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Walnut High School Commencement Program, May 2-5, 1925

Commencement Exercises

Walnut High School

Walnut, North Carolina

PROGRAM

Saturday Afternoon, May 2, 1925

Ball game at 1:30—Bald Creek vs Walnut

Walnut Men vs Walnut High

Saturday Evening, May 2, 1925

SENIOR PLAY

Chorus—“Spring Comes Tripping” – First Year

PLAY—Deacon Dubs

Admission: 15 cents and 25 cents

CAST

Deacon Dubbs from Sorghum Center, West Virginny—Arthur McDevitt

Amos Coleman, his Nephew, a young lawyer—Alrick Snelson

Rawdon Crawley, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing—Rom Fortner

Major McNutt, auctioneer and Justice-of-Peace—Ansel Freeman

Deuteronomy Jones, A Country Product—Ernest Ramsey

Rose Raleigh, the Brave Little School Ma’am—Virginia McClure

Miss Philipena Popover, with both eyes on the Decon—Bonnie Gahagan

Emily Dale, the richest girl in town—Daisy Phipps

Trixie Coleman, full of mischief—Martha Ramsey

Yennie Yenson, the hired girl from Sweden—Lucy Fortner

School Children—Christine Haynie, Winona Allen, Anna Bell Allen

Synopsis

Act I. A Country Auction. The Deacon arrives from Sorghum Center, State of West Virginny. The Deacon takes a drink of water.

Act II. A Country Wedding. Shadows of the past. The Deacon takes a prisoner.

Act III. A Country Husking Bee. Escaped from the penitentiary. The Deacon takes a wife.

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SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1925

8 O’Clock

Baccalaureate Sermon—Dr. Lindsay S.B. Hadley, Superintendent of Dorland-Bell School

Processional—Good of Our Fathers—Choir

Doxology

Invocation—Rev. Wesley Hyde

Hymn—Holy, Holy, Holy, No. 78

Scripture—Mr. Guthrie

Anthem—Choir

Offertory—Mrs. Davis

Announcements—Mr. James Hyde

Hymn—Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, No. 210

Sermon—Dr. Lindsay S.B. Hadley

Prayer

Recession—Lead On, O King Eternal—Choir

Benediction

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MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 4, 1925

1:30 O’Clock

Class Day

Class History—Alrick Snelson

Class Poem—Virginia McClure

Class Flower—Ansel Freeman

Class Song— Rom Fortner

Class Prophecy— Bonnie Gahagan

Class Colors— Daisy Phipps

Class Grumbler--Lucy Fortner

Class Will—Ernest Ramsey

Mascot—Royce Wardrup

Planting of Ivy

Ball Game at 2:30 o’clock

Walnut vs Stanley McCormick

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MONDAY EVENING, MAY 4,1925

Operetta—Windmills of Holland

CAST

Mynheer Hertogenbosh, Rich Holland Farmer—Rom Fortner

Vrouw Hertogenbosh, his wife—Stella Dockery

Their Daughters—Wilhelmina—Frances McDevitt

Hilda—Leta Reeves

Bob Yankee, American salesman—Arthur McDevitt

Hans, a student in music in love with Wilhelmina—Albert Fortner

Franz—a rich farmer’s son in love with Hilda—Thomas McDevitt

Katrina, rich farmer’s daughter—Amalee McDevitt

Chorus of Farmers’ Daughters—Irma Henderson, Essie cook, Brijetta McDevitt, Victoria Ramsey, Lillie Drumheller, Violet Chandler, Margaret Haynie, Ruth Guthrie, Agnes Brigmon, Grace Stines

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TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1925

10:30 O’Clock

Reading Contest

Chorus—When Life Is Brightest—Second Year

Reading—Virginia of Virginia—Essie Cook

Reading—The First Settler’s Story—Pansy Chandler

Reading—The Hero of Mayville—Grace Stines

Reading—The Stylish Church—Irma Henderson

Reading—Tommy’s Prayer—Ruth Guthrie

Reading—Lilly Servoss’s Ride—Jane Morrow

Presentation of 7th Grade Certificates by Supt. Homer Henry

Everyone Bring Dinner

May Pole Dance—16 Chldren

Ball Game at 2:30 o’clock

Walnut vs Bull Creek

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TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1925

8:00 O’Clock

Graduating Exercises

Chorus—“Pond Lillies”

Salutatory: The Place of the Educated Woman—Daisy Phipps

Oration: Man Against Nature—Ansel Freeman

Oration: Today Decides Our Tomorrow—Rom Fortner

Valedictory: The Glory of the Commonplace—Virginia McClure

Piano Solo: Among the Pines—Irma Henderson

Address to Class: Prof. Hodge Mathes of East Tennessee State Normal

Presentation of Diplomas by Supt. Homer Henry

Awarding of Medals by Prof. Hodge Mathes

From page 3 of the May 1, 1925 issue of The News-Record, Marshal, N.C.

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92074087/1925-05-01/ed-1/seq-3/#words=MAY+3%2C+1925

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