The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-16
SIX GRADUATES FROM THE CLIFF.
TON HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR
ALL OF THEM HoNoR
GRADUATES SAYS EPRIN- Il
CiPAI. ~
CORPS OF TEACHERS SELECTED
Large Class From Eighth Grade Will
Enter High School Next Year
Miss Ives Is Principal.

Large Class From Eighth Grade Viii
Enter High School Next Year
Miss Ives Is Principal.
A pleasant and instructive com
happy conclusion on Friday evening
at the Armory when the graduating
classes entertained their invited
friends with a grand ball.
AS a result of the years work six
young people of Clifton, five young
men and one young lady, received
their diplomas and if they do not con-
tinue their studies in the higher
branches at universities and colleges,
are secure in the knowledge that for
all practical purposes they are well
| fitted to take up the responsibilities
of citizenship.
Miss Kitty Alice Ives, who stepped
into the breach as Principal of the
High School, upon the departure of
Prof. Shreeves, several weeks ago, is to
be complimented upon the very able
manner in which she assumed her re-
sponsibilitieS and carried to a sue
cessful conclusion the 1913 term. The
announcement is made that Miss Ives
has been retained as principal of the
High School next year, which is a
tive ability. -
The High School graduating class
this year consists of five young gentle
men. and one young lady, but as Hon.
Reese M. Ling remarked in the course
of his address on Thursday evening,
no doubt the absence of numbers in
the case was more than Offset by
quality in the person of Miss Ruth
Jones.
commencement Exercises.
50 The commencement exercises were
inaugurated on Sunday eyning last
when the graduating class, consisting
of Frank Billingsley, Atherton Grimes,
Austin Grimes, Ruth Jones, Virgil
Weiss and John Young made their
first appearance to listen to the Bac-
sermon delivered by Prof.
Mederaft, of the University of Arizona. |
The Auditorium presented a pretty ap-
pearance with the class colors of Ma |
room and White intertwined with the
class flower, the American Beauty
Rose. Prof. Medcraft impressed
upon his audience the fact that LAW
was the basis of all and that there t
were three ssentials-Belief, Educa-
ton and the Ideal 1t was a master
ly address rather than a sermon and
left the thought firmly fixed in the
minds of his hearers that whatever a
person believed in was the law that
ruled"
On Monday evening the High School
presented a playlet entitled, Case of
a college comedy, to the
delight and appreciation of large
audience. For an amateur perform
ance it was far above the average.
The cast was:
College Professor-Virgil Weiss.
College receptress-Lucile Hill.
Girl Students-Addie Richards, LOU
Sc Dawsen, Bertha Averill.
College Boys-Roland Downey, Law
'ence Smith, Elmer Dawson.
Kathaleen (Maid)-Margaret Penn.
Jonas (Hired Man)-Stanley Bec;l
I The players were trained by Miss ).
Rogers and the High School treasury
vas enriched in the sum of $4,000.
On Tuesday evening the graduating
exercises proper were held and the fol-
owing program was rendered:
Opening Address-Austin Grimes,
lass President.
Class Introduction, Atherton '
Irimes. d,
Glass Prophecy-Frank Billingsiey. !
Music by Seniors
Glass Oration-Austin Grimes.
The Glass Pest-Ruth Jones.
Class H1StOry-AthertOn Grimes.
Music by Seniors.
Auction-Virgil Weiss.
The Last Sad Rites-John Young.
The last two numbers were seized
pom by tn graduates to give vent to
heir happiness. Old school books
rere auctioned off with witty sallies
ack and forth and every crouch and U
/ feeling was buried with the last r
ad rites. a
Eighth Grade Exercises. +
On Wednesday evening the High G
chool Auditorium was turned over O
, the Eighth Grade graduating class t
ON the Grammar Schools and an in
,resting program was rendered to t,
lrge and appreciative audience, con- a
sting of musical numbers, inter ]
Dersed with essays, limericks, and C.
with the valedictory by u
:ss Louise Wallace. At the con- P
usion of the exercises Prof. Dykes W
the graduating class and
'ok occasion to bid farewell to the W
lifton people and to express his W
iendly feeling for the cooperation ri
splayed in his endeavors in this dis a
let for the benefit of the schools.
The eighth grade class acquitted m
emselves with credit. To say m
hich was the best would be a diff al
lit task, but the editor cannot re- B
ain from making special mention of
Nv Philosophy" by Frank KeppIer; ri