The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-04
FIRST COMMENCEMENT OF HIGH
SCHOOL, BIG CLASS GRADUATED
Commencement Sermon Was Delivered Sunday
By DIR. j. B. Lawrence Class Day Exercises
Monday Night Happy Occasion.
GRADUATING EXERCISES HELD LAST NIGHT WHEN
CLASS OF FORTY WERE GIVEN DIPL0MAS-BAC-
CALAUREATE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PRES
IDENT W. II. SMITH. OF Al. AND NJ.


Benz. Lawrence, the first annual COM
mencement of the new Stephen d.
Lee High School was begun Sunday
morning. Monday evening class day
exercises were held and last night the
graduating exercises were held in the
high school auditorium, and a class
of thirty-two young ladies and eight
young men was graduated
All three of the programs of the
! commencement season were carried
out with a skill and grace and ease
that would have been a credit to any
college or university. The class day
occasion Monday night was an espe-
cially delightful occasion and the
splendid manner in which the pro-
gram was carried out reflected great
credit not only on the students, but
on the faculty and officials of the
| school
The auditorium was comfortably
filled at all three of the commence
ment occasions, despite inclement
weather which prevailed throughout
the commencement season.
Sunday morning beautiful relig-
ious service was held at which time
the commencement sermon was
preached by DR. Lawrence, of Jack
son, secretary of the State Baptist
Mission Board
DIR. Lawrence is a brilliant and
finished orator and Sunday he seemed
to have been at his best, for his SER
mon elected the higheat praise and
commendation from those who heard
him. He was greeted by a large an
dience which filed the Fto1 sin
to capacity.
His text was, I'VE Are I.aborers
Together With God" he elaborated
the idea that God would not do for
US the things we were able to do for
ourselves, but that He would do for
us the things we were unable to do
for ourselves. He emphasized this
thought throughout his sermon, which
was beautiful in diction and faultless-
ly delivered. He pointed out that
service to God and humanity was the
supreme duty of the individual, and
that a manifestation and application
of that duty in daily life was the
best fulflment and the highest ex-
preston of the service God would
have US render.
Class night Monday evening was
most delightful occasion, and marked
the formal and informal breaking of
the ties that have bound the Seniors
to the faculty and student body dur
ing their four years of high school
life. 1t was beautiful and happy oc-
casion.
In a clear voice with the grace and
ease of a trained speaker Mr.. Theo-
dore Patton, president of the class,
greeted the visitors and presided over
the exercises. After the formal in
PRODUCTION Miss Annie Lee Lawson,
one of the brightest members of this
years class, read the class history
gracefully and beautifully. The class
will was presented by Miss Margaret
McCann and it elected much merri-
ment and was cleverly drawn, pre-
senting each member of the class.
A pretty feature of the program
was the singing of the class songs,
the Seniors singing their farewell
song to each of three under-classes,
including the sub-freshmen. The 9th
er classes in turn responded by sing
ing their respective class songs. At
the conclusion of the responsive sing
ing the entire school sang the Alma
Mater song. Miss Mccain presented
to the presidents of each of the un-
der-classes token of appreciation on
behalf of the Seniors.
The class poem, expressive Of beau
tiful sentiment, was recited by Miss
Eva Van Landingham.
Playing the part of Prof. Mead
ows" in most characteristic way
Mr.. Ratt Bell presented diploma
to members of the graduating class
as follows: The prettiest girl, Miss
Pattie Locke; the most popular boy,
Mr.. Arthur Banks; the LATEST boy,
Mr., Miles VERIFY; the best politician,
Mr.. Atwell Williams; the most ath-
letic, Mr.. Joseph Otto Land; the
wierdest, Miss Eugenia Eckford; the
most talkative girl, Miss Annie Lottie
Edwards; the noisest boy, Mr. Dowse
Harris; best disposition, Miss Eva
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