On last Friday
evening the Coleman High School closed its
session with an extra fine program, at the
Opera House.
The program commenced with a very fine
selection rendered by Miss Louvenia
Estes. Rev. Gillon delivered the
invocation.
Miss Clay Belle Leeper delivered the
salutatory, her subject being "The
Power of Youth." Those who were
fortunate enough to be present
and hear Miss Clay Belle could but realize the
true power of youth as
well by the personal power of this beautiful
youthful graduate as by
the pretty words, sentences, composition,
delivery and thoughts on her
subject.
Mrs. Edgar Beakley added to the program a
great deal of pleasure by
giving her hearers a delightful solo.
Mrs. Beakley's renditions
are of the highest class and it is always a
pleasure to hear her.
Miss Verna Hewell, one of the sweet girl
graduates, delivered an
oration, the subject of which was "Advantages
of Difficulties. It
was a fine piece wonderfully delivered, but
she experienced no
difficulties in making her oration the very
finest, however, she has
the advantage of being a charming entertainer
in speech.
Miss Clay Belle Leeper gave a very fine piano
rendition.
Master Stuart McGregor, the representative of
the junior class, spoke
upon the subject, "The Man Ahead of His
Time." He was somewhat
ahead of his time in being able to deliver a
logical, well spoken
senior oration in his junior year. He is
a boy ahead of his time
in making a manly oration.
Miss Mabel Dickinson gave "The History of the
Class" in which she is
one of the graduates, and a prophesy of their
future years. Her
history was certainly fine and brought good,
hearty laughs form her
audience during its progress. Her own
history is the sweetest
ever and we prophesy for her a bright future.
The school gave a very fine chorus, assisted
by the following of
Coleman's sweet singers: Misses Fay
Johnson, Iva Dibrell, Amelia
Alexander and Mrs. Edgar Beakley. Miss
Lola Warren played the
accompaniment.
Master Robin Fullerton delivered the
valedictory address, his subject
being "Twentieth Century Opportunities."
His address was logical,
forcible and mixed with humor. The
audience was granted an
appreciated opportunity to hear a masterly
address of this young boy
graduate. He holds the opportunities of
the twentieth century in
his hand, and no doubt this young man, the
valedictorian of his class,
will ever be faithful in clasping them tighter
and tighter, until by
merit and alertness he takes his stand among
the foremost of this
country.
Mr. Marcus Weatherred, in a very beautiful
speech, presented diplomas
to Master Robin Fullerton, Misses Clay Belle
Leeper, Verna Hewell and
Mabel Dickinson.
(The Coleman Voice, Friday, June
5, 1908, page 1.)