The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-14
WAXAHACHrE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES LARG-
EST CLASS IN ITS HISTORY AND APPROPRf-
ATE EXERCISES HELD DESPITE RAIN.
PLEASING ADDRESSES ARE MADE
Dr. G. Hardy President of Baylor Female College De-
Iiyers Graduation Address Before the Class Here
Today-Church Is Filled to
OVERLOOKING

! perfect 1tI HiCIly tLat HAS piSfdiSh.
!! lie expressed the belief that the
past year has been the best year In
the history CT the schools. snid IL
had been ais privilege TO visit tho
schools aud lake notice of the or
der and spirit that prevailed. He
yentufed the assertion that there
caald not he f0nnd froalty of
teachers wnc took Q greater interest
IA their work than tho public school
faculty OF Waxahachio. He said
there we're among them mon and
women whom he considered great.
However. there arc some who do not
seem to understand the surrounding
and tho handicap under which they
are iaboring,
Reference to the need OF modern
high school and the plan for seeur-
ling same met with a responsive APP
plauso. lie said school building
was the greatest need. lie ventured
tho assertion that this fact could
not be better impressed upon the
patrons OF the school than by hold
ing the gradu{ing exercises in the
auditorium on the third floor OF the
school building about 2 O'Clock
some warm June day. He thought
be sufficient to attract a large crowd
and their climb up the flights OF
/ stairs to the stuify little quarters
/ would impress the need of a better
school building upon all. He de-
clared that the lack of adequate
buildings was perhaps robbing from
fifteen to twenty girls out of an ed
ucation because the climbing OF the
narrow. steep stairs was too great
a strain He thought 1t was better
to provide this equipment than to
have one girl or boy 80 out from
school without completing the course
of study.
Declaring the board was fortunate
in having, the support of the patrons
and in filing the few vacancies on
the faculty for the coming year. he
looked forward to another very sue
cessful year in the public schools.
lkcrnslon Presents Glass.
p. J. Herndon next presented the
class of 1916, which is the largest
lin the history OF the school. The
class is composed of twenty-four
young ladies and twcnty-three young
men. He recommended to the board
that these fcrty-seven students had
completed the course of study and
were entitled TO diplomas.
!! Following the presentation he de-
ciared the regular arranged pro-
gram would be rendered without
further announcement.
/ The eleventh grade rendered a
very pleasing chorus to which piano
and violin accompaniment vas
played by members of the class.
An address was rendered by Irwin
Cornwell. OF the Junior class, which
was exceptionally good. This young
nan composed his own address, tea-
turing the thought that education
payes the way 10 a higher civiliza-
ton 1t was cleyerly presented and
rich ia thought aud Inspiration.
history OF the graduating class
was given BY Miss Bonita Martin.
who mentioned the date of their
promotion to the high school four
years age aud followed them in their
lstrnes,es through the four years Of
soul-tryina effort 10 reach the goal
Of FIRST success. This was q prettily
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plnuse.
A chorus ey members of the high
school Was next rendered 20 piano
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