The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-13


Ocala, was very Interesting and in
structiye.
The school is in better condition
in every way than ever in its his
tory.
AS has Eeen the custom, ever since
il has been established, now nearing
score of years, the county super1n-
tendent OF public instruction. who is
now Mr.. J. H. Brinson, with his pre-
| decessor Mr. w D. earn, attended
| the commencement exercises at Fes-
sender Academy on Thursday after
noon. MAY Z. The other white Wis
| itors from OcaIa were Rev. Bunyan
Stevens, Mr.. c. Y Miller, Mrs. j. d.
Rooney and Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Car
roll.
The exercises commenced at z
O'Clock and lasted until almost sun
down. but so interesting were they
that no one thought of being ia
| tigued.
| The following program was rem
dered, and for one of its length, we
do not ever remember another that
was carried out to the letter:
Program
| Piano Duet, Melody OF Love
Ophelia Falana and Henrietta Thur
man.
Inyocation-Rev. G. B. Wilson.
i Sextette, Daisies Bloom"
4 Grafton. Intensive Civic Duties
Gilbert Stanley Manor, Martin,
Fla.
i Piano Solo, Scarf Dance"-Ophe-
liza v. Falana.
Grafton. The Progress OF Race
Virginia Olivia Sanders, Leesburg,
Fla.
Vocal Duet, Il will Magnify -
Miss Wiley and Mr.. Sistrunk.
H Grafton, Modern Transports
tion''-W'illiam McAllister, Martin
Fla
Il Piano duet. The Flyer'-Ophe-
liza Falana and Henrietta Thurman
Grafton, "A New Dawn for Wo-
man"-Mayme Roberta Ward, Mar
tin, Fla.
Piano Solo, Tam O'Shanter
Ophelia Falana.
Grafton, THE Nobility of Labor
flames Franklin Sistrunk. Ocala
Fla.
| e hnr,lS-''Thp Sea y
Commencement address by Rev.
| Bunyan Stephens.
Awarding diplomas-Superint
emit Public Instruction.
Awarding Prizes-Hon w. D
earn, Chairman Board of Public In.
struction.
Chorus-''Italia''
Benediction-Rev. A. l.. James.
Those of the visitors who hat
never been at the school before were
struck with the remarkable disci
pine and order that prevailed
among the children, large aud small
thruout the exercises. Those wht
had visited the school on many oc
casions told them that this was 81
! thoroughly instilled into the niind
of the children by Professor Wiley
that misbehaying in the school wa
unknown
Another feature OF the school i
the scrupuluously clean condition o
the entire school property. TIL
broa dgrounds and the buildings in
side and out. present condition o
. perfect order and absolute cleanh
ness-fioors, appear to have bee
scrubbed and swept daily and not
speck of dust or dirt mar the floor
. walls or seat of the big school room.
: These two features alone, condut
. of the work in the school, if on
: should see no farther into the goo
work done there.
. The attendance at Ffessenden tn
= over $50. MANY of these pupils cam
: from out of the county and boarde
= at the school. OF the FIVE graduate
one came from Ocala, one from Lee
: burg and three from Martin. or in tt
: immediate neighborhood of til
school, According to the attendant
the percentage Of graduates fro
= Fessenden is as large each year, {
. possibly larger than in the wifi
. schools.
81 The subjects OF the addresses 4
the graduates showed much though
. and care in their selection and pre-
: aration. They were worth the pen
men and women OF more matul
years They were delivered we'll. tt