Southgate Street School Commencement
 

The Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 15 June 1909, page 5

SOUTHGATE ST SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT


The tenth annual commencement of the Southgate st. High School (colored) Newport will be held Friday evening at Park av. School Hall. The program as arranged is as follows:

Music: "The Rally" Paul

Invocation, Rev J Henry Abel

Music: "Merry Spring" Heyser; "O Gentle Balmy Breeze" Silcher

Salutatory and oration "The Character of Lincoln" John Woods

Solo: Miss Lucy Shepherd

Essay and Valedictory, Mrs. Major Morris

Address, Dr. M C B Mason

Solo, Mrs. Susie King Anderson

Presentation of Class, F M Russell, Principal

Conferring of diplomas, Supt. Ellsworth Regenstein

Music, "Swing Son" Lohr

Rhys-Herbert, "Never Say Fall"

Benediction, Rev Henry Miller

Class colored orange and black. Class motto "Deeds not Words" Musical Director, Prof. D J Winston, Supervisor of Music. Pianist Prof. A N Quarles. Local Trustees W D Mefford, Ludwig Rummel.

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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 19 June 1909, page 5

The graduates of the Colored High School Newport class held their annual commencement exercises last night at Park av. School. An interesting literary and musical program was presented, at the conclusion of which Prof. Regenstein presented the diplomas.

 

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