Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-05-25

CHAUTAUQUA WILL START HERE friday AFTERNOON
arent-Teachers' AS
sOciatiOn Entertain
Oxford High Seniors

Oxford High Seniors
If dancing lights and stars and
fairies tripping on the green don't
give an air of witchery; if lovely
girls and manly boys just graduating
from High school are not the most
interesting honorees possible for
lawn party; and if community sing
ers and old-fashioned games don't
stir your blood and make you young
again, then the ParentTeachers' As
sociation cannot plan perfect even
ing. Amadel, Mrs. Benz Prices
beautiful home, looked indeed like
fairyland last Friday evening when
the Parent-Teachers Association ten
dered a lawn party in honor of the
senior class of the high school and
invited the whole community to meet
/ these young people. Electric lights
swung in the trees and gave brill
lance to the spacious stretches of the
lawn; japanese lanterns lent softness
and color making an impression Of
fairyland on the guests as they ar
rived.
Soon Mr.. Heard marshalled his
band of community singers who
sang several choruses. Then Mrs
Leavell called the crowd to order and
invited every one to contribute to the
/ interest and enthusiasm of the Parent
Teachers organization, introducing
her remarks by fairy tale that
seemed eminently fitting in the equi-
site setting. Dr.. Hargis followed
Mrs. Leavell and made few well
chosen comments on what the Parent
Teachers Association means to the
community.
And now strains of music come
floating from the windows and
through the fiickering lights a.y+
saf;ss'oHs, came the members of y.1.
senior class marching in single file
70 take the seats of honor arranged
Tor them on the natural dais formed
within the circle of the driveway. Mr..
Doak Worley led the march of the
class whose roll includes also Misses
Edith Brown, Louise Blasingame
Willie Webb Dunlap, Susie Hiler,
1oltn hlrkwood, and Dorothy Old
ham; and Messrs. Brown Falkner.
Percy Hathorn, Valrie Metts. Max
Mlllstead, Dermont Nunnally. and
John Scott.
scarcely were the seniors seated
before the sound of song fell on our
ears ana, dainty and graceful, Miss
Nhaftna Butfaloe led a band of sing
ing, rose garlanded fairies in a love-
~ dahce. Weaving in and out about
the seniors she led her charming
band and brought the dance to a close
oy cfownlng a senior girl queen of
the May. BY the vote of the Junior
class, this honor was bestowed on
Miss Dorothy Oldham, the handsome,
gracious president of the girls Hi-I
and leader much beloved in the
school. Led by the fairy queen, she
mounted the rose-wreathed throne
facing the class OF seniors and the
fairy band grouped themselves at her
feet. AS they faced the crowd it was
seen that they were not real fairies
after all but something even sweeter
"a group of our own little girls.
Misses Harkins, Wilson, Hawkins,
Vance, Dooley, Roach, Faser and Nc
Lure.
At Mrs. Leavell's invitation, the
guests now crowded round to greet
and congratulate the seniors who
stood in line to receive their friends.
Then all were invited to the refresh
ment tables where the Junior class
generously served punch and waters.
While refreshments were being serv-
ed for the inner man, the esthetic
side was not all forgotten and it was
y great pleasure to hear Mrs. Pry-
aock's beautiful voice in two solos
and to hear Mrs. Wright, Sr., play
Dixie with all the spirit of the old
rebel yell in it.
If there had been any formality
early in the evening, it was gone by
now and, when Miss Doney took
charge of some old-fashioned games,
everyone was ready to play. One
game in particular was very anus
ing. Names of birds were pinned on
and men and women were paired off
by matching names. These couples
had to go before the May queen, who
had resumed her throne, and tell her
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