Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-23
COMMENCEMENT !.
AT CHARLTON
SEVENTEEN YOUNG PEOPLE WILL
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS At THE
CLOSING EXERCISES


ment exercises of the Charlton hig
school will be held at the auditorium
on Thursday and Friday evenings o
this week. Seventeen young peopl
will receive their diplomas as fol
lows:
Beth Drake, Harriet Kugler Fran
zen! Allen Leo Harvey, Pearl Holdings
head Elsye Howe, e. Cecil johnson
Herbert G. Johnson, Hugh Hargrave
Johnston, Robert Emmett Larimer
Florence X. Lyons, Maye A. Kumm
Patrick Martin O'Gara, Helen Fred
erica Rogers, Frank w. Rose, Fern
Threlkeld, Scott Lazear Throckmort'
on, Thomas Alexander Vanderour.
| Class honors were won by Helen
Rogers, second honors by Fern Threl-
keld and honorable mention by Har-
riet Franzen. The class officers are:
Allen Hervey, president; Beth Drake,
vice president; Frank Rose, secretary,
and Robert Larimer, treasurer. me
class flower is the white rose, the
class colors green and white and the
motto, mot how much, but how we'll.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
class was at the M. E. church last
Sunday evening, delivered by Rev. L.
H. Aszman. 90,
The program Of the two nights will
be as follows:
Thursday Evening.
Glass play, "Esmeralda.'
Cast Of Characters.
Ebert Rogers. North Carolina
farmer-Herbert G.. Johnson.
Mrs. Lydia Ann Rogers, his wife
Maye A. Kumm.
Miss Esmeralda Rogers, his daugh-
ter-Helen Frederick Rogers.
Dave Hardy, young North Caro-
linian-Hugh Hargrove Johnston.
Mr.. Estabrook, man OF leisure
E. Cecil Johnson.
Jack Desmond. and American
artist in Paris Patrick Martin o.
Cara.
Miss Nora Desmond, his sister
Beth Drake.
Miss Kate Desmond, his sister -
Florence X. Lyons.
"Marquis' DeMontessin, a French
adventurer-Frank W. Rose.
George Drew. an American specuia-
tor-Thomas Alexander Vanderbur.
Sophia, maid-Pearl Hollingshead.
Synopsis and Program.
MuS1C-HlRn SCHOOL OIClcSIl q.
ACT I. Scene-The Rogers home in
North Carolina. Selling OF the old
homestead. The parting of the lovers,
Esmeralda and Dave Hardy.
Music-High school orchestra.
ACT II. Scene Jack Desmond's
studio in Paris. Introduction to Par
isian society.
Music-High school orchestra.
Vocal solo-Scott Lazear Throck-
morton.
ACT III. Scene The Rogers home
in Paris. The ball. Mrs. Rogers
plans are upset.
Music-High school orchestra.
ACT w. Scene Jack Desmond's
studio in Paris. Dave Hardy comes
into his own.
Friday EvenIne-Part I.
Music-High school orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. W. c. Hohanshelt.
Flower drill-Ten little girls.
Piano solo-Miss Ruth Rogers.
Chorus, 1.-The Fairy Revel," sulli-
van-Girls' Glee club.
Music-High school orchestra.
Song, BLUE Danube Waltzes,"
straus-Mixed chorus.
Music-High school orchestra.
Part z
Grafton, General Robert E. Lee
Allen Leo Hervey.
Glass history-Fern Threlkeld.
Music-High school orchestra.
Grafton. "The Glory Of the Vest
eParl Hollingshead.
Grafton. Ulysses S. Grant"
ert Emmett Larimer.
Music-High school orchestra.
Grafton, John Ericsson Harriet
Kugler F'ranzen.
Grafton. Napoleon Bonaparte"-
Scott Lazear Throckmorton."
Glass prophecy-Elsye Howe.
Presentation Of diplomas A. c.
Rebel. president Of board of educa-
ton.
Class song.
Excused.