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An interesting' program marked the first commence­ ment exercises of the Wardlaw School held in the gvmnas- ium of the school. In addition to the musical and literary numbers, the afifair was featured by a military drill and
track meet, in which the entire school of seventy boys par­ ticipated. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, who generously ai>plauded the efiforts of the stu­ dents and spoke words of praise for Mr. W'ardlaw and his faculty for the excellent results obtained. The \]>rogram, which began at 9.15 o’clock, was as follows:
Song, “ America," school : recitations, Willoughby Frost, Maxwell and Lewis iNForse, Mdlliam Hawthorne. William
Jdunbar. Fred and Digby Wardlaw : \dolin solo. Irwin Jones :
declamation, “Liberty or Death," William Davison; decla­ mation, “ Mission of America." Alexander Milne, J r . : song, “The Army," school; declamation, “Spartacus to the Gladia­ tors," Harold Gillespie: violin solo, M'illiam S. Tyler, Jr.: recitation, “ Funnyland." John W. Wardlaw, Raymond
Charles, Ben Hedges, Sidney lirodhead and Walton I>ost- wick ; declamation, “ Lincoln’s Ciettysburg Address," Everett Martin; declamation, “A Southern Court Scene," Henry Taylor: song, school song, words and music by Mrs. A. I.
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Xichols, school; song. “The Star-Spangled Banner,’’ school. This was followed at 10.30 by the military drill, in which the boys showed marked efficiency in executing the various movements. This is now a part of the school curri­
culum. and the boys enter into the drills with a great deal
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of enthusiasm. The military drill was followed with a drill bv the boys of the first four grades, ably led by Harry McMenimen.
■Martin Charles, of the eighth grade, received a $10 gold \])iece as first prize in scholarship for boys above that grade, and i\\[a.xwell iMoore received a two and one-half dollar gold piece for scholarship below fourth grade. lioth prizes were given by IMrs. J. G. Rossman.
ClOS m g Exercises, 1917
The following boys were awarded the ball— Hawthorne. Milne, Gillespie, Fisher^ —Latham, Gillespie, IMilne, Fisher, Penn.
" W " : Penn.
Basket­ Baseball
The following were given their numerals: Bartine, Bomann. Dieterich, Alorison. Xichols. Honorable men­
tion: l>aseball— Langdon and J. Charles.
The program for the spring athletic meet, giving entries
and winners, is as follows:
100-Yard Dash—A. Penn, Jr., H. Fisher, E. Latham.