The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-06-14
PASCAGOULA
HIGH SCHOOL
Interesting Graduating Exercises On
Friday Afternoon--Ad BY
Hon. J. w. Broom.

Warfield theatre Friday afternoon
at o'clock were fitting elimination
of most successful year Of the Pas
cagoula High School, and were attend
ed by an appreciative audience Of the
patrons Of the city schools, as well as
many friends Of the graduates The
stage was decorated to represent q
| sylvan bower and made fitting set
ting for the ten young gentlemen and
ladies' who constituted the graduating
class.
The exercises were opened with
| Commencement Song" by the whole
class. the piano accompaniment be-
ing rendered by Mrs. Clara b. Evans,
the efficient instructress Of music for
the school. Rev. John Chapman. rec
tor of St. Johns church. offered the
invocation, eloquently asking the Di-
vine blessing on the class, the school
and the community. Edward Ellis
read the "Class Will,' in which he
humorously bequeathed various and
sunndry things to the class Of next
year and to the faculty.
Prof. S. P. Walker city superin-
tendent, then introduced the speaker
of the occasion, Hon. J. w. Broom,
assistant state superintendent of ed
ucation, who spoke for about thirty
minutes, delivering most mastery
and eloquent address. His remarks
were addressed chiefly to the grad
yates, telling them with what they
should be equipped to successfully
fight tie battle of life, drawing his
lesson from the equipment issued to
soldiers in the late and great war.
Among the things they should be
equipped with were, aim, ambition.
cheerfulness, common sense, applica-
ton, patriotism, and citizenship foun-
ded on the teachings Of the greatest
of all teachers, Jesus Christ His ad-
dress was interspersed with just
enough wit, satire and poetry to rem
der it pleasing and hold the atten-
ton of his hearers.
After humorous song by the class
Prof. S. P. Walker, with few ap-
propriate remarks, delivered diplomas
to the following members Of the class:
Catherine Louise Hllda Brash, Hilda
Gertrude FaIrragut, Benjamin Edward
Ellis, Dorothy Alice Hague, Harry r.
Hull, Herbert Elfein Mumme, Vera
Agnes True, Sherrie Benjamin Rich
ards, Iris Fitzenreiter, Allie Murrell
Horne.
Prizes for scholarship and essays
were then awarded as follows:
A prize of five dollars offered by
Mr.. Thompson, principal of the High
School, to the student of the eighth
grade making the best average, won
by Cora Belle Walker.
Pair of silk hose, offered by L. E.
Cox for student making second best
average in whole school, won by Cora
Belle Walker.
Ten dollars offered by Rosenblum's
stores for best essay on "Advertising"
won by Audrey Creel of the seventh
grade.
Pair Walk-over shoes to be selected
by winner, for best average in whole
school, offered by l.. E. Cox, won by
Myrtle Hague.
Medal offered by Interstate Trust
and Banking Co. of New Orleans for
best school record in senior class
md essay in connection Herewith on
Vital Statistics, won by Catherine
3rash.
Thus ended one of the most sue
.essful sessions the public schools of
his city have ever had. The super
ntendent and teachers have had
many difficulties to contend with dur
ng the past year, lack of room to ac-
the pupils on account of
he great influx of population, much
oss of time on account of the influ-
,nza epidemic, shortage of teachers,
'tc., but in spite of il all the schools
AVE done good work and our citizens
re justly proud of them.