El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
Of
EIGHTH GRADES
Exercises Are Held in City
School for Pupils Pass
ing to High"

promotion day for the sixth grades of
the various sch 5ols 10 the junior high
school Appropriate exercises marked
these events. The junior high school
exercises We're held in the auditorium
Of the Morehead school. where. fol-
lowing an entertaining program, super
intendent 7. J. Tighe presented the
diplomas with a short talk about the
value Of study
The exercises opened with the chorus.
The JOY Of the Hunter" from The
Archer by Weber, sung by the grad
uating class A quartet, consisting Of
Ruth Powell. Katherine Tighe, Emma
Drown and Rose PoZil sang the Bar
carolle," from Tales of Hoffman" by
Offenbach Faye Tankersley gave a
reading. THE Telephone Romance"
/ The girls glee club of the Junior high
, school sang Lightly, Lightly by For
man James Vance gave Patrick
Henrys famous address. The class
sang ''When the sun in Splendor Ris-
ing" from Lucia di Lammermoor.' by
Donizetti. +. L. Jones, principal of the
Junior high school. made a brief fare
well address to the class and thanked
the parents and teachers for their CO.
operation in bringing the standard of
the school to the high plane 1t now
occupies. Following the presentation
of diplomas, a quartet sang Iongfel-
lows poem. Good Night. Beloved" to
the music by Piusuti. Before the pro-
gram JOnn OQell drew = clever CARTOON
on the blackboard. depicting studious
youth with a diploma under his arm
The Graduates
The graduates, who Will all enter the
{ regular high school course are CharIes
Anderson. saul BarEman. Mary Daw-
: son, Thula Hardie. Tom Johnson, Allie
I May Johnston. Mary Lee Miller, Hugh
McKenny. Herber Kopf, Irene Morri-
David Roberts. Roy Scotch. Elizabeth
! Spence. William Tighe, Bessie IhSmp-
/ son. Nolney NinsOn, Clarence MiHlams
] Van Sinclair. Anne ONein Randolph
Jones. Ruben Neritz. James vance.
Blanche O'NeaL Thirza Gresham. HUI
bert Harlan. Paul Herbert, Alberta
: Howard. Thomas Jones. RAYMOND NC
{ Cracker. Henry Moore, John Odell. saul
! Paroles. Annie Ravel. Alfonso Rodrl-
J guez. Vernon Sarrels. Eddie Stern Jean
| Strickland. Faye Tankersley, Ruther-
! ford Niece. Charles HOlcJmb, Maurice
Broderick. Lois Ardoin. Lydia Tits
| worth. Byron StolarOff. Hope Diaz, Carl
! Warren and George owen
Alta Vista Exercises.
At the Alta Vista school the eNer-
cises were held in the auditorium, ana
, the diplomas were presented to the
| scholars of the graduating eighth
| grade, by the principal, Mrs Eunice 4
| Payne The diplomas were tied with
| the class colors, purple and gold Nlo-
| lets and jonQuils ornamented the stage
! These filled the silver championship
/ trophies that the school had won last
year in the soccer and baseball league
! Miss Floride Harris. teacher OF
| mathematics at the school for the past
four years. was presented BY the class
with pretty cameo brooch, as part
ing gift.
ing OF the "Stormfiend,' by the grad
uating class Christine Mcmillan read
The Green Mountain Justice. 4 min
/ uet was danced by Edith Richardson.
Edith Harvie. Phoebe Laughlin, Lu-
ellie Watson. Wren Moore. SherOd Men
gel. Tom Graham and Leonidas Ross.
I The girls chorus sang Toward the
! shores of Pellestrina," TO the music OF
the Barcarolle" from The Tales OF
/ Hoffman" Helen Temple read How
Uncle Podger Hung Picture" Homer
Fallai played a piano solo Jack Ken
nedy recited The Swan Song. The
Flashing Lightly" Homer Fallai re-
| cited How We Caught Mouse" Jack
| Robertson gave the class prophecy
, Nina Ballentine played piano SOLO
Following the presentation Of diplomas
by Mrs. Payne the graduating class
sang The Shower"
The graduates were Nina Ballentine
Josie Bray. Title Brockmiller. Homer
Fallai. Tom Graham, Edith Harvle
! Lupita Hill. Jack Patton Kennedy
| Phoebe Laughlin. Christine Mcmillan
Sherod Mengel. Wren Moore. Edith
idas Ross. Helen Temple and Lucille
The program for the exercises were
printed by Jack Robertson and JACK
! Kennedy in the school manual arts
shop. After the exercises Mrs. Payne
entertained the graduating class and
the new high eighth grade class with
an informal party in the school Dane
ing was enjoyed and later refreshments
were served by the teachers. All Of
the graduates will enter high school
Celebrate Promotion of Pupils.
An entertaining program was giveI
in the Lamar school auditorium. u
celebrate the promotion Of the sixth
grade pupils to the Junior high school
I Home 10 Our Mountains" from n
Trovatore" Zoe Ratliff played a piano
solo. Hjalmer Hughes read a story
from Uncle Remus." Mary Nichols
reeited Past Endurance" Elizabeth
Reaney gave a fancy dance. snow
| flakes. jeff Meers recited The His
tory Lesson The graduating elias:
| sang Lamar. We Love You" lisa belle
| PomerOy gave a folk dance. s'The Irisf
Lit" Maurice McAshan read the elias:
| poem. The graduates danced -Schebo
gar" a Russian peasant dance. Eliza
| beth Reaney read the class prophecy
] and Isabelle POmeroy the class vii
| and then the class sang Aloha Oe.
! Bella Jacobs danced a Hawaiian dance
The graduates sang, to the music Of
Aud Lang Syne," a poem arranged
by themselves and the low sixth grad,
! pupils. The low sixth grade scholar:
sang "A Perfect Day Superintendent
r J. Tighe talked to the children anC
| their parents on the purpose of th=
junior high school and the elective
/ courses of work there.
Certificates of Promotion.
! The certificates Of promotion TO tbs
| junior high school We're presented 10y
Miss Alice Fitzpatrick, the principal
of the school. to the following Sars
| RAPPORT. Viola Allen. Lucille Hickey
Thelma Boone. Lucille Williamson, Ev;
! RascOn. Elizabeth Reaney. Katherine
Reaney. Georgia Huff. Elvira Larriva
Ruth Newton. Mary Nichols. Zoe Rat
lift. Bernice Smith, Honor Walker. Ag
mes Wheeler. Isabel PomerOy, Vera
Hurst, Fitzhugh Banks. owen Com
stock. Rendle C0ngdOn, Terrence Cor
| bin. Lang Franklin. Cloyd Hammer