El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-04
APPROACH OF THE SUMMER VACATION PERIOD
AND THE GRADUATION DATES OF THE SCHOOL
PUPILS ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF SOCIETY


old Father Time has a way Of
~ brisking over territory. measur-
ing one progressive milestone after
another. in almost fnconceivable
strides. Already he is ogling his eyes
towards the various vacation spots,
soon TO be temporarily populated with
FL Paso's residents-the quiet Of dis
tant mountain resorts. camping tent
cities" along the Ruidoso, motoring
trips across. through, up and down
the country to the seaside or TO
Cl0udcroft
The club women are finishing their
seasons studies, and schools are ar
ranging for their commencement and
graduation festivities. With these
over. the annual exodus OF summer
vacatiOnists is on
The Woman's club held its final Sc
sion for 1917-1S. Wednesday, when
one Of the most superior programs
calendared was given by dean II. c.
Taylor, on applied psychology. and a
talk was made on food conservation
and woman's part in winning the war,
by Miss Mary E. Gearing, who is Civ
ing this year TO the department Of
agriculture and federal food admins
rratiOn in washington. ID. C.
Robert T. Lee chapter. United
Daughters Of the ConfederaCy. held
its final meeting Thursday. following
the big Liberty Day parade and re-
view.
The High school is TO graduate an
unusually large and attractive class,
this year, the commencement eNer-
cises having been set for the evening
Of Friday, May 81. Among the list TO
set their sheepslzins are
sadie Ruth Aldridge. Hazel Berry,
Dan Ella Burk, Marion Calnan, Mary
Caples. Frences Clayton, Dorothy
Cleavenger, Afildren Compton, Lola
Courtney Ellen COWan, Lucille Day,
Josephine Daniels. Gusta Fahrencamp,
garet Hardie, Bertha Hilgartner, Mar
garet Hines, Esther Holman. Marian
Howe. Beatrice katz, Louise kettler,
Isabelle Kitchens. Nirginia Mae
Knight Lu Rec Knight Lorraine
Lacy, Mildred la sale. Louisa Leigh
ton, Frances LOckett, Beatrice Mark
graft. Lois 1IcChesney, Margaret
Moore Virginia Cooper, Ruth Davis
Ruth Dewey. M0sie Lee Oden. Mar
Earet Powers Helen Reading, Mabel
shea, Lola Bess smith, Hazel spence,
Eva Stevenson, Janice Still, Minnie
Taylor. Dorothy Nollertsen, Nellie
Weaber. Elizabeth Woodson-
Frank Batsch. Arzie Beauchamp.
Dawson Bryan. Thomas Culligan. Don
r. Finley. Bernhard Krupp- Wilfred
z
Hawkins0n, william B. Langston,
Geddes W Aabee, Charles McGrady,
Robson FomeroT- Harry L Pearson,
Carroll p Stevens. Jack Thompson,
Philip Stevens Jesus Rivera, Bailey
Winter, Leslie WomeldorL Roy A.
The senior play. "a Full House" is
now being rehearsed under direction
Of Mrs Irene Shirley F'rickleton,
preparatory TO its presentation on the
.
last year by the students at Berkeley,
and offers some sparkling situations. ]
Nine girls constitute this years I
class OF graduates at the FL PasO I
School for Girls-1Iary Bryan. Kath- /
Ainda Laskin- Margaret Neff. I
Charlotte Ormsbee, Ruth Schwartz /
and Winifred Woods. The exercises :
viii be the first in the handsome new
building. in Austin Terrace, and are /
set for Monday Nay p.
The FL aso school for Girls has won I
recognition for the class plays and /
pageants that are always an enjoy Z
able, artistic Incident 10 graduation .
time.
This year. they have conceived a
beautiful pageant OF the city Of the
Dass-El PasO-p0rtrayin in the first
episode the spirit OF INDIAN days,
when PueblOs and Nava5os meet. Here
VIII De ELaeLel me = east OF Lue
Harvest" with the prayer to Mani
.Ou for all the blessings and rain. and
he celebration Of the fruitfuluess Of
he earth The passing OF the peace
pipe is an Incidental
The second episode is that typifying
he spirit Of the desert, with its vary
ug moods and phases, its sands and
umble weeds, desert flOwers-ver-
Jenas. dainty little primrOses, coral
nallow-its butterflies and grass
loppers. The dance Of the winds con-
ititutes one attractive part The spirit
II the river, that makes the desert
fruitful. viii climax this part
The third episode VIII picture the
and growth OF the city, with
he spirit Of Destiny leading, and
.uidinE the spirit OF FL PasO through
he experiences Of the early town. The
lances Of the different resources
-old, silver, copper, smelter fire, pas
ure land and the early interests
VII enhance the beauty Of this stage
n the pageant Finally. the town,
guided by Destiny, awaI1es 70 new {
and builds churches. chart {