The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-05-21
CLOSING
EXERCISES
OF LAHCASfER'S
SPLENDID SCHOOL
In Progress This Week.

Lancaster's pride. her splendid Grad
ed School, is having its closing eXer-
ciseS this week, and the splendid atten-
dence at every entertainment gives
striking evidence of the esteem in which
this institution is held by the patrons,
and shows conclusively that they are
well satisfied with the results obtained
from the years work, Upon every
hand you hear praise for Prof. Cancer
for the high standard which he has at
tanned for the school, and words of
qualification that he has been retained
for another year. Nor is this exclusive
ly for the Principal, his splendid corps
of assistants coming in for their well
merited share, in fact the community
heartily congratuates itself upon hav-
ing what they consider the best school
building, both in point of architecture
and equipment, and the best corps of
teachers of any town of it's size in cen
trial Kentucky.
On last Sunday morning in the
School Auditorium the Baccalaureate
Sermon was preached by DIR. }. l.. Hill.
member of the faculty of George
town College, and it was given up to
have been one the most brilliant dis
courses ever heard in Lancaster.
There are fourteen Young ladies and
gentlemen, to receive diplomas, as fol-
lows: Misses Patsy kInnaird, Bernie
Lear, Patsy Anderson, Eliza Todd,
Marie Ballard. Elizabeth Collier, ana
Mary Eliza Holtzclaw andEmma Walker
and Messrs Ector Lawson, Robert Tom
linson Jr., Carl Acton. Lucian Grant,
Billy Swope and b. W. Owens Jr
This Is the largest class ever graduated
from the local school.
During the week the teachers of the
various grades have held entertainments
at the college showing the proficiency
or their pupils and enc bling the public
TO get ali insight into what has been ac-
compllshed during the school year just
closing. Each and every one of these
entertainments nave had capacity
houses, and the people seem to De unit
ed In the opinion that the year has been
d very profitable one In So far as the
Children are concerned.
TINS Thursday night at the AuGitori
UNI the dIpIomas VIII be presented to
the graduating class, which VIII mark
the Closing oil the school year and the
beginning OF the midsummer holiday
seasUn. Inc presentation viii be made
10y DIR. j. l.. McMurtry of Louisville, ID
former Resilient or Lancaster, and one
gard the welfare of the community IN
which he once uwelt ane yet loves SO
well, and there are many IN Lancaster
who can testify u the fact that the
atfabIe anu gifted gentlemdn's re-
marks VIII De Wen worth nearing.
1t viii be good news to the commun-
lty To know mat the entire faculty from
Prof. Cancer down, Win the exception
of Miss Dean, nave been elected Tor
another year. Miss Dean did not Apply
for position and viii Ieacn during the
next school year at ner nome at War
saw Ky. In addition TO the splerdId
faculty already mentioned, the School
Board has secured the services of Miss
Rachel WiCC of Nashville Tenn, who
will assist III the High School. Miss
Witt comes very highly recommended
as an accomplished lady and she will
doubtless lend much to the efficiency of
the faculty. She was educated in
Washington ID. c., afterward spending
four years at Vanderbilt, where she
secured her A. b. Miss Witt comes as
an additional teacher. The place of
Miss Dean will be filled by Miss Della
finder, who has had considerable ex-
perience In the school of the county
and during the past year gave splendid
satisfaction as a member of the new
Consolidated School at Paint Lick.
Lancaster or Garrard county never
received more material benefit from
any source than they have from the
school in Lancaster, it has been 1.-THE
means of attracting many desirable
citizens to our town and county. and
has greatly enhanced the value of the