The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-05-27
Final Curtains Fall
For Glass; OF AZ
Twenty-Five Seniors
Receive Diplomas, ID
Grammar Graduates


Final curtains on this years Lex
ington High school graduating class
were drawn Tuesday night when Is
seniors were presented diplomas by
c. M. Mcdaniel, member of the
school board. Exercises, originally
planned for Beall Athletic field, were
moved inside the Grammar school
auditorium because of rain.
The High School band
honored the seniors with concert
at the beginning of the pro-
gram Nick L. Walker, Shelby school
principal formerly of Lexington, de-
livered the graduating address, using
the topic, LIBERALIZATION" Awards
were made to IL honor seniors. Well
come and farewell addresses were
given by the salutatorian and vale
dictorian, Donald Boatwright, and
Miss Penelope Shepherd.
Presented Prizes
Students presented prizes and
awards at the exercises were: Miss
Nancy Rathell and Miss Barbara
Majors, Kimbrough prizes in United
States and World history, and Au-
brey Rodgers in government and
economics, all presented by Supt.
w. B. Kenna; Miss Penelope Shep-
herd, Advertiser award, by Mrs.
CASTOR A. Guess; Miss Warrene
White and Donald Boatwright.
P.TA. Best School Spirit award, by
Mrs. Cecil Mason; John Murrell Nc
Rae and Miss Anne Wynn, Rotary
Code of Ethics award, by E. w.
Hooker; Jacqueline Montgomery,
BPW Commercial prize, Mrs. Robert
Duke; Bobby Berman, Masonic es-
say, by Paul Koran; Miss Shepherd,
County Essay award, by L. R.
Thompson.
Addressing capacity crowd, the
speaker of the evening urged re-
evaluation of principles within the
home, the school, the church, and
among citizens outside these groups
toward the proper development Of
the child.
Sermon Delivered Sunday
Included on the nights program
was a piano duet by Miss Carolyn
Ware and Miss barbara Nabors;
invocation by the Rev. Robert G.
Valentine, and benediction by the
Rev. L. E. Burnette.
The Rev. c. T. Floyd gave the
graduating sermon Sunday to a
crowded audience at the Baptist
church. Seniors gave musical num-
bers on Sunday nights program at
the Methodist church.
Eighth grade graduates receiving
awards Tuesday morning were as
follows: Adelaide Mcknight RAM
sey and Bobby Frank Fisher were
winners of the American Legion
award given to the best all-around
girl and boy in the Junior High
school year. They were presented
by David Miles. Adelaide Ramsey
also won the Masonic award given
each year to the student writing the
best essay.
9th Grade Graduate
Fourteen boys and girls received
grammar school certificates. They
were: Mary Aston Roach, Mary Ar
lyn Young, Adelaide Ramsey, Banks
Shepherd, Herbert Griffin, Joe Chap
man, Marjorie Mae Novels, Edith
Moorehead, Ruth Helen Hocutt,
Robert Thompson, Bobby Fisher.
Laverne Mcbride, Antoinette
Wilkerson and Joe Moore, Jr. Mar
jorie Ann Brown, former class
mate, was guest of honor for the
occasion.
Pupils having the highest grades
for the year were announced: Bren-
da Burnette, LIST grade; Gretchen
Povall, second; Walter Moore, third
and fourth; Jean Wood, fifth; Mar
tina Hoof and Geraldine Bently.
sixth; Nancy Williams, seventh, and
Mary Arlyn Young, eighth. Nancy
Williams had the highest averages
for the year in Grammar school
The four honor students in the
eighth grade were Mary Arlyn
Young, Mary Aston Roach, Adelaide
Ramsey, and Banks Shepherd.