The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-06-05
One Unpleasant Feature Alone
Marred the Occasion, That Aris-
ing Through the Fact That Two
Prospective Graduates Were
Permitted to Send Out Their
Invitations Before They Learn
ed Whether or Not They Had
Graduated.

successful term last week, when last
Friday night ended the commence.
ment exercises. which were held Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day night. Large and appreciative
audiences were present at each Of the
exercises. Barring some unpleasant
ness, hich resulted from peculiar
action on the part of the principal,
who allowed two members of the
Senior class to send out their invita-
tions and prepare their essays. with
out first having learned whether they
had passed in their examinations, the
school term came to most happy
close. In one of the instances 1t Is
stated that young lady not only was
told TO send out her invitations, but
she had clothes made and was at the
court house ready to take her place
with the graz ua'es on the stand,
when she was lroyln,u that she was
graduate. The boy in the case had
been informed of his position the day
previous, but not soon enough TO save
him the embarrassment and humilia-
ton which came with the sending out
of invitations and the reception of
presents etc. In the case of the young
lady, it's stated, that she was prevent
ed from graduating, not because she
had not passed in her examinations,
but because of an indiscretion while
taking the examination, in one study.
On Tuesday night play "The Heart
of Hero was. presented in the Opera
House by the faculty assisted by local
talent. The play was a great success
and met with hearty approval from
the audience.
On Wednesday night playlets were
given by the pupils from the rooms of
Prof. Drisklll and Miss Fain, at the
court house. A large audience was
present and considering the short time
in which these were prepared, were a
great, success.
Thursday night was devoted to the
exercises of the graduting class. The
class was one of the largest in the his
tory of the school and consisted Of nine
girls and four BOYS. Each member of
the class delivt red an essay and the
majority of them showed unusual
talent in this line.
The program was as follows:
Essay, edgar Alien Poe" BY Hiss
Lucille McSween.
Essay, Education" by Miss Mar
tina Lindsey.
Essay, "Sldney lIanier,' by Miss
Elna Talley.
Essay, "Homc,H by Miss Ernestine
Robinson.
Essay, "Molher,r by Miss Edna
Stuart.
Essay, "What John p. Morgan
Did" by Miss Lois Dubois.
Essay, "Francis q. Willard, by
Miss Sewanee Hedrick.
Grafton, "The japanese and the
Alien Land Law" by Ralph Cate.
Grafton, tennessee. by Rooert
Parrott.
Grafton, "Thomas A. Eiison,' by
Clyde Kni! ly.
Grafton, character" by Roy Mar
tooh.
On Friday morning at 10 O'Clock
elght young ladies OF the school de-
Iivered Rotations in the contest for
the medal offered by. !. Allen Glenn.
Miss Marion Bruner was the success
full contestant and her reel, alton would
have been a credit toa college gradu-
ate. On Friday night, the closing
night, The graduating class was again
in the limelight All Of the class were
present, and The program was made
by Miss Elna Taaev who read the
class history; MISS Lucille Mcsweer
who was the class poet and Clyde
Knisley who read the class prophesy
The awarding of the diplomas fol
lowed, this being the most pleasant
part of the commencement for TIT