The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
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EXTRAORDINARY In
PROGRAM AT GROVE
Wednesday Night Of Commencement
Week Will Be Big Night; Over
200 Students Take Part.
TENTATIVE PLANS FOR
THE WEEK ANNOUNCED
Commencement Sermon Will Be
Preached at Methodist Church
Sunday Morning, May 16.

Extensive plans have been made
for Grove Commencement, which be-
gins with the Commencement sermon
at the First Methodist Church on
Sunday morning, May 16. This
will be preached by DR.. W. F. Tillett,
dean of Theology, Vanderbilt Uni
versity. The Grove Commencement
sermon is usually on the Sunday
night preceding graduation, but has
this year been changed to Sunday
morning.
The Senior Picnic on Monday May
IT, is another custom of a Grove
Commencement. 1t will be held this
year at the home of Miss Bertie
Greer, Edgewood, slightly northwest
of town. Miss Greer is Senior
English teacher at Grove.
Glass Day exercises, always an en-
joyable part, Of graduation, are at
the school on Tuesday morning.
Class 20, will don for this occasion
the present fashionable overalls and
bungalow aprons. The program is
usually planned in humorous vein,
but brings out many dear memories
to the members of the class. Jane
johnson will be Ottoman; Carrie
Clark, knocker; Mary Emma Mitch
UNI, poet; Margaret Blanton, histo-
rian; Edith Carter, prophet.
On Tuesday evening the main
school affair of commencement, the
Junior-Senior Party, will be given at
the school. The two classes and the
faculty will be the guests.
Wednesday Is Big Night.
Wednesday night will in several
ways be the big night of commence
ment. Instead of the usual Senior
Play, Glass 20, assisted by over 200
of other Grove students, will present
on Grove Hill, south of the school
building a beautiful pageant, "Amer-
lea Yesterday and Today" This
pageant, which is a historical panto-
mime or moving outdoor play in
three episodes, promises to be the
most spectacular performance ever
seen in Paris. 1t is artistic, instrue-
tive, and enjoyable, also an innova-
tion in the way of entertainments to
the town. Attractive costumes,
pretty music, graceful dancing, char
acterize the presentation of the pa
geant, chat in itself is full of beauti-
full patriotic sentiment.
The first episode, which lends itself
beautifully to the outdoor setting,
centers on the spirit Of the Indian
Days, when Indian braves and maid
ems gather for the festive Corn
Dance. Miss Willie Wilson is the
Indian Spirit.
The Spirit of the Wilderness-all
the inspirational nature beauty, be-
loved by Americas pioneer forefath-
ers, pervades the second episode.
Miss Julia Hensler has the lead in
this, and the tree nymphs, mist maid
ems, and other wilderness people
dance and revel with the daisies, pop
pies, buttercups, bluebirds, butter
flies, trees and other wilderness spir-
it's. The poses and arrangements of
this episode are exceptionally full of
artistry and grace and beauty.
The third and last episode of
America, Yesterday, and Today"
has to do with the Spirit of Patriot
ism, represented by Miss Marion
Lewis. The spirits that make a
country, state, and nation assemble.
The spirit of Yesterday, reproduced
by the Colonial Minuet, gives way to
the Spirit of Today. The pageant
closes with the allied nations in char,
acteristic dance and costume, pied
ging allegiance to the American Flag
The flag drill Of forty girls is spe-
cial featre of this part.
The pageant is under the personal
direction of Miss Inez Burch, teacher
of Dramatics at Grove School. Miss
BERTHE Greer, pianist, and Mrs. Mar
shall Morris, violinist, will accompany
the pantomimes.
Special Electrical Scenery.
Special electrical scenic effects
from Memphis will add to the setting
of the pageant. These are in charge
of Thos. L. Nored and L. C. James
electricians. Reserved seats for this
splendid entertainment will be OF
sale at Morris for so cents, stand
ing room for 35 cents. This charg,
is made to defray expenses and t,
limit the crowd.
Thursday, Graduation Night, whel
the Commencement address will b,
delivered at the Dixie by DIR. VIM
Grove of the Idlewild Presbyterian
Church, Memphis, who recently hel,
the. Hi-Y revival at the school, ant
; the scholarship medal presented an,
the diplomas given out, closes tn,
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