The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-05-03

Az Germantown High Schools Crowns
Another Year OF Successful
Effort

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town High School was q decided sue
cess. Last Thursday evening the pu-
pills and patrons with their friends, as
sembled to attend the fourth annual
reception. The High School pupils I'M
der the direction OF Misses Margaret,
Minnie, Lillian and Josephine Cough
lin, assisted by Misses Elizabeth Byar
and Jessie owens, delivered a very en-
tertalnlng and delightful program, con-
sisting Of vocal and instrumental
music and marches.
Hon. W. A. Byron of Brooksville,
delivered an eloquent and Instructive
address on Educational Cooperation, "
to which the audience gave serious at
tention and hearty applause After
the address refreshments were served
to some 300 people.
On Friday evening the commence
ment exercises were held in the X. of
p. Hall, which had been daintily and
artistically decorated by the ladies of
the faculty for the occasion. The ex-
ercises were begun by music by the
Germantown band, at the conclusion
of which Miss Mcintyre played the
march. When the march was ended,
Rev. w. T. Ecklar offered prayer The
graduates were Lawrence Mcnamara
and Ola French. Their essays were
unusually good and were impressively
delivered.
Hon. NJ. p. Shawkey, state superin-
tendent of West Virginia, delivered
the commencement address. 1t was
one of those masterful efforts for
which he has a national reputation, as
being to put big ideas in terms that
may be appreciated by all At the close
Of the address he was asked by the
Board of Education to deliver the di-
plomas, which he did in happy and
impressive style.
Prof Mullikin in a few well chosen
words expressed his appreciation to
the people of the community for the
support and cooperation they had
given him in his four years work as
principal of their school. The pro-
gram was then concluded with the
benediction by Rev. Ecklar.
The late number on the program was
to have been a short address from a
member of the Board of Education, but
the master of ceremonies, not under
standing this arrangement, dismissed
the audience before the gentleman
could get to the rostrum. The Board
of Education, desiring the public to
konw their attitude toward Mr.. Multi
kin and his splendid corps of teachers,
have asked this paper to publish the
following:
Mr.. Mullikin came to us by a unan-
imous call of the board and has for
four years conducted a pre-eminently
successful school. He aroused a school
spirit in our midst that made it pos
sible to do things we had never done
before. BY his individual efforts he
established n school wagon route
through our neghboring districts
which added materially to the en-
rollment and attendance of our school,
and turned into our treasury about
$500 a year ELI has put our school
on the list Of accredited High Schools
of the state and has worked unselfish-
~ and increasingly for the best inter
ests of the school and every pupil in
II. When it has required special and
supplemental work for a pupil to
make good, he eerfully prescribed
the work and personally assisted i'm IT,
His indomnitable energy and zeal and
his high ideas and ambitions are an
inspiration to any school and commu-
nifty where he lives and works. Mr.
Mullikin and his good wife since com
ing into our midst have built and
equipped n beautiful home and it is
with deepest regret on our part that
they feel it to their best interests to
leave us. In their leaving our COM
munity suffers a distinct loss, the
church an earnest worker, the school
efficient teachers, and the community
good citizens.
We may consider ourselves fOrtu-
nate indeed if their places can be fill
ed with people worthy to be their sue
cessors.
Miss Bessie Best, who has charge Of
the grammar department, has conduct
ed her years work in accordance with
that magnificent training she received
at Midway Female Orphan School,
which is one of the best schools in
the country.
Mrs. Mullikin, who has charge OF
the intermediate department, in her
three years work has made her de-