The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-28

The Baccaiaureate Services of the
High School We're held att the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday evening,
May 23rd. Rev. 0, H.. L. Cunningham
preached the ssrmon, and the Junior
Class assisted by a 'speciai orchestra,
both underthe direction of Mrs. Isen-
berg Beard, rendered the musical
numbers in very creditable manner.
A large crowd was in attendance and
the entire service was verys pleasing
and inspiring. Il
The High School Graduating Exer-
cises were held in the High School
Auditorium on Monday night and the
room was filled to overlooking with
the best people of Pennington and vi
cinity, The Seniors gave the program
and rendered their parts in a very
pleasing manner The musical num-
bers were exceptionally good and
were much appreciated by the audi
ence. Mrs. C. o. Nelson, whose dau-
ghter, Miss Leone, was in the class,
trained the choruses and special vo-
cal numbers with great diligence.
The class was, indeed, fortunate to be
under her able direction and the man
ner in which they responded to her
instructions clearly indicated their
sincere appreciation of her earnest and
unselfish efforts.
The program rendered was as fol-
/ lows:
Professional and Chorus-"Praise Ye
the Father Senior Class
Invocation ........ Rev j. NJ. Bailey
Salutatory and Grafton Modern
| Messengers" =. Burdette T. Johns
Chorus-"Lovely June" (Ardite)
-. .,. -. ....... Senior Glass
Reading "The Lance of Ka.
nana." ..........C Christine Akers
Violin Solo-"Waltz from Faust (Gou-
nod S. Michtl Georgia Edwards
Vocal Duet-A. Tuscan Folk Song"
Caracciolo; B. The World Asleep"
Chopin. Leone Nelson and
Jesslyne Counts
Essay--"American Ideals in Govern.
ment" ....... Margaret Strahlman
Piano Solo ,..... Virginia Marbury
Vocal Quartet 'Class Cong 1920"
Edith Low 49,. Leone Nelson, Jess
lyme Counts, William Meyer, Ran
dali Kincaid
Essay-Vision and Reality" and Val
edictory Poem. ...... May Myers
Presentation of Diplomas ...... Pres
idert Board of Education, DR.. John
B. Graves
Cholus-"Morning Invitation" Yea
zie ................,S Senior Glass
BenedictiOn .......Rev. f. II. Orear
The Senior Glass was composed of
twenty-five young people, fifteen girls
and seven boys, twenty Of whom re-
ceived their Diplomas at the close of
the exercises and two that will be
presented in vacation on the COM
pletion of one siX-weeks period of
work in one subject. The Class Roll
is as follows;
Christine Akers, Jesslyne Counts,
Mack F. Denman. Helen Driskill,
Georgia Edwards, Leslie Evans, Lacy
Garner, Burdette Johns, Phelma
Keith, Raldall Kincaid, Edith Low,
Virginia Marbury, William Meyer,
Irene Miller, May Myers, Leone Mel
son, Thane Stinson, Margaret Strahl-
man, William Swink, Harriet Tet-
ley, Ora Waugh. Lois Weseoat. -
The Eighth Grade Graduating Exz
ercises' were held last night n the
High School Auditorium and thirty
eight pupils received certificates of
graduation from the Grammar School
Department Their program was
very pleasing and well rendered for
pupils of that age. Mrs. c. o. Mel
son directed the vocal numbers of
their program in her very effective
manner, and clearly indicated her
ability in that work. by the manner
in which the pupils sang. The fol-
lowing pupils finished the course pre-
scribed for the Eighth Grade and re-
ceived certificates:
Julian Akers. Leila Best, Lucy Bow
ling, Mary Bowling, frankie Bowyer,
Madelyn Brewer, Mary Buchanan,
Kenley Bugg, Althea Burgess, Ruth
Burgess, Alva Conway, Frederick
Counts, Maghenrye Counts, Cecilia
Gentges,. Goldie Halbert. Ava Hunt,
Margaret Hunt. Vernon Jarrette, Ruth
Karsch Lillian Mathews, Elliot Nc
Daniel, Melba Meyer, Valma Miles,
Lawrence Petty, Beulah Rhodes,
Claude Robertson, Virginia Rummel,
Sarah Tucker, Barbara Caroline Tul-
lock, Leonard Voil, Newell Wallace,
Evelyn Ware, Grace Watson, Frank
lin Williams, Henry Williams, Leola
Womack, Rodney Wulfert, Pearl Zim-
norman