El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-24
EIGHTH GRADES IN
CLOSING EXERCISES
Graduates Of Three City
Schools Hold Their Com
mencement IN Theater.


School days are ancient history for
three months for the kids and kid
dies Of the city schools The grade
and grammar schools closed Friday az
ternOon for the summer vacation Until
the first Monday In September the
scholastic population OF FL Paso viii
roam at VIII without a teacher to ride
herd on their individual and cOllec-
tive conduct
Promotion cards, the hope and fear
OF the school folk, were distributed
Friday the teachers told the pupils
10 be good and happy and dismissed
for the sumner vacation The formal
closing exercises included the pro-
gram OF the eighth grade classes OF
The Lamar, san Jacinto and Mesa
schools which was given at the FL Paso
theater Thursday afternoon and the
High school commencement, q matinee
performance Friday afternoon
Closing exercises Of the eighth
grades Of the Lamar, Mesa and San
JacintO schools were held IN the FL
Paso theater at 2 o'clock Thursday az
ternOOn-
The graduating scholars were seated
OF the stage in a builtup stand six
tiers OF seats high. The boys were
grouped on the left side and the glrls
all dressed in white were grouped on
the right The stage scenery used was
a Forest which made a charming pic
ture background for the happy, fresh
young faces OF the children
The program opened with the inTo-
cation by Rev J. F. Williams May
the Maiden (LOOmis), sung by a Choir
us, and Summer Fancy by the girls
chorus. were followed by a learned
dissertation on Thomas j. Rush, de-
lvered by PeytOn f. Edwards.
The chorus sang DOnnizettfs The
Dream" and Farewell TO NapOM"
Nine girls in white with caps OF
small flags on their heads went
through a delsarte drill while the
chorus sang NY own United States,
BY Edwards
Lamar schOol-Wilma Harrison, Ma
~ Hardie, Nancy Edwards
Mesa. sChOOl-Jennie Nay Edwards,
Rebecca MaetZe and Eva SllVerman-
san JacintO schOol-Helen DarrOch,
Tallulah Ellis and Ethel Crawford
A solo by Mrs l. T. Moore. with the
chorus "Toyland' by Herbert, finished
Rev. ! F. Williams delivered the
benediction-
sic in the public schools, directed all
the singing, with Miss Greta Palmer
and Miss Della Kiefer accompanying on
The house was very well filled with
the friends and relatives Of the gradu-
ating classes
The graduates Of san Jacinto school
Frank Amis. Earl Brown. Walter
Clayton Henry Collins George Glar-
don, James Hawkins, Herbert Luettich,
FOrtuuatus Aagruder, EDDIE PARKS
Carter Porter, Dwight Price, Aeld Rey-
uOlds Hicks ToOley. Eugene WOmel-
dOrf. Alfred Woods Maurine Bailey.
Nay Belle Bethes- Delfina Cooper,
Caroline Daily, Helen Darrach- jennie
Mae Dorbandt, Talluiah Ellis Willie
Elmer Madeline Fisk, Evelyn Hudson,
Martha Hudson, Leona Huttanus, lone
Johnson. Annie McComas, Elna McNey,
FHrrHrs rn.N0 Tar "a
let Millcan. Mary Nafe, Jewel Paschal,
Lima Parker, Esperanto. Prieto, Hattie
Rue. Antonio VelO, Louise Warren
Pupils in the high eighth grade Of
san JaciutO who made 80 or above in
every subject follow
Earl Brown. Walter Clayton, James
Hawkins, Keld Reynolds, Helen Oar
rach. Evelyn Hudson, Martha HUDSON,
Lorena Mayer, Lima Parker, Tallulah
Ellis.
Pupils who have been neither absent
nor tardy this quarter We're
Consuelo Marshall. Helen Darrach,
Frank Amis, Carter Porter.
Lamar Graduates.
The graduates of the Lamar school
KathIeen- Allen. Mayme Anderson,
Mildred Bishop. lorna Bowman, Aretus
Bradley. Nancy Edwards, Winifred
GEllum. Nora Hawkins. Nary hardie,
Wilma Harrison. Hilda Light Nelna
Pope. Ae0lian Statham- DOrOtha Nc
CuilOugh- Anna Windberg, Chloe
West Josie Upton. Mary 4Oungberg,
Ethel Critchett- George Mold. Cecil
Stendfield, Julius Graf. Eugene Thurs
ton
Mesa Gra duafes.
Graduates from eighth grade Of Mesa
school we're.
Clifford Anderson. MOrriss Breene,
Alvin Ernest, Chris Fox. Clifford Gay
lord. Wayne Garrett, Harrau Putnam
Jennie Nay Davis. Ruth Forsyth, Alleen
Griffith, Eunice HarraIl, Ruth MOrriss,
Rebecca Maetze, Olive Page. Esther