Mount Vernon High School - Forum Yearbook (Mount Vernon, OH)

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THE FORUM 19 3. Wagner-Prieslied from die Meister- singer. Mr. Harris. 4. Massenet ........ Ballet, Le Cid Two movements. 5. Group of Songs Miss Armstrong. 6. OEenbach Prelude and Barcarolle- From Tales of Hoffman. 7. Thomas- My Heart is Weary Mme. Stillwell Hagar. 8. Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz. Saturday Evening, May 20. 1. Dyorak Symphony From the New World. -Adagio, Allegro, Molto, Largo. 2. Wagner- O Hall of Song from Tannhauser. Mme. Rothwell Wolif. 3. Goldmark-Overture from Rigoletto 4. Verdi-Overture from Rigoletto Miss Armstrong Mrs. Hagar Mr. Harris, Mr. Goodwin 5. Bezit-Suite from Carmen. CFive movementsj 6. Puccini- One Fine Day From Mme. Butterfly Mme. Rothwell Wolff. G C9 In Miss McIntosh's division of English the work in argument was completed by a trial. Almon Poland was tried and found guilty of stealing a book from Edna Young's desk in Room 5. Melvin Black was the judge and Walter Mason the prosecuting attorney while the lawyer for the defense was Troy Harris. G C On Friday evening, May 12, the junior class presented their play, Mr, Bob, in honor of the Senior class. Cast of Characters: Marion Bryant CMr. Bobb ..Olive Clark Robert Brown, clerk of Benson and Ben- son ............... Robert Baxter Philip Royson, a medical student.. Albert Culbertson Rebecca Luke, a maiden lady ...... Speck Katherine Rogers, her niece ........ -Vernie Gleason Jenkins, Miss Rebecca 's butler ...... Floyd Bartlett Patty, Miss Rebecca's Maid ........ Mer1MeGugin Place-Breakfast room at Miss Lukc's. Time-Morning and afternoon of one day. Music by Scribner 's Orchestra. CJ CJ The commencement exercises of this class will be begun by the Baccalaureate sermon on June 11 by the Rev. Ira J. Houston of the Congregational church. On Thursday morning, June 15, the class address will be given to the following graduates by Dr. F. B. Pearson of the Ohio State university. The following is the list of the gradu- ates: Latin course-Loma Arndt, Beulah Doelfs, Grace Faddis, Evelyn Lyman, Berta Hall, Francis Chew, George Culbert- son, Lawrence Fletcher, Vivian Dowds, Hazel Kirkpatrick, Alma Lepley, Ruth Mitchell, Raymond Spechk, Louise Sperry and Louis West. English course--Mae Bartlett, Anna Black, Mary Blair, Hubert Cary, Helen Chew, Mabel Coleman, Walter Englehardt, Mary Ewing, George Hookway, Dean Mc- Kee, Mary Mochwart, Besse Patterson, Helen Porter, Verna Salisbury, Ethel Sim: mons, Olive Snow, Faye Thomas, Bessie 'Van-Voorhis, Anita Wrentzel, Irene Zeis- loft, Leon Zeisloft and John Gotshall. Business course-Hazel Graff, Portia Wagner, Jennie Hildebrand, Vernice Phillips, Ralph Jenkins, Grace Strang and Monroe Kaufman. On Friday evening, June 16, the Alum- ni banquet will be held which will close the exercises of 1911.

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18 THE FORUM LOCALS Mae Bartlett, Editor On May 19, and 20, the people of Mt. Vernon were given the privilege of hear- ing the St. Paul orchestra. Three con- certs were given, an artist' recital, mat- inee concert, and evening concert. The artists recital gave the following program: Friday Evening I. The Wanderer ............... Schubert The Swan ...................... Greig Love Song ................... Brahms Wilmot Goodwin. II. Concert D Minor ..... . .. Wieniawski Allegro Moderato. Andante. Allegro Alla Zingara. Emil Sturmer. III. My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, Saint Saens Mme. Stillwell Hagar. IV. Schon Rosmarion ............. Kreisler Ave Maria .......... Schubert Scherzo .................... .. Dedla Emil Sturmer. V. Serenade ............ . . . Bantok Down the Vale ............. Moir Invictus ....................... Huhn Wilmot Goodwin VI. Spanish Dance ................ Saraste Rondo Capriccioso .......... Saint Saens Emil Sturmer VII. The Sunshine ............ .... G reig With a. Violet ................... Greig Slave Song ................ Chaminade Mme. Stillwell Hagar. Mme. Stillwell Hagar, contralto Emil Sturmer, violinist. Wilmot Goodwin, baritone. The following programmes were given Saturday afternon and evening: Saturday Afternoon Walter H. Rothwell, Conductor. Chas. L. Wagner, Manager. Soloists: Irene Armstrong, Soprano. George Harris, Tenor. Mme. Stillwell Hagar, Contralto. 1. Mendelssohn Overture ........ Fingal's Cave. 2. Greig-Peer Gynt Suite. Cab Morning. Cbj Aca's Death. feb Anitra's Dance. Cdl In the Hall of the Mountain King.

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20 THE FORUM Miss Ruth Ralston, ex-'10, who has been attending Chevy Chase boarding school at Washington, has returned home for the summer. Mr. James Cooper, ex-'10, was home for Decoration Day. Mr. Harry Parrott, '98, of Chicago, spent Decoration Day here with his par- ents. Mr. Henry Greer Beam, '04, will grad- uate from Ohio State university this year. Mr. Elder, Jr., ex- '07, has joined an or- chestra Which expects to tour the South this summer. Mr. Harper Russell, '07, is a Senior at Kenyon. Mr. Earl Baxter, '10, visited school May 31. Miss Winifred Rush, '91, has returned home after spending two months in the South. Mr. Curtis Kinney, '06, has gone to Europe. Berta Hall, Editor Mr. Sturges Cooper, '05, is home from Columbia university to spend the sum- mer. Mr. Ralph Chambers, ex-'10, is attend- ing the Normal Summer school at Ada, Ohio. Mr. Oscar Arnold, '07, is a graduate at Denison university this year. Mr. Carroll Conrad, '10, who has been attending the Cleveland Medical college has returned home for the summer. Mr. Leland Arnold, '09, who is attend- ing Denison university, took part in the May Festival which was given at Gran- ville by the St. Paul Orchestra. Mr. Donald Harper, '10, took part in a comic opera at Kenyon. Miss Katherine Russell, ex-'12, is home from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Miss Ethel Pitkin, '09, taught tW0 months this spring at Four Corners.