The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-05-31
GRADUATING EXERCISES
TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL
Took Place at Comus Monday
Large Crowd Present
Patriotic Addresses.

The closing exercises of the Tupelo
High school were opened Sunday
morning at the Baptist church with
| the commencement sermon, which was
preached by Rev. ]. B. Lawrence, OF
Jackson. Dr. Lawrence took as his
subject for the occasion "Working
| With God" DR.. Lawrence delivered.
forceful and soul stirring sermon
which appealed to the large audience
that filled the spacious auditorium.
He congratulated the Baptist congre-
cation upon the conclusion of the
handsome church which he declared
was second to none in the state.
From his text he showed that all the
great events of this life come from a
close touch with God and counseled
members Of the graduating class to
place their trust first in Him in every
undertaking. He digressed enough to
make patriotic appeal for support
of the administration in the great
task the world has tomaintain human
liberty. The sermon was replete
with many great truths forcefully and
eloquently presented.
Monday morning at the Comus
Theater the program was completed.
The stage was decorated with q
| collection of flowers of the season,
while Old Glory and The Union Jack
were conspicuously displayed.
Mr.. Windham, the superintendent,
called on Rev. ]. j., Cloar to give the
invocation of the morning following
which the audience sang America.
The salutatory was delivered by Miss
Made Vera Francis, her subject be-
ing Democracy, the Increasing Pur-
pose. Miss Francis reviewed the pro-
gress of democratic ideas and pre-
dicted universal democracy in the
near future. Miss Mary Elliot Boyle
rendered beautifully piano selec-
ton shepherd All and Maidens
FAN" .
The class orator, Miss Lucille Car
ruth, delivered an address on "Amer-
ica's Call ito Her Women" in which
she graphically told of the great OBJ
legations resting upon the women and
the noble way in which they were
responding to the calls made upon
them.
A quartet "Glop de Concert" was
rendered by Misses Lena Belle Ander-
son, Mary Houghton McGaughy, Jo-
sephine Gentry and Katherine Fin
lev. The class Essayist, Miss Emma
Regena Trapp spoke on "The Amer
lean an Idealist." Miss Trapp pre-
sented the American as one with the
highest of ideals and the result OF
these conceptions were showing IN our
government and in the development
of the Arts and science. Miss Anna
Belle Reese rendered "Op Ia, Rondo
Capriccioso," by Mndelssonn. The
yalidictorian, Lucian Carl Feemster,
chose as his subject, "The Call OF
the Hour" He went into an analy-
sis of the duties of the hour and his
subject was remarkably well hadled
and the delivery would have done
great credit to one OF maturer
wears. .sAuld Lang Syne" musical
quartet was rendered by Miss Neeta
Hockings, Anna Belle Reese, kath-
crime Finley and Josephine Gentry
The annual address was to have
been delivered by Mr.. ]. H. Ledyard,
but this gentleman was only too glad
to have Lieutenant Parke take his
place on the program. The audience
would no doubt have been highly en-
tertained by Mr.. Ledyard, but those
present were given a rare treat IN,
having the privilege of hearing Lieut..
Parke speak.
Judge j. @. Robins in introducing
the speaker said that Lieut.. Parke
was soldier and as such was to
bring soldiers message from the
trenches, where this young officer had
served for twenty months. This
young soldier had enlisted in the
Canadian expeditionary force as
private and had by his courage, pluck,
alertness, industry and fighting quail
tiles wan a commission as first lieuten-
ant of Infantry in the great British
army, that army which, together with
the British navy had stood as bull
wark Of protection to our country
and our people against the aggres-
sion Of the Hun while we were rails
ing, equipping, and Transporting our
army. The bulldog tenacity, high
courage, and firm resolve and de-
Termination to win at whatever cost,
a and their unfaltering faith in. the