Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 Miss Grace Williams

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JVJiss Qrace Williams. Pff ISS GRACE WILLIAMS was born at Hadley,Massachusetts. Early in her life the family removed to Chicago, which was her home until she came to Minneapolis. In Chicago her father practiced law with such success that he was elected judge. This position he held for sixteen years. Miss Williams received her education in Chicago, with the exception of two years at Dr. Dwight’s school in Clinton, New York. While attending Kenwood Seminary, in Chicago, she became intensely interested in the subject of elocution, which, with literature and history, has occupied her attention ever since. Miss Williams has had much special training for the work she does so well. For several years she pursued the studv of elocution with the eminent reader and instructor. Professor Cumnock, of the Northwestern I’niversitv. Miss Williams took a subsequent course in the Dclsarte system of expression with Mrs. Frank Stuart Parker, of the Illinois State Norm d School, and, more recently, a course in the Boston School of Expression. On the death of her father, Miss Williams’ Chicago home was broken up and the Family removed to Minneapolis. At this time she received her appointment as teacher in elocution in the High School, which she has now held for nine years. She has given public readings at different times, though not often, since coming to Minneapolis. Both her time and her strength have been absorl ed in teaching. But although she has made comparatively few appearances before the Minneapolis public. Miss Williams has won recognition as a talented, delightful reader. Her occasional appearances are hailed with delight and a number by her is considered a rare treat. She is happily free from the unpleasant affectations that mar so many public readers. Iler delivery is modest and unaffected but she does not lack force. She is emphatically not a “ranter,” but she is possessed of wonderful dramatic feelimr, and has the art of making her hearers in sympathy with the character she portrays. In appearance Miss Williams is very attractive. A stranger seeing her about the school halls would Ik more likely to take her for a senior girl than for a teacher of the seniors. No photograph can show her bright, changing expression and the indescribable, magnetic charm of her personality. Miss Williams has been very kind to the class of ninety-three, during both its junior and its senior years. The class has given two highly successful musical and literarv evenings and on both occasions Miss Williams has contributed a reading, besides much assistance in preparing the program. She has always been glad to help us in whatever way she could, and she may be sure we shall not forget it. Her kindness, her sympathy, her womanly refinement, and her keen sense of humor are some of the qualities that have endeared her to every heart in Ninety-three. We all unite in wishing her a hearty God-speed. 10

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