French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
.FASSIFERN COMMENCEMENT
BEING HELD THIS WEEK
Closes TqsNight--with Presentation of a
= ..~ Japanese Operetta--Four 8.
Graduates

The ninth annual commencement of
passifern school began Sunday even
inc al t O'Clock when Wilcox,
ra,for OF St. James church preached
,bo haccaulaureate sermon. The stu
acnrs wearing white dresses and hats
to match. attended the service in
Godv and made a charming scene
marching from the green lawn into the
beautiful little ivy covered church.
Fassifern closes its second school
torn in Hendersonvine. The schooi
was moved here from Lincolnton in
the fall of 1914. One hundred and
three students were enrolled during the
1876 session, making the largest en-
rollment in the history of the school.
The final concert was given by the
students of the intermediate classes
Nav 29.-The piano and vocal solos
we're performed so well that space will
not permit taking up each numAer sep
arately; but any conservatory of music
might justly feel proud of the piano
recitals of the Fassifern girls. There
we're no false notes, no Nesting touch.
and the freedom and ease of action AMI
seIf-confidence showed that Miss Pix
Iey's pupils are thoroughly at home at
the piano.
Tuesday, June 6. was class day, the
program rendered being as follows:
School sOng-Class.
Glass prophecy-Miss Bessie Child.
Glass pOem-Miss Josephine Smith.
Glass sOng-Class.
Class Misses Frank and
Rose Martin.
Last will and testament-Miss Elise
Atkinson.
Presentation of prize to school-Miss
Jessie Jenkins, class president.
Bonfire of old books-Class.
Wednesday Afternoon. $50 O'clock.
Invocation-Rey. r, N. WILCOX.
Chorus-Students.
Latin salutatory-Miss Louise |
Hodges.
Introduction of DIR. w. j. Martin |
president of Davidson college-Mr. r.
NJ. Oates.
Address; presentation of diplomas
DIR. Martin.
Valedictory-Miss Jessie jenkins.
Announcement of scholarships and |
medals-Mr. E. w. Ewbank.
SOng-Students.
There are four graduates this year,
as follows: Miss Jessie Jenkins OF
Ciffside, NC, first honor; Miss Louise
Hodges of Hendersonville, second |
honor; Misses Elise Atkinson, of /
Richmond, Va, and Charlie Potts OF /
HendeTsOnville.
The marshals for the afternoon were |
chosen from the junior class and were |
Miss Helen Johnson Of Florence, 5. |
C.. chief; Misses Gray Bradshaw OF |
Greensboro, Anna Locke Ingram OF
Wadasb0rO, Sallie Lou Packard OF |
Sre.by, and Josephine Bird of Marion. |
Another interesting feature of the |
exercises Wednesday afternoon was
the creditable are exhibit given by the |
pupils OF Miss Maude Chambers. Miss |
Chambers is talented art teacher
and the pupils under her instruction
showed remarkable progress. This
year Miss Chambers offered prize /
for the best drawing in "still life,
the honor falling to Miss Alice Atkln-
son
Miss Shipp also each year gives a
prize to the art student who designs
the best book plate. This year the
work Of Miss Frank Martin of HicH-
ory, was voted the best.
Mrs. McBee- and Miss Shipp give
TWO scholarships. One is called the
Memorial Scholarship in honor OF
their brother Col. William e. Shipp, |
Who was killed in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war; the other is U. D. c.
Scholarship.
Mr.. A H. Hawkins, the jeweler. OF
has very kindly offer
ed to give a gold medal every. year
n no Il ~, H-ylon 4
the best record prize; for general ex-
ceuence handsome pendant was pre-
Sented to Miss Jessie jenkins.
Saturday afternoon, May 27. from /
70 s, Mrs. McBee and Miss Shipp de-
IiShtfully entertained in honor of the
seniors at a buffet tea The drawing
room was artisticaIly decorated in
mountain flowers. In addition to the /
seniors, four in number, other guests
were Misses Hersperger, Alice Person,
betty Heymond and Evelyn Graham.
MISS Hersperger toasted the guests
With a clever Latin phrase as follows:
Ad vitam longam ct REQ secumdaS
Vestrum-To the long life and
prosperity of you all" Miss Jessie
y Jenkins, class president. in behalf OF
the q class, toasted the faculty. Laven-
oer and white, showing the school
coLors, were carried out in the decora-
uonS and refreshments.
The Juniors gave the seniors a
most enjoyable moonlight picnic at
Laurel Park Friday night.
The concluding program of the COM
will be given Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock in the school
q, dd,udltorium when the students OF
r +, assifern will present '"The Japanese
Girl," beautiful operetta by Charles
VI. vincent. The play opens with brill
llant musical overture with Miss Isa-