The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-26

There's nothing poor and nothing
small
But is made fair with them.
They are the hands of living faith
That touch the garments hem.
They are as fair as bloom on air
They shine like any star,
And | am rich who learned from her |
How beautiful they are.
Selected
A Spring Festival
Perhaps many of US in childhood |
days learned at our mothers knee to |
lisp the beautiful verses never yet
grown old, words fifty spoken are
like apples of gold, in pictures of
silver" And we would indeed have
to find such words to describe the
lovely festival given by the teachers |
of the primary school and Miss Por-
ter yesterday afternoon at the school
grounds. Nothing is more attractive |
than youth, and youth, color and mus
ic formed combination hard to ex-
eel, for from the opening scene to-. the |
concluding number the production was
an assenblage of grace and beauty. A
more talented body of amateur per-
formers could not be found anywhere. |
The large audience assembled at |
o'clock and were comfortably seated |
in front of the school building. The
spectators were entranced as with the |
opening march eight little girls |
marched out and in perfect time
gave the opening song, II See You.
Their calisthenics were done to a
queens taste, and so daintily were
they clad, and so graceful their move
ments, that one felt they had stepped
into veritable fairyland. The her
aid, Bobby Camp, received great ap-
plause, as dressed in white velvet
suit, cap and FURNISHED curles of gold,
he proclaimed the coming of spring
time.
Little Miss Johnnie Lee Potter rep
Presenting Lady Spring, carrying a
basket of lovely spring blossoms gave
Spring" At her bidding the herald
called the dandelions, butterflies, gol-
denrod, morning glories, peoples, vio-
let's, roses and bees and the beautiful
chorus "Spring Time" was sung in
unison.
The beginners brought forth excla.
nations of delight as dressed in yell
low their verses were chanted in
perfect time and their yellow Dan
delion' song was followed by the
farmer boys, who were darlings as
they sang to gestures, "This is tbs
way we dig the ground"
The first grade boys and girls, rep
resenting the bees and butterflies, in
yellow, blue and white, gave most
charming number. James Cox, as
"Sir Goldenrod," was a perfect pic
| ture.
The second grade boys gave al
splendid drill with hoops bound in
green, followed by the chorus "Wake
Up Time"
The elimination of this delightful
program was the presentation of the
diplomas by Master Bonner Clark,
acting as Harvard professor, to the
graduating Glass;" who were Mar
jorie Pickerel, James Aiken, Paul
Theus and Billie Knight, dressed in
caps and gowns. Prof. Clark's presen-
tation speech was as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, before you
leave | wish to present to you the
senior class of 1913. This class like
all other graduating classes is very
brilliant one, their work in science
and mathematics being of the highest
order. l feel .honored in having the
privilege of presenting these diplo-
mas. Senior class of 1918, / take great
pleasure in presenting you these
diplomas at the elimination of your
long and arduous school life. You now
| go out into the world to take your
places and we wish you much success
in all your undertakings"
Loud applause followed Many
were the expressions of delight. The
teachers who gave the program are
Miss Stevens, Mrs. w. T. Evans, Mrs.
Maud Rockford, Misses Fannie Clark,
Marcella Mclean, Edith Griffin, Lula
Griffin, Marguerite Porter and Eunice
Marsh.
Mrs. P. N. King and daughter of
Williston are in the city today.
Mrs. J. j. Guthrie of Kendrick was
visitor to our city yesterday.
Mrs. C. F. Smith of Romeo was
shopping in the city yesterday.
Mrs. L. H. Straub and Mrs. L. B.
Walling of Weirsdale, were shopping
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. j. C. Dupree and Mr.. and Mrs.
: E. D. Rou of Reddick were pleasant
callers in town yesterday.
Mrs. S. P. Phillips and son of Will
liston were in town yesterday to meet
Mr.. Phillips, who has been away on a
business trip.
Misses Inez Neville and Imogene
4 Whitaker, two of Dunnellon's sweet
. est young ladies, were in town yes
! terday visiting friends.
If anyone has history of Greece
either school or text book, they are
willing to part with, the librarian
t would be glad to have same, for q
!. reference book, which is badly needed