OCR Text |
Show DIXIE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT COM-MENCEMENT EX'S Baccalaureate .Sen-ices The Baccalaureate service given by the Dixie college in the Stake tabernacle taber-nacle Sunday night was very interesting inter-esting and attended by a large number num-ber of people. The sermon was given by Pres. V. L. Jones of the Moapa stake, and was very good indeed. Two choruses gives by the Dixie college chorus "Unfold Ye Portals" and the "Hallelujah "Halle-lujah Chorus" weresoul-stirring numbers. num-bers. Wendell Robinson sang "If With All Your Hearts," from the oratorio Elijah, in splendid style and voice. The hymns, "Come, Let TJs Anew" and "How Firm A Foundation" Founda-tion" were sung by the choir and congregation. The 91st Psalm was read by Ray Whipple H. S. class president. Glen Graf, president of the college graduating class read verses 1 to 10, Sec. 76 Doctrine and Covenants. The opening prayer was by Elder William Lund of Enterprise; Enter-prise; benediction by Bishop Karl N. Snow. "Lflawala" presented by I). C. Music Department "Lelawala, the Maid of Niagara." was presented here last Friday, Saturday Sat-urday and Monday night, as part of the I). C. commencement exercises, by the music department of the college, col-lege, under direction of Prof. Joseph Wm. McAllister. Earl J. Bleak, orchestra director. Miss Ezoe Woodbury, Wood-bury, pianist. The stage setting for the Indian scenes was excellent and details were carefully worked out. The cast and chorus numbered seventy people and ' the chorus work was remarkably good. Solos and duets were also well up to if not surpassing the standard stand-ard set by Prof. McAllister for the school. Excepionally good was the solo by Burnell McAllister, where he is bound to the tree to be burned alive. Other characters who stood well out were Miss Edith Fawcett as "Lelawala," Ralph Whipple as Eagle Eye, Miss Eloise Workman as Hin-tola'u, Hin-tola'u, the aged squaw, Miss- Mirabah Terry as Wangela, the amorous Indian Ind-ian maiden and Glen Graf as Wa-Komis, Wa-Komis, chief of the tribe. .The acting act-ing was good all through and costumes cos-tumes were appropriate. Prof. McAllister and all Who took part are to be congratulated on the 1S success of the opera, which brings more well deserved honor to the D. C. music department. The operetta is by Charles Wakefield Wake-field Cadman, an American composer, mill is beautiful throughout, a legend of Niagara Falls being the foundation founda-tion upon which the opera is built. The. Indian effects given the music '' the splendid orchestra under Prof. . Bleak' added very much to the great 'ucce.-s of the production. " Those taking leading parts were: Hisses Edith Fawcett, Eloise Work-wan, Work-wan, Alta Holt, Mirabah Terry, Christine Chris-tine Gregerson and Ruth Allen; Glen l;raf, Wendell Robinson. Donald Tob-t. Tob-t. Kulon Bastian, Burnell McAllis-Kenneth McAllis-Kenneth Judd. Melvin Fawcett, Kalpb Whipple. Ellis McAllister. Elvis D. Terry and Ray Whipple. Exhibits at the foliage The art. domestic art. art needle-Wnfk. needle-Wnfk. and woodwork exhibits at the jKie college this year were very fine '"'iced and were viewed by a great "umber of people. The domestic art '""1 art needlework exhibit was very s,ri"iK. the biggest exhibit bv far ever ,i!a'-e at tha college. ' mnmencontont Exorcises wonderfully fine commencement ''Sl'rr,t"s w'ere held in the Stake tab-'fti-.el-. Tuesday night. There has '",'n so much doing and the editor ,ls i'-en kept so busy that wo cannot Pn;.,M'li give a" account of the pro-'"'"'ks pro-'"'"'ks such as thev deserve. We " "'K ''ave to be brief. 