Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-05-16
Finals at Blowing Rock
Consolidated School

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Il. Greer of the Appalachian State
Teachers College will be the speak
er here Friday night at the gradua-
tion exercises Of the elementary de-
partment of the Blowing Rock Con-
sclidated School, when "a pupils re-
ceive their diplomas.
The program will be opened with
the invocation by Rev. P. A. Hicks
OF the Boone and Blowing Rock
Baptist churches, and this will be
followed by choral singing. The
welcome will be delivered by Shu-
ford Edmisten, the class statistics by
Estha Dula, the poem by Elizabeth
Greer, the prophecy by Blair Sud-
derth, the Grafton by Murrill Gragg,
the will by Oma Greene, and the
valedictory by Pauline Greene.
After the class song, Prof.
Greer's address will be heard, and
diplomas will then be presented by
County Superintendent Smith Haga-
man. Rev. C. H. Moser will pro-
nounce the benediction.
The following pupils will receive
diplomas. Blair Sudderth, Gladys
Pitts, Lena Greene, Mary Lou
Young, Ruth Mays, Annie May Gal
yen, Shuford Edmisten, Estha Dula,
Murrill Gragg, Arnold Bolick, Ter
renee Triplett, Emma Coffey, Oma
Greene, Mary Craig, Elizabeth
Greer, Pansy Gragg, Pauline Greene,
Blanche Hodges, Mae Teaster, Hazel
Moody, Opal Pitts, Mae Shore,
Muriel Story and Lemuel Gragg.
The high school seniors will give
their class night exercises on Mon
day night and will receive their di-
plomas Wednesday night following
a commencement address by DR.. J.
H. Highsmith of Raleigh. They will
hear their commencement sermon
Sunday morning at IL o'clock, deliv-
cred by Rev. C. H. Moser.
The senior play, directed by
7 Principal G. o. Nudge, was given
Saturday night with mich eclat. Har
ley Nudge, in the title role, "The
College Chap" won both laughter
and tense silences as the no-good
son, crusading editor and much
buffeted lover, while comedy and a
second thread of interest centered
about the lobby of the New Occi-
dental, the at first run down, later
rejuvenated, inn owned by the col
lege chaps parents. Music was fur
nished by the local band, directed
by Donald Johnson.
The cast included Penn Robbins,
Elizabeth Sudderth, Lucille Coffey,
Christine Johnson, Corein Knight
and Bynum Crisp, seniors, with sup
porting roles by Joe Bolick, Hayes
Coffey, Omer Coffey, Annie Coffey,
Parks Knight, Archie Sims, Bill
Lentz and Mary Robbins.
Between the scenes a vaudeville
skit was given by Joe Ellis and Bob
Chamberlain of Charlotte who were
the guests over the weekend of Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. PAMELA.
The commencement program of
the Blowing Rock High School has
Deen dluOuuCeu DIS lOiloNS iOi AiOiA-
day night, May 20.
"At the Sign of the Gypsy
Cast of characters and acts:
Glass song, high school class;
Madame Varinsky, Gypsy fortune
teller, Beulah Wooten; class presi-
dent, Bynum Crisp; historian, Eliza
beth Sudderth; statistician, Velma
Cannon; poet, Lucille Coffey; piano
solo; grumbler, Harley Nudge;
prophet, Lucille Reid; speaker for
motto, Christine Johnson; speaker
for flower, Corinne Knight; giftor-
ian, Edna Miller; testatorian, Penn.
Robbins; mascot, Cecil Rae Critch-
er; song, "Singing to You, Old
High" class.
Commencement exercise, Monday
night:
Piano solo, Miss Hazel Blalock;
song, Boosting the Old High" grad
uating class; invocation; announce
ments by principal of school; vocal
solo, Miss Annie Greene; address,
DR.. Js Henry Highsmith, state inspec-
tor of high schools; saxophone solo,
Don S. Johnson; presentation OF di-
plomas, Principal G. o. Nudge; song,
Farewell to Thee" graduating
class; benediction.
The second edition of the Blow
ing Rock Bulletin, giving informa-
ton about Blowing Rock and fur
Aishing means of advertising for
residents and business men, is in the
process of being printed, following
meeting called last Thursday night
by Mr.. H. C. Martin, president of
the Chamber of Commerce.
A pre-school clinic held last Fri
oay evening in the room of the pri-
mary teacher, Mrs. Addie Sale, un-