The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-04-28
COMMENCEMENT
DATES APPROACH
TINE FOR CLOSING THE YEARS
WORK OF COUNTY SCHOOLS
IS NEAR.
LARGE SENIOR CLASSES
High schools Mt Hartford and Fords-
Vile Will send Out Many
Graduates.

Commencement time Ii approach
ing and soon the sweet girl graduate
and the good fellows will be bidding
farewell to their school mates, the
graduates never to return to the
scene OF their happy days. in the roll
of students. Such Q parting brings
a pang OF regret to the heart of the
thoughtful student for upon that &C.
. casion long step is taken in the path
of life and the ties that bind school
day friendship are loosened, then
wane, but the school days friend is
never entirely forgotten. The happy
thought OF being through ones high
school work is overshadowed by the
solemnity OF bidding farewell to ones
alma matre.
The graduating classes Of the va
rious high schools Of Ohio county
this year are. on the whole. unusual
ly large. Reports from the schools
indicate that q good years work has
been done In all. Teachers and stu
dents alike are now preparing for
the commencement exercises and
some excellent entertainment is in
store for the public.
The names of the graduates and
programs OF the Hartford and Fords-
willie High Schools follow. Under the
direction Of Mr.. H. e. Brown and Mr..
Fred Shultz these schools have had
an excellent year.
Commencement at Hartford.
Commencement exercises of Hart
ford College begin on Sunday, May
IA, 1915, with the baccalaureate ser
mon at the Methodist church which
will be delivered by Rev. F. d. Kers-
linen of St. Louis, editor Of the Chris
tian Evangelist.
OnsTuesday evening at the College
auditorium the pupils of Misses Pen
dleton and Moore will give an oper-
eta, entitled Mother Goose and Co. :"
About sixty children of the first. sec
ond, third and fourth grades will
take part.
Wednesday evening the intermedi-
ate grades under Miss Flener and
Grammer grades under Mr.. Howard
give two short plays Royalty in Old
Virginia." "The Patriotic Peanut
stand" a sunfiower drill by sixteen
girls, and several character songs.
Thursday evening, May IS, the
Senior class presents "The Girl from
Upper T." three act Western Come
dy of the present time. The cast of
characters consists of nine girls and
ten boys.
On Friday evening May 10, Prof.
Noe of State University will address
the graduating class. Miss Geneva
Brown is valedictorian. her subject
being "Uncrowned Kings" and Mr..
Gilmore Keown, class representative.
subject american Ideas"
The graduating class this year is
the largest since the establishment
of the High School, composing nine
girls and thirteen boys.
The class will use the High School
caps and gown. Following is the
class roll:
Misses Eva Butler, Willie Lindley,
Beula Moore. Hula King, Elizabeth
Davidson. Sallie Coleman, Mary
Laura Pendleton, Evelyn Clark. Ge-
neva Brown; Messrs. James Coleman.
Pearl Sanderfur. Charley Ward. Mack
Benton, HALEY Gray Maddox, Leon
Bishop, Worden Newbolt. Russell
Pirtle, Arthur Minton. Marvin Hoov-
err, Gilmore Keown, Edward Duke
and Ellis Bell.
commencement at Fordsville.
Fordsviile. KY, April a.
Fordsville High School is just closing
one of the most successful terms in
her history. We have enrolled in
the High School department eighty
five pupils, which Is fifteen more than
were enrolled last year.
The closing exercises begin May s.
and close May IL. We have planned
for a very interesting week. On
Tuesday evening a play entitled mrs
Briggs of the Poultry Yard" will be
given by the Juniors. On Wednes-
aav evening the Primary and Inter- !