The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-05-18
CLOSING EXERCISES
Of HIGH SCHOOL
Marked by Large Attendance -Ad.
dress by Or. POWefS-Past Ses-
sion Most Successful.

The final events surrounding the
closing of this, the most successful
session in the history of the Welsh
high school, began last Sunday, with
| the Baccaluareate Sermon and the
accompanying services at the Audi
forum.
Rev. A. H. Cullen, pastor of the
Baptist church, delivered the address
of the morning, while the pastors of
the other churches joined in the SER
vices. Rev. Cullen's subject, ".TheSe
Things Were Done for Your Sake"
furnished him the opportunity to de-
liver a sermon which was very pro-
nouncedly fitted to the occasion. An
excellent musical program was rem
dered by the combined choirs.
The personnel of the 1917 class is
as follows: Lewrence Abbott, Robert
Arceneaux, Anna Cox, Freida Gold
smith. Helen Hackworth, George Nc
Kay, Rosalie Prentice, Marjorie Rob
E inson and Edythe Smith.
The Senior Class play, "The Bios
, soming of Mary Ann" the last Of {
a series of delightful dramatic schoo
renditions, which have pleased tn
, public, enlightened and broadene'
:, the talents of the pupils taking part
:, and have assisted in financing need
. of the school for which no funds ar
q otherwise provided, was presented a
4 the Auditorium Wednesday night I
full house. The play was dellgh
~ fully rendered. The attendance II
,e cluded people not only from "elS
=, hut from all the surrounding town
"a despite the fact that numerous oth'
.. events came on the same night. vi
.. itors were present from Roanok
No Lake Arthur, Thornwen, Hayes, Be
an City. Iowa, Rice, Fenpn, WeodiaW
At and other places.
"a The patronage accorded the
! y events staged by the school ire
- time to time during the session n
:. been a source of encouragement
"a the pupils and the faculty, and n
ho urged them to greater accomphS
he ments, fact which Prof. Pierce not
ov during the course Of his announ
=, ments proceeding the presentation
40 the play. 1t is plainly observed u
=. the attitude of the public has mi
"a bearing on the attainments OF
public school, and it is notable q
the session just. passed has d
marked by total absence OF anu
AY onism-the wheels of progress NJ
YER moved smoothly throughout the
300 sion.
ont The commencement exercises at
son. Auditorium Thursday night were
the fina, event in the school year.
mo Delmar T. Powers, dean OF the tee
H.
ers' college L. S. u, delivered the
dress of the evening,treatlng eo'
tional subjects on a broad ana
-o> tightening scale. Since DR.. 70"
lVJ annearance on the Chautauqua
gram here last February, his hea
r OF have anxiously awaited an occa
been for the soliciting of his return
gton addresses are always treat
IN The program of the evening
nec- cluded Piano. Duet, by Marjorie
quito inson and Freida Goldsmith; Sal
been tory, Lawrence Abbott; Class RI
emf ecv. Freida Goldsmith and 10
and Prentice. valedictory, George
lains Kav; Presentation of Diplomas
: its Annette. and the Class SONG
,syn- uo,l 1917 Senior Class.
ither The teachers who live at
rice n0;nts in the state are leaving
rally +hoir homes today, and thus p
rs, is onotber milestone in the progre
hit or Tho training of our youth for
but nursuits. Then follows perlc
en- it ;mvonile laxity which the chi
VIC have hopefully looked fOrwa "a
d al .I...,,rhort the mast nine months