The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-31
EXERCISES
OF P. K. YONGE SCHOOL
Certificates Awarded Which Admit Pupils
From Grammar School to the
Pensacola High School.


The graduation exercises Of the p. X.
Yonge school drew many patrons and
friends to the High School auditorium
last night, and in decorations. music and
class exercises, the program was one of
the best presented during the closing Of
the schools
Under the direction of the Misses Janet
and Lois Mcclellan, the stage auditorium
had been transformed to represent a
sylvan bower carried out in the white
and green, the colors of the graduating
class. an overhead canopy having been
formed of vines and greenery. with a
Towering trellis in the rear of the stage
combining with the overhead decorations
to create a most striking and beautiful
effect which was further accentuated~ by
the palms and foliage plants used near
the front of the stage, in graduating line,
with tall vases of blossoms against the
green.
A profusion of summer flowers were
used, gladioli predominating, the effect
being most beautiful
Certificates Awarded
The certificates were awarded by
George p. Wentworth, member of the
board of trustees of District 16. the class
having been presented by the principal
of the school. Mrs, w. H. Crawford, Lula
Bell Abbott, James Alexander, Mildred
Alsip, Ida Avant, Merrill Barrineau,
Lester Bear, Theodore Bennett, Louis
Berman, Matte Blackshear, Lee Began,
Gladys Boyington, Alma Brewton, Paula /!
Bries, Merle Britt, Elizabeth Carter, Bo- !
nina Cvitanic. Leona DeLoney, Clinton |
Diffenderfer, Edwin billiard. Lovena Ed
wards, Dorothy Ferguson, Sadie Fillingim.
Miriam Graham. Hilma Hall. Louise
Harper, Lois Helvoston, Allene Hicks
Clara Hughes, Louise Hurst, Alice Mae
Jackson, Ruby Jones, Hilma Kahn, Ger
aldine Langford, Myrtle Lybrand, Vaughn
Markham, Vivian Matthias, Marcas Moore, I
Virginia Pace, Gay Paulsen, Eiguard
Peterson, Harry Pfeiffer, Kerney Pooley, /
Rebe Cowell, Ida Radcliffe, Ivy Robin,
Sam Rosenbloom, Antionette Rosique, Joe L
Roth, John Russey, Jacquelin Ryan, jew
ell Salter, Nola Mann Sanders, Lewis
solomon, Roy Straughn. Lucius Stearns,
Donald Swanson, Wilma VanPelt, Doro-
thy Sweet, James Taylor, Shirley Touart,
Sarah Trotter, Catherine Turner, Eunice
Ward, Lorine Watson, Thomas williams,
James Lane Wilson, Jr., Lois Wolff,
Adine Zelius
Well Planned Program.
The exercises were opened with a
march by the school orchestra, following
which the invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. Hendree Harrison, rector of
Christ Church.
The Smile Song. by Grade Eight, was
sung with much spirit by the class.
after which Miss Hilda Kahn gave the
class greeting. Miss Kahn is a young
girl of much promise in her studies and
received second honors. The class intro
duction was very prettily carried out.
After her greeting, Miss Kahn told her
audience that she wished the patrons
and friends of the school to ''see our
sells as others see u.s." She then intro
duced a classmate, telling a story of
some school episode in which her friend
had figured. Miss Kahn then took her
seat and the elassmate called another
forward, telling school anecdote, and |.
so it went, until every girl and boy had
Leen introduced with some cleverly told
story, or mention.
The address by the president of the
class, Shirley Touart, was excellent, as
was the recitation, "A Rural Theft" by
Lovena Edwards.
Mrs c. Thiesen, director OF the n. B.
Cook Chapter, Children of the Confed
eracy, presented the Harrison Memorial
medal to Jack SwaIne.
The presentation of the Helen Fisher
Memorial medal. was made by Mr.. Roulac
Anderson, Mr.. William Fisher having
been absent from the city. This medal
was won by harrington Burrows, who
is the third member in the Burrows fam
lily TO have achieved this honor.
The Farewell was made by Elizabeth
Carter, who Is to be congratulated on
having won the highest class honors.
Among the numbers with which the
program was interspersed was piano
solo by Sam Rosenbloom and two cho-
ruses, a Hunting Song and Rowing, Not
Drifting.
The p. X. Yonge school is very proud
indeed of it's orchestra, the music of
which is exceptionally good. The or
chestra comprises Leontine Turner, plan
st; Lucy Davis Yonge, and David Rosen-
bloom. violInists. and Eugene Villar,
drum. Il
C. S. Brierley, who trained the voices,
was much complimented on the beauty
Of the choruses.
Mrs. w. Fl. Crawford, principal of the
school, has as her teachers in Grade s,
Miss Janet Mcclellan, Miss Bradfield and
Mrs Brown. h