The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-03-10
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our equipment, our course of study,
cts, and sent in our application for
a certificate as an accredited school.
We feel proud of our school and our
teachers, Mrs. C. r. Curry and Miss
Nora Colson, have left nothing I'M
done they could do for the advance
ment of the school We indeed feel
proud of the advancement we have
made this year and feel that Ebenezer
school is coming to the front.
The commencement exercises Of
the Ebenezer accredited elementary
school began Friday evening, March
3rd, at $3.50 O'Clock, with the follow
ing program:
Song, "Happy Greeting" by Mrs.
Curry's pupils.
Recitation, ga Protest." Charles
Minis.
Dialogue, "Aunt Nancy and the
Missionary Meeting" Clara Lois Mat
tair, Grace Britt, Lucy Bland, Marie
Anderson, Anna May Boyer and J. B.
Ratlif.
Song, "Lazy john" by Miss Col
sons pupils.
Dialogue, Bertha as Teacher"
Clara Britt, Mary Britt, Lois Mattair,
Adele Minis, Eva and Ava Anderson,
Douglas Boyer, Joe Denmark, Marvin
Britt and Inez Britt.
Song, "Their Occupation in Life, ~
five little girls.
Recitation, "What Uncle Talmage
Thinks" by Talmage Bland.
Dialogue, "The New Girl" Clara
and Inez Britt, Philip Anderson and
Lawrence Colding.
Song, "The Little Red Schoolhouse,'
by Mrs. Curry's pupils.
Play, married to a Suffragette, >
Emma Lee Minis, Alice Britt, Gordon
Anderson, Jack Strickland, Douglas
Boyer, Lawrence Colding and Lois
Mattair.
Recitation, "Work Wanted" Mis-.
Nora Colson.
Song, Farewell" the graduating
class.
After the program had been com
Ipleted Mr.. W. n. Anderson made 6
very appropriate address and deliver
ed the diplomas to the eighth grade
Pupils, namely: Emma Lee Minis
Alice and Clara Britt and Gordon An
derson. A few words by Mrs. Curry
who thanked the trustees and patron!
in behalf Of herself and Miss Colson
flor their kindness in cooperating will
in their school work closed the exer
lcises. The children all did their par
we'll and show they had been care
, fully trained.
Our handsome new school hous
was indeed spring-like in its Lowell
decorations Of pink and green, tn
! class colors. Pink and green crep
paper was effectively used on tn
walls while large palm leaves wer
!. gracefully arranged above the wiz
dows. Tall vases filled with pin
! roses and ferns were on the table.
a The young girl graduates were girls
\. and sweet in fluffy organdy dresse
4, and each held an arm bouquet of fern
. and pink carnations tied with pin
r streamers.
On Saturday morning, despite tn
inclemency Of the weather, quite
large crowd gathered at the scho'
house for a closing day picnic. tn
the day was cloudy there was plent
of sunshine inside, for every one seen
ed happy and bent on having a goo
time. Our handsome new flag f1oa
ing high in the breeze seemed to way
greeting to all who came. At not
! the long tables near the house fair
h groaned under their load Of got
things the thrifty housewives had pr
pared and after Mr.. w. Fl. Anderst
= returned thanks, every one ate
w their greatest capacity and still the
was plenty left.
u The afternoon was spent in please
conversation, looking over the libra
and discussing school affairs. MI
W. F. King was appointed librari'
and Miss Emma Lee Minis as seer
tary for the summer.
After a meeting of the trustees a
Hpatrons, the trustees, Messrs. A.
I Anderson and C. S. Minis, asked NJ
c. r. Curry and Miss Nora Colson
lteach Ebenezer school again ne
Eterm. But all good things must col
to an end and late in the afterno
m the good-byes were said and all we
- home with pleasant memories of t
Ebenezer school closing of 1922.
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