The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-02-04
THE CIRCUS
RES AGENT
Copyright, Puck
BY MORRIS ANDERSON.


atlng Exercises.
The Circus Press.Agent, while try.
ing to kill tine waiting for a late
train, accompanied the Cornville edi-
tor to the graduating exercises Of the
High School. AS the editor wal sui
fering from a felon the p~ress-agent
wrote up the events in his customary
pleasing manner, and added fame If
not fortune to the school in question.
His remarkable literary effort ap.
peared in the Cornville Bugle next day
follows:
Last night in the Odd Fellows Hall,
Cornville's Prominently Enormous
New High-School closed the most pros.
porous season of its career with the
Most Unequaled, Unapproachable. and
Notably Novel Graduating Exercises
ever conceived. No o Wonderful
and Incompatible exhibition Of ora'
torical achievements; Artistic.
Astounding, Awe-inspiring Vocal ex'
ploits; Extraordinary, Pyramidal, and
Prodigally proficient musical effects,
were ever offered on any Commence.
ment programme in Sacred or Pro-
fame History in this Or any other land.
At 7.30 the curtain assembled, dis.
playing the Eight Young Lady and
Gentlemen graduates. the Board of Ed
ucation, the Teachers and Members
Of the school surrounded by potted
plants and countless flags. Surely an
eye-feast of Sumptuous Kaleidoscope
Splendors. Never before has there
been such a ~prodigal display Of Spec.
tacular interest; combining the LUX.
uriously elegant costumes, Superb
toilets, waving Banners, tropical foil.
age, Celebrities of Cornville life, teach.
ers, scholars, scientists, church dig.
nitaries, historians, athletes, sages.
and musicians all correctly costumed,
making it a Most Transcendentally
Beautiful. Substantial, Surprising, and
Satisfying opening to the Pleasurable
performances to follow.
MI. Isadore Jones, the Worlds Fa,
nous musical director and talented
leader Of the Methodist choir. next
welded his baton over a corps OF
more than thirty prominent singers
and soloists from the United Glasses
of this Highest Of all High-Schools.
This Superb sight was most bewilder,
ingly grand, and opened to the eyes OF
the Countless spectators a greater
Blaze of Glory and Music than could
be evolved from the Simultaneous
presentation of a score of choirs from
Cornville's most Lavishly Splendid
Churches.
Display Number Two proved to be
a Distinctive and Distinguished Nov.
city entitled 1.-The Glass WILL" A per,
feet whirlwind of fun and humor by
the comical Miss Perkins.
A Wonderful and Incompatible ex,
hibition Of Exhilarating, Dashing, and
Novel elocution was next introduced
by the Graceful and Accomplished
Miss De Kelly. who recited the Ter.
rife Real Roman Four-Horse Chariot,
Race from Ben Hur. The Marvellous
and Magnificent talent displayed sep
arates this supreme performance from
all OtQor mere
The Growing elimination Of the
Commencement Sensation of the Cen.
fury was the unparalleled and scarce.
ly believable performance of Mr..
James johnson in his Mystic Mystery
act entitled "the Glass Prophecy" in
which the future life Of his classmates
was laid bare to the mystifed and
b%reathless audience. Certainly a su,
perb, Glorious, and original departure
from the customary mediocre perform.
ances so often fostered upon the Com.
mencement-loving public.
The Acme and Idealization Of Ora.
torical Splendor, without Peer or Far
allel, was the Stupendous Grafton de.
livered by the Peerless Pride of the
Prodigiously Proficient Cornville High.
School on the subject of Life, Lib,
erty and Justice; or, The Crime Of
the Nation" A very important and
impressive part of this Grand Com.
posite Exhibitional Enterprise.
No writer, however skilful, can tell
in words. no painter can produce on
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marble, the impressiveness, the heart,
breaking sorrow, the dewy tears the
Absolutely Unparalleled agony dis,
played by the Valedictorian of the
Glass in her beautiful farewell to the
Teachers, Board Of Education, and
schoolmates. At the conclusion of her
remarkable remarks the Gifted Young
Lady, the Teachers. Officers, Class.
mates. and Audience Joined in me
Enormous. United, and Colossal Sob,
The closing episode Of this Stellar
Programme was the Peerless and
Priceless remarks uttered by that man
of Exalted reputation and Proud and
Enviable fame. The Honorable Joshua
Whitiker, President Of the Board OF
Education, who presented to each Of
the exceptionally talented graduates
the coveted diploma, and thus ended
the Glorious Beauties and Delights of
this Supremacy Attractive and Super,
eminently Gorgeous, Grand. and Mas,
sive Graduating Exhibition, Exhaus
lively presented by Cornville's High.
School In the most Elaborate and at.
tractively resplendent manner possible