The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-05-25
BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENTS
MARK THE CLOSING DAYS
Successful Year of Stanford High
and Graded School Ended
Thursday Night
The Annual Recital

| oNhOOh VII AhuiSudy CNtuiHk was a
brilliant climax of Commencement
Week. The splendid work of the pu-
| pills must have been very gratifying
to the efficient instructors, Misses
Ballou and Higgins, who by their
painstaking efforts have made this de-
partment equalled by few schools
and surpassed by none. The vocol So
los and quartettes by Misses Pattye
Perkins. Nancy Katherine Mckinney,
Nellie Wilson Hill and Belle Russell
were received with loud applause. The
ensemble playingof the piano pupils
was unusually good and the piano So
10 of Leila Cook Raney was an artis-
tic success for one of her years. A
monologue by Miss Eddie Bruce
Baughman, a pupil of Miss Burch,
was greatly enjoyed by the large au-
dience and evidenced the talent of
the little lady as we'll as the skilful
training of her instructor. Mr.. M. L.
Cancer, superintendent for the COM
ing year, was introduced and after
few appropriate remarks presented
the gold medals awarded by the Mo-
Fart Club for greatest improvement.
The one offered to the grades was
piven to Miss Leila Cook Ranev and
Miss Annette Wearen received the
one offered to the High School.
Commencement Exercises
The opera house was not equal to
the occasion of holding the crowd
that came to town to attend the COM
mencement exercises Wednesday
night and as result MANY went
home disappointed. BY o'clock ev-
erv seat in the big auditorium was
full to overlooking. At 8:15 the cur
tain rose on scene that will not soon
be forgotten. The stage was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers. ever
greens, flags and bunting, with the
young lady graduates occupying the
front row of chairs and the young
men behind them. Seated on the
stage also were Prof. w. r. Todd,
superintendent of the school and DIR.
w. G.. Grinstead, of Richmond, who
came to address the graduates in the
place of DR.. T. J. Coates, of Eastern
Normal, who was detained on ac-
count of important business. DIR. NJ
ID. Early, of the Baptist church, in
voked divine blessings on the occasion.
after which Misses Mary Bailey and
Rachel Hill gave a piano number
from Kowalski, which was greatly
enioyed. Later Misses Annie Van
Arsdale Craig and Nancy Katherine
Mckinney gave piano duet, and
then came the address to the gradu-
ates. which was heartily enjoyed.
Prof. Grinstead's subject was
america" and for 40 minutes ne
told of her resources, her achieve
ments, her part in making of history
and her advantages. He told OF the
Importance of a good, fundamental
education, and is glad he lives In an
age when it can be obtained so easl-
ly. He is thankful for the graded
school system and wants to see 1t
made better each year. Space forbids
even EXCERPTS from Prof. Grinstead's
splendid address. but suffice it to say:
that it was good and interesting and
instructive. His admonition to the
graduates was couched in elegant
language and delivered in an elo-
quent and impressive way. DR.. Grin
stead has been teacher of Latin for
MANY years and is preparing a book
on the study of that language. which
educators think will be very helpful
to the student. as well as to the in
structor. Later in the evening DR..
Grinstead delivered the diplomas in
a very pleasing way. Misses Frances
Embry pleased the audience with a
piano number, as did Miss Annette
Wearen, both of the young ladies ac-
quitting themselves most creditably.
Dr. w. ID. Welburn, of the Methodist
church, gave the benediction. which
brought to close the work of a verv
successful year of the Stanford High
and Graded School. Those who re-
ceived diplomas are: John Cash. Hen
lev Cash. Joe T. Embry. Miss Matsy
Grimes. Miss Marietta Goggin, Miss
Nellie Wilson Hill. Miss Elizabeth
Hum. Miss Anna X. Matheny. Miss
j Josephine Matthew. Ferdinand Ma
they, Miss Lettie Walker Mckinney. |
Miss Pattye Perkins, Miss Jean Pax
ton. Miss Belle Russell, Miss Eva
Rankin, Maurice Tucker, Miss Anna |!
G. Wood Miss Serena Young. a |
of the senior class, was de-
tanned at home on account of being |
i'll with chicken pox.
The Senior Plav
Engaged by Wednesday" given |
by the Seniors of the Stanford High |
School at the opera house Tuesday |
night. was exceedingly clever ard |
was highly enjoyed bv a good crowd |
1t is very amusing three-act comedv |
and the combinations that arose in it |
were all well worked out ard the
was just what the audi
ence wanted it to be. AS the LATEST
Man in the County. Ferdinand Ma
theny more than made good, while as
Arthur Watson, with whom all of
the girls were in love, Maurice Tuck.
err was par excellence. Jacl:, Ted and
Dick, Arthur Watson's friends. were
]. T. Embry. Henley and John Cash
in reality and very well did they play
their parts. Miss Belle Russell made
an excellent Miss ABIGAIL Persons.
woman of ideas, and Miss Nellie vii
son Hill. as Mrs. Watson. gentle
person. was all that could have been
desired. Miss Matsv Grimes WAS
charming as Miss Lucille Persons
and her friends, Mary, Jane and
impersonated bv Misses Pat
TIVE Perkins, Elizabeth HUM and Let
tie Walker Mckinney. played their
roles we'll Miss Jean Paxton made a
capital Mary, servant in the Persons
Home. The minor parts were well
taken by Misses Frances Emhry. An
ma Katherine Matthew, Annette Wea-
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