The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-29
GRADUATION
EXERCISES
CoIORED SCHOOL
HOLDS INTERESTING ExER-
ClsEs TO-DAY.
anan .anrnPata r a0Aar n
WONDERFUL PROGRESS
Great Advancement Is Made Daring
the Last Twenty Years During
Which Classes Have Been
Graduated From OakHawa

The gradnassng exercises of The
Naxahaehie coiored schools were
held this morning at 10 o'clock at
the Baptist church on East Main
street, and there was very large
crowd OF the colored folks and many
white folks present 10 hear tie spit n
did addresses and excellent m fsia.
All waxahashie is proud OF the eal-
|ored schools just the same rs they
are proud Of the schools for the
whites because OF the efficient ser
vice being rendered. The graduating
class this year, while not larger than
on former occasions. differs from all
other classes in that there wesa six
boys and only one girl to be fAarl
ed diplomas. In the schools fer the
whites. and blacks as we'll, Ii usually
happens that there are few hoss
and many girls, but in this instance
Principal Goldthwaite of the OAK
Lawn school has held the boys To-
gether and they finished thei. high
school career in manner that re-
Elected credit upon him anu this
selves as well.
Those who attended the exercises
this morning agreed that but very
few better programs have been rem
|dered. In his opening remarks.
Principal Goldthwaite, who. by the
way, is the right man in tha right
nsace. said il was a joy and a de-
light to come 20 tlsis eventfal ocea-
sion, the graduation OF class that
sas h bored hard TO accomplish this
degrees Of success. He recalled thar
g only twenty years since the
Waxahachie coiored school held is
first graduation exercise and that
he was among the members Of the
class to which diplomas were award
ed. He announced that In carrying
ont the program the numbers as Civ
n on the printed program would
follow without announcement.
Invocation, by Rev. ]. s. Simmons.
The High School choral club prov
sd TO be 8 real treat In the very
'ast nEinber IN which they figured.
Where the Ripping Waters Play,
was sung beautifully.
The saiutatoEy address was deliy-
cred by Luther A. Drake. This
Young man painted word picture
OF the graduate as he or she steps
out into the world and urged a great
er effort toward the development OF
n Goa-s.yen talents
A. Jackson Arlington gave an in
tereeting address On Producer IS
Consumer" This address was eleee
thought and his adfnoaitioa te
she class an eye or the fl
ture and give She world something
gas worth while
An oeteste sang Hear Me Nor
ma" ana vas given glad hand.
Napoleon Kerr, a lad in knee
rousers, vas exceptionally good in
an Grafton on the Demand Of the
Age" He emphasized the fact that
the demand is for trained men and
bat upon the door OF every agocatioH
was the sign Men Wanted
1 the class OF seven were proving
aeir talent there were others who
wer@ also giving ediaence Of taleat.
This was true ia The csse OF Marion
Aunn, Who sang "a Voice Ia Cali
ing This girl has splendid
voice aud SINGS we'll.
Esteila Moore Is the one girl grad
uate in the Oaklawn school this year.
Her Grafton on The Spirit OF the
Times" Was sell delivered and she
received hearty applause.
again the high school chorus came
back for a number, Ding Dong
Bells" which vas good.
A splendid address was that de-
liYered by pyihagoraa e. Davis, on
BE, Rather Than Seem to Be" Ills
theme was build ehal acters He said
/ was nice 10 cultivate mental pow
er. but the real work OF life was
character building
There vas harmony In the song,
When the Big Bell Rings" by the
glee club.
One OF the most pleasing numbers
oi the program was the Mantle Ora
ton" by D G. Cade. who handed
down the mantle OF seniority to the
class Of 'is Response vas made by
Lorenzo Carter OF the Junior class.
The choral club sang Dreaming.
The valedictcry address by r. b.
Reasor was splendid.
fEhe. mana ~. s1.ta,st