The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-05-06

close the school year 19l4-1915 on Fri
day evening. May Ia, which comes
next week. In accordance with custom
the last week Of the year is filled with
great things that center about those
who have completed twelve years of
hard study, and the local events plan
ned for the coming week are in keep
ing with the plans of the school COM
mencement festivities all over the
country.
The Pennant" Friday May
The festivities of the week will be-
gin at the Opera House promptly at
eight o'clock next Friday evening. For
almost half year all the musical or
ganizations of the High School have
been practicing to present an oper-
eta on this date. II is one continu-
Gus round Of music. instrumental and
vocal solos and choruses, for a period
Of about two hours. II will undoubt-
edly be pronounced the greatest local
musical that has ever been produced.
Seats are being reserved at the Elk
Drug Store, now; the High School
students are selling the tickets, which
will entitle the holder To reserved
seat upon its presentation at the Elk
Drug Store. Despite the fact that
this production is staged at big ex-
pense, the admission is at popular
prices-fifty cents for adults and thir-
ty-five cents for pupils in the schools.
Union Baccalaureate Service
On next Sunday all the churches Of
Tucumcari will unite in one service at
the Opera House, beginning at eleven
o'clock. The Rev. A. N. Evans of the
Methodist church will preach the bac-
calaureate sermon for the class, at
this time. Special music will be fur
nished by the several churches, and
by the High School people, under the
leadership of Miss Georgia Gardner,
musical director of the Public Schools,
assisted by Miss Shelby, Chorister of
the Methodist church.
Class Night Wednesday, May II
On Wednesday evening at the High
School the Class Of 1915 will give its
program. This consists of music, es-
says, etc. and will be the last program
in the High School career, to be given
by the class, that leaves the school
this year. Already the sentiment
shows that there will be crowd that
will overflow the High School Assem-
bly, on that occasion, to hear the grad
uation essays. and orations of the
Seniors. To help defray the expense
for the different occasions, there shall
be small sum Of fifteen cents charged
at the door, for this program.
Commencement Night, Friday, May II
The school year, as well as the Com
mencement Season, will close on Fri
day night, with the delivery Of the
diplomas to the largest class ever
completing four-year high school
course in this part of the state. In
spite of the fact that the class num-
in numbers that Tucumcari has known
Eight of the class have taken the full
four-year course in the Tucumcari
High School, and the other FIVE, while
taking the major portion of the work
here, did several years Of their high
school work in the public schools Of
other states, or in some of the higher
educational institutions of New Mex
leo. Following is the class roll
Allen, Hettie
Aull, Harold
Bonds, Fisher
DeOliviera, Rhea
Edwards, Edith
Gee, Freddie
Gerhardt, Earl
Goldenberg, Charles
Holt, Alice
Jones, Norval
Keeler, Gladys
Wharton, Clinton
Whitmore, Zilla
Fisher Bonds took her first high
school work in the High School De-
partment of the Sherman (Texas)
Public Schools; Rhea DeOliviera was
student in the New Mexico College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,
Las Cruces, for two years but chose
TO complete his high school career in
the local school, and will therefore
get his diploma from Tucumcari in
stead of from the State College. Fred
die Gee begun high school work in
Charlottesville, Mo-, anG for the last
three years has been one of the Tu-
cumcari class. The same can be said
of Alice Holt, who formerly attend.
ed the Pittsburg, Texas, High School
Clinton Wharton was IA student of the
New Mexico Military Academy, a,
Roswell, for his early high school
work, but like Rhea. DeOliviera, after
some experience in state institution
decided to finish the work ut home
and earn his diploma from the Tu'
cumcari High School, which he has
done.
The address to the graduating class
on Friday evening at the Opera Hous,
will be given by the Honorable Ralph
G. Ely Of Santa Fe. Mr.. Ely is pol