Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-05-23
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
OF the Oxford Graded School HEX
Last Friday.

Last friday.
The examinations closed last
Wednesday afternoon and the
next day was spent in decorating
and preparing for commencement
The teachers and senior class
spent practically all of Thursday
working in the chapel.
The ninth and tenth grades had
such a good time on their first
picnic that they had another one
Thursday. This one wa to cele-
brate the closing of school. They
left town early in the morning
and came back about 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. Not nearly so
large n crowd went this time. b, t
all reported a better time than
ever before. Mrs. Nellie Haynes
was the chaperon.
Friday was commencement day
and at 1880 o'clock the gradua-
ton exercises took place. Tie
school hall was decorated in Green
and white. the class %colcrs, and
the only flower used was Il g whi.e
rose which il the class flower.
The following program was car-
ried out:
lnvocati)n-Rev. W. W. Mitch
ell.
Duet-NIisses Ella Tanner and
Norine GIBSON.
Salutatorian-Huldric p Davis
Class Song-Senior Class.
Thesis-Miss Ethel Barry.
Address-Rev. j. T.. Brown.
Duet-Misses Lillian Rhodes
and Annie Fulton Hume.
Historian-Laceta Burns.
SOng-Senior Glass.
Giitorian-Miss Norine GIBSON
Delivering of Medals andPrizes
DR.. K. NJ. Leave!l ana Rev. W.
w. Mitchell.
Delivering Of Diplomas-Prof.
L. s. Balthrop.
Naledictorian-Miss Annie Full
ton Hume.
Benediction
Rev. ". W. Mitchell presented
John Ward johnson With the
medal given by the L. D.. c ; for
the best essay on slavery in
Mississippi" lie also delivered
a medal given By the Inter State
Bankers Association, OF New Or
leans, to Mr. Huldric z. Davis for
excellent scholarship and the best
essay on ''The Effect of Foreign
immigration on Mississippi and
louisiana"
DIR. K. VI. Leavell then present
ed the prizes offered by the W. c
L. u, for the best essay on Tenn
perance. The one offered to the
High School pupils was won by
Miss Laceta Burns Of the Senior
Class and the one offered - the
Grammar School was won by
Miss Rosa liargis, OF the Seventh
grade.
Rev J. L. Browns address was
exceedingly interesting and in
structive and the seniors will 90
well TO follow the advice given by
him to them. All the graduates
received a great abundance OF
flowers and presents. Immediate
" after the exercises the gradu-
ates all went up to the photo
grapher's studio and had the class
picture taken.
Thursday afternoon at 1 O'Clock
the graduation exercises for the
Grammar School were held in the
High School Chapel. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Invocation-Rev. W. W. Mitch
ell.
Piano Solc-Miss Victoria Old
ham.
Temperance Essay-Miss Rosa
Hargis.
Duet-Missas Mary Paine Wen
del and Victoria Oldham.
Piano Solo-Miss Rosa Hargis.
Piano Solo-Miss Mary Paine
Wendell.
Address-Rev. W. W. Mitchell
Duet-Misses Rosa Hargis and
Wilde Bene.
Comforting of erti1cates-Prof
E. 5. Balthrop.
Duet-Misses Kittie Bogard
and Rosa Hargis.
Benediction
Friday afternoon the class ~
met as the Senior Class for the
last time. They net to remove
the decorations in the chapel.
Saturday the eighth grade had
their picnic at the Camp Ground
They spent the entire day romp
ing and frolicing, rejoicing over
the fact that school is over for a
while. Miss Kittie Bogard and
Mr.. r. 9. Leavell, of the faculty,
went with them. CLASS II.