Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01

Vocal solo. Nellie Collins. Grafton.
Edward Bailey. instrumental duet.
Misses Savage and Purnell. School play.
Class. instrumental duet. Misses Saw
age and Purnell.
Valedictory, Maud Birmingham. Pre-
sentation of Diplomas. Rev. S. A. Potter.
Class address. Rev. 7. r. VanDyke
Farewell Song. Glass. Benediction,
Rev. Thomas Kerr.
PoCoMoKE
Commencement week at Pocomoke
City consisted IF reception and ban
quet Wednesday night in the Opera
House by the Junior Glass in honor of
the Senior Glass.
The Commencement exercises. prop
err. were held in the Opera House
Thursday evening. The address to the
graduates was made by Judge II. l.. d.
Stanford. Of Princess Anne.
The principal of the school is Miss
Mary Hearne Stevenson.
Following Is the class roll.
Academic Course Mabel Charlotte
Davis. Martha Washington Gusts. Hor-
tense +. Matthews. Mary Dryden Stew
ems. Mary +. Value. Amelia Cathryn
Vincent. Mary Esther Wilson, John w.
Grande.
Special Academic Course Willard
Lockemer.
Special--Commercial Course Ger
trude Blades, Iona Dallas Curtis. Ma
rie Eley Lang. Bernice Jeannett Mat
thews. Sue Redden.
STOCKTON
Tuesday night was selected by Prof.
John S. Hill. principal of the Stockton
High School, as the time for holding
the Commencement exercises of that
school. There were three graduates.
among the number being Mr.. Edwin A.
Taylor. the son Of Hon. E. II. Taylor,
President of the Board of County Com
missioners. The other graduates are
Miss May Beulah Mock and Miss BERTHE
Z. Jones.
The following are the principal feat
ures of the interested program:
Essay. with Salutatory. NJ. Beulah
Mock, God as Revealed IN Science.
Essay, Excelsior, BERTHE Z. Jones.
Grafton. with Valedictory. Edwin A.
Taylor, Education as Qualification
for Leadership"
Presentation of Diplomas and Certi-
ficates.
Address to Graduates. DR. NJ. Bates
Stephens, State Supt. of Education.
GIRDLETREE
The closing exercises at Girdletree
were held on Thursday and Friday even
ings. May 23rd. and oath. The first
evening was devoted to exercises of
the lower grades. consisting of drills,
dialogues. recitations. etc. The second
evening an interesting play entitled.
"Why not JIM" was presented by the
pupils of the High School Appropri-
ate and beautiful music was rendered
during the evening, the other features
of the entertainment being the reading
of essays and awarding certificates. Mr..
J. r. Birmingham is the principal of
Girdletree High School. and he has an
able corps of assistants associated with
him.
BOX IRON
The closing exercises of Box Iron
Grammar School were held Monday
evening of this week. The pupils. under
the direction of the principal. Miss Lucy
Stagg, and her assistant. Miss Winnie
Spencer. rendered an interesting pro-
gram, the principal featurers of which
were as follows: Salutatory, Wallace Z.
Brimer: valedictory. Gertrude +. Truitt:
class presentation. Miss Nora w. Wat
son class song, by Senior Class class
song. by Junior Glass; address. Rev. J.
II. Wilson vocal duet. Misses Wayne
Truitt and Nora Watson; presentation
of diplomas. Mr.. Zadok Powell pre-
sentation of medal, Mr.. w. d. Corddry;
solo, Mildred Salcedo; and two interest
/ ing plays.
Miss Lucy Stagg. the principal, was
presented with beautiful gold bracelet.
and Miss Winifred Spencer, head of the
primary department. was presented
with beautiful gold bar pin.
The class roll embraced the following:
Wallace Edward Brimer. Edna Wilson
Birmingham. Rachell Brimer Truitt,
and Nora Washington Watson.