The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-06-09
The Future Girls
and Boys of City
Largest Class in
History Receives
School Diplomas

Commencement exercises marking
the close of a round of festivities in
connection with the graduation of
the senior class Of High Point high
school were held Friday night in the
school auditorium, which was filled
to capacity with the friends and
reatives Of the graduates. Class col
ors and potted flowers formed effect.
i've decorations and the presence OF
the forty-five members Of the gradu-
ating class on the stage made an
largest in history to graduate from
the local high school.
The program opened with selec-
tions by a girls chorus, under the
direction of Miss Genevieve Moore,
supervisor of music in the public
schools, whose excellent work among
the children was we'll demonstrated.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. A.
Lambeth, pastor Of Wesley Memorial
church, followed by Introductory re-
marks by Prof. w. NJ. Marrs super
! intendent of schools. The address to
! the class was delivered by Archib5id
i Johnson, of Thomasville, editor of
Charity and Children, Baptist pub
lication. The speaker was introduced
by Prof. Mari.
Stressing the finer things to be at
tained through education, Mf. John
son urged the young people not to
stop short in the pursuit of learning
for the sake of some object erdpo-
rary gain. "Let US enjoy and enrich
ourselves bv the things all about us
said the speaker. Material wealth
is only valuable for the good it does
and the poor man who has an appre-
citation of flowers, music and glorious
sunset that may be seen in everyday
life, derives more from living ? thar
!, does the man Of material wealth who
, lacks in appreciation of these things.
Mr.. johnson expressed the hope
,, that North Carolina would in the fu
ture give as much attention to thf
education of it's youth as it had to in
dustrial and agricultural development
> within the last decade. He deplofet
the fact that the state did not ranl
= higher in providing facilities for high
> er education.
y With fitting remarks of apprecia
| ton of the task they had finished, (
: F. Tomlinson, chairman Cf 5.!E sehoo
! board, presented diplomas to each o
\ the graduates. Music selections by
q quartet of boys and solos by boys Q
~ the grades rounded out a pleasing mt
sical program
e Thursday attracted large audlenc
> To the auditorium, where the follow
:, inc program was carried out:
- Song: Commencement. ..... ,Ctas
- Presidents address. Rupert, Picker
~ History of the class of 1927 .....'
u y Paul Stame
ie Song: Springtime -: Sla
y Statistics . Nellie Hayde
~ Song: I Know It All. ........ Cla
- Glass Prophecy .. -Ellaouise Johnso
81 Song: Just a High School -. Cla
e e Glass Poem 80. Mary Annis Ioun
~ Donations ,..... Charles McAnal
!e 500 o.. Girleta Warffo
- Last Will and Testament :;:.,...;,;:.
:" Helen Mu
e. e. Song: Old High Point High. Cla
- - Members of the graduating cla
as were the following:
% Blanche Albertson, Vera Albertso
ed Herbert Apple, Ruth Barbee, hfne
5a be Beck, John Bennett, Robert A. Brow
oe r Edwin Chappen, Maude Cross, L
NO roy Earnhardt, Ray E. DoWne
irGf l1f James J. Farriss, Jr., | Ingram t1e
'uC Clara Grisson, Nellie Hayden, Oil
m 'nl Hammond, Vera Hinshaw, Lawrer
'v0 Hauser, Rosa Mae Ingram, Ellaou
Johnson, Nancye Kirkman, Veil
"a en' Mathews, Lulalee McManus, Ida uM
vi. w. van, Helen Muse, Dorothy ONE
~. Andrew Parker, Aubrey Poston, Jac
nGa n;n Robinowitz, Willie Robinowitz, Eli
a1n .1,a beth Strickland, Claude Smith, r
ar u Stamey, Bessie Swartz, Grace mon
son, Ruby Thurber, Fannie Sm I'M
,.n Walker, Girlita Warfford, Helen w
1E1t1 1n don, Gena Westaon, Rupert PICK
len Laura AAlA.l' v+c
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