Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-13

This closed tho o$efclsds Of the day. After
spending awhile in n,conversation and refusing
many kind inyitations of tho people Of Rabnn,
wo consented to enjoy tho hospitalities of Mr..
a. U. billiard during tho night. Hero wo
met with u warm reception from Mr.. d. and
family. Mr.. Loudormilk aud wifo, Of Mt.
Airy, on tho Air Limo Railroad, and Prof.
lIolwayi of Highlands North Carolina, wero
also tho guests of Mr.. d. They woro attend.
ing tho examination Of tho above school. Tho
Professor is in search Of school ,,ominally,
but the opinion is curront that practically his
school is a vito. Aftor tea we spent some
timo in oonvorsing on tho general topics Of
tho dhy. Thep We took trip to tho land of
Nod and aftor participating in its luxurios
wo returned tho noxt morning prepared for
tho engagements of tho day.
At about 0 o'clock wo arc at tho school
again. Tho morning, like tho preceding,
was devoted to tho examination of classos.
These classos wcro moro advanced than
tho onos on tho day before, such as algebra,
higher arithmetic. logic, astronomy, &c. In
tho afternoon tho students deolaimod and
read essays. There was q contest between
tho best dcclaimor. After much doliboration
tho committee rendered their decision in favor
of Mr.. Poll, from Oconco County. South Cae
rolina. All Of tho speakers did credit to
themselves and the school,
The annual address was delivered by DR..
IL. Ii. Carlton, of Athens, Ga. The Doctor, in
plain and practical speech of about two
hours, gaVo his views on education, in it's
social and political bearings. The report is
that tho Doctor is a candidate for Congress.
1t elected, wo predict that no will do much
for tho prosperity and advancement of his
beloved State.
Professor Curtis then read the average stand
ing of each student, giving the first honor to Mr.
W. W. Loudermilk, Of Mt. Airy, Gcorgia, whose
standing averaged about 90.
Miss Addngton, of Macon County, North
Carolina, read the yalcdicory essay, and Mr..
Rchman, of Georgia, delivered tho valcdctory
| speech, both of which were very impressive.
Thus closed Tho fifth annual session of the
Rabun Gap High School.
We spent the night with Mr.. NJ, our first
entertainer.
Saturday morning The rain falls, but our
minds arc directed 10 ''homc, sweet home"
After giving our friends kind farewell, we
start for the land Of our thoughts.
Our frs, station is at the residence Of Mr..
Scruggs, about two or three hundred yards from
Rabun Gap. Here we were kindly received by
Mr.. 3. and his daughter, Miss Sallic, and had
the pleasure Of meeting tho accomplished
ladies', Miss Ella Fuller and Miss Ella O'Calli-
gan, both from Clarksvllc, Georgia. An hours
pleasant chat spent md VIC were soon at Clayt ton,
whero Mr.. Russell Cannon's good wife prepared
us splendid dinner, which was heartily re-
lishcd.
AS we Travelled OIL mountain after mountain
disappeared and new ones came into view.
We found rs VIC came OH that the streams
were rising from tho effects of the rain.
Before the sun went down behind tho noun
| tains from which we had Just come VIC were
safe in the quiet and pleasant town of Walllalla.
D. a. S.