Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-22
JUNIOR SENIOR
Reception HELD.
MOST BRILLIANT SCHOOL Az
FAIR on YEAR WAS BAN
QUIT LAST NIGHT
'"'lDUATINC EXERCISES
Evening at Presbyterian Church.
students spoke and Sang at
Hotel Tulsa.

: Amid brilliant decorations the
: niors and seniors of tho Tulsa high
= hool last night held their annual
y inquet IN the grill room of the Hotel
Tulsa IL was the most elaborate and
interesting OF the annual affairs yet
held by the school. The banquet
han was proluscly decorated with rib.
bons, pennants and flowers. The 4
II. :. colors of red and white pre-
dominated in the decorations and
were even followed In the dessert
courses of the sumptuous banquet,
The senior colors red and old gold,
ana the Junior colors, purple and
white. were also much in evidence.
rhe tables were artisucnlly arranged.
A hundred and fifty people were pres
cnt, including all members Of the jun.
ior and senior classes, Superinten.
dent toont1 Principal Katz and the
following high school faculty mem
bcrs: Mary Jane Bennett, l., Mamie
Brady Katherine +. Price. Edna T..
Biddison, James Jennison. Eunice NJ
Rohards, Harriet Bird, Pearl Maze,
olga Smith, \. Ethel Snidow, Ellie
y. stephens, Hazel Houser and Mrs.
l.. Smith
An orchestra furnished music
throughout the evening and a quar-
tctte Of high school boys sang so well
that they had to respond to an en-
core a feature Of the occasion was
the handsome gowns of the pretty
girl graduates. The banquet was
served in five courses. The students
voiced their special appreciation OF
the efforts Of Manager w. N. Robin
son to make the affair success
Cramond Wakefield acted as toast
master in his usual graceful and
popular style. He uttered words Of
regret over the departure of the SEN
iors and spoke many kind sentiments
for the Juniors and the faculty. His
Introduction of each subject was
filled with humOr and logic,
Lloyd Brush, president of the sem
ior class, responded to the toast. "Oh.
Worthy Juniora" He characterized
the present year as the greatest in the
history OF the Tulsa high school, and
predicted that the class Of 1914 will
write one Of the brightest pages in
the schools history. He spoke of tho
juniors as "thc future proud and no
Bile seniors"
Mildred Mari gracefully handled
the subject. Just One Step Beyond"
She wished for the class Of 1913. hap
piness, luck and prosperity.
julius Livingston proved one Of the
biggest hits Of the evening when he
responded TO the toast. "As We Have
Seen YOU" by reciting an original
poem with plenty Of local color. that
aroused much enthusiasm. 1t was
both witty and philosophical.
Miss Mary Jane Bennett. teacher
Of Latin in the high school told all
concerned" to strive to be good and
straight and strong In all that they
undertook in the future and to act 80
that they could say: II am a man;
all that Ia mans is mine" She re-
ferred to many class room episodes
that brought forth laughter,
Rife webb characterized the fac
ulty members as guide posts along
the way" and offered them his ten
derest thoughts" and best wishes
Superintendent Koontz declared
that the future of the 35 graduates
would lead down 35 different roads,
and would be moulded largely by
what the individuals made them.
The world" he said. will stand
aside for the man who knows where
he In going"
Professor f. j. Katz advised each
graduate to paddle his own canoe
lie told of his own experience with
canoeing and Of the obstacles that
every one must meet In that hazard
Gus undertaking.
"Your path will be blocked" he
declared. "for canoeing has its obsta-
cles while Tve watched you with
interest during the three or four years
that you have been In the high school
[ know you have sometimes watched
mo with interest also. / am sorry
that you seniors are leaving. for IT,
hard to break friendships
Max Andrea recalled incidents oi
school life that are likely to be an.
swered by the graduates in time to
rOme.
1--WE may have been inappreclatiya
at times. he said, but am sure we
will remember our teachers In future
years. and what they have done for
US"
Tonight will occur the graduating
exercises Of the 1918 class. This will
take palce at the First Presbyterian
church and a large crowd is expected
to attend The exercises will begin
ut Sis o'clock.
GAS CONVENTION TO DALLAS