Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-05-23
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y gram is very interesting and attract,
u I've, and the friends Of the school art
highly pleased with the fact that the
session has been fully up to the best
In the history Of the institution
The baccalaurcate ,crmon wa,
preached by Rev Mr. Campbell oI
Cape Girardeau Sunday morning
and the Baptist church vas taxed
to It's full capacity To iecommodnte
the people. who were present and
b from the close attention Paid the
spraker. appreciated the splendci
\ JScours
. Monday evening the first program
: was rendered. which consisted of two
boys and girls historical medal con.
tests There were on.y two contes.
tants In the former and four In the
latter
Ernest Ennis came first and his
sublc', was Patrick Henry Charles
Warren was his competitor ani his
subject was kiug David roth dld
we'll but Ennis sot the decision hy
a few points
Miss Salhc Rowe was the frs, ui
the young la,iies to APPEAR Her sub.
icct was the Battle " Gettysburg
Contestant Na 2 was Miss Ruth
4 Chandler who's subject was Thomas
Jefferson. The lhiri contestant VAS
was Miss Marguerite Kinder Who
had chosen George Washington aS
hcr subject. and Miss Rhpil Ghost.
ncf VAS fourth. AMI her aublcrt vas
Queen Victoria
The contest In this class vas quite
closc one all did exceedingly srll
and a. Attorney Ed /. Drum Who
announced the dr-ision IN a trw veil.
cho<en words said each u them
deserved medal Miss Ruth
Chandler Soa the De sion
The judges were NJ Drum Mrs
] " ButIcr and sam D rhnmt~on
The medals were presented by At.
tomay ! " Caldwell ani Hoa J !
Wells IN hrei, appsnIiate IIasuake
The muslc. Vntal md instrumental
Nas cHcrllcu, and highly lpbfrciat
ed Miss Ayes and Rev J \ Bel,
lou. and all who assisted In making
this pat, Of the..cntertainmcnt SO in
trrrsllnk and entertaining. deserve
much CREDIT. for much time and ct
fRt must havellsrn required in pfr
lhtIlA tlt btNktattL
The tahlcaux was an interesting
feature oi the program ton, and en-.
ioyed hy the audiancr
The program for Tuesday morning
consisted Of music and essays by a
number Of the,Graduates bu, press
Of business and bring short Of help
rSspt this ot'ice..frum having a rrprr-
sentative present However we learn
that the exercises were Of high stan
dari OF excellence and was enjoyed
by oil who attended
The attractive features for Tues
day evening we're the two medal
con,ests--orntorical and recitation.
Loren Grimsley and William Den
ton were the contestants In the
former. Mr. 6rimSley spoke first on
The Function Of Environment
Den,on's suhjec; was The Passing
Hour. and won the decision Both
did well and deserve much credit
for their studious, energetic efforts
Misses Bessie Haynes Rosella
Mitchell and Reta Robins were the
contestants for the medal for the
best recital The subjects were
The Lie, Matrimonial Expert
xent" aud ole Mistis, in the order
named above Everyone Of them
acquitted herself in most
rreiitahle manner. and each deserv'
ed a medal but there was only one
To he awarded and the judges de-
ched that Miss Mitchell was en-
titled to il. J. " Drum presented
il and Rev MIR. Pearce OF Charleston
presented the other and in 50 doing
m, y short addresS--COmpllm I,