The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

SucceSSIul year under Cne able lead
ership of Prof. Paul Pavy was the
the Commencement Day Exercises
at the High School on Thursday
night, when the spacious school aud
itorium was crowded to its capacity
with friends and relatives Of the 1920
graduates of the Opelousas school.
To Miss Alverta Wright, sweet
and pretty young daughter of Mrs.
George Wright, went the major hon
ors of the class. She not only won
the L. S. U. Scholarship for the high
est mark in the class, but was award
ed the three year medal for the best
average in high school, donated by
/ DR.. B. A. Littell, as well as the Eng
lish medal, donated by John w. Lewis
/ the Geometry medal donated by the
Clarion Co. Ltd. and the Interstate
medal presented by the Interstate
Bank & Trust Company, of New Or
leans. Miss Irene BertinOt, of Sun
set was awarded the Lafayette In
dustrial institute for the second high
est in class work.
est in class work. Arnold Winsberg
was awarded the Tulane Scholarship.
DR.. J. A. Haas, on Thursday night
presented the school $500 in honor
of his daughters graduation.
The following graduates were pre-
sented with their high school diploma
Misses Irene Bertinot, Geraldine
Brown, Blanche Guilbeau, Barbara
Katie, Ruth Collins, Mary HolIier,
Mildred Richard, Estelle Burleigh,
Vita Guilbeau, Nathalie Haas, Al
verta Wright and Messrs Arnold Win
sberg and Laurence Wyble.
The program followed at Thurs
day nights exercises is as follows j:
March of Graduates by Miss Belle
Daily, pianist; Vocal Solo by Mrs. w.
T. Stewart; Address to Graduates by
Hon. Dudley L. Guilbeau; Vocal Duet
by Misses Marie Meginley and Car
men VOORHEES,; Presentation of Med
ais by L. L. Perrault; Musical Solo
by Miss Fey Peveto; Presentation of
Diplomas by Supt. w. B. Prescott f;
March of Graduates by Miss Belle
DAILY, pianist.
The exercises for the week begun
on Sunday morning at II when the
following program was followed in
the school auditorium:
Hymn (Holy, Holy, Holy) by Miss
Belle DAILY, pianist; Prayer by Rev.
J. D Harper; Hymn my Methodist
ChOir); Sermon by w. E. Denham
of New Orleans; (Hymm My Faith
Looks up to Thee) by Miss DAILY;
Prayer by Rev. D. R. Peveto.
The exercises on Tuesday night,
Class Night, were among the most in
teresting of the series of exercises.
There was large crowd present to
take in the very interesting exercises
and the graduates, who participated
in the program were highly compli-
mented for the splendid maner in
which the program was rendered,
which was as follows:
Graduate March by Miss B. Craw-
ford, pianist; Class Presidents Ad-
dress, Arnold Winsberg; Instrumental
Solo, Alverta Wright; Saluatory, Ir-
enc Bertinot; Glass History. Mary
Hollier; Vocol Solo, Nathalie Haas;
Class Will, Arnold Winsberg; Glass
Prophecy, Mildred Richard; Instru-
mental Solo, Blanche Guilbeau; Glass
Poems, Nathalie Haas; Valadictory,
Alverta Wright; Graduates March,
Miss B. Crawford.
On Wednesday night the pupils of
the Seventh Grades were presented
with their High School certificates
and this event was made an occasion
for the rendition Of one of the most
pleasing of the several entertain
ments at the school during Commence
ment Week. Much interest was Great
ed when the girl students marched on
the stage dressed in white aprons with
pink pockets, while the boys strolled
in dressed in "overalls." The present
alton of the story of Mother Hubbard
was acclaimed excellent by the sew
eral hundred persons present and the
the class as a whole was higly con1pli-
mented. Miss Kate Ballard, who de-
livered the Farewell" address was
considered excellent and was the uni
versal choice of the audiende for the
highest honors, closely pressed by
Richard Mornhinveg, who, also in a
splendid manner delivered the address
of Welcome. Both of these young stu
dents delivered their addresses like
genuine graduates and deserve much
praise for their successful efforts.