1 "imencement program started 't!i Waves of the Danube" by D. "fenestra. Hungaran Rhapsodic ' a was played while the graduates 1'Urcr-ed in and took the places as- ! fo""ne(i tllei- A splendid program ow,?d' including an address to the -;ai3u-tes by Dr. Hugh M .Woodward ' '' lhe B- Y- I'., the first president of 'college. ' !ile graduates follow the advice j given them by Dr. Woodward they become strong men and women, j men and women who will enjoy life's j labors to the full and leave honored I and respected names behind them ! when they are called to another sphere of action. The doctor's ad-! ad-! dress may be summed up in a few words, "be master of thyself." Dr. Woodward was heartily applauded, and so were the graduates when they marched up to receive their diplomas. di-plomas. The graduates follow. College. Graduates Allen, LaVern; Bastian, J. Rulon; Church, Roma; Earl, Mattie; Graff, Glenn; Graham, Helena; Gubler, Rosalba; Leavitt, Vilda; Miller, Mary; Miller, Rachel; Morrill, Madge; Naegle, Mary; Ogden, Sadie; Olsen, Maggie J.; Savage, Mary; Sorenson, Ruth; Terry, Elvis B.; Tobler, Rosella; Webb, Vilate; Wilkinson, Annie; Wilkinson, Lu-Zene; Lu-Zene; Workman, Carl Fenton; Crosby, Cros-by, Glen W. ; Gardner, Cummings C.;. Lamb, Blanche; Lund, W. J.; Pearce, Wesley; Schmutz, D. Clarence; Tobler, Tob-ler, Donald; Wortheu, Lorna Perkins. Wesley Pearce and Mary Naegle graduated with "distinction." High School Graduates Adams, Ethyl; Ashby, Josephine; Brooks, Annabel; Bunting, Harriet; Cannon. Marie: Cox. Emerald L Earl, Wilbur Carlyle; Everett, Bessie; Bes-sie; Graff, Elgin; Graff, Arvilla; Graff, Thelma; Graff, Reed; Gubler, Ruth; Hafen, Grant; Hafen, Olive; Hall, Douglas Delmer; Hartley, Calvert Cal-vert A.; Higbee, Wilma L. ; Higbee, Eleen; Hinton, Camilla; Jarvis, Bliss S.; Leany, Gertrude; Leavitt, Sarah; Leavitt, Vivian; Linder, James Webster; Moody, Antone; McGregor, Lorenzo W. ; Nisson, Nina; Palmer, T. Hoyt; Reber, Lcis; Ruesch, Rupert; Rup-ert; Sandberg, Edwin; Slack, Adele; Snow, Dorothy; Squire, Emma; Starr, Grace; Stirling, Fay; Stout, Erma; Stratton, Thelma; Sullivan, G-.ace; Taylor, Lois; Thompson G. Carlyle; Tobler, Birdie; Wekeling, Alma Richard; Webb, Melba; Webb, Roland T. ; Whipple. Ralph; WHiipple, Charles Ray. T. Hyot Palmer, Melba Webb, Arvilla Graff, Thelma Graff and Camilla Hinton graduated with "distinction." "dis-tinction." Alumni Banquet The Alumni banquet Wednesday night, was better attended than ever before, 292 guests being seated at the banquet board. The banquet was splendid, a credit to Mrs. May Ward Hunt, who presides presid-es over the domestic science department, depart-ment, and her aides. President Le Roy H. Cox introduced Wm. H. Harrison Har-rison as toastmaster and right well did he take hold. New directors elected el-ected for the ensuing year are Wayne Gardner, Juanita Pulsipher, Mathew Bentley. Ray Whipple and Effie Gardner. Following the serving of the banquet ban-quet a very fine exhibition of classic dancing was given on the college lawn, including Greek and Spanish groups. A remarkable exhibition was given by Miss Mabel Whitney, a graceful contortionist who appears to be a boneless wonder; the little lady was heartily applauded. The first number, the Charleston, was gracefully given by little Tony Watson and Ethel Dutson. The last dancing number was a beautiful exhibit ex-hibit of artistic skill by Miss Bessie Thurston who carried a flag of school colors, dress same. Ground Broken, New Hiulilinx Following the banquet adournment was made across the street to the East side where ground was broken for the mechanic arts building. This was done by Alumni members turning turn-ing a furrow with a new plow by pulling pul-ling on a rope. The site for the new building has been bought by the Alumni Assn. at a cost of $lfi00 and donated to the college. The ' Alumni Assn. has bad a wonderfully won-derfully fine sot of officers this year, hardworking, painstaking and fully alive to every opportunity. A delightful dance wound up the ; activities. |