The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-15
commencement
At THE K. n. c.
EXERCISES OF UNUSUAL MERIT
AND INTEREST WITNESS.
ED BY PUBLIC.

We think II is not making the state
ment too strong when we say that for
excellence and genuine merit all the
way through, the commencement exer-
cises Of Kentucky Normal College and
the Louisa High School have never
been surpassed We do not believe any
previous program here has been so well
conceived and executed in every detail
as was this one, which began last Sun
day night With sermon and epded
Monday night with the following pro-
gram:
Programme.
Piano Solos "Solfeggettio" .,....B Bach
Dorothy Wood
Invocation Rev. w. H. Foglesong
Vocal Solo ..,.................. June
Sallie Burns
Violin Quartette. e............. Dancla
Piano Accompaniment
Agnes Abbott Elizabeth Conley
Helen Vinson Prof w. C. Hunter
ofation--"our Country" .Jno.B Horton
Piano "Iiebesfreud" i. .Kreisler
Mrs. Carrie S. Adams
Grafton England" .Jno. w. Hereford
Seitz Concerto Violin. ......l....,Se Seitz
Agnes Abbott
Grafton France. William j. Setser
Trio Tone Poem. ..............R Roberts
Emily Conley, Piano
Fred O'Neal, Clarinet
Prof. Hunter Violin
Grafton" Russia" -. Edgar A. Peters
Clarinet Solo, ,..,................H Heath
Fred O'Neal
Presenting Diplomas and Conferring
Degree. ...,...: Rev. A. c. Bostwicl'
Piano o-"Butter1yn.. ......... Loescll
kathleen Lackey
Benediction. ....... Rev w. A. Gaugh
The class motto was "our Country,
The graduates are as follows:
Mss r, Gertrude Roberts
JOHN W. Hereford
John Burns Horton
William ]. Sotser
A. Lunda Evans
Edgars-A Peters
Rev. w. H. Foglesong, of the NJ. E
Church South. preached the baccal-
aureate sermon at the college auditor
ium 10 a large audience on Sunday
night All the pastors and congrega-
tions of the town were present The
other ministers assisted in the services
The preacher delivered very force
ful and appropriate sermon. The choir
was made UP OF members from the
various churches, with Mrs. G. r. Vim
son as pianist, and Prof W. C. Hunter
directing. The music was excellent
and the audience evidently enjoyed it.
on Monday night the program was
carried out as printed above, without
break, or an error or anything TO mar
the enjoyment of the occasion. We
shall not attempt TO describe the af-
fair in detail, but will say that each
and every participant Is entitled t.
specific mention. More than ordinary
credit Is due 20 each, and we regret
that circumstances prevent us from do
ing full Justice TO the affair.
The stage was tastefully and pat
riotically decorated. 1t will be noticed
that the subjects of the orations are
easily linked with the present great
crisis OF the world. and they were thur
treated This fact gave the subject
matter OF the orations unusual inter
est Just preceding each oration Prof
Kennison placed upon a rack at the
front Of the stage the flag of the coun-
try represented by the speaker.
An interesting fact which we will
mention here is that John B. Horton
whose subject was "Our Country" re.
Gently enlisted in the army and was
permitted TO return here from Forl
Thomas for the graduation exercises
The music, under prof. w. C Hun
ter. was very fine and many compli-
ments are heard about the various mum
bers Applause was most heartily and
literally bestowed by the audience ali
the way through both the oratorical and
the musical program
The diplomas We're presented by Rev
"A. c. Bostwick, of the NJ. f. Church.
who used the letters of the word "di-
ploma" as an unique index to an inter-
estinr talk along with each presenta-
tion. Rev W. A Gaugh closed the
program with benediction.