The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-04
Bloomfield Academy Closes One
Of the Most Successful Years
Of Its Existence in Ardmore
Inspiring Graduating Exercises
Mark Commencement at
Local lnstitution-Girls
Made Own Dresses.

Closing one Of the most successful
years Bloomfield Seminary of which
Miss M. r. Foreman, is superintendent,
held graduating and other exercises
Thursday and Friday. Parents and
were in attendance. II. c. Calhoun. of
Muskogee, supervisor of Tribal Schools,
was present and delivered the class
address and made presentation of GER
tificates at the Friday morning session.
Tho programs concluded with an elab-
SsstSsy served dinner Friday noon.
the exercises opened Thursday eve.
ming at o'clock with a program Of
folk and other dances, given on the
east lawn Of the Academic building
The costuming was beautiful and the
dancing executed by the AS girls OF
the primary grades, the program con-
tinued as follows: March and wand
drill, 4s girls; May pole dance, primary
grades; rainbow dance. l2 girls Of the
prevocational grades; folk dances,
Highland Fling" "Csardas" by pre-.
vocational and junior vocational grades;
dance. Dixie" Olive Jacobs of Deni.
son and Opal Harwood of Hoxbar;
: Scarf Dance" junior vocational girls.
Inspection Held.
From $3.50 to 1890 Friday morning
inspection OF various industrial de-
partments and school rooms. was held.
Many beautiful and excellent exhibits in
art. penmanship, basketry. booklets.
papers in English and agriculture, dress
making. hand work. lace making. cook
ing, sewing and other lines of Industrial
arts, were on display. The work show.
ed exceptional ability and most careful
instruction.
The graduating exercises were held
Friday morning from III 10 IL O'Clock,
opening with invocation by Rev. j. S.
Lamar The program was arranged as
follows. Song. "Beauteous Night, o
Night Of Love ,Barcarolle from Tales
OF HoffmanD Offenback by Glee Club
Of ID members; piano. Dance Bizarre"
Fontaine, Susie Hitchcock, of Manns.
Vile; class address and presentation
of certificates, H. c. Calhoun, super.
visor Of Tribal Schools, Muskogee; pi-
ano. Early Morn, ,55 Bartlett, Lois Tus-
sy of Tussy awarding of prizes for
perfect attendance and highest acad-
emic and Industrial averages for year,
by Miss VI. X. Foreman, superintend.
ent; songs, (a) De San'man's Song. Nc.
Kinney. (b) Nursery Rhyme Suits.
Custance, Glee Club Miss Gladys Fow-
Ter. pianist, was accompanist for all
numbers in the two-days program.
Those receiving certificates of gradu.
alton We're Susie Marie Kaney of Wood.
vile; Angie LaJeane Kinney. of Sui.
i'hur Mabel Virginia Armstrong, Wood.
vile, Oretha Thompson, Durant: Yer.
noia Land. Ardmore. 1t is particularly
interesting to note that members Of
graduating dresses. The material was
white poplin. fashioned on tailored
nes, and was purchased and finished
at total cost of $3.50 each.
most excellent record was that
made by Louise 1'yubby OF Mill Creek
a fun blood Chckasaw who although
only 13 years old and in the third grade
mede a grade of 500 in Industrial arts
making the highest grade in the entire
school,. Her work is truly wonderful.
and shows remarkable aptitude. Hon.
able mention in industrial arts was
iiyen Vernola Land, Ardmore; Ida Mae
Kennedy. Fitzhugh: Cretha Thompson
Durant; Sadie Kell Bomar Rose Hayes
Franks; Ruby Tyson and Myrtle Har
ris. Mill Greek. Bygie Perry, Ada.
Thirteen Were Perfect.
Thirteen young women made perfect
attendance records including Vernola
Land Ardmore: Lucille Bowlin. AIadil
Susie Parker. sulphur; Rose Hayes
Franks: Lottie Hampton. Ada: Velma
Harrison, Fitzhugh; Nannoy Hughes
Tishom'ngo; Winnie Colbert, Ada; Tena
Stick. Sulphur: Ina and Una Webb
Hendricks; Lucy Brown, Franks; Sallit
M,lh lie Ada.
Nernoln Land OF Ardmore. made s9.t
III highest record in the academic
course. with honorable mention being
accorded Olota Kinney, Sulphur: Lois
Tussy. Tussy; Olive Jacobs. Denison.
There was total enrolment OF l5C
students during The 1922 term Tn,
seminary viii open for The fall tern
The first Monday in September. Miss
Foreman will remain in Ardmore dur
ing the summer. The girls are leaving
daily for their homes, many havinl
been accompanied by their parent,
home Friday and Saturday. Mr.. Cal
houn returned to Muskogee, Saturday