Smyrna times., 1912-06-26
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
RECEIVE HONOR MENTION
CLASS OF SEVEN GRADUATE
FROM SMYRNA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Hear Fine BaccaIaureate Sermon at
ST. Peters Church Sunday-Class
Day and Commencement
Six young ladies and one young
man, composing the class of 1912 of
the Smyrna High School are receiv-
ing honor mention this week in
their "Week of Commencement Ex-
ercises. They are Miss Pearl
Hudgins Jacobs. Miss Elizabeth
Arthurs Stats. Miss Sidney Allen
Scout, Miss Margaret Davis Postles,
Miss Florence Christy Darrah, Miss
Edna Frances Vaughn and Master
Owen Evans Spruance. Sunday
morning in cap and gown and ac-
companied by Principal L. B. Ear
hart and Faculty of the schools and
members of the Board of Education,
they attended divine worship at St.
Peters church and heard from the
rector, Rev. Thomas G. Hill, one of
the best baccalaureate sermons that
has been given a graduating class
in Smyrna in many years. The
church was completely filled and
chairs had to be placed in the aisles
to accommodate the overflow. Rev.
Hill took for his text the first part
of the tenth verse of the 111th
chapter of the Book of Psalms
''The fear of God is the beginning
of WISDOM The sermon was
educational in it's character and he
took his hearers through the first
three stages of pupils education,
the Kindergarten, the grammar
school and the High School, and
showed the duty of parents to their
children and to those who were
endsavoring to give them instruct
ions. After the High School course,
he said it should be every child 8
ambition, who can, to attend some
college. a university and to finish
with some professional or technical
course. His peroration was one
that the class will remember for a
ing time to come. Leaning. over
pulpit he gave them heart tn
Seart talk, advocating closer rela-
Son between parents, pupils and
(tescners in the great cause of e1uca-
tion and closed by saying that after
all, the greatest duty and privilege
was the serving of God-that the
"fear of God was the real beginning
Of WISDOM During the offertory
Mrs. L. L. Arts and Mr.. T. S.
Start rendered a duet that wa
well received
Jolly Scenes at Glass Night Exercise
Monday night the Alumni Asso
citation was to have given a program
but owing to the inability of presi
dent Irving Walls and the elias
officers to awaken enough interes
to put program into effect it wa
called off. Last night (Tuesds
night the Smyrna Opera House wa
crowded with invited guests an
friends to witness the rendition o
their "Class Day Program. Tn
stage was artistically decorated wit
the class color, black and gold tn
footlights being literally banke
with black-eyed susans. Master Owe
Spruance, president of the class
presided and from beginning to tn
singing of the closing song 'Th
Glass Song" written by Miss Sidne
Scout, there was interet for ever
body. The class prophecies an
presentations held out much il
crest while the class growler prc
& Aoked much laughter. The pre-
ram was rendered as follows
Residents address, Owen Spruanc'
ophecy, Elizabeth Arthurs Stats
Response, Florence Christy Darraf
Music; Growler, Margaret Dav
sst1es Glass Grafton, Sydney All'
S6but; Music-Piano Duet, Pea
Taeobs, Olive Hirons; PresentatiC
] 9kation. Edna Frances Vaughn
Spouse, Pearl Hudgins Jacob
II Masic; Mantle Grafton, Floren
II Ehristy Darrah; Junior Respons
II Eather Read: Class Song, Clas
! Mx E. NJ. Zimmerman OF Phil
Iaslphia. assisted splendidly
The musical part of the pr
ram by three baritone Sol
After the exercises the class a
invited guests repaired to the hor
of Miss Anna Bell Beckett, whe
the class banquet was given. I
lawn was decorated with Japane
and Chinese lanterns and dellghtl
time was had.
Commencement Exercises Io-Nlg
The Commencement Exercis
which will conclude the we
of exercises, will take pis
at the Opera House this eV'
ing. Admission to the mi
floor, accept those having comp