The Holly chieftain., 1917-05-25
EIoHfH GRADE HOLDS
conGENcElGEMf ExERCIsEs
Graduating Exercises Last Wsdnss.
day Evening at High School
Auditorium

nual commencement exercises in
the auditorium Of the High School
building, last Wednesday evening
and q large crowd was in attend
ance to hear the closing program.
To the average boy and girl the
year is divided into two parts.
school and vacation. At the end Of
the nine months OF work and wOr-
ry, fun and frolic comes the long
looked for last day" As the day
draws near some are triumphantly
certain that their efforts have won
for them the coveted certificate of
promotion while Others anxiously
await the outcome of the final ex-
aminatiOns
To know that the years work has
ended in success means great
deal, for 1t is one more step up the
ladder, but to have completed the
eight years of the Grammar school
and won the right, II circumstances
permit, to 60 on with the high
school training means infinitely
more. At the exercises last Wednes-
day evening twenty-five young peo-
pie of Holly and the surrounding
districts received the diploma
( which bears testimony to the fact
that they have successfully COM
pleted that eight years of training.
The eighth grade of the Holly
grammar school rendered the clos
ing program. The plan of the en-
tertainment and THE excellent man
ner in which it was carried out re
fleet credit. both upon the pupils
and upon the teachers who have
trained them. The graduating class
of Holly numbers in all twelve
members. First ;honors In scholar
ship were won by Merritt Sherman,
whose rank was g. Inez Allen took
second place with class standing
of 80.
~ The stage of the auditorium was
appropriately decorated with flow
ers, palms, ferns and the class col
southern gray and gold. The
spirit of the entertainment was
thoroughly in Keeping with the
spirit which is abroad in every part
OF our country at the present time.
The Stars and Stripes held con
spicuous place and the military
note was present in the scout uni
forms of several of the boys Of THE
class. Uncle Sam and George Wash
ingtOn also played their part.
Among the girls were Betsy Ross,
Columbia, Liberty and the mildly
girls" with their sashes of red,
white and blue.
The program opened with read
ing by Viola Howland from the
SHnnyside school.
One of the most effective numbers
was the class march. This included
various figures and tableaux. Amer
lea and the Star Spangled Banner
were sung by the class and the aud
fence Immediately responded by
standing through both songs.
Inez Allen delivered an excellent
Grafton on War" which she, her.
self, had written. This was followed
by a song by the class.
Interest and amusement ran high
both in class and audience when
Edward Garfield read an original
poem, entitled. Glass Characteris-
tics"
Ruth Berry's solo, "Life's Gar
den." was appreciated by all as was
also that sung by Viola Newbanks,
entitled, "a Hundred Years
The story of the Making of the
Flag" was very pleasingly pre-
senUed by Laura DeBus, Clement
, Leonard and George Robinson.
This was followed by, "All Hail o
My Country" sung by Madelin and
Edith Walton.
Clement Leonard gave humor.
Gus reading entitled. Going Up
He g,Ive some of the reasons for the
sosring price OF things on the mar.
kH today. Even doughnuts are
"soii1gsup" because the holes have
to be imported.
Two stirring wartime numbers