I {UGH SCHOOL
>, COMMENCEMENT
Exercises Of Class of 1914 Very
Creditable and Bring Forth
v Large Audience of Pa
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The commencement of our
jcigh School has long proven
he of our annual events and the
attending the gradu
of the class of 1914
^rought forth an audience that
f^led the school auditorium and
to capacity. The pro
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MISS 'FRANCES BAILEY.
gram was of a high order of ex
cellence which maintained the
interest of the audience from
l the opening number to the close
and reflected credit upon the
largest class of graduates in
^'tn$ history of the Newport High
» School as well as upon the super
I intendent and teachers, who
jk&ve directed the work of the
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various grades.
f The auditorium was prettily
decorated with festoons ol green
and white, the class colors,
tastefully used above the stage,
Ihcross the galleries and en
trances to the auditorium. The
stage effect was further enhanc
ed by ferns and potted plants,
Moving Pictures
* att he Opera H ousg
^J THE STOLEN LEGACY
W% A very interesting two reel
(Feature.— (KLEINE)
THE MISADVENTURES OF A
. MIGHTY MONARCH.
As King of the Mardi Gras John
| ' Bunny is the envy of all. He j
makes Lillian his queen and
L arouses the jealousy of his wife.
(j* *Th rough a tramp he is shorn of
Ky|| his greatness, but reclaims his
K wife’s love. John Bunny, Flora j
I Finch, Lillian Walker and Cu-,
|ja tev Van.
'TP A good c( > m edy —V IT AG R A PH
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| but its real adornment came in
'the beautiful young ladies and
handsome young men, who this
year go forth from its halls in
j to other activities of life.
| The class entered the stage
| from the left side and were seat
ed in the foreground, while the
MISS JOSEPHINE DEADERICK.
High School teachers, Mr. and ]
Mrs. Williams, Dr- Charles j
Brough, the speaker of the even- |
ing, Mr. John W. Stay ton, Revs.
W. P. Chalmers and Lee W. Hea
ton and members of the School 1
Board occupied the rear of the ;
stage.
After an invocation by Rev. i
W- P. Chalmers and orchestral j
number, Miss Frances Bailey,
one of the brightest members of
this unusually equipped class,
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MISS CARRIE HARRIS.
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delivered the salutatory address
in good voice. The sentiment
and thought of her remarks were
very fine and happily expressed.
The class history by Miss
Carrie Harris was one of if not
the best number of the evening.
She has a very sweet-toned and
well modulated voice which con
tributed splendidly to the side
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ights thrown upon the charac
ters, the weaknesses and virtues
jf her fellow class members, all
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in good spirit whether-tribute or
jest and very cleverly handled?
Miss Mary Frances Bains
next made her debut as a writer
of verse and in her allusions to
the class evidenced a high sense
of humor and literary ability.
The rhythm and rhyme yf her
verse were maintained to splen
did results throughout the class
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MISS WILLIE OVERTON MINOR.
ALLEN MARTIN.
poem and her grace contributed
to the pleasing effect of the
number.
Miss Nellie Snetser, a very
pretty graduate and accomplish
ed student, delivered the class
prophecy and handled in a very
graphic forceful manner, an ae
rial trip with Father Time in
which he mingled with the lives
of the various members of the
WILEY W. McMINN.
class of 1914. The young lady’s
imaginative and creative powers
rf mind made the story of the
various fortunes and fates of
the class a highly interesting
jrearm that was very well re
ceived by the audience.
The Senior Will, was very
Iramatically delivered by Mr.
7arl Hirsch and this was the
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MISS ALINE MOSBY.
iroper style reading for the
emarkable document, which
vas couched in legal phraseolo
gy even though the bequests
vere small and laughably gro
esque- The paper was very
apably handled in a good vein
if satire and humor and proved
ne of the most popular num
)ers.
“The Transfiguration of the
?om monplace “ furnished an ad
nirable theme for a splendid es
;ay by Miss Willie Overton Mi
lor, whose expression and mod
ulation of voice as well as good
MISS NELLIE SNETSER.
tage presence lent additional
orce and charm to her reading,
rhe importance of the little
hings, of duty and service in all
pheres of life were very capably
iortrayed and the subject han
lled in creditable style by this
wung lady of strong and popu
ar personality.
Miss Rita Whitten, one of the
most popular members of the
class, rendered a vocal solo by
Gilbert which was the recipient
of much applause and the en
core wras responded to happily.
Miss Whitten has a voice of very
sweet tone qualities.
“The Set of the Sails,” as tell
ing the course of a ship upon
the ocean was the subject of an
oration by Mr. Charles Minor,
who found in this an illustration
of the life of man upon the sea
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CHARLES L. MINOR.
of destiny and how important it
is that he have the right aims
and ambitions of life and be
properly equipped. The speaker
has a very fine delivery, a voice
of reach, tone and power and his
oration is the product of a
strong and well balanced mind.
Miss Julia Younger, the vale
dictorian of her class, by reason
of her scholarship, had for the
subject of her introductt
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WALTER STALLINGS.
say, “The Lesson of the Cross,” ;
and demonstrated deep thought j
and careful preparation of the
paper, whose style was also a
distinguishing feature. Her
valedictory was particularly
fine in a beautiful expression of
the ties that have bound this
class and the ideals that have
been held before them in their
school life.
Mr. Virgil Umsted of the Ju
nior class rendered a violin num
ber, with much feeling and ex
pression.
MISS RITA WHITTEN.
The class address by Dr.
Charles Hillman Brough of the
University of Arkansas was a
literary treat to both class and
audience. Probably no public
man enjoys the faculty of weav
ing together so much sentiment
and choice lore to embellish his
theme as does Dr. Brough,
whose remarks are toned and
beautified in recitation of bits of
choicest literature and his ap
peal upon this occasion for a re
vival of Southern patriotism and
love of Dixieland found a natur
al response with his hearers.
| The speaker is also gifted as a
i narrator of anecdotes and the
I theme chosen naturally gave
him an opportunity for repro
MISS STELLA WALLACE.
dueing some good darkey stor
ies, which were heartily relished
bythe audience.
No presentation of diplomas
was made by Judge E- L. Boyce,
president of the Board, who an
nounced the reason therefor,
owing to a fire in the publishing
house, where they were being
printed and inability to secure
another order within the time
allowed. He complimented the
class program and stated that
the real sheepskin would be pre
MISS KATE WILLIAMS.
rented later to the graduates.
Mr. John W. Stayton made a
;ery happy presentation of the
;old medal for highest average
)f scholarship above the fifth ■
rrade, offered by Mrs. S. D. !
Campbell, to Miss Lucy Cross
land, a bright member of the
junior class, who came forward
and accepted the honor.
The music for the occasion was
furnished by an orchestra com,
posed of Mrs- Reamey, Messrs.
Sartorius and Barker, and con
tributed to the splendid pro
gram. The benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Lee W.
Heaton.
This class of seventeen was
too large for each member to
have a part in the program, and
each of its members is, deserv
MISS JULIA YOUNGER.
ing of honorable mention. The
class roll is, as follows:
Frances Bailey, Mary Frances
Bains, Josephine Deaderick, Car
rie Harris, William L. Childers,
Carl Hirsch, Willie Overton Min- -
or, Allen Martin, Wiley W. Mc
Minn, Aline Mosby, Nellie Snet
3er, Charles L. Minor, Rita Whit
ten, Walter Stallings, Stella Wal
lace, Kate Williams, Julia Youn
ger.
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to be started with gasoline.
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