Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-20
SULPHUR SPRINGS VALLEY NEWS

this year from the Bisbee, high school,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Clay
and children.
Jim Heron and daughter, Milly,
and Mrs Sam Heron attended the
school exercises at Gleeson on Thurs
day evening.
Gus Grossmiller of Kelton was in
Pearce calling on old friends on
Thursday.
Gerald Sherman of Douglas was in
Pearce on Thursday
Pearce Grammar school.
The eighth grade of the grammar
school held graduating exercises IN
the grammar school room on Thurs
day afternoon. The room was deco
rated with the class colors purple
and gold, and the class flower, red
roses. The following program was
rendered.:
Song, Homegoing-The School.
Address, Thrift-Modesta Gutierrez.
Recitation, Smile-Marie G. Saenz.
! A History Lesson-Charles Phillips.
Address, obedience to Law-Tim-
othy Lopez, Jr.
Song-Primary Room.
Recitation-Leslie Clay.
Address, Forest Conservation-Meryl
Furry.
Remarks by secretary of the school
board-F. L. Bryant.
Distribution of diplomas and ad-
dress to the class by Mrs Helen
Castle, principal.
Glass Song, Farewell to Thee.
Mrs J. r.. King presided at the
piano and Mrs. Gallagher Harper di-
rected the singing. The graduates
were Modesto Gutierrez, Marie c..
Saenz, Timothy Lopez Leslie Clay,
Wooster Whftmire and Meryl Furry. .
The following is the report for the
month of May:
Primary room-Honor roll: James
Burnett, Robert Burnett, Joe Busen-
bark, Nina Clay, Gladys Comolli, Isa-
dor Duran, Frank Ellsworth, Lille
Mae Lehman, Leole Lehman, Robert
Mckinney, Antonia Palma and Rosalie
Phillips.
Perfect attendance: James Burnett,
Robert Burnett, Stanley Busenbark,
Gladys Comolli, Nina Clay, Frank
Ellsworth, Lille Mae Lehman, Leole
Lehman, Robert Mckinney, Antonia
Palma, Celsa Palma, Josephine Palma,
Rosalie Phillips, Lugardo Torres AMI
Marie Torres.
intermediate room-Honor roll: Jack
Phillips, Soledad Lopez, Janet Bryant,
Virginia Trautman, Marjorie McKin-
ney, Husta Torres, Carroll Phillips,
Crus Lopez and Ivan Mckinney.
Perfect attendance: Jack Phillips,
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Bryant, Marjorie Mckinney, Husta
Torres, Carroll Phillips and Ivan Nc
Kinney.
Grammar room-Honor roll: Meryl
Furry, Leslie Clay, Charles Phillips.
Orville Lehman, Winifred Clay, Lora
Smith, Annie L. Pounds and Leo
Duran.
Perfect attendance: Leslie Clay
Charles Phillips, Orville Lehman, Win
fired Clay. Lora Smith, Annie L.
Pound and Meryl Furry. ss
Mrs. Myrtle S. King, primary teach
er; Nettie Gallagher Harper, inter
mediate room, and Mrs. Helen Castle,
principal.
Miss Goldie Kegan of the strong
hold spent Friday with friends in
Pearce.
Rev. ]. A. Benedict and son, Rafael,
of Tucson were in Pearce on Tuesday.
The Benedict family is spending a
few days on their ranch near the
stronghold.
NJ. Milton, immigration officer, was
in Pearce on Thursday
Mike Hurley was a Wilcox visitor
on Friday afternoon.
H. A. Miller of Phoenix was bust
ness visitor in Pearce on Friday.
NJ. Hanson, Southern Pacific audi
tor, was in Pearce on Thursday.
The Pearce Union high school held
track meet at Pearce on Tuesday
afternoon, the contests consisting Of
tennis, backet ball goals, baseball
throwing, putting the shot, broad and
high jump and foot racing.
Two very pretty silver loving cups
were donated by M. j. Hurley and
Miss Sue Montgomery, two of the
coaches of the high school, being for
the best percentage made by a boy
and a girl Fred Fleetham won the
cup for the boys with Dan Williams
close second, and Mary Carothers
won for the girls with Ruth. McKin-
ney second.
The two dollar prize for the best
poster was won by Miss Evelyn
Furry and Pauline Pennick, and the
second prize of one dollar was won
by Eugene Clay.
The annual high school picnic was
held on Wednesday, at the Cochise
Stronghold. The entire student body
with parents and friends attended.
A very pretty affair in the way of
a reception was given in the Town
and Country club rooms on Thursday
evening for Prof. E. D. Carothers and
family, who left for their home in
Glendale, Calf, on Saturday. Prof.
Carothers has been principal of the
Pearce Union high school for the past
five consecutive years but on account
of business relations in California.
has given up his position as principal
of the high school, and will be sue
ceeded by NJ. j. Hurley. Short talks
We're made at the reception by a num-
ber of men and women.
! Punch, cake and coffee were served
through the evening after which
dancing was indulged in. The Caroth-
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