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Class Play

Class Play
The class play was given on Thurs
day night to large and well pleased
audience. The play was western
story and required quite large cast
which had been we'll chosen and thor
oughly drilled by Mrs Geo. Brown.
The living pictures were also we'll
presented. A nice sum was realized
the major part of which is a parting
gift of the class of ~ toward the au-
ditorium fund-that fund for equip
ment for which al the women's organ
tzat1ons have been cooperating and
which is round $500 at the last report
Twomnute speeches on the need of
an auditorium were made between acts
of the play by Rev. Langston, Rev.
Nay, and Messrs J. E. Turner and Sam
Nassewitz. Also Mr.. A. NJ Stephens
had something to say on this while
making announcements.
Domestic Science EXHIBIT
The Domestic Science Class gave
good demonstration of their art of
sewing by an attractive display in the
window of Bradshaw's Music Store
all day Friday.
The grade doing this work is the
ninth grade, and the teacher is Miss
OSsie Mcintyre who will remain next
year.
Baccalaureate Services
,wOn Sunday morning all church SER
4 oces were merged into the Baccalau-
teate program given at the Baptist
Church where the different ministers
assisted and very large congregation
assembled.
The School Board and High School
Faculty sat in a body and the large
class of ~ advanced to their seats on
the choir platform singing a process
ional which was played by Miss Spier.
The verses being sung as a duet by
Misses Eulalie Dorminey and Doro-
thy Thurmond and the class joining
i'll the choruses.
The services consisted of hymns,
prayer by Rev. ]. H. Elder, rupture
reading by Rev. R. G. Shannonhouse,
a sacred solo beautifully rendered by
Miss Eulalie Dorminey and a strong,
practical and impressive sermon by
Rev Whitley Langston. His text
was 2 Cor, 4:18, and enlarged on the
theme of choosing to build life's ideal
rather than temporal one, how right
eousnesS must be the corner stone of
a successful life, and how all values
are made by contrast or comparison
and this being true all persons need
and this class of ~ were commended
to heed the admonition of this scrip
ture, for which there can be no better
standard of values offered.
Rev. Nay concluded the services with
the benediction.
Commencement Programme:
Standing room was at a premium at
the Court House auditorium Monday
night when the class of ~ marched
III single file through crowded aisles
to their seats. They numbered al,
including the Commercial students
and of the % academic students many
had won certificates from the CONNER
cial department besides, which speaks
well tor their energy and application.
The audience thrilled with pride at
the fine appearance and creditable lit
erary showing made by these boys and
girls, we all claim as our own town
product. Invocation was given by
Rev. Whitley Langston.
The class gave two songs-one of
pupils composing and Miss Spier's
setting to music. The salutatory was
given by Miss Evelyn Grider the
class history by Miss Dorothy Thur
mond, the class prophecy by Miss
Frances Brown, the class will BY Miss
Ethel Beall and the valedctory by
Miss Margaret Wise. Every one of
these was credit to the writer and de-
livered in a pleasing way. Miss Eu-
lalIe Dorminey gave "a particularly
charming vocal solo "Maytime."
The address was given by John B.
Guerry of Montezuma and was worth
a great deal to every listener who
could not fail to get new ideas and
valuable comparisons that broadened
ones point of view. The intense in
terest of his hearers was evinced in
the fact that with SO many standing
throughout the entire program there
was absolute quiet and earnest atten-
tion Superintendent Bennett made
appropriate closing remarks and pre-
sented the diplomas, certificates and
medals.
Merits and Awards
The prize on highest general av-
erage for the year was narrowly won
on IA per cent margin by Miss
Evelyn Order over Miss Margaret
Wise. This was a Kodak Of
fered BY Smith Bros, of the National
Drug Co. and the proposition made
good by their successors, Register and
Evans.
The best work done in Miss Spier's
music department was that of Miss
Dorothy Thurmond for which she re-
ceived medal.
For best grades in history the annual
gift of medal from the D. AR. was
was awarded w. T. Mavo.
For the best essay from desig-
mated book written on the ready-wri-
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