The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-25

The Twelfth Annual Closing Exercises of the Polytechnic
School extending full week. aoding the public
excellent series of entertainments ended last Friday night
with the program by the graduaesoowed by the Alumni
Banquet.
the whole feast of good things this scribe
we'll knowsonly lack of space prevents full notice of each
evening.
The lecture of Dr. w. T. Thompson, Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Knoxville Ideals opened the
series and literary set in the gold of the eo
quence of truth.
On Sunday evening" the Baccaaueate sermon preached by
the Rev A. j. Holt of Florida in the Baptist Church
audience that tested its capacity would to any
preacher, and any institution anywhere
Tuesday evening following Senor Class Play Civ
the auditorium of the school building So great the
crowd that the S. R. o. hung early and fine
new record was made in Polytechnic dramatic art.
Wednesday evening devoted to exhibition of the
work OF the Department Of Music which this has been
under the able OF Miss Lenn Tedord Credbe
indeed was the work presented IN this Department and the
showing of each student of the class Each pupil showed great
talent and careful preparation
Thursday evening was Class Day Exercises in which the
Class Of 1916 had their sweet pophesy and music
and and play Glass spirit nigh evenings enter
anment indeed credit alike to the graduating GLASS; the
undergraduates and the school in its entirety.
Friday evening the Presbyterian Church the
Exercises proper held the audience
numbering about thousand OF the leading citizens Of this
community The entire OF high order reflect
upon the lend it their support. The
graduates this year numbered twenfou and assed
follows Academic Department. Elmer Newton Adams Fletch
Worth Browning hazel Marguerite Costner Lucille Wnni
Davis David Parks Eageton Edwina George Bessie Lee
ming Mary Painter Hugh Alexander Wallace Cale Eliza
Waters Normal Training Department. Willie Fay Brown
William Mckinley Emert Nora Elizabeth McNey William Eli
jah Roberts, Bessie Sue Tedford Commercial Department
Ruth Coventry, Guy Gates COWan Jonne Belle Henry Minnie
Frances Lanning Irene Martin, Guy Cam Pollard
From these selected Mr. William E. Roberts, Miss
Henry Mr. Elmer N. Adams deliver Mr.
Roberts subject What is Coming led him to discuss world
own country scope of his comprehension pho
sophie analysis which he gave to his subject indicated mind
think Miss Henrys topic which called for
deep insight into the philosophy of political and social
but from her sentence to the close of her
audience felt that she had mastered her subject and
knew full well depth and breadth of the meaning of DUTY
The Challenge to Democracy
Mr. Adams Vaedictoran's grafton the subject 1.-THE
table and indeed fitting climax the years he has spent
this institution The public well his school friends
predict for him successful
After and forcefu address by Prof Henry the dip
omas awarded and with great good feeling the audience
dispersed The Alumni Banquet followed at the dnnng hall OF
the with every class represented from 1905 to Glass OF
1916, except that OF 1912.
feast and flow of soul mingled with the fruits
and domestic science occupied the happy company un
the of the morning Reorganization OF the
Association followed the banquet resulting the following OIL