Smyrna times., 1917-06-27
CLASS OF THIRTEEN GRADS
RECEIVE HONOR MENTION
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL CON-
MENCEMENT CLOSES TONIGHT

Glass Play The Dear Boy Graduate"
an Innovation This Year-ReV. j.
M. L. Eckard breaches Sermon
Thirteen Smyrna High School grad
yates: Elisabeth T. Wilson, valedic-
torian; Edna E. Pratt, salutatorian;
S. Catherine Johns, Elizabeth R. |
Hudson, Elizabeth w. Mattiford, |
Ethel Johnson. Lillian L. Thornley,, |
T. Wilmer Holland. C. Thomas Attix.
Nora David, Pearl B. Langrell. Harry |
c. Johnson, Joseph Wise, members
Of the class Of 1917, began their
week of commencement exercises Sun
day by attending the Presbyterian
Church in body and hearing an ap-
propriate sermon by the pastor, the
Rev. ]. NJ. L. Eckard. The latter
took for his text: 'For Me to Live
is Christ" Philippians 1-21, and
held this thought up before them as
the chief aim in life. Besides the
anthems by the choir, Mrs. Maynard
D. Garner sang a solo: "There is a
Green Hill Far Away" with good
effect.
Glass Day Play a Delightful innovation
This year for the first time the class
did not follow its time worn program
of Glass Historian, Glass Prophet, &C.,
but gave a delightful little farce
comedy in four acts, entitled: 1.-The
Dear Boy Graduate. P" The innova.
tion was enough to create decided in
terest in the play and the Opera House
was crowded to the doors, even stand
ing room being at a premium. The
stage was decorated with flowers and
pennants and furnished to represent a
living room, the class colors, maroon
and cream, and the class flower, red
rose. being much in evidence. Much
credit is due Mrs. Elva McCausland
for her untiring efforts in drilling the
class. Act l represented "Examina-
tions," Act II, "Athletics" Act
III, "Orations" Act ", Com
mencement. and it was a!clever take
off on the boy graduate. So we'll did
all take their parts, the play went
off without hitch and was a finished
and we'll acted production throughout.
The cast of characters were as fol-
lows: "Clyde Walker, the Dear Boy,
President of the Glass, Wilmer Hol-
land; "Genevieve Walker" His Elder
Sister, an Alumnus who knows it all.
Elisabeth Wilson; "Mamie Walker, "
His Little Sister, who has hopes.
Elizabeth Mattiford; "Caroline
Walker" His Mother, who adores
her boy, Esther Maxwell; "Grandms
Walker" His Grandmother, who ha:
ideas of her own, Edna Pratt; MRS.
Mary Milton" One of His Aunts. OF
his mothers side, Nora David; "HeleI
Milton" His Country Cousin. WHIT
has plenty of "go" in her, Ethe
johnson; "Mrs. Martha Westfeld",
His Fashionable Aunt, on his father
:, side, Lillian Thornley,; ''Leona West
field" His City Cousin, who has
good opinion of her own charms
Pearl Langrell; "Bessie Moore, Hi
:. Best Girl, who enjoys the fun, Eliza
: beth Hudson; "Jerusha Walker, "Hi
Old Maid Aunt, who has a mission
Catherine JOINS; His Chums. ''Ton
Leonard, - Eugene Goldsborough
"Dick Reed" Joseph Wise, "Harr
Duff" Harry Johnson; "Prof. Whit
ney JONES' His Athletic Coach
James L. Scotton; "Prof. Hudson,
: the High School Principal. H. K
:. Weber.
J. Commencement Program Tonight
The festivities of the week wi
close with the commencement program
at the Smyrna Opera House tonight
II The speaker of the occasion will b
!, Hon. George B. Hynson, of Philade
:, phia, formerly of Milford and at on
N time well known newspaper man
At the state. The program will be 6
ar follows: Invocation, Rev. Thomt
J. Getz Hill; Double Quartet, "Swet
$. Miss Mary" wv. H. Neidlinger)
ID Oration--( (Salutatory), "The Nece'
le stiles of Our Country, " Miss Edna T
d. Pratt; High School Chorus. 81
Cd May" (H. W. Parker); Grafton
as (Valedictory), ''Love of Countl
OF Leads U.s." Miss Elisabeth 7. Wi
as son; High School Chorus. ''The Mi
ed ler's Wooing," Eaton Tanning
s, Presentation of Diplomas, Villa
FAIRIES, President Of Board of Ednc
a. ton; Address, Hon. George B. by
in son; Double Quartet, "Auf Wiede
M sehn," (Sigmund Romberg); Ben
lr- diction, Rev. George c. Williams.
rs. SMYRNA School Election Next Saturd
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