The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-05-30

after teaching successfully class in
music here during the past scholastic
year.
Mrs. R. D. Wilmington of Ivan was a
visitor here in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Herndon during a portion of COM
mencement week, returning home
to-day.
Mrs. J. B. Hall and little daughter of
Rocky Mount were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Henderson during
the latter part of last week. They re-
turned home this morning.
Among the visitors in Plain Dealing
Friday, to be present at the high school
graduating exercises held that evening,
were Messrs. H. J. Lenoir of Hosston
and F. B. Haynes of Belcher.
Miss Margaret Colbert, one of the
bright young teachers in the high school
here, left yesterday for her home in
Gibsland, being bid adieu at the train
by quite number of her friends.
Miss Josephine Stone, former we'll
and favorably known teacher in the
high school here, but now a teacher in
one of the Shreveport schools, and Miss
Erwin, who taught here during the past
session, left Saturday evening for their
homes in Tennessee.
In the New Orleans Picayune of the
Oath is to be found the names of those
going to make up the graduating class
at the State Normal School at Natchi-
toches for the term just ended-212 in
number and representing every parish
in the State. Among the list of gradu-
ates is to be seen the names of two
popular young ladies of this place
Miss lola Keoun and Miss Lucy Perry.
| The past week has been notable one
in school circles. On Wednesday night
the annual entertainment was held at
the high school. A good program was
arranged and everything passed off
nicely. The play, "Tommy Burns"
written by Miss Clio Allen, one of the
students, was we'll presented and liber-
ally applauded. In fact every number
on the program was good one and they
were greeted by perhaps the largest and
most orderly gathering ever assembled
in the auditorium.
On Friday night the graduating exer-
cises we're held. There were only two
graduates-Miss Mattile Sibley and Miss
Itonia Baird.
Miss Sibley's paper was on ''Univer-
sal Peace" and she handled her subject
most ably.
Miss Baird's subject was ''The School
System of louisiana" and was full
treatise on the public school question,
and we'll delivered.
The diplomas were awarded the gradu-
ates by Mr.. N. w. Sentell, President of
the Parish School Board, in very
feeling manner, which reflected great
honor on the speaker.
The event of the evening was the adj
dress of Rev. M. E. Dodd of Shreveport.
He took for his subject "Smile Awhile: -
'Smile awhile;
While you smile another smiles;
And soon there's miles and miles of smiles;
And life's worth while if you but smile.''
It wasn't all smiles in his address, for
the speaker would frequently tell some
thing pathetic and move his hearers to
tears. All in all, it was mastery ad-
dress-one that will do untold good to
all who heard it.
DR.. Dodd was a college mate of Prof
Bright, Principal of Plain Dealing High
School, and many were the witticisms
INDUCED in by each at the others ex-
; pense.
WEDNESDAY.
Crop prospects have wonderfully i'm.
proved since the rain on Tuesday night
Miss Leslie Banks returned Monday
to her home in Vivian, accompanied by
her friend, Miss frankie Kirtley.
, Mrs. John Dexter and her son, Mr.
Edgar Percy, made trip to Miller
Bluff and Collinsburg the other day.
Mrs. J. T. Many and her daughter
, Miss Ethel, are spending the week will
Mrs. Manry's daughter, Mrs. J. H
{ Wheeler, of Vivian.
Messrs. Alvin McClenaghan and Ton
Caldwell have returned home from
Baton Rouge, where they were student
in Louisiana State University.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian Church will give benefit ic
!, cream festival Saturday night. All ar
: cordially invited, so be sure to come out
Bolineer.
r Tuesday, May 28.--Mr. Roy Bolinge1
: manager OF the Bolinger stock farm
< was business visitor to-day.
+ Mr.. Hudson Bolinger of Shrevepor
was visitor here to-day.
4 Mr.. George Owens and John Bushe
e visited Plain Dealing yesterday.
Y Mr.. M. S. Bolinger was called to Lew
isville, Ark, on business yesterda
evening.
Rev. A. A. Suffer of Roanoke file
:. his regular appointments here Saturda
d and yesterday, preaching to large con
gregations.
r A number of our citizens attended th
# commencement exercises of Plain Dea
ing High School. All reported havin
v a nice time.
e Bolinger Camp No. 525, w. o. w