Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-28
Normal University
LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS
commencement week closes here
with final senior dinner and line
party Friday evening. The events
OF the week were numerous and
married the close of very success
iul year. in spite of the many mis-
maps and misfortunes that have be-
ialIen the school since last Septem-
per. The class of 1922 numbered
rs Tor the high school diploma, 1G
for the bachelor Of pedagogy de-
gree, and 4 for bachelor of arts,
making total of So graduates. or
these several are to complete work
In summer school. % of the grad
yates come from outside of Las
Vegas.
The events of the week began
with the baccalaureate exercises
last Sunday evening. DR.. II. r.
MlIIs, pastor Of the M. Il. church
mere, delivered the address, en-
p,hasi2ing the place of love and
charity in education.
Monday the Girls Friendly So
ciety enjoyed a breakfast as the
guests OF Miss Birdie Adams, pres
ident of the society. On Monday
evening the Normal training school
children, under the direction of
Miss Whetsel. presented a two act
operetta, The Awakening of
Spring" About 100 children took
part in the operetta. which proved
10 be very tuneful and colorful
bit. The training school teachers
assisted Miss Whetsel and Mar
guerite Green played the accom-
paniment, with the assistance of
various members of the Normal
Orchestra.
On Tuesday occurred the grad
uating exercises of the eighth
grade, Eighteen diplomas were
granted. Former County Supt. r.
s. Upton Is dean of the training
school and Miss Bessie watt critic
teacher for the eighth grade.
The biggest number Of the week
was Three Live Ghosts, the SEN
Tor play, directed by f. w. Scott,
and presented to a good sized aud
fence Wednesday evening. The pro-
duction had a professional touch
throughout and was sufficiently
snappy and modern to keep the
audience laughing most of the
time. The part of "Old Sweet
heart, a middle aged London
cockney stepmother became real
character creation in tho hands of
Miss Irene Gage, whose work was
undoubtedly the stellar feature of
the bill. John Sanford, editor of
the Tri News, pulled most of the
big laughs in his Interpretation OF
Spoofy" the shell-shocked KEEP
tomaniac "widout any brynes" as
Jimmie Gubbins put it. Other men,
bers of the cast, all of whom did
| good work In their parts, were Do
rothy Stewart, Emile Baca, Jen-
nlngs Mcmillan, s. Omar Barker,
II. j. Beck. Joe Baca, Jr., Joseph
Inc OMalley, Cecil Walk. and Karl
Ieake. Mr., Scott, whose dramatic
ability is already familiar to Santa
Feans, has received a tentative in
yitation to take the play over to
Santa Fc for a second showing.
Glass Day exercises by the SEN
Tors Wednesday morning took the
form of comical and inoffensive
spoofing OF the faculty. College
seniors read a will and sang an
original song and might be seen
on the streets all day with the de-
creed Ivory -pincher" skull caps OF
orange and black. Miss Mae Jones
had charge of the exercises.
At noon Wednesday the members
OF the faculty enjoyed an informal
dinner at the Masonic Temple, a
regular home-cooked feast prepar-
ed under the direction of Miss Fe-
licitas Kaune of the domestic Sci
ence department. This is the sec
ond faculty dinner of the school
year and was we'll attended Miss
Merle Brandenburg. art instructor,
who is resigning to go into COM
mercial art work, was guest of hon
or.
The Presidents annual breakfast
to Seniors was a delightful outdoor
porch affair at the Wagner home
of the Boulevarde Thursday morn
ing. President and Mrs. Wagner
proved to be delightful as host and
hostess and the youthful guests
fingered until we'll along toward
midday. Miss Kaune and her do
nestle science girls assisted Mrs.
Wagner.
DR.. Charles Epson Clark Of Yale
University, formerly director Of
the Yale classical school at Rome
and a specialist upon European af-
fairs, was the commencement or
ator at the final exercises Thursday
evening. DR.. Clark addressed the
class upon the general subject OF
Americas Duty to the Old World"
closing, however, with very sound
bit of direct advice to the seniors.
Substitutes. something just as
good" according to DIR. Clark con-
stitute the curse of modern Am
erican civilization. His message to
to the class was simply this There
are no satisfactory substitutes for
knowledge, character and a sense
of humor." DR.. Clark was the guest