The Pascagoula chronicle., 1920-05-21
CITY SCHOOLS
Come TO CLOSE
Graduating Glass Central School Num-
bered Fifteen-Largest In His.
tory Of School.

| Beginning with the baccalaureat
sermon, eloquently delivered by Rev
w. P. Chalmers, at the Warfield The
atre on last Sunday evening before
large audience, the 1919-1920 term o
the Pascagoula High school CLOSING
exercises were held in series of in
teresting events.
On Monday the class of fifteen mem
bers were hosts at Glass Night, at tht
High School Auditorium, when they
rendered an exceedingly entertaining
and highly original program before a
capacity filled and enthusiastic house
and on Tuesday evening the music
class of Mrs. Clara B. Evans enter
tanned large and delighted audience
at musical. Their program was ex.
cellent and displayed remarkable tai
ent and splendid training, and was an
eloquent tribute to the teaching ability
of Mrs. Evans.
Wednesday evening the commence
ment exercises eliminated in the i'm
pressive graduating exercises at the
Warfield Theatre, when the house
was crowded to standing room with
interested spectators gathered to wit
ness the Commencement exercises.
The invocation was offered by Rev.
John Chapman of St. Johns church.
The class then sang, Away to the
Woods" which was followed by an
able and eloquent address by Col. R.
P. Linfield of the Gulf Coast Military
Academy. The Colonel is an orator
of no mean ability and his address on
the subject of "Americanism" made
deep impression on his hearers and
the class. Prof. Linfield was superin-
tendent of the city schools number
OF years ago, when some of the
present graduating class were just be-
ginning school. The class song, words
of which were composed by Edgar
Hull, member of the class was
sung with splendid expression. Prof.
Walker then delivered the diplomas,
with remarks appropriate to the oc-
casion to the following graduates:
Misses Annette Sproul Alley, Eva
Odette Alley, Marion Madeline Canty, |
[rma Mary Courtenay, Sarah Gwen
Iolen Ellis, Eunice Cloud Kell, Cath
crime Nelson, Bessie Artemise Pickett,
Zoe Delphine Saucier Messrs. Francis |
Courtenay, Edgar Hull, James
Toy Morris, Clifton Baker Morrison,
iustavo Albert Reno and John Collins
Young.
Mayor Lewis then awarded the
,rizes offered by himself and Mrs.
Ihris Nelson at the beginning of the
chool term. Mrs. Nelson's prizes,
500 for scholarship and department
n the primary grades and $500 for the
anne in the grammar grades, were won
" Misses Annie Blackwell and Ethel
.ogan respectively. The Lewis prize
f $40 for scholarship and department
n the high school was won by Miss
1yrtle Hague. The Interstate Trust
Banking Co. medal for the best
ssay on a subject assigned was won
y Miss Gwendolen Ellis and the medal
warded by Lieut.. Guy ID. Dean. Mr..
|. p Heidelberg, on behalf of the {
'ustees, read a set of resolutions
of the services of Mrs.
lara b. Evans, music director of the I
entral School for the past seven
ears, who has accepted more renum- |
rative work elsewhere for another
ear The Farewell Song by the class {
,ncluded the evenings entertainment
he graduates were the recipients of S
lmerous gifts and profusion of
overs.
The Piaggio, Beach and Lake Ave- 8
lie schools and the Primary school ]
mex to Central school, closed the
ears work with appropriate exer. 4
ses during the week. l