The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-01
Opera House Was Filled to
Overlooking For the
Occasion.
THE EXCLAMATION CONTEST
FOR YoNGE MEDAL PROVED
ONE OF THE FEATURES OF
THE EVENING AND WAS WON
BY MISS MARION BAKER
OTHER MEDALS, AS WELL AS
DIPLOMAS, PRESENTED.

The largest crowd of the season
filed the opera house last night to
overlooking, when Pensacola turned
out in full force to do full honor to
this years graduating class from the
high school
Beside the formal presentation of
the diplomas, there was the annual
Yonge medal contest in defamation,
the contestants being Miss Marion
Baker, Miss Vera Green. Mr.. Clifton
Mobiles and Mr.. Jesse Walton. Miss
Baker, charming and vivacious
member of the graduating class. won
the honor, her selection being entitled
The Kings Pardon"
The Blount composition. the P. K.
Yonge history, the United Daughters
of the Confederacy and the Helen
Fisher medalists were all present also.
receiving the honor tokens publicly,
each being presented with fitting re-
marks by some prominent Pensacola
citizen.
The high school Glee Club rendered
its selections well, a chorus OF young
boys proved a popular number with
the audience, and Miss Florida
Waite's essay on The High School Of
the Future" proved a feature which
showed much thought and careful
preparation.
THE GRADUATES.
The graduation class is composed
this year Of eight handsome young
Pensacola girls, and three fine young
men, making a large and most satis-
factory showing for the public
schools.
The class is composed Of Misses
Marion Baker, Bella Bowes, Vera
Green, Margarita Moreno, Christine
Morrison, Evelyn Rozear, Florida
Waite, Marjorie Yonge, and Messrs
Roscoe Davis, Clifton Mobiles and
jesse Walton.
The class flower the daisy, was in
evidence in the stage decorations and
each pretty girl graduate carried an
arm bouquet Of the golden hearted
blossoms tied with long white tulle
The class sat in q semi circle. Super
intendent Cook, Professor Cawthon,
F. E. Brawner, Hon. r. Pope Reese,
the Rev. X. L. McTver, Hon. w. A.
Blount and others also being seated
on the stage.
THE YONGE MEDAL CONTEST.
The Yonge medal contest, which is
always Of much interest throughout
the city, and which was won this
year by Miss Marion Baker. was n
feature Of the evening around which
much attention centered the choice
falling to Miss Baker after long and
| careful consideration on the part OF
| the judges.
These contests are a most valued
| impetus to the students. too. and II is
! gratifying to note that each year the
| contests improve. Miss Bakers de-
| livery was especially fine and she won
| much well-merited applause.
THE PROGRAM.
The program, in its entirety, was as
Chorus, The Morn CDenza)-High
! School Glee Club.
Essay, The High School OF the Fu-
| ture-F1orida Waite. p
| Chorus, Oh. Italia, Italia, Beloved
! (DonizettD-High School Glee Club.
Yonge Medal Contest.
The Carol Birds Christmas Day
! (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Vera Green.
The Burning of Moscow (Headley)
Clifton Mobiles.
The Kings Pardon-Marion Baker.
The Call to Arms (Patrick HenryD
Chorus, Stein Song FielO-High
School Boys.
! Presentation Of Diplomas By Mr.. F.
! z. Brawner
Awarding of Medals.
Blount Composition Medal-Mr. p.
K. Honge, chairman; Rev. John III.
Brown, Mrs. John c. Avery, commit
| tee.
p. K. Yonge History Medal-Nr w.
! A. Blount, chairman; Mr.. 9. F. Geek.
| Mrs. Thos Hannah, committee.
United Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy Medal-Mr w. l.. Witch. Mrs.
=. e. McDavid, Mrs. Bessie Wilson,
Mrs. D. II. Shepard, committee.
Helen Fisher Memorial Medal
Hon r. Pope Reese.
Announcement Of the Decision Of
the Committee on the YOnge Decla-
nation Medal Cortest--Rev. K l.,
CContiuued on PaRe Seven.D