The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-18
COMMENCEMENT At
HI SCHOOL THIS WEEK

iaul OatC SCIllloll W tIlc graduates a
the Federated church on last Sunday
evening, at which time a large aud
ience listened to very able sermon
by Rev. W, o. Livingstone, pastor
of the Christian church, in which he
held up to the young people, now JUS
beginning life's work, their perfecr
ideal-the only perfect ideal-in the
person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mr.
Livingstone was listened to very at.
tentatively for the space Of about As
minutes, and his sermon contained
much that was inspiring and uplift
ing.
This week there has been Other
school activities, pupils have finished
graduation examinations, and all is
in readiness for the graduation cere.
monies at the high school auditorium
on tomorrow evening, at which time
the address to the graduates will be
delivered by Edwin T. Reed of o. A
c., Corvallis. and there will be other
interesting'features on the program
The class consists Of fourteen-siA
boys and eight girls. There shoulc
have been fifteen, but one boy, Kyle
Cox, was last week called on to re.
turn to his home in Virginia. The
members of the class are RAYMOND
Ferguson, Ellis Irwin, Leora Devin
Ailene Sprouts, Violet Merritt, MariS
Curran, Doris Mahoney, Anita Turn.
er, Margaret Woodson, Paul McDuf.
fee, Boyd Copenhaver, Oren Hill
Coramae Crawford and Allen Case
The junior-senior banquet will bt
served at the dining room of Hote'
Patrick this evening.
On last Friday ana Saturday eve.
nings the junior-senior play, Martha
By-the-Day," three-act comedy, wa,
presented in the high school audit
orium to good audiences, and it was
well received. The play is a scream
from beginning to end, containing
much good comedy, and Miss Palma
teer made a happy selection in the
cast OF characters, each part being
well filled and ably sustained. There
had not been a great while spent or
its preparation, and right at the enc
it was necessary to make a substitu
ton by the calling away of Kyle Co,
who had one Of the leading parts ir
the character, Allen Sherman, which
was taken by Allen Case and by him
fully sustained.
The leading character was taken
by Violet Merritt who was Martha
Slawson in the play, an Irish woman
OF ready wit and much wholesome
philosophy. Violet was especially
good in this part; she had grea,
deal of talk to make and she made
it straight from the shoulder.
Another character eqpally as goot
was that Of Ma Slawson, taken by
Rose Hirl, in which she represented
the stopped Irish grandmother, sc
years of age, Her ability to deliver
the part in the pure Irish with the
rich brogue made it very taking.
Elizabeth Huston as Mrs. Sherman
was the villainess of the play, who
let her husband 60 to the peniten
tiary for a crime committed by her.
self and this led to complications thai
had to be Strengthened out by Martha
and Ma Slawson. Elizabeth held ur
her part well.
Alvin Boyd as Frank Ronald ant
Bernice Sigsbee as Claire Lang were
the lovers in the cast and carried ou
their parts in a pleasing way. Ray
McDuffee was Sam Slawson the hus
band of Martha, and it was remark
able the way he revived after spend
ing few months in the high noun
tains. The doctor said he must 90
so Martha arranged it so that hi
might; 1884 was all the family ex
chequer and Martha did not know
how high this might take him; bu
higher he must 60, and he did ane
the effect was marvellous. The chill
dren of Martha we're Lena Cradicl
and Leora Devin in the character,
of Francie and Cora; Florence Ca
son played well the part Of the so
ciety young woman in the characte'
Amy Pelham; Boyd Copenhaver wa,
Steve Lundy, a tenament owner ant
Raymond Ferguson was Shaw, an EN-
pl0yee at the country estate.
The play was one of the very bes
that has yet been staged by the higl
school students, and is has been th'
subject Of much favorable comment
Between acts there were specials
the first Of which was the humane
phone" presented by Professor Pan
imzie (Don Case) and his perform
ers of eight young ladies'. 1t was
remarkable musical creation tha
caused much merriment to the aud
ience. Miss Elizabeth Phelps deliv
cred whistling solo and the girl
chorus gave the song and dance
LETS Waltz"
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