Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-11
SCHOOL FETES
HOLDING sway
DURING WEEK
Junior, Senior Banquet
To Be Held Satur-
day; Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday

The Brownsville senior class exer-
eises, began by a successful class
play "Dulcy" April 20. will be fea-
tured this week by the junior-senior
banquet at the FL Jardin Saturday,
and Sunday by the b-accalaureate SER
mon. Commencement, the closing
event is May Is.
Senior activities were held to a
minimum this week by examinations.
The junior-senior banquet. at which
time the juniors will be hosts to the
seniors is said TO be one of the best
ever planned.
The banquet will be held in the
open garden of the :. Jardin hotel
beginning at 8 o'clock. Invitations
have been extended and about 1870 are
expected to attend, including the
high school faculty.
A railroad motif Is being used
throughout the fete. The invitations
we're in the form Of passes and
trains will be on each table with
"porters" in attendance.
Bernice Many, junior president,
will be toastmistress, and will be an
swered by Margaret Anderson, senior
president. A toast 70 Brownsville
high school will be given by Nestor
Seaman.
Four or five comical skits are to
be put on by the classes during the
banquet. Several songs will be sung.
A dance will be held after the pro-
gram has been cleared away.
Sunday at IL a. m. the bsccalaure-
ate services will be held in the audi
torium Of the new school structure.
The auditorium Is now in shape for
the exercises, recently having been
completed.
Leading pastors Of the city will
take part in the services. Rev. Mack
intosh of the Episcopal church
will deliver the b~acealaureate SER
mon.
The senior class this year numbers
So, the honor students being Anna
Seaman, valedictorian; William de la
Cara, sa%lutatorian; ana Anna Cora
PETE.
The full program for the event
follows:
Professional. "on to Victory"
Junior class.
Invocation, Rev. Emmett P. Day.
Anthem, "Recessional.' Dekoven,
Junior class.
Scripture Lesson, Rev. o. c. Crow.
"Come Thou Almighty King" con-
gregation.
"The Soul Of the Community" an
nual ermon Rev. r. q. Macintosh.
Coward Christian Soldiers, con-
gregation.
Benediction, Rev. +. W. Marshall.
Rccessional, Mrs. Wiley Truss, d.
rector; Margaret Hugnston, accom-
PIANIST.
III. Y. Benedict, president Of the
University Of Texas, will deliver the
commencement address to the class
on May is. L,
Gray caps and gowns are to be
worn at the ba~ccalaureate and COM
mencement services. This will be the
first time in the history Of the high
school that this form OF dress has
been used, officials believe.
Class night will be held Wednes-
day at s p. m. in the new school audi
forum. At this fete the class his
tory, poem, song and prophecy VIII be
presented with other features.
Mary Emma Vivier is to deliver the
class history; Dorothy Nertrees the
class poem; the prophecy and song
by Mary Byrd Webster. After cere-
monies in the new auditorium, the
class will repair to the old audi
forum and hold the class dance.
Commencement exercises, final ar
engagements for which have not been
completed, are to be held Friday, May
IS. President II. Y. Psnedict Of the
University Of Texas, will deliver the
address.