Blatkman Of Rollins College
p,eseot-firsi Graduate Of St. lucie
County High School


Ending year that has proven most
,,ocessful in every respect the closing
Svsrcises of the st. Lucie County High
School and the Fort Pierce Graded
School were held last Friday afternoon
and evening.
'T mring the afternoon the parents of
tbe nupils of the Graded school, and
tho Citizens of Fort Pierce interested
IN the work done by the pupils. during
The mast year, visited the High School
mildnp. where il every grade from
primary to eighth, specimen work done
BY each pupil was on exhibition, and
the visitors spent from 2 until $3.50 in
examining the various papers, which
reflected much credit on the pupils and
the teachers as well. The specimen
work was decorated in class cOlOrs,
each pupil was adorned with dainty rib.
hon Of class colors and the rooms were
daintily decorated in roses and cut
flowers.
Following the exhibition of work, the
eighth grade presented the following
program of composition:
1.-THE Fort Pierce School Past and
| Present." Miriam Moore.
Character Sketch of Longfellow,
Genie Andrews.
Prose story of 1.-THE Courtship of Miles
Standish," Lula Rice.
Goal and Its Uses" Ina Jennings.
Prose story of "The Wreck of the
Hesperus, Ester Brown.
"Class Prophecy" Lille Trowell.
Goodbye" Adelaide Summerlin.
Each paper was splendidly written and
well presented, showing excellent de-
velOpment in work along literary lines.
The commencement exercises of the
High School were held in the Crystal
theatre, Friday evening, and although
the weather was most unfavOrable. a
large and enthusiastic audience was in
attendance, and greeted each number
on the program with applause.
The following program was most ad-
miraby rendered:
Piano solo go. Mrs. H. w. McCombs
Invocation ............R Rev. j. G. Jones
Ninth Grade
Washington and Webster. Carl Heseth
Character of Rebecca .. Edna James
Tenth Grade
Brutus. ........,......M Myrtle Edwards
Cassius ,......,....... Harold Lord
Song ..,..... High School Chorus
Eleventh Grade
Source of the ldylls jennie VanDittmar
The Holy Grail and Vision of Sir Laun.
fal Compared, ....,,....Jewell Swain
TennysOn's Use of the Arthurian Lee
gends. ............ 90. Phillips Platts
Sir Roger: A Knight of the Eighteenth
century ..................Pe Pearl Swain
Song ........... High School Chorus
Graduating Grafton Howard M. Horton
- Characteristics of Greatness
Plano Solo ....... .Jonnie Van Dittmar
Address -. President w. F. Blackman
:, Presentation of Diploma
"gSlc'....' .:....... ...... orchestra
The several numbers demonstrated
That great deal of thought and study
mad been provoked in the literary course
TO produce them, and reflected much
credited on the pupils, the teacher and
inc school curriculum.
The most interesting part of the pro-
gram, and the part to which the aud
fence eagerly awaited, was the gradua-
uon Grafton of Howard Horton, the fiji st
graduate of the St. Lucie County High
SScshool. This was unusually interesting
Inc subject was Will chosen, and the
manner ! of delivery of the speaker ad-
oed much to its effectiveness.
Because of the fact that the majority
u the numbers on the program per-
laihed to classic books and their char
SCcters, President Blackman, of Rollins
tG1ollege, thought it suitable to follow
s y same subject, but on somewhat
aeeper and broader standpoint. He
compared very effectively between the
Classics and modern literature, as we'll
IS their authors.
AZ the close of President Blackman's
aHoress, Prof. Okerlund presented di.
p!omas to Howard Horton. as gradu-
1.e OF the High School. and to Miss
'essie Moore for the completion of the
business course.
AT the conclusion of the program,
eceptlon. to which invitations had been
ss sS by the faculty of the High
,school, was rendered DR.. Blackman, in
ne parlor of the Fort Pierce hotel,
TOT; Okerlund and the faculty occupy. .
W the receiving line and introducing
acn guest. Music throughout the
vehing by Mathews orchestra and Mr..
"" ~ MRS. Harry w. McCombs.
:, Inc work accomplished by the pupils {
"u teachers in most instances, has
=, zen satisfactory throughout the term. {
nc average attendance in all grades ,
as been unusually good, and in some c
=. Uses medals were awarded the pupils
'n ". mad been perfect in attendance. 6
h MISS Elma Geiger, who has had G
70. OF the primary department and 7