The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
Commencement of
Sumner High School
THREE GRADUATES RENDER
NTERIsTI
The School Play
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Parkersburg, June 1S.-The 22nd
Annual Commencement Of Sumner
High School was held at the Audi
torium Theatre, corner Of Fifth and
Avery streets, Friday evening, May
31st. The graduates were Cecil Ed
ward Fitzgerald, Rosa Belle Lewis,
and George Cameron Grant The pro-
gram was up to the usual standard
and was highly commended by the
large audience which turned out to
Witness its rendition. The stage was
Beautifully decorated with palms and
class colors. Old Gold and ,Blue:
Seated on the stage Were the grad
uating class Superintendent of
Schools;T I. B. Bush, the members Of
the Board Of Education, Hon. r. j.
A. Boreman, Prof. S. Hamlin Guss,
Rev. G. c.. Gill, the High School fac
ulty, and pupils Of the High Sch DOL
and grades who composed the chorus.
Miss Goodsell, the music supervisor,
presided at the piano and directed the
music.
The program began with a cho-
rus, "Out Of the Deep" by the pupils,
after which the invocation was pro
'nounced by Rev. G. G. Gill of the Lo-
gan Memorial church. After anoth Ell
chorus, '"The Lawn Party" came the
y first Grafton Of the evening, on Man
ual Training in the Public Schools,
by Cecil Edward Fitzgerald He had
a clear and convincing grasp of his
subject and gave excellent reasons
for its, being regarded as Of prime
Importance i'm school training. His
work bench, tools and several finish
ed products, namely: the different
kinds of joints, foot-stool, two styles
of tabourets and umbrella-stand an(
hat rack were, exhibited on the stage
and he frequently referred to then
in the course of this grafton.
Rosa Belle Lewis then read a care
fully prepared essay on the subject .
Domestic Science" She showed tn
value Of this kind of training for tn,
girls and appealed to them to tax
advantage of the splendid opportunit.
afforded in our schools.
After another musical selection
came the third and last Grafton b,
George Cameron Grant. His them,
was "Strikes,N and he gave an abb
discussion of. the relations Of labo
and capital and the effect Of strikes
He was warmly applauded for his ex
cellent delivery.
Prof. J. Rupert Jefferson then in
troduced Prof S. Hamlin Guss, A. B.
principal Of the Normal Department
Of the West Virginia Colored Insti
tute, who made the address to thu
class His discourse on the subjec
"The School: Past, Present and Flu
ture,' was both interesting and in
structive. He called attention to the
progress Of education and pointed Out
that the public expected the schools
of the future to prepare the boys and
girls for greater efficiency. He was
frequently applauded during the
course Of his scholarly address
The diplomas were then presented
to the graduates by Prof. Edgar N
Heermans, q member Of the Board Of
Education, who took occasion tC
compliment the pupils and teachers
Of Sumner School on the excellence
Of their work. Promotion certificates
were also presented to the Eighth
grade pupils, who were promoted lc
the High School1Troy Bartlett
Campbell Bartlett, Cameron Spriggs
Frank Spriggs, Creda Price, Biai1
Jones, Harry Jefferson and Harry
White. Announcement was made that
the scholarship, founded this year
for the graduate who makes the high
est average each year, had been won
by Rosa Belle Lewis. The scholar.
ship committee which has this FUND
in charge is composed Of Supt. /. b
Bush, Pres. Of B. Of Ed. James a
Wetherell, Hon. r. J. A. Borema1
Prin. J. Rupert Jefferson and Asst
Prin. II. ID. Lakewood.
The school play, "Singbad, The
Sailor" which was rendered at Anr