The Closing of the Carrollton School

Thursday, May 17, 1923, at 8:30 p.m., the graduation exercises of the seventh grade was held at the school auditorium. The house was filled to its capacity with the most attentive audience the writer has ever seen on an occasion of this kind.
The stage was decorated with purple and gold, the class colors.
One of the most impressive things of the evening was the simple manner in which the children were dressed. The eleven boys wearing white blouses, dark ties and dark trousers while the ten girls wore white middy suits with gold ties. The children are to be complimented on their evening entertainment.
Friday night the Seniors of the High School, assisted by the juniors, gave "The Charm School." The play was well rendered. The characters portrayed, excellently, modern college life.  Miss Blackwell as Alise won the admiration of not only of Austin Bevins, but also the audience. Burnett Perry as Austin Bevins, the heir to Fairview school, held his hearers in suspense until the moonlight scene, when, true to the sextemperment, "charm" won him over.
Each of the other characters deserve special mention, but on account of space we shall mention only Miss Janie Stark, who did exceedingly well as Miss Curtis.
The Baccalaureate sermon was preached by Mr. Goodlow of S.M.U. to an appreciative congregation. Everyone felt that he had been especially benefited by hearing Mr. Goodlow.
Monday night closed with the graduation exercises of the Senior Class. The stage was decorated with the class colors, red and white, while around the foot lights every where were red and white roses. Miss Nix played the Processional. The following program was given:

Processional - Viola Nix
Vocal Solo - Jack Blackwell
Salutary - David Nix
Class History - Gladys Perry
Class Prophecy - Burnett Perry
Presentation - Key of Knowledge - Fyke Brake
Class Will - Jack Blackwell
Valedictorial - Jonnie Lois Warner
Address - Judge Arch Allen
Awarding of Diplomas - F. B. McMath
Caddy - Janie Stark
Vocal Solo - Mrs. J. Frank Chastain

The graduates deserve praise for the effective way in which the program was carried out. We want, however, to especially mention the attractive title flower bearers who led the processional, later delivering bouquets to the graduates. The were: Raymond Degan, Joe Bailey, E. W. Logmire, Sarah Beth Chastain, Gertrude Warner and Francis Chastain.
Judge Arch Allen, who delivered the address received much applause he drove home in a convincing manner some of the things which all of our great modern educators are striving to bring before the public. "Perseverance" was the key note of his address.
Mrs. J. Frank Chastain, who is a well known soprano singer of Oklahoma city, added much to the evening entertainment by singing May Time.
This has been a successful year for the Carrollton school.
We are beginning to realize the real definition of education, that is, that education is not only a preparation for life, but that it is life ; not a fw set rules, books and figures to be stored away in our memory vaults, but that it is the gradual development of a soul. The unfolding of a flower, as it were, which does not stop with the display of a beautiful blossom, but sheds a fragrance which is caught up by the waves of others and carried on and into the unknown. Education has no bounds and its influence is endless. Therefore, let us put forth every effort we can to have our children receives the proper kind of an education. We have made a good start - we must keep it up.