Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-05-20
BELINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
NEWS
commencement Week Schedule
May 1925, 1926

Below is list of the events that
will be held during Commencement
Week, by Belington High School:
Class Night Exercises. May %, 500
P. NJ, at School Auditorium
The Glass Night exercises will be
put on by members of the graduating
class and will consist of various num-
bers relating to the members and
their friends. No admission will be
charged and all patrons are cordially
invited to attend.
Annual Sermon, Sunday, May %, at
500 p. NJ, Baptist Church
DR.. Robert j. Yoak, M. A., of the
First M E. Church South, Fairmont,
will preach the baccalaureate sermon
He comes to US highly recommended
as an orator, minister and education
al man. The various churches of the
town are calling off their services for
that night in order that their congre-
cation can attend this service.
nter-Society Contest, Monday, May
"a, 500 P. NJ, School Auditorium.
The contest between the Lyceum
and Mozart Societies, will be one Of
the most interesting events of the
week. The rivalry between the socie-
ties is always great, but more so this
year, as each society has won one
contest apiece since they haze beer
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working hard on their productions and
prospects are for one Of the best con-
tests in this part Of the state. Com
petent judges are being secured from
the nearby colleges. A small admis
sion fee Of 15c for students and chill
dren under sixteen, 25c for adults and
35c for reserved seats will be charg-
ed Several students will be selling
tickets. The proceeds from the CON
test will be used to defray expenses
of the Judges and other expenses of
the contest.
Junior High Commencement, Tuesday
May % p NJ, Baptist Church
Approximately forty-two gradua-
ties will receive their diplomas from
the Junior High School. A splendid
program consisting of literary pro-
auctions and music will be given. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
patrons, especially the parents of
these graduates.
Senior High Commencement, May rs,
8 P NJ, Baptist Church
Although Belington High will
graduate one of the smallest classes
that has gone out in recent years,
yet the commencement exercises will
prob ably be the best ever held The
commencement address will be deliv-
cred by Senator Neely, who needs
no introduction to a West Virginia
audience Belington High School is
very fortunate in having the Senator
for the address. The public is cor
daily invited to attend these exer-
cises and hear West Virginia's noted
senator.
Coach Charles P. Harper, Stanley
Dadisman, Ephraim Lazarus and
Harold Brandenburg attended the
state literary contest at Morgantown
last Friday, where Stanley was con
testant in the debate. There were
ten contestants for each event consis-
ting of the debate, grafton, essay and
extemporaneous speech. Although he
did not win the debate he made
wonderful showing and is to be con-
graduated for the splendid work he
did. In April he won the district con-
test at Grafton, placing him along
side the upper ten high school debat-
ers in the state. None of the contest
ants from this district won. While
in Morgantown the boys attended the
Engineering Show and state track
meet, where over one hundrd and
fifty high school athletes performed
Friday evening, May 14th the two
literary societies elected the follow
ing officers for the first semester of
next year:
Mozarts-P dent, Hugh Findley;
vice-president, Raphael Coffman; sec
retary-treasurer, Gertrude Griffith;
reporter, Adonis Hunt; sergeant, Ad-
ron Griffith.
Lyceum-President, Ernestine Hill;
vice-president, Lucille Jeffreys, sec
retary-treasurer, Lucille Cain, report
er, Alva Row; sergeant, Junior Smith.
With such splendid corps of Off
GERS the two societies should go for
ward next year with renewed energy
and make as good if not better
showing than this year
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