Atlantic High School
1887 Graduation Program
The program below was reprinted in a 1975 issue of the "Atlantic Farm Monthly". An unnamed local woman contributed the item, offering a copy as a momento (via The Atlantic News-Telegraph office) to anyone who had a member of their family in the program. Every member of the 1887 graduating class had some part in the graduation program.
Oration, "Public Opinion," Lorena Kirk.
Oration, "Woman in Fiction," Grace Milner.
Double Quartet, Nora Hammond, Minnie Hobart, Edna Harris, Floy Burson, E.V. Burke, Martin Butler, Ed Hammond, Sed Montgomery.
Oration, "Purched and Sat and Nothing More," Bursie McCrae.
Oration, "The American Girl," Belle Hutton.
Piano Solo, Fr. Zikoff.
Oration, "The Policy of Our Government," Logan Smith.
Oration, "Character," Fannie Rahm.
Vocal Solo, May Ruff.
Oration, "Culture," Walter H. Barnard.
Oration, "Is This a Free Country?", Ida Poch.
Guitar Duet, Stella Oathoudt and Nola Newlon.
Oration, "Education and Common Sense," Lizzie Durr.
Presentation of Diplomas, President of the Board of Education, L.L. DeLano.
Vocal Duet, Nora Hammond and Minnie Hobart.
Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, May, 2020, from "Atlantic Farm Monthly," Sept. 27, 1975.
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