Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-07
MANY At TEND CLOSING.
EXERCISES LAST NIGHT.
Forty-Five Boys and Girls Re-
ceive Diplomas From Amer
icus High School


The auditorium Of Ryiander
Theater was well filled Thursday
night with friends and patrons of
Americas High sccCoi. gatacrad
there to attend the annual graduat
ing exercises Of tha institution. w.
| w. Dykes, president Ii the Board
of Education Of Americas. acted as
master of ceremonies, and Frank
A. Hooper, of Atlanta, who deliv-
cred the literary address, was in
troduced by Supt. j. E. Mathis.
The program, which began with
music by the Community Orchestra
Of which C. A. Ames is leader. Fol
lowing this the invocation was Of
fered by Rev. Milo H. Massey. 9th
er numbers on the program were:
THE Beautiful Blue Danube
Strauss.
First Soprano-Josephine Buch-
anan, Elizabeth Joyner, Lillian
Medford, Ida Maude Jones, Bertha
Alice McMath, Ruth McMath, Alice
| Mcdonald, Harriet Rylander, Anne
Walker.
Second Soprano-Elmer Buchan-
an, lizzie Drane Burt, Frances
Cranberry, Mabel Hamilton, Kath-
ryn Harris, Emma Joe Lipford
Belle Pearlman, Elizabeth Merritt,
Mae Ellen Stanley, Lucille Sumer-
ford.
| Alto-Ruth Bailey, Frances Bel
Icher, Thelma Hogg, Eugenia Walk
er, Lucille Williams, Bertha Kinard
Opal Parker, Louise Reeves, Eliza
beth Smith Massie Lane.
MISUNDERSTANDING Goodman.
Education and Progress"- Villa
Sanborn.
Valedictory-J. 7. Adkins, Jr.
Lullaby from "Joycelyn"-B.
GODDARD.
First Soprano-Elizabeth Joyncr,
Harriet Rylander, Anne Walker,
Ruth McMath, Bertha Alice Nc
Math.
Second Elizabeth Mer-
. rift, Massie Lane, Frances Gran
berry, Mabel Hamilton, Josephine
Buchanan.
Alto-Eugenia Walker, Lucille
Williams, Frances Belcher, Eliza
beth Smith, Opal Parker.
Introduction Superintendent
J. E. Mathis.
Address-Frank A. Hooper, ESD.
: Presentation of Diplomas -
Chairman w. w. Dykes.
Benediction - Rev. John NJ.
, Cutler.
Those who received diplomas
= = from President Dykes at the con
clusion of the exercises were:
:. Eva Braswell, Marjorie Cargill'
Frances Castleberry, Mildred Clark
Anna Belle Crabb, Chloe Daven-
port, Mozelle Deavours, nellie Ellis,
! Catherine Goodman, Alice Harold,
Christine Harvey, Martha Johnson
: Mary Helen Joyner, Julia Mae
Y Owen, Annie Rec Riley, Dora Riley,
!. Villa Sanborn, Lucille Schneider,
Frances SILVER, Fannie Love Stew
. ems Florence Stevens, Ethel Suggs,
e Charlotte Turner, jamie Tye Matte
Lou Vaughn, Eugenia Walker
]. t. Adkins, Dwight Barnes, Ed
! win Bell, Russell Clark, William
Dykes, Joel Hightower, Sam Mer-
rift George Oliver, Alton Poole
t Joe Poole, Gilbert Purvis, Ernest
Il Statham, Douglas Stewart, Theodi-
tus stukes, Melvin Tye, William
t Wallis, P. C. Allen, Benjamin DAVIS
VI Medahsts announced by Presl-
+ dent Dykes, and to whom medals
were delivered upon the stage were
g as follows;
: P. o. S. of A. Trophy for Bes'
>. Record in History-Frances Gas
/ tleberry.
81 U. D. C. Historical Essay Prize
d Medal. T. Adkins.
q D. A. R. Medal-Catherin'
Goodman.
q Kiwanis Medal for Debate-Alber
y Cutler, rs
= Rotary Medal for Defamation
Lionel Stukes, '25
Lions Medal for Recitation
Edith Bahnsen, '26
Times-Recorder Medal for Sen
Tor English-Frances Castleberry
Third District High School Asso
!. citation Medal for Essay-France
l. Castleberry.