El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
High School Graduates, Is,
Given Diplomas, After Playlet


Those who received diplomas We're:
Milton Amstater, Merrick Roblee
Breck. Helen Carmelita Conway
Florence Greer. Hurley Gray Griffith,
Pauline Duenweg HUthsteiner, Kath-
| Ieen Jensen. Blanche Violette Roe.
Roberta Maud Ross. Gordon McCul-
loch Smith. Bernard Villegas.
Franklin Williams, Jr-, and Chester G.
Wright
Young Men Exceed Girls.
IN his address Mr.. Mayfield said
| it was somewhat out of the ordinary
for there to be more young men grad
uated than young women, but added
/ he was pleased to note so many young
men were taking advantage Of the
/ educational facilities offered the city,
Mr.. Mayfield said the class gradu-
ated represented the average num-
| Der Of students graduated during the
/ mid-seasOn. At the regular COM
/ mencement exercises, however, there
! are usually so or 90 pupils graduated
| over 10000 pupils are enrolled in
/ the public schools Of this city" Mr.,
/ Mavfield said; "32O teachers. super
visors and school officers are en-
| ployed by the board" About 1900
pupils, including 34S students of the
eighth grade are attending the High
school
War Calls Away Many.
The attendance at the school this
Z y ear MI Nd AAN-A 1dLALr has hGIAA = &
duced fully ten percent because Of
the war. a large number Of those
who would have attended the High
school this term are now in the army
and a larger number have been
called to fill positions Of others who
have enlisted
of those who entered the High
| school during 1912, $50 boys are now
with the colors. and many Of the boys
/ who now comprise the cadet corps OF
/ the High school, have been offered
/ commissions in the army after the
] close Of the present school term" the
/ speaker said
ScotehyvOman Tells Of Burns.
The graduation exercises were pre-
ceded by an entertainment, commem-
Grating the birthday Of Robert Burns.
Mrs. jeanne 8IacCullum Frank spoke
OF life in Scotland She painted a
word picture Of the place where
esting details Of the famous poet.
Mrs Frank stated she was native OF
Scotland and had been educated there.
Girls Chorus PIeases.
The High school chorus composed
Of SO girls, dressed in white middies
and skirts. with jaunty black kerr
chiefs. rendered some very appropri-
ate songs. which were well received
by the audience. Particularly IS this
true of "a Hundred Pipers an A and
the "Compbells Are Coming" The
solos BY Miss Dorothy Crane were
very well rendered.
All Of the students who took part
in the dramatization Of Tam O. Shan
ter" were good in their respective
parts The playlet represented the
graveyard scene from Burns's play.
The invocation was asked by Rev.
FIR. A R Upton. The High school
band and audience played and sang
AUD Lang SVne"
Numbers by the High school chorus
were: Flow Gently. Sweet Alton"
'Ye Banks and Braes," A Hundred
Pipers Of A." solo. John Ander-
Dorothy Crane; chorus, Loeb Lo-
mond." 1.-The Campbells are Coming"
Coming Through the Rye"
In the dramatization OF Tam o.
Shanter" the following took part:
Death. Margaret Hines; the Dell,
Jack Thompson; Tam o. Shanter. Ar
thur Wheatley, Andrew Turner. Har-
rison Ledford- John Busby. Park Bis
hop: Henpecked Man, Robert HUH I
steiner: Wife Of Henpecked Man
Robert Ross: Sonte~ Hood. De Sales |
Kearney; Holy Willie. James Vance;
James Greer, Glenn Brodericl1; Spirit
Robson POmerOy; BIZ, Billy Berrien.
Witches and Warlocks-Ruth Sill
verman. Helen kaufman. Margaret
Stevens, Frederick Kipp. Marian 7.
Dunn, Olive Walker, Josephine Kauf. |
man, Lois Ardoin, Effie Fletcher, |
Selma Herskowitz, Martha Esquivel. !
The benediction was by Rev. FIR /
Upton and the exit march was played |
by the orchestra
Tam o. Shanter" was dramatized |
by Mrs. J. n Frank and produced by |
Mrs. Irene Frickleton. The dances |
were directed by Mrs. Margaret X. |
the music by Francis Rus. /
sell