The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-31

The ninth annual commencement Of
] the Pensacola High School assembled
| In the opera house last evening hun
dreds of interested friends Of grad
uates and medalists. gathered together
to do honor to these bows and girls
who have finished the scholastic year
with so much credit and distinction.
Parqucttc and galleries were thronK-
ed and The closest attention was given
Throughout the several hours devoted
TO the commencement exercises. and
the applause was spontaneous and en-
thusiastic.
The class coiors, maroon and white.
were dominant notes in the decors- 4
tons, half circle of white and ma
room oleanders outlining the footliRhtS
and the boxes being draped in ever
green's and flowers carrying out the
colors OF the class, which were also
used in the banner with the date, 1918,
which was suspended overhead
THE GRADUATES.
The graduating class Of 1913 was the
largest in some years, there being nine
girls and six young men receiving di-
plomas last evening Miss Lucille
Boyer and Mr.. Newton Axelson carry
ing off the highest class honors Tho
graduates We're Lucille Boyer, Lucille
Gray, Mary Jones, Natalie Moffett I.u-
Sullivan, Ruth Van Pelt, Matte Lee
Bell, Newton Axelson, Albert Caro-.
Harry Gibbs, Walter Hoer, Oliver
sMarston, Ford Thompson.
THE MEDALlSTS. r 5g
The medalists were Newton Alexson.
alumni scholarship medal: Lucille Boy
er. Blount composition medal: Barbara
Boardman, u. d. G. medal, and Mary
Jones, p. X. Yonge defamation medal.
Ihe program was opened with a
plano solo by Dwight Anderson. whose
rendition of I'm The Forest" an orig
NAL composition, gave evidences not
only of skill and training as a pianist,
but marked talent as a composer
FLOWERS FOR GRADUATES.
Youth is always lovely. But youth
at the very threshold Of life with
bright, brave outlook on the dawn OF
the tomorrow that aIlures with ra-
diant promise of fulfllment Of dreams
the sweet dreams of girlhOod and the
bright Visioning Of young manhood
there is something in the faces Of
these young men and maidens that is
nspirational-that quickens one, and
makes one believe in the best OF life,
and that the very best is in store for
these graduates Of 1913 in the years to
come.
Before the exercises were nearly
finished there were mounds Of flow
ers about the slippered feet Of the girls
and their arms were filed with the
blooms that were sent to express the
owe and hopes of those who were dear
o them. And not alone the girls. but
lated were also RENE bered with floral
Each Of the nine young women who
made up the feminine portion Of the
class was gowned in white
md wore corsage bouquet OF the
lass flowers, pink and white sweet
)eas, tied with the class coIors.
THE GLEE CLUB.
One Of the prettiest features Of the
.vening was the singing Of the glee
Tub, composed Of girls and boys
rom the high school. "AnnabeI Lee
nd the "Miller's WooinE" being the
wO numbers rendered during the first
art Of the evening. and later The
'ilot Brave" and Soldiers Chorus"
eing given with much spirit The
iris Of the Glee Club made pretty
icture In their dainty white gowns
With pink ribbons. and the boys were
manly set, whose voiced blended
with the fresh gir'ish
ones.
p. K. YoNGE MEDAL CONTEST.
The p. *. Yonge medal contest has
ONE TO be one Of the more important
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