The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-05-17
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF HIGH SCHOOL
A Brilliant Program-Capacity
Audience-Diplomas-
Medals-HOnOrs.

After the recital IueSQay Dy tne
older pupils, the Glass Day exercises
wednesday morning and the under
grades wednesday afternoon, the
graduating exercises Of Thursday
evening in the Mary Jane Hampton
Auditorium closed the school term
of 1878 with one of the most
brilliant and beautiful programs In
the history of our school.
The spacious Lampton stage was
beautifully adorned with luxuriant
ferns and flowers. To the march
played by Mrs. Willoughby, at the
piano, Misses Sara Herring and Haz-
ell Barge, violinists, the City Council
and Board of Control, the ambitious
Juniors bearing garlands of pink
roses, and the Seniors with arm
bouquets of rose-tinted carnations,
marched in, in procession making an
Impressive moving picture"
The Juniors, assisted by the or
.chestra, sang as they stood before
their graduating mates a song OF
farewell and laid their garlands at
their feet.
DR.. 1. w. Cooper gave the invoca-
tion and the Seniors very effectively
sang Roeder's Wandering in the
Woodlands in fine spirit and splend-
Id ensemble.
Ivan McRee, one Of the graduates,
admirably gave a vocal solo, king
of the Winds Am T. and C. w. Lin
ton, in fine voice, gave Tostfs
Goodbye" with quartet accompani-
rment, Ivan McRee and Dorsey Smith
assisting, Wilfred Tyler, one OF the
members, being detained by illness.
The commencement address was
made by DR.. B. v. B. Dixon, Presi-
dent Emeritus of Newcomb College,
and was a brilliant presentation OF
the speakers conception OF American
problems, the invincible American
spirit and the value Of education.
DIR. Dixon adorned the occasion.
Judge Jones, President Of the
School Board, aptly and eloQuently
conferred the diplomas and Mr.. Byrd,
Superintendent of City Schools, a.
warded scholarships, medals and GER
tificates, as follows:
Certificates stating that they were
not absent or tardy during the en-
tire school year were awarded 10
Bessie Harrington, William Butter
field and James Grafton.
The e. M. Bee medal offered to
the student of Pearlhaven school
who made the best yearly average in
scholarship, was awarded to Jessie
NAV Delaughter, of the fourth grade.
A medal offered by Miss Emmie
Greer to the student who made the
best yearly average in her section OF
the seventh grade was won by James
Davidson Taylor.
The High School Alumni Scholar
shin medal, for the best record dur
ing entire school course, was won by
Miss Louise Leary, who was nrst
honor graduate, with an average OF
/ 90 for the four years in High School
The Interstate Bank Essay Medal,
which is offered by the Interstate
Banking and Trust Co.. Of New Or
leans, to the student Of Brookhaven
High School who writes the best es-
saw on some important subject each
year, was won by Miss Evelyn Byrd.
The subject this year was Vital
statistics"
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Mrs. e. M. Bee to the student who
makes the best average in English
| for the entire four years in the
Brookhaven High School. was won
| by Miss Louise Leary. This medal Is
given to encourage the use Of better
English, both spoken and written. In
the High School.
The Tulane University Scholar
lship, given by Tulane University tc
| the irst honor graduate among the
young men, for best record for -four
years, was won by Wilfred Tyler
with an average Of 1898. This
scholarship carries free tuition in
Tulane for four years and Is valued
lat $400. The Brookhaven High
lSchool was recently affiliated with
| Tulane, Of which Newcomh College
lis part, and hence has these schol.
Iarship privileges In addition 70 ths
Ifaet that students from bere are a.