The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-30
ESTABLISHED 1854.
SPLENDID CLASS PLAYS
Class of 1912 Score a HIT With the
Class Plays. The Commerce.
ment Exercises Were Good.

The opera house was filled to
capacity last Thursday evening to
witness the production of the class
plays by the class of 1912, and the
big audience witnessed most cred
liable performance. The class pre-
sented two playets, "A Case of Sus-
pension" representing young lady's
room at a seminary, where meet
ing and spread with some young men
from a nearby college was interrupted
by members of the faculty of the
two schools, resulting in a rather
embarrassing situation for the elderly
lady and the professor. The cast
was a good one, and the audience
we're convulsed with laughter at the
predicament of the professor. James
Dunn took the part of the professor
and Miss Nellie Easter that of the
lady pricipal. Misses Ethyl Hatch,
Esther Henry and Ada Dale were
typical young lady students, and
Earl Dorm, Ralph Rumley and Ralph
Ridgeway were the gay college boys.
Miss Edith Chambers made hit as
Kathleen the maid, and Raymond
Epperley was great as Dennis, the
Seminary man.
The second playlet "My Cousin
Timmy" in two acts, was also COL
lege play, Miss Ruth Farquhar as
Bonnie Holland being the star of the
evening in her impersonation of
Cousin Timmy," and the part gave
her a splendid opportunity to display
her well known ability. Miss Geor-
gia Hurst as Miss Bethia Alderney,
the elderly mistress of select school
diplayed splendid dramatic talent,
Frederic Hoffman as Jonas Chorker,
the lovesick gardener, made a. big
hit. Misses Mary Hazlet, Grace Bow
man, Lima Cummins, Nellie Easter
and Ethyl Hatch, as pupils of the
school, were all good, and Miss YER
gle Cox made a splendid maid. The
part of Prof. Timothy Adde'S was
we'll taken by Ralph Rumley. Be-
tween the acts of the playlets there
were pleasing specialties, and the en-
tire cast acquitted themselves most
creditably. The class was drilled by
Mrs. Marion E. Wason.
The commencement exercises were
held on Friday evening, the class of
seventeen graduates receiving their
diplomas. The opera house was filled
with their friends, and the stage was;
Uedutlluuy u0COIdLcu VIII LuS Clu6o
colors, light blue and pink. The pro-
gram opened with class march by
Mrs. Sam C. Johnston, ! the class
making a fine appearance as they
aAsataa in and toQk their seats on
the stage, each one Carrying u beauti-s
ful American Beauty rose, the class
flower, q gift from the Juniors. The
invocation was by Rev. c. w. Reed
er. and then Prof. r. johannes rem
dered fine cornet solo and was
forced to respond to a hearty encore.
He is fine musician and great
soloist. The address to the class by
Rev. Finis S. 1dleman, of the Des
Moines Christian church, was
splendid one. He did not indulge
in great oratory, but his address was
replete with good thoughts, and ex-
pressed in choice language, being lis
tened to with great interest by both
the class and the large audience.
Miss Clara Siefken sang two very
beautiful solos, and her singing al
ways pleases a Leon audience. DR..
o. w. Foxworthy, president of the
Leon school board, then presented
the graduates with their diplomas,
the exercises closing with a rousing
class song and the benediction by
Rev. c. w. Reeder.