The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-23
GRADUATING EXERCISES
OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

The last two weeks of May will be |
taken up with the commencement ex-
ercises of the Ocala high school, of
which the graduation exercises of the
grammar school Monday morning at
10 O'Clock were the first. The Temple
theater in which the mornings pro-
gram was given, was filled, there be-
ing no empty seat on the ground floor
ard only very few vacant chairs in
the balcony.
I The audience was appreciative and
the discipline of the children, who
composed about two-thirds of it, was
excellent. The program which had
been arranged by those in charge, was
interesting and carried out in excel
lent form. The musical solos selec-
tions, of which there were a number,
were interspersed with with readings,
choruses, dances and piano solos, MAX
ing a program which appealed to all
tastes. Mrs. Brown G. Cole, musical
director, had charge of the musical
numbers, and to her is due the credit
for this part of the exercises which
tshowed excellent training in this line.
Those who gave the readings and
Ifecitations were creditable examples.
Iof the results of the training and
coaching given them by the two teach
ers of the eighth grade, Mrs. H. S.
I Wesson and Mrs. Rex Todd.
+ Among the numbers on the pro-
gram were two dances by, members of
the eighth grade, and this was an ex-
. ample of the work done by the phys
zeal director, Miss Eastman. The
dances We're rhythmic and done to the
accompaniment of the graphophone.
The operetta of the band of gypsies
with Sara Scott as the gypsy queen
land Mabel Tobleski as the gypsy for
/ tune teller, was very pretty. The tune
{ full music and the bright colors of red
5 and yellow of the costumes made this
: one of the most interesting of the ex-
| ercises.
E The part of the wandering peddler
: was we'll taken by Melville Little and
the story of how he joined the army
d brought forth many a responsive
: laugh from the audience. The clog
f dance by George Jordan, accompanied
t on the violin by Melville Little, was, il
= one should judge by the hearty ap-
Iplause and the recalls, probably the
hit of the morning. George had nc
: coach nor teacher for this dance ane
it was entirely original.
e Throughout the morning exercise:
: those pupils participating were cos
). TUNED as gypsies, which with th'
= prettily decorated stage made the ex
ercises different from the usual grad
v uation, and was unusually effective
IS The entire program was most cred
liable one for both pupils and teach
l. ers The second part of the exercise
!, was almost entirely given over to tn
presentation of diplomas by Mr.. H. G
Shealy, superintendent of public in
r struction. Mr.. Shealy made shor
/ address to the graduates, forty-fou
IT in number, in which he congratulate
l. them and said he hoped that the,
= would continue their schooling for tn
- high school course, that the worl
e. wanted men and women who could an
IL would do things and one of the requi
r. sites was good education. He urge
them not to forget that this gradua
a ton was just beginning, that is OF
4 fered to every one as a good start flo
4 their life's work.
F The class consisted of forty-foul
Is and the following are those who grad
Id uated from the grammar school: Vii
8. ginia Catherine Buhrman, Euva Katt
re leen Burton, Jean Biting, Margare
Chace, Fanita May Cobb, Anna Louis
Clement, Margaret Isabelle Dalzel
Beulah Venonia Fulford. Maud
10 Louise Gary, Helen Frances Green
= Verna Hartman, Barbara Ware Johr
70 son, Virginia Natalie Minshall, AIDE
y line Lucille Malever. Ruby Newberl
Edith Delzelle Pasteur, Daisy Ma
- Parker, Martha Jeanette River
,. Charlotte Rushing, Marie Snowdel
India Smith, Mar-iette Alice Smitl
Sara Jane Scott, Mabel Johanna 4
Tobleske, Lucy Stanley, Cleo Smitl
: Paul Carter Ashworth. H. M. Baxte
,,-. Pinckney Clement, Jimmie Harde
~ George Jordan, NJ. M. Little Jr., He
bert McCaskill, Samuel Simmons Sa'
IT, age, Joe Moses, Harold Culliso
Herschel Vernon Roberts, Lynn Kel
nedy, Clyde Mott, Louise Adams, E.