The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-06-07
SCHOOL NOTES

Inc BOURBON county PUBIC ScuOOl
commencement will be held in the
Paris City School Auditorium on
"Wednesday, June 8, at 10000 a. m.
AT this time one hundred and thirty
seven Bourbon County boys and girls
will receive diplomas. Hon. George
c. Colvin, of Frankfort, will deliver
the address. Prof. j.. Wilbur Ian
| caster, of Millresburg, will deliver
the diplomas. Kidd's Orchestra. of
Lexington, will furnish the music.
At this commencement the County
Board of Education and the City
Board of Education, the members
/ of the Bourbon county summer
schools, the Bourbon county teachers
and the parents of the graduates
will occupy seats especially reserved
| for them. This is by far the largest
| number of public school graduates
ever graduated at one time from the
Bourbon county schools, and perhaps
the largest ever graduated at one
time from the public schools OF any
ally proud of this achievement, and
we feel sure Bourbon county is
proud of it. Be sure to attend this
commencement.
The Paris High School Commence
ment exercises will be held in the
Christian church, June 9th, at 10
o'clock. Rev. G. H. Greer, pastor OF
the Paris Methodist church, will de-
liver the class address, at which time
the following students will receive
diplomas and certificates: - e5t
Fern Stone, Josephine Fithian.
Ann r. Duncan, Eva Chappell, Lor-
| raine Weathers, Frances Kenney,
Nancy Young, Milton Darnell, Louise
Letton, Amelia Morrison, Mary
Frances Campbell, Hedgina Taylor,
Soule Davis, Betsy Helburn, Eliza
beth Beaver, Lucinda Patton, Lillian
Mitchell, Miriam Galloway, Louise
Keal, Ussery Wilder, James Miller
Dundon. Cletis Evans, James Nc
Clintock, Collins Hall, Claiborne
Lisle, Norbert Friedman, Raymond
Stamler, Morris Price.
The Bourbon county Summer
School opened yesterday in the City
School building at Paris. A five
weeks summer session for children
of the first eight grades began. This
school is open to any child in Paris
or Bourbon county who properly be-
longs to the first eight grades. The
school will be in session one hour,
a day, from ten to eleven, and will
be used as practice teaching scnool
for the summer training school. The
school is under the direction of the
State University. Parents will please
call at the Public City School Office
and make arrangements if they want
their children to attend this session.
No tuition will be charged, and 1T
will be a splendid opportunity for
children who are weak in some sub
jects to make it up.
At a meeting of the County Board
of Education held yesterday Prof. j.
Moler McVey, former attorney OF
Paris, and one of the foremost educa
| tors of the State, was elected to I'LL
the position of Superintendent of the
Bourbon Cunty Schools. Prof. McVey
is a native of Bourbon county, a
graduate of Pennsylvania College and
| took postgraduate work at the Uni
versity of Virginia. He was until
recently principal of the public
schools in Dayton, KY, and has for
the past fifteen years been engaged
in advanced educational work. Prof.
McVey married Miss Terrill, daugh-
ter of Robert NJ. Terrill, of near Cli1-
| tCnville. He is a man of the highest
character and eminently qualified in
every way for the position to which
he has been elected.
Miss Cornell, of State University
| of Kentucky, spent Saturday here
inspecting the laboratories and ar
ranging with the school the courses
for next year. Miss Cornell is the
head of the department of Home
Economics offered in the South. Miss
Catherine Christian, who has assisted
in the department in State Universe
ty, has been selected to teach this
work in Paris next year.
During the year that has just
closed the Commercial Department Of
the Paris High School has tried 20
serve the public in larger way than
in previous years. This year we
offered work to students who were
not in school and who were not of
school age. Fifteen young men and
women of this city and county took
advantage of this. work this year and
we are glad to have them. We are
| glad to make what contribution we
could to the adult population of the
city and county.
| Superintendent Lee Kirkpatrick
requests parents whose children
failed in one or two subjects during
the past term of school to urge their
children to study on those subjects
during the summer months, and try
to make the necessary grade at the
beginning of school in September
The custom OF cross grading is very
annoying to teachers and pupils as
well, and should be avoided where
possible. With few hours Ct
study each week the work can be
accomplished.
| Commencement exercises of the
Western High School,. colored, were
held, beginning with the baccalau-
reate sermon Sunday morning. Yes
terday was Patrons Day. The COM
mencement exercises proper will be
held Friday at the Grand Opera
House. The address will be deliver