Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-13
TWO GRADUATE
FROM SCHOOLS
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
CLOSING BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS WILL BE HELD NEXT
TUESDAY EVENING.
PROGRAM TO BE HEARD
PRINCIPAL AND TEACHERS ARE
NOW PREPARING PROGRAM FOR
ENERCISES-NOTNG LADY AND
YOUNG MAN CONFLICT COURSE.

Only two days more and the puailS of
the Brownsville public SchoCiS vii have
said farewell 10 another sch ii wear. An
early start last fall resulted in aH early
finish this year. the public -rhooi clos
ing earlier than last year b. nearsy two
weeks. Two days more. ana a vAatiOn
OF three long months. intcrfprrScil with
hot days, many ball gamc>F man play
houses and similar paStimes TT IN, young
will be all the rage. until another school
year has ~inaugurated itself.
The graduating class Of he Browns
Vile high school will be- composed Of
two, Miss DOrothca Holt aud alberto
Perez. 4 graduating class II TIVE il not
unusually small. according 10 the super
inicHdcnt Of schools. Miss l:arbOur. who
has been connected with The Browns.
Vile schools for many yeats. 4 record
IN the number Of graduates wa made
several years ago when eight r.cciyed
their diplomas. Since then theaclasses
have been fewer than that.
Two years ago the junior class gave in
dications of graduating the largest class
in 1911 la the history of the Brownsville
schools. However. a number Of the
pupils withdrew to enter the business OF
life. and others left for larger schools
mp the State. This decreased The size
of the present class. which ended with
a graduation 81 two. The senior class
Cor the next term gives promise of being
much larger.
The commencement exercises will BE-
held a; the I~Iinklcy hall Tuesday eve
ming, May ~. when there will BE- drrla-
nations ~ members Of the various
CLASSES of the high school. and also sew.
cral musical numbers. The program is
now being prepared. and will bc com
p.cted within a day or two.
The Brownsville publtr schools are
closing one of the most successful wears
in their history. with IN enrolment q:
nearly one thousand pupils. The session
which H. now ending saw its beginning
with the establishment Of 4 new high
school. in a building separate from that
which has been the only public school in
the city. The purposes Of the school
board IN view l. the erection of "A hiph
school building and the beginning of the
next term may see such a project actu.
ally under way. 1t j. stated that A. soon
rs IL j. possible To undertake this promo
sitlon IL viii be- started.
Notwithstanding that Brownsville i
the largest city south of Houston. lis
public school enrolment shows fewer
pupils AMI a smaller graduation class
than many smaller cities. This is on
account of the iact thar there are several
de~nominational Schools here. VII prob
ably a total cnrollmen IL fifteen hun.
dred pupils.
The examinations have been in prog
ress all this week. and will he completed
Thursday. Friday the teachers cxpect
tn he able 10 announce the results Of the
examinations. The schools will finally
close their sessions al Friday noon. if
the examination of the papers have been
finally announced.
An invitation WAS extended 10 the pub-
lac today by the teachers of the primary
grades IA the grammar schools Ia AZ.
tend closing exercises which will De- held